
SANTOS + FRIENDS
Sweetwater Music Hall Oct 8 MVFF MUSIC
After the screening of his documentary Santos—Skin to Skin, percussionist, bandleader, Grammy nominee, and Mission District icon John Santos performs with his extraordinary sextet, bringing their mastery to the Sweetwater Music Hall. Come…


MIND THE GAP: DIRECTORS’ FORUM
mvff 2022 Sweetwater Music Hall Oct 8 BEHIND THE SCREENS Mind the Gap, Panel
Telling stories, mining for truths both big and small: With approaches both fictional and non-fictional, these directors all delve into their subjects with impressive creativity and thought. Join us in person for this keystone Mind the Gap…


WHINA
New Zealand TRAILBLAZERS Lark Theater, Rafael 2 Oct 14, Oct 8 WORLD CINEMA Mind the Gap FilmTRAILBLAZERS | MIND THE GAP | WORLD
New Zealand 2021, 112 min, Directors: James Napier Robertson, Paula Whetu Jones
This inspirational film reveals the extraordinary life of New Zealand’s Dame Whina Cooper, a courageous Māori woman whose…



TOWN DESTROYER
mvff 2022 United States Rafael 3, Roxie Theater, Sequoia 2, Virtual Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 6, Oct 8 DOCS Mind the Gap FilmMIND THE GAP | DOCS
US 2022, 55 min, Director: Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman
Is art’s role to provoke or placate? What happens when it no longer reflects current societal views? These questions and many more were the subject of hot debate…


THE YOUNG VOTE
mvff 2022 United States TRAILBLAZERS BAMPFA, Sequoia 2, Virtual Oct 10, Oct 6, Oct 8, Oct 9 DOCS Active Cinema, Mind the Gap FilmTRAILBLAZERS | ACTIVE CINEMA | MIND THE GAP | DOCS
US 2022, 67 min, Director: Diane Robinson
As the United States teeters toward theocracy, it is painfully clear that the stakes in the upcoming midterm elections are nothing short of the life,…