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Opening Night 6

Centerpiece Ensemble Spotlight 7

Closing Night 7

Tributes & Spotlights 8

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YEAR ROUND Behind the Screens: 14 Panels | Master Classes | Conversations

Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech 16 MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL Active Cinema 17 ¡Viva el Cine! 17

SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER CFI Education 18 CFI EDUCATION Family Films 18 Focuses 19

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Films 21

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3 FILM•ANTHROPY THE ACT OF INSPIRING, ENGAGING, AND TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH THE ART OF FILM

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FAST PASS | MVFF The Allen Family Fund Frank Gaipa Suki and Russell Munsell Anonymous Lisa Graeber Tucky and John Pogue Brian and Nina Arellanes Mera Granberg Mark and Dorian Polite Laurie Bautista Larry and Carie Haimovitch Sylvia Reynolds Jane Bay Ann-Eve Hazen Karen and Harry Rosenbluth Susan and William Beech Russell and Susan Holdstein Jack and Judy Sherman Kamala Geroux-Berry and David Berry Elisabeth and Howard Jaffe Susan and Joel Sklar Inez Brooks-Myers Willa Jefferson-Stokes Jann Stanley and Soren Dalsager Marc and Robin Bussin Amy Keroes and Jeff Fisher Marjorie Swig Joe and Sue Carlomagno Roxanne Klein Lucinda Watson and Ted Bell Joel and Justine Coopersmith K.C. and Steve Lauck Skip and Aew Whitney Stephanie DiMarco Cindy and John McCauley Kate Wilson Joanne Dunn Catherine and Ted McKown Paul Zaentz Dennis P. Fisco and Pamela Polite Fisco James Mochizuki Zach and Marlies Zeisler Catherine and Peter Flaxman Monahan Parker, Inc. Janet Fox Linda Morgan

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WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTORS WHO HELP MAKE THE MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE EVERY YEAR! 5 opening night

la la land arrival US 2016, 126 min Director Damien Chazelle US 2016, 116 min Director Denis Villeneuve E verything you love about classic musicals gets a pitch-perfect update I n award-winning director Denis Villeneuve’s (Sicario, Incendies) riveting in the cinematic, colorful, and enormously enjoyable La La Land. Emma and deeply thoughtful drama, five-timeO scar® nominee Amy Adams is a Stone and Ryan Gosling sing, dance, and crack wise their way through brilliant linguistics professor on a journey that leads her across time and Damien Chazelle’s (Whiplash, MVFF 2014) exquisitely made love letter to space, to discover the force that unites all sentient beings on our planet dreamers and artists, to Hollywood, and to filmmaking itself. and any others that may exist: the power of communication.

G uests: Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle G uest: Amy Adams

Thursday, October 6, 7:00pm & 7:15pm | CinéArts Sequoia Thursday, October 6, 7:00pm | Century Cinema

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20TH CENTURY WOMEN loving US 2016, 110 min Director Mike Mills US 2016, 123 min Director Jeff Nichols I n the not-quite halcyon days of late-’70s Santa Barbara, on the cusp Based on real events, Jeff Nichols’ extraordinary film has a lyrical of a new era in sexual politics, single mother Dorothea Fields (Annette eloquence that honors the heart of the story of Richard and Mildred Bening) enlists two younger women (Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning) to help Loving (played with understated brilliance by Joel Edgerton and Ruth her raise her teenage son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in hopes that he will grow Negga), the interracial couple whose quiet courage helped change the into a man who truly understands women. face of the law of marriage in the US. O ur Centerpiece Ensemble Spotlight program will feature an onstage G uests: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Jeff Nichols conversation with the director and cast members of 20th Century Women, a screening of the film, and the presentation of the MVFF Award. For the first time, the MVFF Award will be given in recognition of the incredible Sunday, October 16, 5:00pm | Smith Rafael Film Center cast and their work as an ensemble under Mike Mills’ inspired direction. Sunday, October 16, 5:00pm & 5:15pm | CinéArts Sequoia

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nicole kidman ENWA MCGREGOR Academy Award®-winning actress Nicole Kidman has established L aunching to independent film star status in the mid-1990s with a remarkable career composed of equal parts luminous Hollywood impressive back-to-back performances in two landmark Danny Boyle glamour and genuine dramatic talent. She has achieved worldwide films Shallow( Grave, Trainspotting), Ewan McGregor later propelled recognition through her work in To Die For, Eyes Wide Shut, The Others, to superstardom as young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel Moulin Rouge!, Cold Mountain, and many others, winning the Academy trilogy (1999–2005), while steadily building an exceptional career across Award for Best Actress for her powerful work in The Hours. In TV, she stage, television, and screen (Moulin Rouge!, Big Fish, Black Hawk Down, received an Emmy® nomination for her portrayal of Martha Gellhorn in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen). American Pastoral marks McGregor’s HBO’s Hemingway and Gellhorn. She continues to challenge herself as a directorial debut. risk-taking performer and contributes a beautifully nuanced supporting turn as the mother of an adopted boy in her latest film,Lion . A MErican PASTORAL lion US 2016, 126 min Director Ewan McGregor S eymour “Swede” Levov (Ewan McGregor) seems destined to have it Australia/UK/US 2016, 129 min Director Garth Davis all: the beautiful wife (Jennifer Connelly), an adored daughter (Dakota With skill and delicacy, director Garth Davis knocks it out of the park Fanning), a successful business. But in the turbulent ‘60s, his perfect in an unforgettable tale of lost-and-found family identity, featuring life begins to unravel. Terrific performances drive Ewan McGregor’s outstanding performances by Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman. Lion directorial debut, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Philip Roth novel. recreates the amazingly true (and truly amazing) story of one man’s extraordinary quest to find his birth family. O ur Spotlight program will feature an onstage conversation with Ewan McGregor, a screening of American Pastoral, and the presentation of O ur Tribute program will feature an onstage conversation with Nicole the MVFF Award in recognition of his auspicious directorial debut. Join Kidman, a screening of Lion, and the presentation of the MVFF Award in us after the program for a celebratory reception at Il Fornaio in Corte recognition of a career that exemplifies the art of great acting. Madera.

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GAEL GARCIA BERNAL JULIE DASH Actor-director-producer Gael García Bernal first grabbed the world’s Filmmaker and author Julie Dash combined a uniquely female perspective attention in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Amores Perros, going on to and visually stunning composition with her personal history of rich star in many acclaimed Mexican (Y Tu Mamá También), Hollywood (The Gullah heritage to produce the 1991 groundbreaking and internationally Motorcycle Diaries), and international (Bad Education) films. Bernal acclaimed Daughters of the Dust, the first feature-length film by an African founded his production company, Canana Films, with frequent co-star American woman with theatrical release in the US. Dash has continued Diego Luna in 2003 and directed his first feature,Déficit , in 2007. Kicking to produce impressive works, including The Rosa Parks Story, Incognito, off 2016 with a Golden Globe award for Mozart in the Jungle, Bernal Funny Valentines, Love Song, and Subway Stories. Her upcoming projects rounds out the year with Pablo Larraín’s Neruda. include Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl, a documentary about writer- actor-griot-culinary anthropologist Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor. NERUDA Chile 2016, 107 min Director Pablo Larraín DA UGHters OF THE DUST Beloved poet Pablo Neruda is also the most famous communist in post- US 1991, 112 min Director Julie Dash WWII Chile. When the political tides shift, he is forced underground, with E xquisitely cinematic and profoundly imagined, Julie Dash’s lyrical story a perseverant police inspector (Gael García Bernal) on his trail. Part fact of family migration is unlike any other, establishing her as a strikingly and many parts fiction, Pablo Larraín’s self-proclaimed “anti-bio” is a original artist in the pantheon of American cinema. This seminal, brilliant blend of politics, poetry, history, and hedonism. award-winning work continues to inspire (notably, Beyoncé’s homage, Lemonade); its newly-restored digital print reveals the gorgeous visual O ur Spotlight program will feature an onstage conversation with Gael palette. Not to be missed. García Bernal, a screening of Neruda, and the presentation of the MVFF Award in recognition of his transformational performance. Join us after O ur Tribute program will feature an onstage conversation with Julie the program for a celebratory reception at Le Comptoir in San Rafael. Dash, a clip reel of her work, a screening of Daughters in the Dust, and the presentation of the MVFF Award. Join us after the program for a Monday, October 10 | 7:00pm Smith Rafael Film Center celebratory reception at Green Chile Kitchen in San Rafael.

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AARON ECKHART Experience the indelible magic of George Lucas’ heroic clash of good and evil in all its big-screen, THX-thunder glory as MVFF celebrates this Aaron Eckhart’s blistering breakout role in Neil LaBute’s In the Company cinematic touchstone with a day-long special screening of the original of Men ignited a promising career in which he continued his acclaimed trilogy to commemorate the final days of the Century Cinema—a independent work with LaBute (Your Friends & Neighbors, Nurse Betty, theater steeped in Star Wars history and the legend of Lucas. Possession) while developing a notable profile in Hollywood features Bring family and friends of all ages to these special screenings of the (Erin Brockovich, Thank You for Smoking, The Black Dahlia, The Dark blockbuster franchise that keeps on giving. Knight). Eckhart’s supporting role in Ben Younger’s hotly anticipated Bleed for This assures another outstanding performance. Activities include: Costume parade! Dress up as your favorite Star Wars B OLeed F R THIS character and join the Imperial March (preceding Episode IV). US 2016, 134 min Director Ben Younger Prizes and giveaways! When horrifying injuries from a car accident threaten to derail the future of boxing champion Vinnie Pazienza (Miles Teller), he refuses to accept Special guests! Stormtroopers! Fun! that his career could be over. Instead, he stages one of the greatest real-life comeback stories in sports history, with the covert assistance of veteran trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart). A satisfying physical and Saturday, October 8 | Century Cinema, Corte Madera emotional workout, Bleed for This is this generation’s Raging Bull. 11:00am STAR WArs, EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE O ur Spotlight program will feature an onstage conversation with Aaron US 1977, 125 min Director George Lucas Eckhart, a screening of Bleed for This, and the presentation of the MVFF Award in recognition of his significant performance. Join us after the 2:30pm program for a celebratory reception at Il Davide in San Rafael. STAR WArs, EPISODE V: the empire strikes back US 1980, 124 min Director Irvin Kershner Saturday, October 15 | 7:30pm Smith Rafael Film Center 6:30pm STAR WArs, EPISODE Vi: return of the jedi Program & Party | $85 general | $75 CFI members US 1984, 131 min Director Richard Marquand Program only | $45 general | $40 CFI members

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KATIE SAYS GOODBYE MONDAY NIGHTS AT SEVEN US 2016, 90 min Director Wayne Roberts US 2016, 109 min Director Marty Sader Indie breakout Olivia Cooke (Me, Earl & the Dying Girl) shines as Tapped into the raw rhythms of life and love, this cinematic poem teenager Katie in this coming-of-age tale where bleak trailer park captures the complicated emotions of people searching for connections reality meets wide-eyed dreams of a better life in San Francisco. An and meaning in a messy world. Blending dreamy images with genuine impressive ensemble cast rounds out this latest feature from the conversations and vibrant settings, the film showcases a moving turn Martha Marcy May Marlene (MVFF 2011) creative team. US Premiere from legendary actor Edward James Olmos (MVFF Tributee 1992). wr orld P emiere

