MVFF39 GUESTS

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FILM TITLE | EVENTDATE | TIME | VENUEGUESTS
2OTH CENTURY WOMEN | CENTERPIECE SPOTLIGHTThursday, Oct. 13 – 7:00pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterMike Mills (director), Annette Bening (actor), Lucas Jade Zumann (actor)
24 WEEKSSunday, Oct. 16 – 2:00pm @ CinéArts SequoiaBjarne Maedel (Actor)
A LATE STYLE OF FIRE: LARRY LEVIS, AMERICAN POETSaturday, Oct. 15 – 8:00pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Sunday, Oct. 16 – 11:15am @ Smith Rafael Film Center
Michele Poulos (director), Sam Beam (of Iron & Wine, composer), Kim Black (guest), Gregory Donovan (producer)
AMERICAN PASTORAL | SPOTLIGHT ON EWAN MCGREGORSunday, Oct. 9 – 7:00pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterEwan McGregor (director)
AQUARIUSFriday, Oct. 14 – 8:45pm @ Lark Theater | Sunday, Oct. 16 – 5:00pm @ Century Larkspur
THE ARCHERSaturday, Oct. 15 – 2:00pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterValerie Weiss (Director)
THE ARCHITECTThursday, Oct. 13 – 7:00pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Friday, Oct. 14 – 2:30pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterJonathan Parker (Director), Catherine Di Napoli (Producer), Svetlana Cvetko (DP), David Scott Smith (Editor), Deborah Parker (Producer)
ARRIVALThursday, Oct. 6 – 7:00pm @ Century Cinema Corte MaderaAmy Adams
BADEN BADENSunday, Oct 9 – 8:30 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Monday, Oct 10 – 2:00 pm – Smith Rafael Film Center | Tuesday, Oct 11 – 12:00 pm – Smith Rafael Film CenteerRachel Lang: Director and Writer
THE BALLAD OF FRED HERSCHTuesday, Oct. 11 – 8:00pm @ Lark Theater | Wednesday, Oct. 12 – 6:00pm @ CinéArts SequoiaCarrie Lozano (Director), Jon Logan (Guest)
BANG! THE BERT BERNS STORYBob Sarles (Director), Brett Berns (Director)
BENCH CINEMAMonday, Oct 10 – 11:00 am – CinéArts Sequoia |
Wednesday, Oct 12 – 5:30 pm – Lark Theater
Mohammad Rahmanian (Director); Mohiuddin Sanei; Afsaneh Hassanraeissi
BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGSSaturday, Oct 8 -2:30 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center |
Monday, Oct 10 -2:00 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia
Garrett Zevgetis (director, Oct 10 screening ONLY), Ariana Garfinkel (producer), Michelle Smith (subject)
BLEED FOR THIS | SPOTLIGHT ON AARON ECKHARTSaturday, Oct. 15 – 7:30pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterAaron Eckhart (actor)
BURDENMonday, Oct 10 -1:00pm @ Lark TheatreRich Dewey (director)
CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITERFriday, Oct 7 – 3:00 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Monday, Oct 10 – 8:00 pm – Smith Rafael Film CenterDoug Nichol (director, Bay Area local)
CERTAIN WOMENSaturday, Oct. 8 – 2:15pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterKelly Reichardt (Director)
CHRISTINESaturday, Oct. 15 – 8:00 pm @ Century LarkspurCraig Shilowich (Writer)
CIRCUS KIDSunday, Oct. 9 – 8:00 pm @ Lark Theater | Monday, Oct. 10 – 5:45 pm @ Century Larkspur | Tuesday, Oct. 11 – 10:00 am @ Smith Rafael Film CenterLorenzo Pisoni (director)
COMPANY TOWNSunday, Oct. 9 – 2:00 pm @ Sequoia |
Saturday, Oct. 15 – 12:00 pm @ Century Larkspur
Deborah Kaufman + Alan Snitow (co-directors)
CONFESSIONSFriday, Oct 14 – 8:30 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Saturday, Oct 15 – 1:45 pm – CinéArts Sequoia Connie Nielsen (Actress)
