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CALIFORNIA 1001FILM Lootens INSTITUTE Place • Suite 220 San Rafael, CA 94901 1001 Lootens Place • Suite 220 San Rafael, CA 94901 CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE PRESENTS MILL VALLE Y FILM FE S T I VAL mvff.com NOTE: NOTE: Ticket design elements should Ticket design elements should wrap around to back cover. wrap around to back cover. IFC.pdf 1 8/29/14 7:35 PM CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF RESHAPING CALIFORNIA C M Y CM MY gENERAl ENgiNEERiNg CY coNtRActoR SERVicES SiNcE 1914 CMY K Founder James Ghilotti had a personal philosophy that has served the company well to this day. “Do good work, be responsible, and take care of the community and the people who work for you.” Owners and managing partners Dick Ghilotti, Brian Ongaro, and Willie Ghilotti continue to live by the words of their grandfather and great grandfather. GCC has been recognized for its engineering expertise, dependability, community involvement and high quality projects that stand the test of time. The Ghilotti family will continue to live by their grandfather’s words as they plan for their second 100 years. GCC’s 100th anniversary is dedicated to the late Dino R. Ghilotti, son of Richard and Nancy Ghilotti. GCC’s expertise is seen throughout Northern California, from Sonoma Raceway to George Lucas’ Big Rock Ranch, the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, and the new Sutter Hospital in Santa Rosa. totAl SitE PREPARAtioN gRADiNg AND EXcAVAtiNg PAViNg • StoRm DRAiN wAtER AND SEwER liNES EQUiPmENt RENtAl • Soil StABiliZAtioN SitE AND StRUctURE coNcREtE UNDERgRoUND www.ghilotti.com CSLB #644515 gcc iS A PRo UD SPo NSoR o F thE mill VA llEY Film FEStiVAl TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME TO MVFF37 2 SUPPORT CFI 3-6 Sponsors 7 ¡Viva el Cine! 8-9 Thank You 10-11 Opening Night Films and Gala 12 Spotlight: Elle Fanning 13 Special Screening: Wayne Wang & CecIlia Chiang 14 Centerpiece: Black and White 15 Spotlight: Eddie Redmayne 16 Tribute: Chuck Workman 17 Closing Night Film and Party 18 Special Screening: Frank Whaley & Leighton Meester 19 Premieres | Focus | Film Categories 21 Metallica: MVFF Artists in Residence 22 Active Cinema 23 New Movies Lab 24 CFI Membership 26 A Musical Celebration of Jaco 27 3 Still Standing: On Stage 27 Robin Williams: A Celebration 32 CFI Education 33 Children’s FilmFest 34-36 Short Films 37-66 Films 70 Venues 71 Tickets | Festival Guidelines 72 Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back MVFF37 At-a-Glance - Removable Calendar MVFF.COM 1 SUPPORT CFI PPORT CFI“AFTER NOURISHMENT, SHELTER AND COMPANIONSHIP, STORIES ARE THE THING W E N E E D M O S T I N T H E W O R L D . ” - PHILIP PULLMAN The California Film Institute believes that stories have the power to inspire, educate and entertain. Each facet of the organization promotes storytelling through fi lm as a way to encourage dialogue and engagement in our community. We are committed to providing opportunities for audiences to become engaged and enlightened by the best in independent and international cinema. We mentor students as they learn to create and share their stories through the art of fi lmmaking. But we cannot do this without you. CFI relies on the generosity of its community. Over 50% of our revenue comes from people like you. Be a part of the story by supporting the 501(c)(3) non-profi t California Film Institute. supportcfi .org MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL 2 MVFF.COM SPONSORS THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES 2014 SPONSORS MAJOR SPONSORS CHRISTOPHER B. and JEANNIE MEG SMITH MAJOR FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS JENNIFER COSLETT MacCREADY GRUBER FAMILY FOUNDATION CHRISTINE ZECCA FOUNDATION GOVERNMENT SUPPORT MAJOR INDUSTRY SUPPORT COUNTY OF MARIN MVFF.COM 3 SPONSORS THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES 2014 SPONSORS SILVER CIRCLE SPONSORS FESTIVAL CIRCLE SPONSORS MAJOR MEDIA SPONSORS 4 MVFF.COM SPONSORS THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES 2014 SPONSORS SPECIAL SUPPORT HOTEL SPONSORS FESTIVAL EVENT SPONSORS Charge Across Town™ MOBILITY October 6 – 10, 2014 San Francisco · Palo Alto · Mill Valley MVFF.COM 5 SPONSORS THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES 2014 SPONSORS CREATIVE SPONSORS DAVID TANAKA GARY YOST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SPONSORS Premium Large Format Graphics PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS ICG MAGAZINE IN-KIND DONORS 40+ Lifestyle Showcase Fort Docs Pig In A Pickle According To Hoyle Fred Water POP Mama POP American Society Geoffrey & Janet Conley Post Street Occupational of The University Of Haifa The Grateful Dog, Medicine & Urgent Care Balboa Cafe Doggy Playcare & Wellness Center Ronna Perelson Bettina Hughes Johnny Doughnuts SAG-AFTRA San Francisco Big Jim’s BBQ Judy’s Breadsticks San Rafael Business Blink Inc Julie Walker Improvement District Bloomingayles Kate Kinney San Rafael Elks Lodge Book Passage Libby Ginsberg Seager Gray Gallery Bring That Beat Back Djs Lifefactory