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11 MF VF Music returns for a second year with a diverse series of concerts at the Sweetwater Music Hall. Nine nights of live music include performances by artists featured in MVFF films, as well as local, national, and international musicians.D rop in and discover your new favorite act, or make a night of it and pair a screening about an artist with their corresponding live show! thao nguyen erika wennerstrom of Thao and the Get Down Stay Down with Petter Stakee (of Alberta Cross) A s Thao Nguyen says in A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story (page Best known as the leader and energetic core of the indie rock band 46), she grew up in Virginia watching Austin City Limits, teaching herself Heartless Bastards, Erika Wennerstrom steps into her own spotlight as a to play guitar, and writing songs. So it’s only fitting that the documen- solo artist, her powerful, soulful voice “exquisitely engaging in its world- tary would highlight the first time she and her band,T he Get Down Stay weary twang” (Pitchfork). Insider’s tip: Watch closely in the MVFF39 film Down, played the ACL stage. Now an established San Franciscan who A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story (page 46), and you’ll catch packed the Fillmore earlier this year, Thao brings a special solo version of Wennerstrom sharing her admiration for fellow ACL alumna Loretta Lynn! her “country-tinged indie folk-pop” (AllMusic) to MVFF Music. Mo nday, Oct 10 • Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:00pm $15 Friday, Oct 7 • Doors 8:00pm | Show 9:00pm $25 ala sdair Fraser & natalie haas Y ou’ve heard the fiddle skills ofA lasdair Fraser on such soundtracks as Tickets for all MVFF Music shows are available Titanic and Last of the Mohicans. Now the subject of MVFF39 documentary online at mvff.com/music or in person at the The Groove Is Not Trivial (page 32), Fraser has also been dubbed “the Sweetwater box office. MVFF Music tickets are Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling” byThe San Francisco Examiner. Along not available at the MVFF Box Office. No Festival with Juilliard-trained cellist Natalie Haas, Fraser presents a musical badges, except the MVFF Music Pass, will grant evening of unrivaled beauty, eloquence, and passion. admission to MVFF Music shows. S unday, Oct 9 • Doors 7:30pm | Show 8:30pm Seated $30 | General Admission $22.50

thao nguyen alasdair fraser & natalie haas erika wennerstrom 12 A Benefit for CFI Education Bert Berns Celebration alejandro escovedo trio with special guests I t’s impossible to classify Alejandro Escovedo in just one genre of music. Bert Berns wrote all your favorite songs: “Piece of My Heart,” “Cry to Me,” Born in Texas and raised in southern California listening to ranchera mu- “Twist and Shout” are all his, along with countless other chart-toppers. sic with his Mexican father and with Latin jazz percussionists for brothers, Celebrate the late songwriter and producer’s hits with an all-star band his own career has encompassed everything from the San Francisco punk featuring Berns’ fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and many more. To scene of the ’70s, the intersection of punk and country in the ’80s, and, assemble the set list, MVFF Music teamed up with music critic and author after resettling in Texas, all stripes of Americana. After a multi-decade Joel Selvin, who literally wrote the book on Berns: Selvin’s Here Comes solo career, Escovedo’s musical range manifests as guitar-forward roots the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm rock with emotional depth and sing-along choruses. and Blues provided the basis for the MVFF39 documentary Bang! The Bert f riday, Oct 14 • Doors 8:00pm | Show 9:00pm $25 Berns Story (page 25). T uesday, Oct 11 • Doors 8:00pm | Show 9:00pm A Benefit for CFI Education f red hersch The Great Mill Valley Gospel Show C elebrate MVFF’s 11 days of film church with the second installment of The I n 2006, lauded by as “the most arrestingly innovative pianist Vanity Fair Great Mill Valley Gospel Show. Musician, producer, songwriter, composer, in jazz over the last decade,” Fred Hersch became the first artist in the and multiple-Grammy-winner Narada Michael Walden (who produced hits history of New York’s legendary Village Vanguard to play a weeklong for Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Whitney Houston, among many engagement as a solo pianist. Now, having been named the Jazz Journal- others) curates a spirit-moving, hand-clapping, Sweetwater-shaking per- ists Association’s “Jazz Pianist of the Year” and Doris Duke Artist Award formance to close out year two of MVFF Music. recipient for 2016, the eight-time Grammy® nominee graces the MF VF Music stage with another solo performance to complement a new doc- saturday, Oct 15 • Doo rs 7:30pm | Show 8:30pm umentary about his life and career, The Ballad of Fred Hersch (page 25). wednesday, Oct 12 • Doo rs 7:30pm | Show 8:30pm Seated $55 | General Admission $30

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The Bacchus Lady (Juh-yeo-ju-neun Yeo-ja) South Korea 2016, 110 min Director E J-yong They’re called “Bacchus grannies”—geriatric South Korean women who solicit sex—and for one, life is made harder when she takes in a young boy. As her clients remind her, she’s not getting any younger. Anchored by a compelling central performance, this acutely observant character study blends drama and humor, leaving no heartstring unplucked. In Korean, Tagalog, and English with English subtitles Friday Oct 7 3:15pm Sequoia Tuesday Oct 11 2:15pm Lark

world cinema Baden Baden Belgium/France 2016, 93 min Director Rachel Lang In Rachel Lang’s impressive feature film debut, 26-year-old Ana returns home to Strasbourg in a purloined Porsche to hang out with her grandmother, inefficiently reconstruct a shower, possibly find some work, attempt to weave together the loose strings of her love life, and, eventually, find her particular path towards adulthood. In French with English subtitles • US Premiere Sunday Oct 9 8:30pm Sequoia Monday Oct 10 2:00pm Rafael* Tuesday Oct 11 12:00pm Rafael *Reception with director to follow at Theresa & Johnny’s (separate admission).

world cinema 24 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine The Ballad of Fred Hersch US 2016, 74 min Directors Charlotte Lagarde, Carrie Lozano MVFF alumnae filmmakers Charlotte Lagarde and Carrie Lozano present an intimate, music- rich portrait of an incomparable artist, jazz pianist Fred Hersch: his career, his journey as a gay man living with AIDS, and his process of staging a multimedia performance inspired by his miraculous survival of a two-month, AIDS-related coma. Tuesday Oct 11 8:00pm Lark Wednesday Oct 12 6:00pm Sequoia* *Live music event to follow at Sweetwater. Separate ticket required. See page 13 for details. Sponsored by Marin Art & Garden Center music BANG! The Bert Berns Story US 2016, 95 min Directors Brett Berns, Bob Sarles An essential documentary for music lovers, Bang! hurtles through the life and whirlwind career of prolific songwriter and record producer Bert Berns, a 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. At Atlantic Records, and later with his own label, Berns fostered widely varied artists like Solomon Burke, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, and many more. Tuesday Oct 11 6:15pm Sequoia* Thursday Oct 13 8:45pm Larkspur *Live music event to follow at Sweetwater. Separate ticket required. See page 13 for details. Sponsored by Paragon Real Estate Group music Bench Cinema Iran 2016, 124 min Director Mohammad Rahmanian In 1980s-era Iran, an enterprising cinephile reenacts banned movies in cafés and makeshift outdoor theaters, bringing such lost treasures to life as Fellini’s La Strada and Milos Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Bench Cinema is an unforgettable portrait of Iran’s enduring love of international cinema and a tribute to the power of stories. • North American Premiere Friday Oct 7 1:45pm Rafael Monday Oct 10 11:00am Sequoia Wednesday Oct 12 5:30pm Lark

world cinema B est and Most Beautiful Things US 2015, 91 min Director Garrett Zevgetis Enter Michelle’s world and discover the rich interior life of this indomitable young woman, legally blind and high-functioning on the autism spectrum. Refusing to be held back by her presumed “limitations,” Michelle fearlessly pushes beyond the boundaries society and her family history would impose upon her, emerging as the unique heroine of her own story. Saturday Oct 8 2:30pm Rafael Monday Oct 10 2:00pm Sequoia

Sponsored by KQED valley of the docs Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 25 Ble e d for This US 2016, 134 min Director Ben Younger SPOTLIGHT: AARON ECKHART When horrifying injuries from a car accident threaten to derail the future of boxing champion Vinnie Pazienza (Miles Teller), he refuses to accept that his career could be over. Instead, he stages one of the greatest real-life comeback stories in sports history with the covert assistance of veteran trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart). A satisfying physical and emotional workout, Bleed for This is this generation’s Raging Bull. Saturday Oct 15 7:30pm Rafael

Sponsored by Wareham Development us cinema Burden US 2016, 90 min Directors Timothy Marrinan, Richard Dewey Part scientist, part engineer, and sometime punk provocateur, controversial artist Chris Burden upended expectations throughout his life. This sometimes edgy documentary traces the creative work of the “bad boy” performance artist turned elegant techno-sculptor, and offers insight into what made the man called a “magician,” “daredevil,” “sadomasochist,” and “art martyr” so unique. Monday Oct 10 1:00pm Lark Wednesday Oct 12 6:30pm Rafael Sponsored by Zener Schon Contemporary Art valley of the docs C alifornia Typewriter US 2016, 103 min Director Doug Nichol Weaving three stories—of a repair business, a collector, and an artist—and including interviews with famous typewriter devotees like Tom Hanks, Sam Shepard, and David McCullough, this documentary celebrates the creative virtues and tactile joys of the typewriter. With a click-clack and ping, it’s a love letter to this humble tool. Friday Oct 7 3:00pm Sequoia Monday Oct 10 8:00pm Rafael

valley of the docs Certain Women US 2016, 107 min Director Kelly Reichardt Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, and Lily Gladstone sublimely bring to life the emotional valence of four Montana women, each coming to a personal or professional crossroads, in Kelly Reichardt’s rich and stunningly cinematic adaptation of three Maile Meloy stories. Saturday Oct 8 2:15pm Rafael Sunday Oct 16 11:00am Sequoia

us cinema 26 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine Ch ristine US 2016, 115 min Director Antonio Campos Rebecca Hall delivers a haunting performance in this intense, real-life drama as Christine Chubbuck, a Sarasota, FL TV reporter chafing against her station’s new “if it bleeds, it leads” approach. As a woman who became a news item herself after a shocking 1975 incident, Hall seizes the role with ferocious, unforgettable intensity. Saturday Oct 15 8:00pm Larkspur Sunday Oct 16 8:00pm Lark