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST | TRIBUTE TO JULIE DASHFriday, Oct. 14 – 7:30pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterJulie Dash: Director
DEATH BY DESIGNTuesday, Oct 11 -6:15 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterSue Williams (director, October 11 screening only)
DEVIL’S BRIDETuesday, Oct 11 – 3:30 pm – Smith Rafael Film Center | Wednesday, Oct 12 – 9:15 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterSaara Cantell (Director and Writer), Elin Petersdottir (Actress)
DIANI AND DEVINE MEET THE APOCALYPSESaturday, Oct. 15 – 5:30 @ Lark Theater | Sunday, Oct. 16 – 11:15am @ CinéArts SequoiaGabriel Diani (Director)
DO NOT RESIST– Tentative skype only –
Sunday, Oct 9 – 3:45 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Wednesday, Oct 12 – 2:15 pm – CinéArts Sequoia
Craig Atkinson, Director
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS
EGON SCHEILE – DEATH AND THE MAIDENSaturday, Oct 15 – 4:00 pm @ Century Larkspur | Sunday, Oct 16 – 8:15 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center
FINDING OSCARSunday, Oct. 9 – 3:00pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center Ryan Suffern, Director; Alex Bowen, Researcher /Director’s Assistant
FIRE AT SEAFriday, Oct 14 – 8:30 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Saturday, Oct 15 – 5:00 pm-Century LarkspurGianfranco Rosi (director)
GIRL FLUThursday, Oct. 7 – 6:30pm @ Lark Theater (Dorie only) | Monday, Oct. 10 – 11:00am @ Smith Rafael Film Center (Dorie & Jade) | Tuesday, Oct. 11 – 4:45 @ Lark Theater (with Katee Sackhoff)
Dorie Barton (Director), Jade Pettyjohn (Talent), Katee Sackhoff (talent); David Wilson (Producer)
GREEN IS GOLDSaturday, Oct. 8 – 3:45pm @ CinéArts SequoiaRyon Baxter (Director, Talent), Anthony Burns (Producer), Jimmy Baxter (Talent), Mike Revolvacke (DP), Justin Potter (DP), Carol Everest (Talent), Shelly Mitchell (Talent), Michael James (Talent)
THE GROOVE IS NOT TRIVIALSunday, Oct. 9 – 5:45pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Monday, Oct. 10 – 6:15pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterTommie Dell Smith (Director), Elizabeth Finlayson (Editor)
HI DE HO SHOWSaturday, Oct. 8 – 9:30pm @ CinéArts Sequoia |
Saturday, Oct. 15 – 8:30pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center
John Goddard (Director)
ICAROS: A VISIONSaturday, Oct 8 – 8:00 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Sunday, Oct 9 – 2:00 pm @ Lark TheaterMatteo Norzi (Co-Director)
IN DUBIOUS BATTLESunday, Oct. 9 – 5:00pm @ CinéArts SequoiaJames Franco (Director, Actor)
IQALUITTuesday, Oct 11 – 5:00 pm @ Lark Theater | Wednesday, Oct 12 – 3:30 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterBenoit Pilon (Director and Writer)
JEREMIAH TOWER: THE LAST MAGNIFICENTSunday, Oct 9 – 8:15 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia Lydia Tenaglia (director) and Jeremiah Tower (film subject)
KATIE SAYS GOODBYESaturday, Oct. 7 – 7:00pm @ CinéArts SequoiaWayne Roberts (Director)
KEPLER’S DREAMFriday, Oct. 7 – 6:30pm @ Lark Theater (all) | Thursday,, Oct. 13 – 3:00pm @ Lark Theater (Amy & Sedge) | Saturday, Oct. 15 – 11:00am @ CinéArts Sequoia (Amy & Sedge)Amy Glazer (Director), Sedge Thomson (Producer), Isabella Blake-Thomas (Talent)
LA LA LANDThursday, Oct. 6 7:00pm & 7:15pm @ CinéArts SequoiaDamien Chazelle (director), Emma Stone (actor), Justin Hurwitz (composer)
