Rajee Samarasinghe is a native Sri Lankan filmmaker, currently based in the United States. His work tackles contemporary socio political conditions in Sri Lanka through the scope of his own identity and the deconstruction of ethnographic practices. Samarasinghe received his BFA from UCSD and his MFA from CalArts. He is currently working on his debut feature, Your Touch Makes Others Invisible, inspired by his childhood experiences during the Sri Lankan civil war. The project r

Name: Jake Feeman (he/him) Role: Outreach Assistant Give a warm welcome to our Outreach Assistant, Jake! Jake has been with the AAFF since the fall of 2019 and we're so grateful for his dedication to the festival. Get to know him below! What has your favorite project been? Engaging with community partners and the interview over the summer I conducted. What are you currently working on? Community partners, finding institutional ads, and working with Marin on the tour. What’s y

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is pleased to announce the selection of three esteemed jurors for the 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival, scheduled to take place online for the second year in a row on March 23–28, 2021. The jurors are Thorsten Fleisch, Lynn Loo, and Sheri Wills. The three will virtually attend the six-day festival, viewing 116 films in competition and awarding over $23,000 in cash and in-kind awards. In addition, each juror will present a specially curated program of w

If you are a member of the press and would like to write about, photograph, or otherwise document the 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival for publication, please request a press pass. Industry representatives may also apply for accreditation and is intended for film curators and programmers. The 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival will take place online from March 23 - March 28, 2021. Learn more about the festival's history here. ​ Accreditation for the 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival is free