Sponsored by Marin Independent Journal us cinema C ircus Kid US 2016, 68 min Director Lorenzo Pisoni Growing up isn’t easy when your father’s a clown. That’s one lesson of Lorenzo Pisoni’s moving documentary, an intimate portrait of San Francisco’s famed Pickle Family Circus—a direct precursor of Cirque du Soleil—and of its driven, mercurial founder, Larry Pisoni. • World Premiere Preceded by New Mo’ Cut: David Peoples’ Lost Film of Moe’s Books US 2015, 14 min Director Siciliana Trevino Sunday Oct 9 8:00pm Lark Monday Oct 10 5:45pm Larkspur Tuesday Oct 11 10:00am Rafael* Sponsored by *CFI Education screening open to school groups and general public. BSSP valley of the docs C ompany Town US 2016, 77 min Directors Deborah Kaufman, Alan Snitow Local filmmakers Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow take to the streets of San Francisco to track last year’s supervisor race between incumbent Julie Christensen and former supervisor and lefty firebrand Aaron Peskin. The film’s real focus, however, is the way in which every resident is affected by Airbnb and the influx of tech workers. • World Premiere Preceded by CR EScitE US 2016, 14 min Director Will Agee Sunday Oct 9 2:00pm Sequoia* Saturday Oct 15 12:00pm Larkspur *Panel discussion to follow. See page 15 for details. Sponsored by Wareham Development valley of the docs

Then Co fessions (Le Confessioni) Italy/France 2016, 103 min Director Roberto Andò A Carthusian monk holds all the secrets to a high-level banker’s suicide in Roberto Andò’s suspenseful critique of the international finance community. Focusing on the arrogance of politicians and economists who put money above all else, The Confessions is a superbly entertaining exploration of conscience. In Italian, French, and English with English subtitles Friday Oct 14 8:30pm Sequoia Sunday Oct 15 1:45pm Sequoia

world cinema Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 27 D aughters of the Dust US 1991, 112 min Director Julie Dash TRIBUTE: JULIE DASH Exquisitely cinematic and profoundly imagined, Julie Dash’s lyrical story of family migration is unlike any other, establishing her as a strikingly original artist in the pantheon of American cinema. This seminal, award-winning work continues to inspire (notably, Beyoncé’s homage, Lemonade); its newly-restored digital print reveals the gorgeous visual palette. Not to be missed. Friday Oct 14 7:30pm Rafael

us cinema Det a h by Design US 2015, 73 min Director Sue Williams Do you love your phone? Can’t imagine life without your trusty digital sidekick? After watching Death by Design, we all might pause before our next upgrade. Written, produced, and directed by filmmaker Sue Williams, this intense and illuminating documentary uncovers the nasty global underbelly of electronics manufacturing and disposal. Preceded by I DON’T CARE US 2016, 5 min Director John Sanborn Friday Oct 7 12:15pm Sequoia Tuesday Oct 11 6:15pm Rafael Sponsored by REV valley of the docs

Det a h in Sarajevo (Smrt U Sarajevu) France/Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016, 85 min Director Danis Tanović Oscar® winner Danis Tanović’s latest is a scintillating portrait of a national identity that grips Bosnis and Herzegovina. Transpiring over the course of a chaotic afternoon, a grand hotel in Sarajevo prepares to welcome European Union delegates to an event commemorating the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. In Bosnian and French with English subtitles US Premiere Thursday Oct 13 5:15pm Rafael Saturday Oct 15 3:15pm Rafael

world cinema De nial US/UK 2016, 110 min Director Mick Jackson When American historian Deborah E. Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz) publicly criticizes British Holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall), he takes her to court for libel—in the UK, where the onus of proof is on her. In its exploration of freedom of speech versus perversion of truth, this powerful film couldn’t be timelier. Thursday Oct 6 7:00pm Rafael

world cinema 28 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine De vil’s Bride (Tulen morsian) Finland 2016, 109 min Director Saara Cantell This riveting historical drama is set against the backdrop of widespread 17th-century Scandinavian witch hunts. The film’s painterly cinematic beauty belies an underlying horror as women healers, midwives, and guardians of plant-based knowledge are mercilessly persecuted by a governor dead-set on eradicating the feminine roots of “evil.” In Swedish and Finnish with English subtitles • North American Premiere Tuesday Oct 11 3:30pm Rafael Wednesday Oct 12 9:15pm Rafael

world cinema D iani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse US 2016, 90 min Directors Etta Devine, Gabriel Diani Hollywood has been rough on Gabriel Diani and Etta Devine, partners on the comedy stage and in life. And now this: the apocalypse. As they attempt escape, they battle looters, religious zealots, and potential cannibals. Can they (and their relationship) survive? Cameos by Barry Bostwick, Janet Varney, and other familiar faces keep the laughs coming. Saturday Oct 15 5:30pm Lark Sunday Oct 16 11:15am Sequoia

us cinema D o Not Resist US 2016, 72 min Director Craig Atkinson Many have been alarmed by the recent spectacle of police in full riot gear and armored vehicles moving through peaceful demonstrations. Sure to spark debate, this disquieting documentary puts the viewer on the streets in the middle of the action and seeks to examine our growing culture of militarization in law enforcement. Preceded by teNh dEA SCREAM US 2016, 10 min Director Bryan Storkel Sunday Oct 9 3:45pm Rafael Wednesday Oct 12 2:15pm Sequoia Sponsored by San Francisco Chronicle valley of the docs The Eagle Huntress UK/Mongolia/US 2016, 87 min Director Otto Bell For centuries in Mongolia, men have hunted with eagles—until 13-year-old Aisholpan decides she wants to become the very first eagle huntress. Part family-friendly documentary and part parable of female empowerment, Otto Bell’s stunning look at one young woman and her bird of prey may be the most inspiring nonfiction girl-power film of the year. In Kazakh with English subtitles Sunday Oct 9 11:15am Sequoia Monday Oct 10 12:45pm Rafael Sponsored by L uNAFEST valley of the docs Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 29 Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden Austria/Luxembourg 2016, 109 min Director Dieter Berner This intimate, sensuous portrait of the great Austrian figurative painter Egon Schiele (1890– 1918) captures a passionately individual young man, haunted by tragedy but driven by artistic genius, as well as erogenous attachment to a series of young muses, leading him to the edges of respectable society and the brink of disaster and madness. In German with English subtitles North American Premiere Saturday Oct 15 4:00pm Larkspur Sunday Oct 16 8:15pm Rafael

world cinema Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table US 2016, 96 min Director Leslie Iwerks FOCUS: CULINARY CINEMA A household name to foodies, Ella Brennan redefined American cuisine through her impeccable palate and unrivaled joie de vivre, ushering in cocktails at breakfast and jazz bands in the dining room. Acolytes from Emeril Lagasse to Paul Prudhomme celebrate the nonagenarian who combined French fine dining with soulful Louisiana creole. Saturday Oct 15 7:00pm Larkspur

Sponsored by San Francisco Magazine valley of the docs Elle France/Germany/Belgium 2016, 130 min Director Paul Verhoeven Isabelle Huppert showcases her tremendous talent as a woman who’s lived her life in the shadow of childhood trauma and, following a sexual assault, takes steps to reclaim her life. Dutch director Paul Verhoeven delivers his unique brand of dark acerbic wit, violence, suspense, and 21st-century social commentary for the technological age. In French with English subtitles Friday Oct 7 9:00pm Sequoia Wednesday Oct 12 12:00pm Sequoia

world cinema Finding Oscar Guatemala/US/Canada 2016, 98 min Director Ryan Suffern This gripping account of an investigation into the 1982 massacre of a Guatemalan village turns on the search for a young survivor who later fled to the United States, throwing into relief the catastrophic impact of the US-fueled Guatemalan civil war and the resilience of those seeking justice for the many murdered and disappeared. In English and Spanish with English subtitles Sunday Oct 9 3:30pm Rafael Thursday Oct 13 5:30pm Larkspur Sponsored by Lucasfilm, Ltd. valley of the docs 30 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare) Italy/France 2016, 114 min Director Gianfranco Rosi Rosi’s beautiful and moving neorealist documentary takes the small Sicilian island of Lampedusa as its focal point to address the European refugee crisis. Without emotional grandstanding or partisan politics, the film brilliantly juxtaposes the side-by-side relationship of Lampedusa’s residents with the desperate people trying to reach her shores. In Italian and English with English subtitles Thursday Oct 13 8:00pm Rafael Friday Oct 14 12:00pm Lark

world cinema Frantz Germany/France 2016, 113 min Director François Ozon In François Ozon’s elegant, stylish WWI-era period drama, appearances—and disappearances—are deceptive. Pierre Niney stars as a mysterious, seductive young Frenchman who insinuates himself into the life of a German family, grief-stricken over the recent loss of their beloved son Frantz in the trenches of battle. In French and German with English subtitles Friday Oct 7 8:30pm Rafael Friday Oct 14 8:45pm Larkspur

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Fukus hima, Mon Amour (Grüße aus Fukushima) Germany 2016, 104 min Director Doris Dörrie FOCUS: KINOWERKS Two women—one European, one Japanese—bridge cultural and generational divides while forging an unlikely bond in the shadow of Fukushima’s post-tsunami wasteland, in this beautiful film from the director of Enlightenment Guaranteed (MVFF 2001) that dives deep into the power of memory, loss, and resolve in the face of tragedy. In English, German, and Japanese with English subtitles Friday Oct 14 6:30pm Sequoia Saturday Oct 15 12:45pm Larkspur

world cinema G imme Danger US 2016, 108 min Director Jim Jarmusch Renowned auteur Jim Jarmusch crafts an appropriately raucous and exciting documentary portrait of rock legend Iggy Pop and his seminal punk band The Stooges. Featuring candid interviews with Pop about stardom, performance, and—most importantly—rock & roll, Gimme Danger is an intimate and wild glimpse into the world of a true musical icon. Friday Oct 14 9:30pm Sequoia Saturday Oct 15 9:30pm Larkspur

Sponsored by Marin Hotels music Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 31 G irl Flu US 2016, 94 min Director Dorie Barton A fresh, funny, and compassionate mother-daughter coming-of-age story, Girl Flu centers on the tumultuous and often hilarious series of events that unfold after precocious 12-year-old Bird becomes a woman, and her immature mom must finally grow up. Friday Oct 7 6:00pm Sequoia Monday Oct 10 11:00am Rafael Tuesday Oct 11 4:45pm Larkspur

us cinema Ge re n is Gold US 2015, 85 min Director Ryon Baxter FOCUS: SMOKE SCREENS Set against the complex, captivating world of cannabis, this riveting coming-of-age-story focuses on two young brothers forced to fend for themselves in the gorgeous green hills of Northern California. Heartwarming and heartbreaking, this tight, poetic drama is packed with emotional truth. Saturday Oct 8 3:45pm Sequoia Sunday Oct 9 6:30pm Rafael

Sponsored by Lagunitas Brewing Company us cinema The Groove is Not Trivial US 2016, 60 min Director Tommie Dell Smith Master fiddler Alasdair Fraser has worked for years to revive Scottish cultural traditions through his multi-generational music camps. This freewheeling, joyful, and inspiring documentary invites us to join his “unruly, rabble-rousing anarchistic” musical community. • World Premiere Preceded by JO’ E S VIOLIN US 2016, 24 min Director Kahane Cooperman Sunday Oct 9 5:45pm Sequoia* Monday Oct 10 6:15pm Rafael *Live music event to follow at Sweetwater. Separate ticket required. See page 12 for details.

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The Handmaiden (Agassi) South Korea 2016, 144 min Director Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) returns with a sensual story of a former thief recruited to bilk a woman out of her degenerate uncle’s inheritance. Only who’s really conning who? The South Korean auteur piles on the S&M kink and social commentary until this stylistically sumptuous, erotic psychological thriller hits its boiling point. Don’t miss it. In Korean and Japanese with English subtitles Wednesday Oct 12 8:30pm Larkspur Saturday Oct 15 8:15pm Lark

world cinema 32 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine The Hi De Ho Show Total Program 120 min Expect the good, the bad, and the simply bizarre as John Goddard hosts and veejays selections from his personal music video archives. This marvelous miscellany of scintillating silliness includes odd pairings (Joan Baez and Phil Spector?), sartorial splendors, and, well, Boris Karloff. In what world do these exist together? That would be The Hi De Ho Show. Saturday Oct 8 9:30pm Sequoia Saturday Oct 15 8:30pm Rafael

music I , Daniel Blake UK/France/Belgium 2016, 100 min Director Ken Loach A heartrending drama, I, Daniel Blake poignantly chronicles the luckless people who fall through society’s cracks. Starring Dave Johns as a carpenter without work or benefits and a luminous Hayley Squires as a struggling single mother, this year’s Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or winner illustrates how poverty strips away people’s dignity. Tuesday Oct 11 7:00pm Rafael Friday Oct 14 1:00pm Sequoia

With support from Gruber Family Foundation world cinema I caros: A Vision US/Peru 2016, 91 min Directors Leonor Caraballo, Matteo Norzi This gorgeous, immersive experience accompanies Angelina and her fellow “passengers,” as they seek healing with shamans in ayahuasca sacred plant medicine ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon. The dreamlike nature of the healing journey is enhanced by on-point visual effects and grounded by the soothing rainforest sounds and icaros plant medicine songs. In English and Spanish with English subtitles Saturday Oct 8 8:00pm Rafael Sunday Oct 9 2:00pm Lark Sponsored by Equator Coffees & Teas world cinema I n Dubious Battle US 2016, 110 min Director James Franco James Franco directs and leads an all-star cast in this adaptation from John Steinbeck about the moral complexities behind a fruit picker strike in Depression-era California. Threatened by violence and impoverishment, this labor movement isn’t without its internal struggles, as the resiliency of the human spirit fights for economic justice. • US Premiere Sunday Oct 9 5:00pm Sequoia Friday Oct 14 1:00pm Rafael

us cinema Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 33 Iqaluit Canada 2016, 103 min Director Benoit Pilon The stunning northern landscape of Iqaluit, a Frobisher Bay island, is as much a character as a setting for this story of secrets, redemption, and forgiveness. In French, English, and Inuktitut, the film features a superb cast of First Nations actors, including Natar Ungalaaq and Québécois star Marie-Josée Croze (The Barbarian Invasions). In English, French, and Inuktitut with English subtitles • US Premiere Tuesday Oct 11 5:00pm Lark Wednesday Oct 12 3:30pm Rafael

world cinema Je remiah Tower: The Last Magnificent US 2016, 103 min Director Lydia Tenaglia FOCUS: CULINARY CINEMA This documentary is a feast for the senses as the meteoric rise of this father of California Cuisine and Bay Area culinary legend is chronicled through a wealth of interviews and archival footage. Settle in for multiple courses of history, high drama, incisive character study, and lots and lots of food. Sunday Oct 9 8:15pm Sequoia Tuesday Oct 11 5:00pm Larkspur

Sponsored by Strawberry Village valley of the docs J ulieta Spain 2016, 99 min Director Pedro Almodóvar Spain’s premier auteur returns with an adaptation of three Alice Munro short stories centered around a middle-aged classics professor named Julieta sent reeling when a chance encounter brings news of her missing daughter. Colorful and cinephilic to the max, this is classic Almodóvar at his best. In Spanish with English subtitles Tuesday Oct 11 7:45pm Larkspur Saturday Oct 15 5:00pm Sequoia

world cinema K atie Says Goodbye France/US 2016, 90 min Director Wayne Roberts Indie breakout Olivia Cooke (Me, Earl & the Dying Girl) shines as teenaged Katie in this coming- of-age tale where bleak trailer park reality meets wide-eyed dreams of a better life in San Francisco. An impressive ensemble cast rounds out this latest feature from the Martha Marcy May Marlene (MVFF 2011) creative team. • US Premiere Saturday Oct 8 7:00pm Sequoia* Monday Oct 10 3:30pm Rafael *Special Premiere & Party: see page 11 for details. Sponsored by Yelp us cinema 34 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine Keeper Belgium 2015, 95 min Director Guillaume Senez This moving feature debut from promising Belgian director Guillaume Senez follows a pair of teenaged lovers, Maxime and Mélanie, whose lives (and the lives of their respective families) are turned upside down when Mélanie becomes pregnant. Complex characters and stellar young talent make for an unforgettable drama of young love and its consequences. In French with English subtitles • US Premiere Tuesday Oct 11 8:45pm Rafael Wednesday Oct 12 3:00pm Sequoia

world cinema Kep ler’s Dream US 2016, 88 min Director Amy Glazer In this artful family drama, based on an acclaimed novel, 11-year-old Ella is sent to stay with her intimidating grandmother (Holland Taylor) while her mother battles leukemia. The theft of a precious book sets events in motion that reveal secrets, betrayals, and sorrows that have shaped the family for generations. Ages 8+ Friday Oct 7 6:30pm Lark Thursday Oct 13 3:00pm Lark Saturday Oct 15 11:00am Sequoia Sponsored by Bellam Self Storage and Boxes family films Lamb Ethiopia 2015, 94 min Director Yared Zeleke A tender piece of visual poetry from first frame to last, this impressive feature debut was honored as the first Ethiopian film ever named a Cannes Film Festival official selection. Lamb captures the devoted connection between a boy and the beloved pet that is his only anchor to home. In Amharic with English subtitles Saturday Oct 8 5:15pm Rafael Tuesday Oct 11 3:00pm Rafael

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L and Legs (Tempête) France 2015, 89 min Director Samuel Collardey Rarely have the elements of narrative and documentary storytelling (the main characters are basically playing themselves) been woven together with such grace and dramatic heft than in this story of a 36-year-old French fisherman facing economic and familial crises that prompt him to reevaluate his life. In French with English subtitles Tuesday Oct 11 3:15pm Sequoia Thursday Oct 13 2:15pm Rafael

world cinema Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 35 L and of Mine Denmark/Germany 2015, 100 min Director Martin Zandvliet On Denmark’s west coast, Sgt. Carl Leopold Rasmussen oversees 14 teenage German POWs removing thousands of live landmines. The bond forged between the sergeant and his “boys,” through cruelty and compassion, places Land of Mine in the humanist tradition of Renoir’s Grand Illusion, fueled with a powerful dose of suspense à la Cluzot’s Wages of Fear. In German, Danish, and English with English subtitles Wednesday Oct 12 8:45pm Larkspur Thursday Oct 13 6:30pm Rafael

world cinema The Last Dalai Lama? US 2016, 90 min Director Mickey Lemle Simple monk and geopolitical rock star, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has transformed spirituality, neuroscience, and education by adapting ancient Tibetan Buddhist practices for a secular world. Mickey Lemle (Ram Dass, Fierce Grace, MVFF 2001) updates his 1991 Compassion in Exile with this intimate look at the good humor and enduring wisdom of His Holiness. Saturday Oct 8 11:30am Rafael Sunday Oct 9 5:00pm Lark Sponsored by Elena Calabrese Design & Decor and 7 On Locust valley of the docs At La e Style of Fire: Larry Levis, American Poet US 2016, 93 min Director Michele Poulos This sensitive and engaging documentary limns the truncated, intensely lived life of heralded American poet Larry Levis and celebrates the transporting words of his unique voice. With the gorgeous Central California landscape as frequent backdrop and an evocative score by Iron & Wine, Levis’s narrative poems are given room to soar. • World Premiere Saturday Oct 15 8:00pm Sequoia Sunday Oct 16 11:15am Rafael

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L ike Crazy (La Pazza Gioia) Italy/France 2016, 116 min Director Paolo Virzi When two women escape from Villa Biondi, a Tuscan mental institution, they find adventure and opportunity outside of its walls. After a series of energizing activities, the women begin to exhibit symptoms of their instabilities that raise the stakes of their newfound freedom in this touching and exhilarating social comedy of manners. In Italian with English subtitles • US Premiere Monday Oct 10 7:00pm Lark Sunday Oct 16 2:15pm Rafael

world cinema 36 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine Lion Australia/UK/US 2016, 129 min Director Garth Davis TRIBUTE: NICOLE KIDMAN With skill and delicacy, director Garth Davis knocks it out of the park in an unforgettable tale of lost-and-found family identity, featuring outstanding performances by Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman. Lion recreates the amazingly true (and truly amazing) story of one man’s extraordinary quest to find his birth family. Sunday Oct 9 3:00pm Corte Madera

Sponsored by Christopher B. and Jeannie Meg Smith world cinema The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis (La Larga Noche De Francisco Sanctis) Argentina 2016, 78 min Directors Francisco Marquez, Andrea Testa An everyman supporting a family during Argentina’s Dirty War must choose whether or not to warn two strangers of their impending arrest. Based on one of the last novels by exiled writer Humberto Costantini, The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis builds suspense with each footfall echoing into the urban midnight. In Spanish with English subtitles Wednesday Oct 12 8:15pm Lark Friday Oct 14 11:45am Rafael

world cinema L ost in Paris France 2016, 83 min Directors Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon The search for a librarian’s missing aunt winds a colorful, whimsical, serendipitous path through the City of Lights. Sight gags, physical comedy, and a childlike sense of wonder (with an adult’s knowing wink) are hallmarks of filmmakers/performers Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel, whose previous films have been international film festival favorites. In French with English subtitles Thursday Oct 13 8:00pm Larkspur Friday Oct 14 6:15pm Sequoia

world cinema Lvo e is Thicker Than Water UK 2016, 101 min Directors Emily Harris, Ate de Jong Star-crossed romance gets a modern twist in the story of Arthur (Johnny Flynn) and Vida (Lydia Wilson), two charming, young Londoners grappling with culture clash, social class differences, and the drama of young love in this sweetly poignant and totally relatable film from co-directors Emily Harris and Ate de Jong. Saturday Oct 15 2:00pm Sequoia Sunday Oct 16 8:00pm Rafael

world cinema Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 37 Love Twice US 2016, 115 min Director Rob Nilsson Award-winning director Rob Nilsson’s newest is a provocative meditation on the Möbius- striplike relationship of fiction to reality, and the notion of creative control. Star-crossed lovers Luz and Ken are characters in screenwriter Sal’s script, until their desire takes shape, inscribing itself into a movie of their own design. • World Premiere Thursday Oct 6 7:15pm Rafael