LAMBSaturday, Oct 8- 5:15 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Tuesday, Oct 11 – 3:00 pm @ Rafael Film CenterYared Zeleke (Director and Writer)
LAND LEGSTuesday, Oct 11 – 3:15 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Thursday, Oct 13 – 2:15 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterDominique Leborne (Actor), Matteo Leborne (Actor)
LION | TRIBUTE TO NICOLE KIDMANSunday, Oct. 9 – 3:00 @ Century Cinema Corte MaderaNicole Kidman (Actress)
THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTISWednesday, Oct 12 – 8:15 pm @ Lark Theater | Friday, Oct 14 – 11:45 am @ Smith Rafael Film CenterDiego Velazquez (Actor)
LOST IN PARISThursday, Oct 13 – 8:00 pm @ Century Larkspur | Friday, Oct 14 – 6:15 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia
LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATERSaturday, Oct 15 – 2:00 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Sunday, Oct 16 – 8:00 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterEmily Harris (Co-Director)
LOVE TWICEThursday, Oct. 6 – 7:15pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterRob Nilsson (Director), John Cale (Talent), Carl Lumby (Talent)
LOVINGLIVE Q&A:
Sunday, Oct. 16 – 5:00pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center (1)
SIMULCAST Q&A:
Sunday, Oct. 16 – 5:00pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center (2 and 3)
Jeff Nichols (director), Ruth Negga (actor), Joel Edgerton (actor)
LUPE UNDER THE SUNThursday, Oct 13 – 6:00 pm @ Lark Theater | Saturday, Oct 15 – 5:45 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterRodrigo Reyes (Director and Writer), Daniel Muratalla (Actor), Ana Muraalla (Actress)
A MAN CALLED OVEMonday, Oct 10 – 8:15 pm @ Century Larkspur
MIFUNE: THE LAST SAMURAIFriday, Oct 14- 6:15PM @ Lark Theater | Sunday, Oct 16- 2:15PM @ Century LarkspurSteven Okazaki (director)
MOM AND OTHER LOONIES IN THE FAMILYSaturday, Oct 15- 6:00 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Sunday, Oct 16- 1:45 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia Ibolya Fekete (Director and Writer)
MONDAY NIGHTS AT SEVENSaturday, Oct. 8 – 6:45pm @ CinéArts SequoiaMarty Sader (Director), Laura Keys (Producer), Edward James Olmos (Talent), Vanessa Cure (Talent), Kalea Skelton (Talent)
A MONSTER CALLSMonday, Oct. 10 – 7:30pm @ CinéArts SequoiaJ.A Bayona (Director), Guest (TBD)
MOONLIGHTBarry Jenkins (Director)
MUM IS WRONGFriday, Oct 14- 3:15 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Saturday, Oct 15 – 10:45 am @ Smith Rafael Film CenterMarc Fitoussi (Director)
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE BRAIN: THE LIFE AND SCIENCE OF DR. MARIAN DIAMONDThursday, Oct 13- 6:30pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Friday Oct 14- 10:00am @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Saturday, Oct 15- 11:15am @ CinéArts Sequoia Catherine Ryan & Gary Weimberg (directors)
THE LAST DALAI LAMA?Saturday, Oct 8 – 11:30 am @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Sunday, Oct 9 – 5:00 pm @ Lark TheaterMickey Lemle (director)
NERUDA | SPOTLIGHT ON GAEL GARCIA BERNALMonday, Oct. 10 – 7:00pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterGael Garcia Bernal (Actor)
THE NINEKaty Grannan (director), Marc Smolowitz (producer), John McNeil (executive producer) and Nils Peyron (executive producer)
OCCUPY, TEXASThursday, Oct. 13 – 8:30pm @ Lark Theater | Friday, Oct. 14 – 6:30pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterJeff Barry (Director), Gene Gallerano (Actor, Writer)
PAINT IT BLACKFriday, Oct. 7 – 8:45pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Saturday, Oct. 15 – 8:15pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterAmber Tamblyn (Director)
PARIS CAN WAITSaturday, Oct. 15 – 1:45pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterEleanor Coppola (Director)
THE RENDEZVOUSSaturday, Oct. 8 – 4:14 @ CinéArts SequoiaAmin Matalqa (Director), Reza Jaffrey (Talent), Meg Cionni (Talent), Dan Halsted (Producer), Tricia Gibbs (Producer), Amanda Rohlke (Executive Producer), Austin Wintory (Music), Sasha Bell (Editor), Terrel Seltzer (Writer)
ROLLING PAPERSSaturday, Oct 8- 12:30 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Monday, Oct 10- 2:15 pm @ CinéArts SequoiaMitch Dickman (director) + Ricardo Baca (Denver Post marijuana editor, subject of film)
THE SALESMANSunday, Oct 7 – 7:30 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterAsghar Farhadi (Director)
A SERIOUS GAMESunday, Oct 7 – 7:30 pm @ Rafael Film CenterKarin Franz Korlof (Actress)
SHE STARTED ITSaturday, Oct 8- 1:30 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia – All guests in atttendance | Sunday, Oct 9- 12:00 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Wednesday, Oct 12- 10:00 am @ Smith Rafael Film CenterNora Poggi & Insiyah Saeed (directors), Film Subjects: Thuy Truong, Co-Founder, GreenGar & Tappy; Stacey Ferreira, Co-Founder, MySocialCloud & Forge; Sheena Allen, Founder, SheenaAllenApps; Brienne Ghafourifar, Co-Founder, Entefy
A SONG FOR YOU: THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS STORYFriday, Oct. 7 – 6:15pm @ CinéArts SequoiaHillary Pierce (Producer)
SOLOFriday, Oct 7 – 4:45 pm @ Rafael Film Center | Friday, Oct 14 – 6:15 pm @ Century Larkspur
THEATER OF LIFEMonday, Oct 10 – 4:45 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Tuesday, Oct 11 – 12:15 pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Wednesday, Oct 12 – 3:30 pm @ Smith Rafael Film CenterPeter Svatek (director)
TOWERSaturday, Oct 8- 4:45PM @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Sunday, Oct 9- 6:15PM @ Smith Rafael Film CenterHillary Pierce (Producer)
UNLEASHEDWednesday, Oct. 12 – 7:00pm @ CinéArts Sequoia | Thursday, Oct. 13 – 1:00pm @ CinéArts SequoiaFinn Taylor (Director), Susan Johnson (Producer), Kate Muccuci (Talent)
VISITOR’S DAYThursday, Oct 13 – 10:00 am @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Friday, Oct 14 – 5:45 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Sunday, Oct 16 – 1:30 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center Nicole Opper (director, Bay Area Filmmaker)
WELCOME TO NORWAYWednesday, Oct 12 – 6:00 pm @ Century Larkspur | Wednesday, Oct 12 – 6:00 pm @ Century Larkspur
WHAT’S IN THE DARKNESSSaturday, Oct 15 – 12:15 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Sunday, Oct 16 – 2:00 pm @ Century LarkspurDu Jianhua (Producer)
YASUNI MANFriday, Oct 7 – 3:00 pm @ Rafael Film Center | Sunday, Oct 16 – 11:00 am @ Century LarkspurRyan Patrick Killackey (director)
YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MEFriday, Oct 7 – 8:45 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Saturday, Oct 8 – 6:30 pm @ Lark TheaterKatina Medina Mora (Director)
YOU’RE KILLING ME, SUSANAFriday, Oct 7 – 6:00 pm @ Smith Rafael Film Center | Saturday, Oct 8 – 9:15 pm @ Lark TheaterRoberto Sneider (Director), Samuel Douek (Distributor)