BLACKBIRD

US PREMIERE

EXPECTED GUEST: ROGER MICHELL

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With unvarnished clarity, unflinching courage, and delicate grace, versatile British director Roger Michell (Tea with the Dames, Le Week-End, MVFF 2013) sensitively examines the complex strands of parental, sibling, and other intimate relationships as three generations of an American family gather over the course of a weekend to bid farewell to their matriarch Lily (Susan Sarandon), who has chosen to take control over her final moments before end-stage ALS robs her of that dignity. Lily uses her indomitable will and her wicked sense of humor to counter the physical pain, but the idyllic weekend she envisioned is quickly sabotaged by her sparring adult daughters (Kate Winslet and Mia Wasikowska) who cast last minute doubts about her end-of-life decision.US PREMIERE. UK 2019, 138 min Director Roger Michell

SATURDAY,  OCT. 12
4:30pm  |  CinéArts Sequoia

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OUTDOR ART CLUB, Mill Valley

Program & Reception: $30 CFI members | $35 general
Program Only: $20 CFI members | $25 general

Tickets on sale Sept. 8 to CFI members, Sept. 14 to general public

Regular Screening: Sunday, Oct 13 • 11:15am | CinéArts Sequoia

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