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Ledup Un er the Sun (Lupe Bajo el Sol) Mexico/US 2016, 78 min Director Rodrigo Reyes An aging immigrant farmworker disrupts his life with plans to return to Mexico, his desire to reconnect with distant family threatening the relationships he has long formed in California. Drawn from stories told to him by his grandfather, writer-director Rodrigo Reyes celebrates immigrants and the sacrifices they make for their families. In Spanish with English subtitles Thursday Oct 13 6:00pm Lark Saturday Oct 15 5:45pm Rafael

world cinema A Man Called Ove Sweden 2015, 116 min Director Hannes Holm Ove is the tyrant of the housing development, a middle-aged grouch of the highest order— and he’s quite literally at the end of his rope. Enter pregnant Iranian neighbor Parvaneh, whose unsinkable optimism coaxes Ove into an unlikely friendship and helps him to love his neighbors, a stray cat, and himself in this tragicomic crowd-pleaser. In Swedish and Persian with English subtitles Monday Oct 10 8:15pm Larkspur

Sponsored by Where Magazine world cinema M e anch ster by the Sea US 2016, 135 min Director Kenneth Lonergan When his older brother dies after a history of heart trouble, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) reluctantly returns to his titular hometown to become guardian to his teenage nephew. Set against a charming but chilly small-town New England backdrop, Kenneth Lonergan’s masterwork is a potent combination of great storytelling, explosive performances, and a carefully calibrated score. Wednesday Oct 12 7:00pm Rafael Saturday Oct 15 7:30pm Sequoia Sponsored by Bank of Marin us cinema 38 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine M aya Angelou And Still I Rise US 2016, 114 min Directors Bob Hercules, Rita Coburn Whack This premier documentary unearths rare archival material to illuminate the life of Dr. Maya Angelou, American poet and performer. James Baldwin, Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Cicely Tyson, Angelou’s son Guy Johnson, and others offer deep insights into this phenomenal woman and the power of her liberated voice. Tuesday Oct 11 7:30pm Larkspur Thursday Oct 13 12:30pm Rafael

Sponsored by Alain Pinel Realtors valley of the docs Mn ifu e: The Last Samurai US 2016, 70 min Director Steven Okazaki This documentary on Toshirô Mifune by Oscar®-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki examines the charismatic actor’s dominance in Japanese cinema’s golden age in collaboration with Akira Kurosawa, and his influence on Sergio Leone, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg. The first international, non-white action hero, Mifune remains matchless in cinema history. In English and Japanese with English subtitles Friday Oct 14 6:15pm Lark Sunday Oct 16 2:15pm Larkspur Sponsored by Wareham Development valley of the docs

M iss Hokusai (Sarusuberi) Japan 2015, 90 min Director Keiichi Hara O-Ei leads an extraordinary life with her father, famed 19th-century artist Hokusai. Approaching womanhood, O-Ei’s emotional and artistic development comes through working with her distant father and sharing the world’s beauty with her blind younger sister. The film brings the manga Sarusuberi to life with music, action, and depth. Ages 13+ In Japanese with English subtitles Saturday Oct 8 4:00pm Lark

family films M olly Monster Germany/Switzerland/Sweden 2015, 72 min Directors Ted Sieger, Michael Ekblad, Matthias Bruhn FOCUS: KINOWERKS Vivid animation and delightful songs enhance this charming tale about a little monster family that’s about to get bigger once their egg hatches. Molly Monster and her wind-up best friend Edison take a fantastic trek with a mission: bring the hat Molly knitted to her about-to-be-hatched baby brother or sister. Ages 4+ Sunday Oct 9 11:00am Lark Sunday Oct 16 11:00am Rafael

family films Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 39 M om and Other Loonies in the Family (Anyám és más futóbolondok a családból) Hungary/Germany/Bulgaria 2016, 118 min Director Ibolya Fekete Ninety-two-year-old Berta spends most of her days in an amiable state of senility. At night, she relives her days as a vivacious young redhead who endures Europe’s tumultuous history. Hungarian filmmaker Ibolya Fekete presents a rollicking and pathos-filled portrait of Berta and three subsequent generations of women buffeted by the trials, tribulations, and revolutions of the 20th century. In Hungarian with English subtitles • North American Premiere Saturday Oct 15 6:00pm Rafael Sunday Oct 16 1:45pm Sequoia

world cinema M onday Nights at Seven US 2016, 109 min Director Marty Sader Tapped into the raw rhythms of life and love, this cinematic poem captures the complicated emotions of people searching for connections and meaning in a messy world. Blending dreamy images with genuine conversations and vibrant settings, the film showcases a moving turn from legendary actor Edward James Olmos (MVFF Tributee 1992). • World Premiere Saturday Oct 8 6:45pm Sequoia* Tuesday Oct 11 6:45pm Rafael *Special Premiere & Party: see page 11 for details. Sponsored by Xfinity us cinema A Monster Calls US/Spain 2016, 108 min Director J. A. Bayona DIRECTORS’ NIGHT IN MILL VALLEY Wise, beguiling, and darkly funny, J. A. Bayona’s (The Orphanage) latest melds extraordinary visuals with heart-wrenching performances in this tale of loss and healing as 13-year-old Connor (Lewis MacDougall) navigates his mother’s (Felicity Jones, Like Crazy, MVFF 2011) illness and the visits of a fantastical monster (Liam Neeson). Monday Oct 10 7:30pm Sequoia Friday Oct 14 3:45pm Rafael

Sponsored by Coldwell Banker us cinema M oonlight US 2016, 110 min Director Barry Jenkins DIRECTORS’ NIGHT IN MILL VALLEY Barry Jenkins’ (Medicine for Melancholy) gritty yet poignant inner city drama presents a young life in three acts. Coming of age in Reagan-era Miami amidst the crack epidemic, young Chiron endures relentless bullying at school and stinging neglect at home while struggling to understand his own sexuality and the myth and meaning of masculinity. Monday Oct 10 7:45pm Sequoia Thursday Oct 13 11:30am Rafael

us cinema 40 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine MU m is Wrong (Maman a tort) France/Belgium 2016, 110 min Director Marc Fitoussi Director Marc Fitoussi’s (Copacabana) female coming-of-age drama for the 21st-century world journeys into the heart of modern corporate greed and explores its corrosive impact on our lives, through the lens of 14-year-old Anouk and her mom. In French with English subtitles • US Premiere Friday Oct 14 3:15pm Sequoia Saturday Oct 15 10:45am Rafael

world cinema Mv y Lo e Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond US 2016, 61 min Directors Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg This energetic documentary profiles an amazing woman and brilliant scientist whose work revealed unimagined brain capabilities that forever changed our understanding of human potential. Preceded by Av Lo e Poem to My Friend Ethel US 2016, 24 min Director Wendy Slick Thursday Oct 13 6:30pm Sequoia Friday Oct 14 10:00am Rafael* Saturday Oct 15 11:15am Sequoia Sponsored by *CFI Education screening open to school groups and general public. Marin Community Foundation valley of the docs Mi y Sc entology Movie UK 2016, 100 min Director John Dower My Scientology Movie is not an exposé on the controversial religion. Rather, it’s a look at what it’s like to try and make a movie about the secretive group. (In a word: nuts.) British presenter Louis Theroux makes for a droll host in a film that mixes interviews with church ex-members, on-the-ground reporting, and bizarre reenactments. Thursday Oct 13 6:15pm Larkspur Saturday Oct 15 5:30pm Sequoia

valley of the docs Ne lly Canada 2016, 101 min Director Anne Émond Québécoise superstar Nelly Arcan took the French-speaking literary world by storm with her 2004 autobiographical debut novel, Putain (Whore). Director Anne Émond’s haunting portrait of the writer vividly illustrates the intense pressures faced by women artists and writers in the 21st century. In French with English subtitles • US Premiere Thursday Oct 13 9:15pm Sequoia Friday Oct 14 3:15pm Lark

world cinema Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 41 Neruda Chile/France/Spain/Argentina 2016, 107 min Director Pablo Larraín SPOTLIGHT: GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL Beloved poet Pablo Neruda is also the most famous communist in post-WWII Chile. When the political tides shift, he is forced underground, with a perseverant police inspector (Gael García Bernal) on his trail. Part fact and many parts fiction, Pablo Larraín’s self-proclaimed “anti-bio” is a brilliant blend of politics, poetry, history, and hedonism. In Spanish and French with English subtitles Monday Oct 10 7:00pm Rafael

Sponsored by Jennifer Coslett MacCready world cinema Then Ni e US 2016, 95 min Director Katy Grannan With the visual insightfulness of a Dorothea Lange, Katy Grannan’s intimate documentary explores the ravaged lives of the denizens of Modesto’s South Ninth Street, who struggle with their past tragedies and current addictions, seeking comfort and release in the Tuolumne River nearby. Grannan focuses on the mystery of the clinging and childlike Kiki, who lives in a motel. Tuesday Oct 11 9:00pm Sequoia Wednesday Oct 12 2:30pm Lark

valley of the docs O ccupy, Texas US 2016, 93 min Director Jeff Barry Sharp-eyed, warmhearted, and consistently surprising, Occupy, Texas answers the age-old question: What happens when a scruffy New York Occupy protestor comes home to the Lone Star State? An original and funny dysfunctional-family drama with an indie edge and infectuous down-to-earth energy. Thursday Oct 13 8:30pm Lark Friday Oct 14 6:30pm Rafael

us cinema O ddball Australia 2015, 93 min Director Stuart McDonald In this fairy penguin tale, nine-year-old Olivia and her doting grandfather hatch a plan to save Middle Island’s flightless fowl from foxes—both animal and human varieties—using Grandad’s gentle, troublemaking Maremma sheepdog, Oddball. It’s an exciting and hilarious race against time set against the backdrop of Australia’s wild, breathtaking coast. Ages 7+ Saturday Oct 8 11:30am Rafael Sunday Oct 16 3:00pm Lark

family films 42 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine Oe ne We k and a Day Israel 2016, 98 min Director Asaph Polonsky FOCUS: SMOKE SCREENS Upending commonly held notions of how to grieve, this amusing and touching film tells the story of Eyal who steals his deceased son’s medical marijuana on the day following the seven days of mourning, or shiva, in the Jewish tradition. Eyal embarks on adventures, some hilariously irresponsible and some ineffably moving. In Hebrew with English subtitles Saturday Oct 8 9:30pm Sequoia Monday Oct 10 5:00pm Rafael

world cinema Paint it Black US 2016, 96 min Director Amber Tamblyn Josie (Alia Shawkat), a free-spirited LA punk, and Meredith (Janet McTeer), a well-coiffed, couture-clad pianist, begin a psychological tug of war over the memory of their mutual loved one—Josie’s boyfriend and Meredith’s son—in the aftermath of his suicide. A visually striking directorial debut from Amber Tamblyn. Friday Oct 7 8:45pm Sequoia Saturday Oct 8 8:15pm Rafael

us cinema Paris Can Wait US 2016, 92 min Director Eleanor Coppola FOCUS: CULINARY CINEMA A seemingly innocent offer of a ride from Cannes to Paris evolves into a flirtatious road trip as a playfully rakish bachelor (Arnaud Viard) woos the alternately amused and vexed wife (a luminous Diane Lane) of a movie producer friend. Eleanor Coppola’s effervescent first feature celebrates transitory romance and the glories of France. Saturday Oct 15 1:45pm Rafael Sunday Oct 16 12:00pm Lark

