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A Conversation with Natalie Portman has been added to AFI FEST 2018 presented by Audi. Honoring the actor's career, the Conversation will take place on Friday, November 9, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, following a previously announced Special Screening of VOX LUX, in which she stars.

In VOX LUX, director/writer Brady Corbet's assured and razor-edged second feature, Natalie Portman stars as Celeste, a jaded pop star who as a teen survived a Staten Island school shooting. Now, when Celeste's most popular music video is the inspiration for another mass shooting, she must contend with the link between her past and present. Also starring Jennifer Ehle, Jude Law, Stacy Martin and Raffey Cassidy, the film will be released theatrically by Neon on December 7, 2018.


Actor, director, producer and screenwriter Natalie Portman received a Best Actress Academy Award® for BLACK SWAN (2010), as well as Oscar® nominations for JACKIE (2016) and CLOSER (2004). Additional credits include LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (1994), BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (1996), STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999), GARDEN STATE (2004), V FOR VENDETTA (2005), THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2008), THOR (2011), KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015) and ANNIHILATION (2018). She made her feature directorial debut in 2015, directing, writing and starring in A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS.