TRAILBLAZERS – Mill Valley Film Festival

THE YOUNG VOTE

TRAILBLAZERS | 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,…

WHINA

New Zealand TRAILBLAZERS Lark Theater, Rafael 2 Oct 14, Oct 8 WORLD CINEMA Mind the Gap Film

TRAILBLAZERS | 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…

WE DREAM OF ROBOTS (SOÑAR ROBOTS)

mvff 2022 Uruguay TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 2, Rafael 3, Virtual Oct 10, Oct 6, Oct 9 FAMILY FILMS Viva el Cine Film

TRAILBLAZERS | ¡VIVA EL CINE! | FAMILY Uruguay 2021, 84 min, Pablo Casacuberta A determined group of teenagers from the Uruguayan countryside tackles math, science, and the physics of friendship as they conquer the world of robotics. We Dream…

SOPHIA

United States TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 1, Rafael 2 Oct 14, Oct 15 DOCS Mind the Gap Film

TRAILBLAZERS | MIND THE GAP | DOC US 2022, 89 min, Director: Crystal Moselle, Jon Kasbe An exploration of brilliance and frailty in the pursuit of artistic perfection, Crystal Moselle and Jon Kasbe’s documentary follows ingenious but unsettled…

SANTOS—SKIN TO SKIN

mvff 2022 United States TRAILBLAZERS BAMPFA, Roxie Theater, Sequoia 2, Virtual Oct 14, Oct 16, Oct 6, Oct 8 DOCS Mind the Gap, Viva el Cine Film

TRAILBLAZERS | MIND THE GAP | ¡VIVA EL CINE! | DOCS US 2022, 75 min, Director: Kathryn Golden Bay Area music legend and activist John Santos takes center stage in this documentary thrumming with rhythm, passion, and cultural reflection. Known…

RODEO

France TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 2, Sequoia 1 Oct 10, Oct 9 WORLD CINEMA Mind the Gap Film

TRAILBLAZERS | MIND THE GAP | WORLD France 2022, 105 min, Director: Lola Quivoron Lola Quivoron kicks up major cinematic dust with her riveting feature debut. Julia, a young woman in love with motorbikes and addicted to speed and dangerous…

HOLY SPIDER (عنكبوت مقدس)

Denmark TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 1 Oct 11 WORLD CINEMA Film

TRAILBLAZERS | WORLD Denmark 2022, 106 min, Director: Ali Abbasi Filmmaker Ali Abbasi follows up his acclaimed 2018 fantasy romantic drama Border (MVFF41) with a tense and unapologetically feminist procedural based on actual events. Zar Amir…

FANTASTIC NEGRITO: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?

mvff 2022 United States TRAILBLAZERS BAMPFA, Lark Theater, Virtual Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 6 DOCS Film

TRAILBLAZERS | DOCS US 2022, 93 min, Director: Yvan Iturriaga, Francisco Núñez Capriles This locally made doc packs a lot of life into 90 minutes — specifically, the super-sized life of Xavier Dephrepaulezz, better known as Grammy-winning…

CHILE 1976

Argentina, Chile, Qatar TRAILBLAZERS Rafael 2, Rafael 3 Oct 13, Oct 8 WORLD CINEMA Mind the Gap, Viva el Cine Film

TRAILBLAZERS | ¡VIVA EL CINE! | MIND THE GAP | WORLD Chile, Argentina, Qatar 2022, 95 min, Director: Manuela Martelli Manuela Martelli’s debut feature is the poignant story of a wealthy, upper-middle-class housewife suddenly shaken into…

CALL JANE

mvff 2022 United States TRAILBLAZERS Lark Theater, Rafael 1 Oct 8, Oct 9 US CINEMA Mind the Gap Film

TRAILBLAZERS | US CINEMA US 2022, 121 min, Director: Phyllis Nagy When Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a contented suburban housewife, has need for an abortion, she finds herself trapped by a medical establishment indifferent to her survival — until…