Sponsored by Francis Ford Coppola Winery us cinema Pat erson US 2016, 113 min Director Jim Jarmusch A marvel in miniature, Paterson tracks the tiny changes in the life of a bus driver (Adam Driver) whose passion for writing poetry belies his seemingly ordinary existence. From this simple setup, idiosyncratic filmmaker Jim Jarmusch delves into major themes: the struggle to find one’s place, the battle to keep melancholy at bay, the sublimity of being human. Friday Oct 7 9:15pm Lark Tuesday Oct 11 2:45pm Sequoia

us cinema Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 43 The Pleasure Is Mine (El Placer Es Mio) Mexico 2016, 93 min Director Elisa Miller Setting up house in the sticks is far from bucolic for the couple at the heart of Elisa Miller’s hard-hitting romantic drama. With sexual frankness, powerful performances, and careful attention to detail, The Pleasure Is Mine delineates how simplifying one’s life can sometimes expose a relationship’s tenuous foundations. In Spanish with English subtitles • US Premiere Sunday Oct 9 8:45pm Rafael Monday Oct 10 8:00pm Larkspur

world cinema Ai Qu et Passion UK/Belgium 2016, 125 min Director Terence Davies With this painterly cine-bio of Emily Dickinson, renowned director Terence Davies (The House of Mirth) proves that it takes a poet to know one. He wrote “his” Dickinson expressly for Cynthia Nixon—who brilliantly captures the writer’s wit, awkwardness, introversion, and suffering—and sets her circumscribed existence within an exquisite chamber piece. • US Premiere Sunday Oct 9 12:00pm Sequoia Tuesday Oct 11 12:30pm Rafael

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The Red Turtle (La Tortue Rouge) Japan/France/Belgium 2016, 80 min Director Michael Dudok de Wit In its first-ever international co-production, revered Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli delivers an astonishing, wordless feature debut from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Michael Dudok de Wit. Beautifully rendered minimalist imagery and charcoal backdrops capture the life of a castaway deserted on a perilous island inhabited by animals. Sunday Oct 9 3:00pm Sequoia Wednesday Oct 12 1:00pm Rafael

Sponsored by Jennifer Coslett MacCready world cinema Thed Ren ezvous US 2016, 92 min Director Amin Matalqa Director Amin Matalqa, best known for the award-winning Captain Abu Raed (MVFF 2008), sprinkles romance and humor into this high-energy caper. Stana Katic (Castle) stars as an American doctor who travels to Jordan and teams with a State Department agent (Raza Jaffrey, Homeland) to uncover the truth behind her brother’s suspicious death. • World Premiere Saturday Oct 8 4:15pm Sequoia

us cinema 44 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine Rolling Papers US 2015, 80 min Director Mitch Dickman FOCUS: SMOKE SCREENS This fascinating documentary follows Denver Post editor Ricardo Baca and his team through the first year of Colorado’s great experiment when dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana to the general public. Rolling Papers takes the viewer to the front lines of this brave new, and truly uncharted, world of legalized marijuana. Saturday Oct 8 12:30pm Sequoia* Monday Oct 10 2:15pm Sequoia *Panel discussion to follow. See page 14 for details. Sponsored by Bloom Farms valley of the docs Thel Sa esman Iran/France 2016, 125 min Director Asghar Farhadi Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti star as married actors coping with the emotional fallout after an assault threatens to dramatically change their lives. Winner of Best Screenplay and Best Actor at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this nuanced moral drama from Oscar® winner Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) deftly explores how trauma can stir up unspoken tensions between lovers, exposing simmering resentments. In Persian with English subtitles Friday Oct 7 7:30pm Rafael Wednesday Oct 12 12:00pm Rafael With Support from Gordon Radley world cinema

A Serious Game (Den Allvarsamma Leken) Sweden 2016, 115 min Director Pernilla August Based on a classic 1912 Swedish novel, this beguiling romance is the story of a journalist and a painter’s daughter who fall in love, but timing and circumstances conspire against them. Driven apart by financial and social pressures, they marry others, but meet again after 10 years, prompting the rekindling of desire, with dangerous consequences. In Swedish with English subtitles • US Premiere Sunday Oct 9 3:00pm Rafael Monday Oct 10 3:30pm Rafael Tuesday Oct 11 11:30am Sequoia

world cinema She Started It US 2016, 84 min Directors Nora Poggi, Insiyah Saeed What does it take to be a female founder in a notoriously male-dominated world? This invigorating documentary profiles five young women entrepreneurs making their marks in the technology industry and examines the challenges they face in the ruthlessly competitive world of start-ups, where females account for less than 10% of all founders. • World Premiere Saturday Oct 8 1:30pm Sequoia Sunday Oct 9 12:00pm Rafael* Wednesday Oct 12 10:00am Rafael** *Panel discussion to follow. See page 15 for details. Sponsored by **CFI Education screening open to school groups and general public. Glassdoor valley of the docs Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 45 S olo (Assolo) Italy 2016, 97 min Director Laura Morante Flavia is having a midlife crisis, Italian style. Twice divorced, fresh off a failed love affair, and still wrapped up in her ex-husbands’ lives, she needs to figure out how to reclaim her self- confidence and go it alone. Writer-director Laura Morante stars in this humane and hilarious feminist rejoinder to Woody Allen and Federico Fellini. In Italian with English subtitles Friday Oct 7 4:45pm Rafael Friday Oct 14 6:15pm Larkspur

Sponsored by Dolby Laboratories world cinema A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story US 2016, 97 min Director Keith Maitland A celebration of the longest running music program on American television, this spirited documentary gives audiences the ultimate backstage pass to Austin City Limits. The film features interviews and performances by an astounding range of musicians, and follows longtime producer Terry Lickona as he and his production team plan the show’s 40th season. Friday Oct 7 6:15pm Sequoia* Monday Oct 10 5:30pm Larkspur *Live music event to follow at Sweetwater. Separate ticket required. See page 12 for details. Sponsored by Suite Treatments music Thet a er of Life Canada 2016, 93 min Director Peter Svatek FOCUS: CULINARY CINEMA This fast-paced documentary follows superstar chef Massimo Bottera as he launches a project to feed Milan’s poor with food destined for the dumpster. Forty world-renowned chefs staff this unusual soup kitchen, transforming simple ingredients into delectable menus. It will make you think twice about the food you throw away. In English, Italian, and French with English subtitles • US Premiere Preceded by B Asic HUMAN NEEDS US 2016, 5 min Director Jesse Block Monday Oct 10 4:45pm Sequoia Tuesday Oct 11 12:15pm Sequoia Sponsored by Wednesday Oct 12 3:30pm Rafael Green Chile Kitchen valley of the docs

Th ings to Come (L’ Avenir) France/Germany 2016, 102 min Director Mia Hansen-Løve The latest from Mia Hansen-Løve confirms not only that she is one of the most exciting auteurs working today; it’s also a gift to star Isabelle Huppert, who delivers one of her most heartfelt, haughty, and emotionally headstrong performances as a tough-cookie philosophy professor in the midst of a crisis of confidence. In French, German, and English with English subtitles Tuesday Oct 11 8:00pm Sequoia Thursday Oct 13 3:15pm Sequoia Sponsored by Marin Suites Hotel world cinema 46 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine T oni Erdmann Germany/Austria 2016, 162 min Director Maren Ade FOCUS: KINOWERKS Maren Ade’s gutsy, unpredictable comedy stars Peter Simonischek as a prankster father reconnecting with his career-focused daughter (Sandra Hüller) through extreme measures: by donning a goofy disguise. This Cannes sensation bracingly illustrates how children struggle to break free of their parents, only to learn those emotional bonds aren’t easily severed. In German, English, and Romanian with English subtitles Saturday Oct 8 7:45pm Rafael Thursday Oct 13 3:15pm Rafael With Support from Katz Family Foundation world cinema Tower US 2016, 96 min Director Keith Maitland This innovative and mesmerizing documentary revisits the 1966 mass shooting on the University of Texas-Austin campus. Interweaving the narratives of victims, witnesses, reporters, and police officers, the director masterfully combines archival footage, animation, and present-day interviews to tell a story of humanity shining through horrific circumstances. Saturday Oct 8 4:45pm Rafael Sunday Oct 9 6:15pm Rafael

valley of the docs Us nlea hed 2016, 96 min Director Finn Taylor Two pets are magically incarnated as humans as their lovelorn owner (Kate Micucci) finds her footing in her new home of San Francisco. A love poem to the Bay Area and a farcical treatise on cat vs. dog people, all captured with a playful spirit and heaps of good-natured physical comedy. • US Premiere Wednesday Oct 12 7:00pm Sequoia Thursday Oct 13 1:00pm Sequoia

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V isitor’s Day (Día de Visita) Mexico, US 2016, 75 min Director Nicole Opper A quietly observant documentary about a group home for at-risk boys in Mexico, where they attend school and counseling sessions—and tend goats. The journey is not without conflict or tears, but each child gets a much-needed boost to a brighter future. In Spanish with English subtitles Preceded by Finding Justice: Ending the School to Prison Pipeline US 2016, 17 min Director Vincent Cortez Thursday Oct 13 10:00am Rafael* Friday Oct 14 5:45pm Rafael Sunday Oct 16 1:30pm Rafael *CFI Education screening open to school groups and general public. valley of the docs Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 47 W elcome to Norway Norway 2016, 90 min Director Rune Denstad Langlo In this black comedy set against Norway’s snowy white, a failed hotelier seeks profit in opening a refugee center. Soon his mercenary dreams meet the stark realities of housing 50 traumatized asylum-seekers. Will the refuge prove to be a wintry idyll or Nordic Guantánamo? And can this lovable loser/casual racist become a better human in the process? In Norwegian, English, Arabic, Swahili, and French with English subtitles Wednesday Oct 12 6:00pm Larkspur This screening is free for CFI Members. Get your complimentary ticket at mvff.com.

