AFI Movie Club Celebrates AFI Awards 2020 Honoree Sound of Metal

AFI AWARDS celebrates SOUND OF METAL with brand new content featuring the director and star of the film. Director Darius Marder accepts the AFI AWARDS honor on behalf of the creative ensemble and introduces the film to the AFI Movie Club audience.

Actor Riz Ahmed takes the audience "Behind the Scene" of his latest film in which he plays a heavy metal drummer who begins to lose his hearing.


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"SOUND OF METAL is a thundering achievement of both artistry and empathy. Darius Marder's immersive masterwork finds new ways to make audiences feel – truly feel – in a story of endless awakenings. The film's monumental feat in sound design is fully powered by Riz Ahmed's bold and bravura performance as a man driven to connect, humbled by loss and, ultimately, inspired to embrace the gifts given him – and to all of us – each day." -The American Film Institute.


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The AFI AWARDS celebration is sponsored by Audi, a supporter of AFI programs for the past 17 years. To commemorate each of the AFI AWARDS recipients, Audi has created the AFI AWARDS Audi Scholarships initiative providing scholarships in the name of the honorees to women and BIPOC Fellows at the AFI Conservatory – for a total contribution of $250,000. Congratulations to Anna Lo Westlin, Directing Fellow, recipient of the AFI AWARDS Audi Scholarship in the name of AFI AWARDS Honoree SOUND OF METAL.


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View all content on the AFI YouTube channel and on AFI.com/MovieClub.

                        Darius Marder Intro Video on AFI's YouTube channel

                        Riz Ahmed's "Behind the Scene" video on AFI's YouTube channel


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About the American Film Institute (AFI)

Established in 1967, the American Film Institute is the nation's nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring artists and audiences through initiatives that champion the past, present and future of the moving image. AFI's pioneering programs include filmmaker training at the AFI Conservatory; year-round exhibition at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and at AFI Festivals across the nation; workshops aimed at increasing diversity in the storytelling community; honoring today's masters through the AFI Life Achievement Award and AFI AWARDS; and scholarly efforts such as the AFI Catalog of Feature Films that uphold film history for future generations. 

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About Audi of America
Audi of America, Inc. and its U.S. dealers offer a full line of German-engineered luxury vehicles. AUDI AG is among the most successful luxury automotive brands, delivering about 1.845 million vehicles globally in 2019. In the U.S., Audi of America sold just over 224,000 vehicles in 2019 and launched the brand's first fully electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron – one of four fully electric models coming to the U.S. market in the next two years. Globally, the brand aims to be CO2 neutral by 2050. Visit audiusa.com or media.audiusa.com for more information regarding Audi vehicles and business topics.

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