Theresa & Johnny’s Buzz Photo Booth LUNAFEST Three Legged Pig Design Carribean Spices Marin French Cheese Company Triad Of Health Family The Crackerjack Djs Marin Symphony Healing Center Crate and Barrel Mill Valley Car Wash V2 Wine Group CreatorUp Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival Veggie Grill Delicious! Catering Mill Valley Flowers West End Cafe Fiske Smith Movibeta The Wine Foundry Fiorello’s Artisan Gelato Nothing Bundt Cakes Yet Wah 6 MVFF.COM FOCUS ¡ VIVA EL CINE! The Festival’s exploration of current Latin-American and Spanish-language cinema includes inspiring doc- umentaries, genre-defying narratives, and exuberant animation. ¡Viva el Cine! also features a particular fo- CUS cus on music: from female musicians offering a fresh take on traditional mariachi music in Que Caramba Es la Vida, to modern rock stars with a fl amenco twist O Rodrigo y Gabriela in For Those About to Rock, to Spain’s most devoted Beatles fan in 1960s-set Living F Is Easy with Eyes Closed. Celebrating universal stories through Latino and Hispanic cultures from around the FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK world, este es el cine moderno. La exploración del Festival del cine español y latino Americano corriente alcanza a incluir documentales inspiradores, narrativos que desafían género y anima- ciones exuberantes. ¡Viva el Cine! también ofrece un enfoque particular en la música: de músicas femeninas ofreciendo una fresca interpretación de la música ma- riachi en Qué Caramba Es la Vida a los estrellas del roc modernos con sabor de fl amenco Rodrigo y Gabri- ela en For Those About to Rock, hasta el más devoto afi cionado español de los Beatles puesto en los ‘60s Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed. Celebrando narrativas universales a través de las culturas latinas e hispanas de NATURAL SCIENCES alrededor del mundo, este es el cine moderno. 5@5 LA PISTOLA Y EL CORAZÓN (various) 10,000 KM (LONG DISTANCE) (Spain) THE BOY AND THE WORLD (Brazil) FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (Mexico) LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSED (Spain) NATURAL SCIENCES (Argentina) QUE CARAMBA ES LA VIDA (Germany/Mexico) STOCKHOLM (Spain) LA TIRISIA (Mexico) A WOLF AT THE DOOR (Brazil) QUE CARAMBA ES LA VIDA S PECIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation THE BOY AND THE WORLD MVFF.COM 7 THANK YOU “THE WORLD IS SHAPED BY TWO THINGS... STORIES TOLD AND THE MEMORIES THEY LEAVE BEHIND.” - VERA NAZARIAN THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE... SHARING STORIES AND MAKING MEMORIES FOR 37 YEARS. LEADERSHIP CIRCLE SILVER CIRCLE Christopher B. and Jeannie Meg Smith Craves Family Foundation Jennifer Coslett MacCready Gertrud Parker INVESTOR CIRCLE BRONZE CIRCLE Drusie and Jim Davis, Liz Hume and Jay Jacobs Mark and Dorian Polite Drusie Davis Family Fund Gruber Family Foundation Michael and Susan Schwartz Fund FAST PASS | CFI Anonymous PLATINUM CIRCLE The Allen Family Fund Beverly Butler Jim Boyce Trust and Kris Otis Alice Corning Ken and Jackie Broad Family Fund Sharon A. Fox Margaret E. Haas Katz Family Foundation The Jay Pritzker Foundation Daniel Kenyon Eric Schwartz, EAS Fund and Michelle Marchetta Kenyon Lois and Mel Tukman Caroline Labé Christine Zecca Foundation Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation GOLD CIRCLE Karen and Gregg Lund Maggie O’Donnell Floum Alex and Elizabeth Aal Lynne Hale Jessica and Tommy Igoe Stephen and Mary Mizroch Andree and John Jansheski Nancy and Rich Robbins Saul Zaentz Trust 8 MVFF.COM THANK YOU FAST PASS | MVFF Brian and Nina Arellanes Don and Donna Kelleher Jill Benioff and Alex Petrov Amy Keroes and Jeff Fisher Kamala Geroux-Berry and David Berry Roxanne Klein John Brennan and Stephanie McKown Ellen Krantz Weiss Inez Brooks-Myers The KT Fund Marc and Robin Bussin K.C. and Steve Lauck Joe and Sue Carlomagno Cathie Lee Nancy and Gary Carlston Cindy and John McCauley Mark Cavagnero Catherine and Ted McKown Brian and Marie Collins Kevin and Rosemary McNeely Joel and Justine Coopersmith Kenneth and Vera Meislin Suzette deVogelaere Monahan Parker, Inc. Stephanie DiMarco Linda Morgan Gail and Doug Dolton Russell and Suki Munsell Joanne Dunn Cathy and Robert Nourafshan Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein Gordon Radley Julie Erickson and Art Rothstein Heidi Richardson and Michael Dyett Dennis P. Fisco and Pamela Polite Fisco Carolyn Cavalier Rosenberg, Lorrie and Mark Fishkin Sanford Rosenberg, and Catherine and Peter Flaxman Media Research Associates Janet Fox Karen and Harry Rosenbluth Leonard and Chandra Gordon Sue Schoenthaler Kenneth and Joan Gosliner Jack and Judy Sherman Lisa Graeber Susan and Joel Sklar Mera Granberg Vickie Soulier Carmine and Wendy Guerro Jann Stanley The Larry and Carie Haimovitch Elliott and Shayna Stein Charitable Fund Marjorie Swig Ann-Eve Hazen Family Fund Patricia Tanoury Susan and Richard Idell Lucinda Watson and Ted Bell Willa Jefferson-Stokes Zach and Marlies Zeisler 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! MVFF.COM 9 OPENING NIGHT Welcome to the 37th Mill Valley Film Festival.