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W hat’s in the Darkness (Hei Chu You Shen Me) China 2015, 98 min Director Wang Yichun Wang Yichun’s dazzling debut melds the facets of a small-town murder mystery with potent social criticism in her tale of a sweet teenager fascinated by a local killing. The director cleverly contrasts the girl’s innocence and the tawdry crime to make insightful observations about the status of women in China. In Chinese with English subtitles Saturday Oct 15 12:15pm Rafael Sunday Oct 16 2:00pm Larkspur

world cinema Y asuni Man US 2016, 94 min Director Ryan Patrick Killackey Life hangs in the balance for the Waorani, hunter-gatherers in the biodiverse Yasuni region of the Ecuadorian Amazon. They’ve successfully fended off waves of missionaries, loggers, oil companies, and politicians—those who would destroy the people and the land out of greed. But how much longer can they do so? Note: Some graphic content may not be appropriate for young viewers. In English, Spanish, and Waorani with English subtitles • World Premiere Friday Oct 7 3:00pm Rafael Sunday Oct 16 11:00am Larkspur

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Y ou Will Know What To Do With Me (Sabrás que hacer conmigo) Mexico 2015, 96 min Director Katina Medina Mora Director Katina Medina Mora’s keenly sensitive You Will Know What to Do With Me offers an intimate portrait of an intensely magnetic relationship that begins with steamy encounters and intellectual digressions but soon taps into deep-seated fears, capturing the delights and perils of surrendering to true intimacy. In Spanish with English subtitles Friday Oct 7 8:45pm Rafael Saturday Oct 8 6:30pm Lark

world cinema 48 Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine Y ou’re Killing Me, Susana (Me estas matando Susana) Mexico 2016, 101 min Director Roberto Sneider In this nuanced romantic comedy, a philandering actor, Eligio, chases after his wife Susana, who has left him in Mexico City for a writer’s workshop in Iowa. Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle; Y Tu Mamá También; Neruda, MVFF 2016) imbues the character with charm, sly humor, and dark complexity. In Spanish with English subtitles • US Premiere Friday Oct 7 6:00pm Rafael* Saturday Oct 8 9:15pm Lark Wednesday Oct 12 8:30pm Sequoia *Reception with director to follow at Sponsored by Taste Kitchen & Table (separate admission) Sterling Bank & Trust world cinema Ytou h Reel Total Program 100 min The annual MVFF Youth Reel is peer-juried by a small group of teens who participated in CFI’s Behind the Scenes and Young Curators 2016 Summerfilm programs. From over 100 entries from across the US and around the globe, this well-trained jury selected 17 of the best. Ages 12+ Saturday Oct 15 11:00am Lark

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Zhaleika (Zhaleika) Germany 2016, 92 min Director Eliza Petkova Lora feels constrained by the tedious monotony of life in her small village, and her small acts of defiance are already causing gossip. But when a sudden tragedy provides Lora more personal freedom, her hesitant rebelliousness begins to take a more definite form in this compelling coming-of-age drama. In Bulgarian with English subtitles • North American Premiere Friday Oct 7 12:00pm Rafael Sunday Oct 16 5:30pm Lark

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Z oology (Zoologiya) Russia/France/Germany 2016, 87 min Director Ivan I. Tverdovsky With wit, intelligence, and great compassion, this droll fable explores the swan-like transformation of a woman who comes to embrace the bodily feature that sets her apart from the crowd. Offering an allegorical critique of Russia’s persistent clampdown on self-expression, the film won a Special Jury Prize at this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival. In Russian with English subtitles Wednesday Oct 12 6:00pm Rafael Saturday Oct 15 2:45pm Larkspur

world cinema Mind the Gap: Women | Film | Tech Active Cinema Viva el Cine 49 SEQUOIA rafael cinema 1 2 1 2 7:00 PM 7:15 PM 7:00 PM 7:15 PM 7:00 PM La La Land La La Land Denial Love Twice Arrival 153 min 153 min 110 min 115 min 143 min THURSDAY OCTOBER 6 OCTOBER THURSDAY

SEQUOIA rafael 1 2 1 2 3 12:00 PM 12:15 PM 1:45 PM 12:00 PM 5:00 PM After the Storm Death by Design Bench Cinema Zhaleika 5@5 Poet 117 min 88 min 124 min 92 min 61 min 3:15 PM 3:00 PM 4:45 PM 3:00 PM 8:30 PM The Bacchus Lady California Typewriter Solo Yasuni Man Frantz 110 min 103 min 97 min 94 min 113 min 6:15 PM 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:45 PM A Song For You Girl Flu The Salesman You’re Killing Me, Susana 97 min 94 min 125 min 101 min

FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 OCTOBER FRIDAY 8:45 PM 9:00 PM 8:45 PM Paint it Black Elle You Will Know What To Do 96 min 130 min With Me 96 min

11:00 AM 12:30 PM 11:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 5@5 Harmony Rolling Papers The Last Dalai Lama? PANEL: Hidden figures Oddball (with panel) 72 min 90 min 90 min 93 min 120 min 1:30 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:00 PM She Started It 3:45 PM Certain Women Best and Most Beautiful master class: 84 min Green is Gold 107 min Things documentary storymakers 85 min 91 min 90 min 4:15 PM 5:15 PM 6:45 PM Lamb 5:00 PM 4:45 PM The Rendezvous Monday Nights at Seven 92 min 94 min PANEL: Virtual Reality Tower 109 min 90 min 96 min 7:00 PM 7:45 PM Katie Says Goodbye 9:30 PM Toni Erdmann 8:00 PM 8:15 PM 90 min The Hi De Ho Show 162 min Icaros: A Vision Paint it Black SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 OCTOBER SATURDAY 120 min 91 min 96 min 9:30 PM One Week and a Day 98 min

11:15 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM The Eagle Huntress A Quiet Passion The 3D Sideshow She Started It PANEL: state of the Industry 87 min 125 min 88 min (with panel) 90 min 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 124 min 3:45 PM Company Town The Red Turtle Finding Oscar 3:00 PM Do Not Resist (with panel) 80 min 98 min A Serious Game 82 min 131 min 5:45 PM 7:00 PM 115 min 6:30 PM 5:00 PM The Groove is Not Trivial AMERICAN PASTORAL 6:15 PM Green is Gold In Dubious Battle 84 min 155 min Tower 88 min 110 min 8:30 PM 96 min 9:15 PM SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 OCTOBER SUNDAY 8:15 PM Baden Baden 8:45 PM 5@5 Everyday People Jeremiah Tower 93 min The Pleasure Is Mine 64 min 103 min 93 min

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4:00 PM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM Miss Hokusai Star Wars: A New Hope PANEL: Cannabis in Athletics FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! 90 min 152 min 60 min 6:30 PM 2:30 PM 1:30 PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 #V9M FF3 You Will Know What To Do The Empire Strikes Back 5@5 I Want To Take You With Me 127 min Higher twitter: 96 min 6:30 PM 70 min @ MVFilmFest 9:15 PM Return of the Jedi You’re Killing Me, Susana 134 min instagram: 101 minn @millvalleyfilmfest facebook: M ill Valley Film Festival TBA

11:00 AM 3:00 PM Molly Monster Lion SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 72 min 161 min 2:00 PM Icaros: A Vision 91 min 5:00 PM The Last Dalai Lama? 90 min Alasdair Fraser 8:00 PM & Natalie Haas Circus Kid Doors: 7:30 PM 82 min Show: 8:30 PM

5@5 shortS MUSIC special panels/classes 51 SEQUOIA rafael 1 2 1 2 3 11:15 AM 11:00 AM 10:15 AM 11:00 AM 3:30 PM TBA Bench Cinema 5@5 Harmony Girl Flu Katie Says Goodbye 2:15 PM 124 min 72 min 94 min 90 min Rolling Papers 2:00 PM 12:45 PM 2:00 PM 6:15 PM 80 min Best and Most Beautiful The Eagle Huntress Baden Baden The Groove is Not Trivial 5:00 PM Things 87 min 93 min 84 min 5@5 Everyday People 91 min 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 9:00 PM 64 min 4:45 PM A Serious Game One Week and a Day 5@5 My World 7:30 PM Theater of Life 115 min 98 min 64 min A Monster Calls 98 min 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 108 min 7:45 PM Neruda California Typewriter Moonlight 139 min 103 min 110 min

11:30 AM 12:15 PM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 6:45 PM A Serious Game Theater of Life Circus Kid Baden Baden Monday Nights at Seven 115 min 98 min 82 min 93 min 109 min 2:45 PM 3:15 PM 12:30 PM 3:00 PM 9:30 PM Paterson Land Legs A Quiet Passion Lamb 5@5 Family Affair 113 min 89 min 125 min 94 min 70 min 5:30 PM 6:15 PM 3:30 PM 6:15 PM 5@5 My World BANG! The Bert Berns Story Devil’s Bride Death by Design 64 min 95 min 109 min 78 min 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:45 PM Things to Come The Nine I, Daniel Blake Keeper 102 min 95 min 100 min 95 min

11:30 AM 12:00 PM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 6:00 PM TBA Elle She Started It The Salesman Zoology 2:15 PM 130 min 84 min 125 min 87 min Do Not Resist 3:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 9:00 PM 82 min Keeper The Red Turtle Iqaluit 5@5 Wishful Thinkin’ 4:30 PM 95 min 80 min 103 min 60 min 5@5 Family Affair 6:00 PM 3:30 PM 6:30 PM 70 min The Ballad of Fred Hersch Theater of Life Burden 7:00 PM 74 min 98 min 90 min Unleashed 8:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:15 PM 96 min You’re Killing Me, Susana Manchester by the Sea Devil’s Bride 101 min 135 min 109 min

1:00 PM 12:30 PM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 6:30 PM Unleashed TBA Visitor’s Day Moonlight Land of Mine 96 min 3:15 PM 92 min 110 min 100 min 4:30 PM Things to Come 12:30 PM 2:15 PM 9:00 PM 5@5 Wishful Thinkin’ 102 min Maya Angelou Land Legs 5@5 I Want To Take You 60 min 6:30 PM And Still I Rise 89 min Higher 7:00 PM My Love Affair 114 min 5:15 PM 70 min The Architect with the Brain 3:15 PM Death in Sarajevo 95 min 85 min Toni Erdmann 85 min 9:15 PM 162 min 8:00 PM Nelly 7:00 PM Fire at Sea

THURSDAY OCTOBER 13 OCTOBER THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER MONDAY 101 min 20th Century Women 114 min 142 min

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Circus Kid A Song For You Burden MONDAY OCTOBER 10 82 min 97 min 90 min 8:15 PM 8:00 PM 4:00 PM A Man Called Ove The Pleasure Is Mine After the Storm 116 min 93 min 117 min 7:00 PM Like Crazy 116 min

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103 min 94 min 110 min THURSDAY OCTOBER 13 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12 TUESDAY OCTOBER 11 7:45 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM Julieta Maya Angelou And Still I Rise Iqaluit 99 min 114 min 103 min 8:00 PM The Ballad of Fred Hersch 74 min

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6:00 PM 6:00 PM 2:30 PM Welcome to Norway Welcome to Norway The Nine 90 min 90 min 95 min 8:30 PM 8:45 PM 5:30 PM The Handmaiden Land of Mine Bench Cinema 144 min 100 min 124 min 8:15 PM The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis 78 min

