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PHOTOS: AIFVF ’18 Afterparties
The 2018 Athens International Film and Video Festival included a wealth of interesting musical afterparties — everything from spinning 78rpms on a weeknight at the West End Ciderhouse to an intimate show at ARTS/West on a Sunday evening. Check out the photos from this past weekend’s event below.

‘The Devil We Know’: Speaking with Attorney Harry Deitlzer
By: Emily Votaw
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Some 73 years ago the DuPont Corporation introduced Teflon to the American marketplace, changing the face of the contemporary American kitchen. Teflon contains the highly toxic chemical C8, which impacts everything from the liver to one’s hormones to one’s lipid metabolism. The Devil We Know is a documentary by Stephanie Soechtig and Jeremy Seifert which… Read More

Confronting Birth, Death, and Growth: Speaking With Director Amy Jenkins
By: Emily Votaw
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Instructions On Parting is a sprawling example of cinéma vérité as told from behind the camera of director Amy Jenkins over the course of a 10-year period. The film is a pragmatic yet elegiac ode to the essential and achingly human conundrum of death and birth, and their powerful capacity to put into motion necessary… Read More

AIFVF Opens With Regionally Focused “Farmsteaders” April 9
By: Emily Votaw
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Farmsteaders is a meditative look at contemporary rural America, told through the lens of a love story that takes place on Gallipolis’ Laurel Valley Creamery. The film, directed by Shaena Mallett, will open up the 2018 Athens International Film and Video Festival on Monday, April 12 at 7 p.m. It will be shown again on Sunday,… Read More

45th Annual Athens International Film and Video Festival Set for April 9-15
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The 45th annual Athens International Film and Video Festival (AIFVF) will take place April 9-15, with the dozens upon dozens of screenings taking place at the Athena Cinema on Court Street, and a number of affiliated celebratory events taking place throughout the city of Athens. The festival is a little bit like a major holiday for… Read More

Athens International Film + Video Festival Announces Special Guest Laurie Anderson
The Athens International Film + Video Festival (AIFVF) is excited to announce its 2018 festival jurors, and special guest multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, for this year’s festival planned for April 9–15, 2018. This year as part of our 45th annual festival we are pleased to welcome multimedia artist, vocalist and instrumentalist Laurie Anderson to Athens,… Read More