Tom O'Brien @ AFI FEST

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*Writer/Podcaster for Next Best Picture, *Contributing Writer @GoldDerby, *Member: @WGAWest, @DorianAwards, @TelevisionAcad

Palm Springs, CA

Joined March 2010

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Tom O'Brien @ AFI FEST
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DAY 4 - #AFIFEST 2026 screenings: BITTER CHRISTMAS (Pedro Almodóvar) I PLAY ROCKY (Peter Farrelly) TANGLES (Leah Nelson) THE MELTDOWN (Manuela Martelli) (Chile’s official Oscar submission)
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Cannes entry THE MATCH is the legendary 1986 World Cup quarterfinal between England & Argentina that not only featured Diego Maradona’s notorious “Hand of God” score & his “Goal of the Century” but is played amid lingering post-Falklands War tension. Well done. #TheMatch #AFIFEST
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All the elements for a great Tony Gilroy film are here in BEHEMOTH!, but his decision to slice his narrative into several timelines & quickly cut back and forth robs the story of its forward momentum. Yet this score is sensational and a subtle Pascal nails it. #Behemoth #AFIFEST
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#IDeserveALoverWhoseEveryRiseSetsFieryDoomRagingAcrossTheSkies profiles Iranian artist/collector Nasser Bakhshi who specializes in found items (i.e. junk). Director Mani Haghighi argues that he’s preserving Iranian culture, but there’s little evidence of that shown. #AFIFEST
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In her latest short video diary, TUTTI FRUTTI, Céline Sciamma catches us up on her activities over the past 4 years — from Paris protest marches & high-profile sexual abuse trials to lesbian history preservation. Her filmmaking skills are intact. #TuttiFrutti #AFIFEST 1/2
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