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5:30 PM 6:15 PM 3:00 PM Finding Oscar My Scientology Movie Kepler’s Dream 98 min 100 min 88 min 8:00 PM 8:45 PM 6:00 PM Lost in Paris BANG! The Bert Berns Story Lupe Under the Sun 83 min 95 min 78 min 8:30 PM Occupy, Texas 93 min

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5@5 shortS MUSIC special panels/classes 53 SEQUOIA rafael 1 2 1 2 3 1:00 PM 12:30 PM 10:00 AM 8:30 AM 6:30 PM I, Daniel Blake TBA My Love Affair TBA Occupy, Texas 100 min 3:15 PM with the Brain 11:45 AM 93 min 4:00 PM Mum is Wrong 85 min The Long Night of 9:00 PM 5@5 Thank You Falettinme 110 min 1:00 PM Francisco Sanctis 5@5 Poet Be Mice Elf Agin 6:15 PM In Dubious Battle 78 min 61 min 70 min Lost in Paris 110 min 2:30 PM 6:30 PM 83 min 3:45 PM The Architect Fukushima, Mon Amour 8:30 PM A Monster Calls 95 min 104 min The Confessions 108 min 5:45 PM 9:30 PM 103 min 7:30 PM Visitor’s Day Gimme Danger Daughters of the Dust 92 min 108 min 144 min

11:15 AM 11:00 AM 10:45 AM 12:15 PM 11:30 AM My Love Affair Kepler’s Dream Mum is Wrong What’s in the Darkness master class: with the Brain 88 min 110 min 98 min Filmmaker as heroine 85 min 1:45 PM 1:45 PM 3:15 PM 90 min 2:00 PM The Confessions Paris Can Wait Death in Sarajevo 2:00 PM Love is Thicker Than Water 93 min 92 min 85 min sneak preview: The Archer 101 min 5:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:00 PM (see page 15) 5:00 PM My Scientology Movie TBA Mom and Other Loonies in 86 min Julieta 100 min 7:30 PM the Family 5:45 PM 99 min 8:00 PM Bleed for This 118 min Lupe Under the Sun 7:30 PM A Late Style of Fire 166 min 9:15 PM 78 min Manchester by the Sea 93 min 5@5 Thank You Falettinme 8:30 PM 135 min Be Mice Elf Agin The Hi De Ho Show 70 min 120 min

11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:15 AM 11:15 AM 11:00 AM Certain Women Diani and Devine Meet the The 3D Sideshow A Late Style of Fire Molly Monster 107 min Apocalypse 88 min 93 min 72 min 2:00 PM 90 min 2:15 PM 2:00 PM 1:30 PM 24 Weeks 1:45 PM Like Crazy PANEL: Disney Visitor’s Day 102 min Mom and Other Loonies in 116 min Animation Technistas 92 min 5:00 PM the Family 5:00 PM 90 min 5:00 PM Loving 118 min Loving 5:00 PM Loving 138 min 5:15 PM 150 min Loving 150 min 8:15 PM Loving 8:15 PM 150 min 8:00 PM 138 min TBA TBA 8:15 PM Love is Thicker Than Water SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 OCTOBER SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER FRIDAY 8:30 PM Egon Schiele 101 min TBA 109 min

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54 larkspur landing lark Outdoor events sweetwater 1 2 6:15 PM 6:00 PM 12:00 PM Solo 24 Weeks Fire at Sea FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 97 min 102 min 114 min 9:00 PM 8:45 PM 3:15 PM TBA Frantz Nelly old mill park 113 min 101 min 6:45 PM 6:15 PM Inside Out Mifune 102 min 72 min 8:45 PM Aquarius Alejandro Escovedo Trio 142 min Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 9:00 PM

12:45 PM 12:00 PM 11:00 AM Fukushima, Mon Amour Company Town Youth Reel 104 min 91 min 100 min SATURDAY OCTOBER 15 4:00 PM 2:45 PM 2:00 PM Egon Schiele Zoology 5@5 Harmony 109 min 87 min 72 min Tennessee Valley 7:00 PM 5:15 PM 5:30 PM 10:00 AM Ella Brennan TBA Diani and Devine Meet the Active Cinema Hike 96 min 8:00 PM Apocalypse See page 15 for details. 9:30 PM Christine 90 min Gimme Danger 115 min 8:15 PM T he Great Mill Valley 108 min The Handmaiden Gospel Show 144 min Doors: 7:30 PM Show: 8:30 PM

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2:15 PM 94 min 92 min SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 Mifune 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 70 min What’s in the Darkness Oddball 5:15 PM 98 min 93 min TBA 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 8:15 PM Aquarius Zhaleika TBA 142 min 92 min 8:30 PM 8:00 PM 5@5 Festival Faves Christine 85 min 115 min

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EVENTs 7 on locust 7 Locust Ave Mill Valley ArtWorks downtown 1337 Fourth St San Rafael balboa cafe 38 Miller Ave Mill Valley Cavallo point 601 Murray Cir, Fort Baker sausalito Frantoio ristorante 152 Shoreline Hwy mill Valley Green Chile Kitchen 1335 Fourth St San Rafael Shuttle Service IL DAVIDE 901 A St San Rafael Downtown Mill Valley IL FORNAIO Town Center Corte Madera Avoid any parking hassles, and take our FREE shuttle service Lavier latin fusion 1025 C St San Rafael between Mill Valley Middle School and the Mill Valley Depot Plaza: Le comptoir 1301 Fourth St San Rafael Marin art & garden center 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd ross Friday–Sunday 4:00–9:00pm First come, first served seating Marin country mart 2257 Larkspur Landing Cir larkspur Departs approximately every 30 min. mark fishkin room 1112 Fourth St San Rafael Average travel time 10 min. molina 17 Madrona St Mill Valley OUTDOOR ART CLUB 1 W Blithedale Ave mill Valley perry’s 234 Magnolia Ave larkspur Piazza D’Angelo Ristorante 22 Miller Ave Mill Valley SHUTTLE STOP PIZZA ANTICA 800 Redwood Hwy mill Valley Playa 41 Throckmorton Ave mill Valley THE DEPOT seager gray gallery 108 Throckmorton Ave mill Valley state room 1132 Fourth St San Rafael Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Ave mill Valley tamalpie 477 Miller Ave Mill Valley taste kitchen & table 850 Fourth St San Rafael theresa & johnny’s 817 Fourth St San Rafael MILL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Tiburon Tavern 1651 Tiburon Blvd tiburon valenti & Co. 337 San Anselmo Ave san Anselmo SHUTTLE STOP Vin Antico 881 Fourth St San Rafael zener schon CONTEMPORARY ART 23 Sunnyside Ave mill Valley

FILMMAKER LOUNGES SAN RAFAEL LOUNGE MILL VALLEY LOUNGE Filmmaker check-in: Access to all “L” badge holders, Mark Fishkin Room, 1112 Fourth St Zener Schon Gallery, 23 Sunnyside Ave Oct 6 10:00am—5:00pm Oct 7–15 10:00am—9:00pm Oct 7–15 10:00am—9:00pm Oct 7–15 10:00am—6:00pm Oct 16 10:00am—5:00pm Oct 16 10:00am—5:00pm Oct 16 10:00am—2:00pm

Get fully immersed in cinema at the Filmmaker Lounge! Experience film Filmmaker Happy Hour: including CFI members, Premiere through the latest VR (Virtual Reality) technology sponsored by Samsung. 5:00–7:00pm Patron level and above. 56 TICKETS THEATER RULES & FESTIVAL GUIDELINES mvff.com | 877.874.MVFF (6833) | [email protected] arrive early box offices To guarantee admittance, ticket and pass holders must be in the San Rafael appropriate line 30 minutes prior to published showtime. Doors 1020 B St (see map left) typically open 30 minutes before showtime. Sept 11 2:00–6:00pm premier Patron and above While waiting in line, please be considerate of our neighbors Sept 12 4:00–8:00pm director’s Circle and above and local businesses, and do not block merchant doorways. Sept 13 4:00–8:00pm Gold Star and above Entry to theaters occurs in the following order: Sept 15–16 4:00–8:00pm All CFI members Line Line Line Rush Sept 17–Oct 5 4:00–8:00pm General public Oct 16–16 one hour before first screening of the day Seat saving is not allowed. to 15 min after last show starts Outside food and beverages are not permitted. Mill Valley All cell phones and e-devices must be turned off prior to Zener Schon Gallery, 23 Sunnyside Ave program introduction. Sept 17–Oct 5 11:00am–3:00pm The use of cameras and other recording equipment is strictly Chamber of Commerce, 85 Throckmorton Ave prohibited during all screenings and programs. Oct 6–16 one hour before first screening of the day Take personal items and trash with you as you exit. to 15 min after last show starts other venues reserved seats On-site box offices open one hour before the first screening Please do not sit in a reserved seat unless it has been arranged of the day: Century Cinema Corte Madera | Lark Theater | for you. Do not stand near the reserved seats in hopes that they Century Larkspur 4 will be released. MVFF staff and volunteers will release reserved seats whenever possible, but it is not guaranteed, and the aisles pricing need to remain clear while the theater is being seated. General admission $15.00 CFI members $12.50 rush tickets for sold-out shows Seniors (65+) $13.50 Rush tickets often become available after advance tickets Students $13.50 have sold out. (Purchase online or in person. Present student ID at box office) The Rush line forms outside each venue one hour before Family Films $10.00 (all ages) showtime. 5@5 Programs $9.00 Rush tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis Convenience Fees: (All fees are nonrefundable) approximately 15 minutes prior to showtime. Mail $3.75 per order No discounts Online $1.75 per ticket Patrons have a 90% success rate of getting into shows Phone $10.00 per order In-person no service fee through the Rush Line, but we recommend lining up early. accessibility will call MVFF is committed to accommodating audience members with You must bring a valid photo ID that corresponds with the name disabilities, offering early seating as needed. For assistance, please on the credit card used to purchase the tickets. notify theater staff. All screening venues and their bathrooms are All ticket orders are final. No refunds, exchanges, substitutions, wheelchair-accessible. Assisted-listening devices are available at or reprints. MVFF is not responsible for lost, stolen, forgotten, or the Rafael, CinéArts@Sequoia, Lark Theater, Century Larkspur, and damaged tickets, or tickets misdirected by the post office. Century Cinema Corte Madera. 57 thank you mill valley film festival sponsors

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A n Affair to Remember Le Grand Courtage Art Works Downtown Mill Valley Flowers bartenders unlimited Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop Belcampo Napoli pizza & pasta Big Jim’s BBQ Perry’s Buzz Photo Booths Photo-matica Delicious! Catering San Rafael Joe’s El Huarache Loco tamalpie pizzEria farm burger Theresa & Johnny’s Comfort Food Fiorello’s Artisan Gelato US Pure Water Gerard’s Paella West End Cafe Johnny Doughnuts Wildflower 59 thank you mill valley film festival sponsors

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60 THE FILM FEST CONTINUES YEAR-ROUND AT THE SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER

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