Newly Restored

WILL

Directed by Jessie Maple

USA, 1981, 1h 23min, DCP

Newly Restored

AFS Cinema

6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752

Showtimes

Thu, Jun 19

Pricing

$13.50 evening / $11 matinee (available M-F for shows before 6 PM)

$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.

Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.

“No matter how low you are, you can come back up. That’s what WILL is. People can’t count themselves out that quick.”
—Jessie Maple on the making of WILL

A former basketball star (Obaka Adedunyo) fights to rebuild his life, stay off drugs, and find redemption by mentoring a streetwise orphan named Little Brother (Robert Dean). WILL, the first independent film directed by an African-American woman, is a powerful tale of resilience, reminding us that hope might be just around the street corner. Selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2024 for its cultural, historic, or aesthetic importance.

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