“Behind the Veil” is now live on the AFI!

AFI has added over 45,000 short films released from the dawn of the film industry to the advent of sound technology into the database, nearly doubling the AFI Catalog’s exhaustive documentation of feature films and rectifying a preference in film scholarship that has long favored feature-length titles. With short films now positioned alongside features in the historical record, AFI unequivocally cements their creators and their content in film history, providing unique information to document their significant impact on our cultural heritage.

BEHIND THE VEIL reveals not only an untold chapter in cinema history, but also a “who’s who” that extends beyond the names and players commonly accepted to be among the art form’s pioneers – uncovering influential and imperative work from artists that have widely been relegated to the margins of history to date, particularly women and filmmakers of color.

For more information, visit the project webpage. There, you can explore the new data and the new curriculum.