THANK YOU, MVFF48 PHOTOGRAPHERS

OPENING NIGHT RED CARPET + VIP RECEPTION

MVFF48 Opening Night VIP Reception | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

OPENING NIGHT 
HAMNET

MVFF48 Opening Night screening of HAMNET at the Sequoia Cinema with Jessie Buckley and Chloé Zhao | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

OPENING NIGHT GALA
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MVFF48 Opening Night Gala | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

CENTERPIECE
METALLICA SAVED MY LIFE

MVFF48 CENTERPIECE • METALLICA SAVED MY LIFE with Director Jonas Åkerlund and Lars Ulrich | Photo © Bill Sumits

CLOSING NIGHT 
RENTAL FAMILY

Writer and Director HIKARI attends her closing night feature film “Rental Family” at the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Outdoor Art Club on October 12, 2025 in Mill Valley, California. Photo: Picture Happy/imageSPACE for CAFILM

CLOSING NIGHT PARTY
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MVFF48 Closing Night Party | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

TRIBUTE
SPIKE LEE

MVFF48 TRIBUTE TO SPIKE LEE with Spike Lee and Delroy Lindo | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

TRIBUTE
JAFAR PANAHI • IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Tribute to Jafar Panahi • IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT with Producer Phillipe Martin | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
JESSIE BUCKLEY • HAMNET

Spotlight on Jessie Buckley • HAMNET | Jessie Buckley and Chloé Zhao | Photo © Bill Sumits

SPOTLIGHT
ROSE BYRNE • IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

MVFF48 SPOTLIGHT ON ROSE BYRNE • IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
ZOEY DEUTCH • NOUVELLE VAGUE

Spotlight on Zoey Deutch • NOUVELLE VAGUE | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
JOEL EDGERTON • TRAIN DREAMS

Spotlight on Joel Edgerton • TRAIN DREAMS with Joel Edgerton and Director Clint Bentley | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
TONATIUH • KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Spotlight on Tonatiuh • KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN with Director Bill Condon | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

SPOTLIGHT
EVA VICTOR

Spotlight on Eva Victor • Mind the Gap Award | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

MASTERCLASS
JON M. CHU

JON M. CHU MASTERCLASS at MVFF48 | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

CELEBRATING TEN YEARS
MIND THE GAP

Celebrating 10 Years of MIND THE GAP: EXPANDING THE FRAME | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

CELEBRATING
¡VIVA EL CINE!

Celebrating ¡VIVA EL CINE! at MVFF48 | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

MVFF EDUCATION

MVFF Education screening of AKIKO, THE FLYING MONKEY with Director Veit Helmer | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

OUT & ABOUT AT MVFF48

Out & About at MVFF48 | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

MVFF48 WINDOW DISPLAY CONTEST

Revery Salon• ‘Never Underestimate the Importance of Accessorizing’ Award • MVFF48 Window Display Contest | Photo © Vita Hewitt

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION

MVFF48 screening of THE ALABAMA SOLUTION with Co-Directors Charlotte Kaufman and Andrew Jarecki | Photo © George Lazarus

ANDRE IS AN IDIOT

MVFF48 screening of ANDRE IS AN IDIOT with Director Tony Benna, Editor Prav Potu and Producers Stelio Kitrilakais and Lee Einhorn | Photo © wejjr

ARREST THE MIDWIFE

MVFF48 screening of ARREST THE MIDWIFE with Director Elaine Epstein | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

BROTHER VERSES BROTHER

BROTHER VERSES BROTHER with Ari Gold (Director, Producer, Writer, Actor) and Ethan Gold (Composer, Songwriter, Actor, Screenwriter) | Photo © Kirke Wrench

CHARLIEBIRD

Libby Ewing, Shaki Alliu, Samantha Smart, and Maria Peyramaure attend the screening of “Charliebird” during the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center on October 04, 2025 in San Rafael, California. Photo: Picture Happy Photos/imageSPACE for CAFILM

CHILDREN IN THE FIRE

North American premiere of CHILDREN IN THE FIRE with Director Evgeny Afineevsky and Producer Kevin Goetz | Photo © wejjr

CONFIDANTE

US Premiere screening of CONFIDANTE with directors Çağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti | Photo © Bill Sumits

DIAMOND DIPLOMACY

World Premiere of DIAMOND DIPLOMACY with Director Yuriko Gamo Romer, Producers Marc Smolowitz, Steven Okazaki and Loi Ameera Almeron and Film Subject Masanori Murakami | Photo © wejjr

EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU ABOUT MONEY

US Premiere of EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU ABOUT MONEY with Writer/Director Ben McKenzie and Film Subject Morena Baccarin | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

EVERYWHERE MAN: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF PETER ASHER

MVFF48 screening of EVERYWHERE MAN: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF PETER ASHER with Co-Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfyne | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

FOREVER YOUNG

FOREVER YOUNG

HOLA FRIDA

MVFF48 screening of HOLA FRIDA followed by a special Family Arts Event | Photo © wejjr

LEFT-HANDED GIRL

West Coast Premiere screening of LEFT-HANDED GIRL with director Shih-Ching Tsou | Photo © Bill Summits

LOVE+WAR

MVFF48 screening of LOVE+WAR with Director of Photography Thorsten Thielow | Photo © wejjr

MAMA

US Premiere of MAMA with Director Or Sinai | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

THE MESSAGE

US Premiere of THE MESSAGE with Director Iván Fund | Photo © CAFILM Staff

MY FATHER’S SHADOW

MVFF48 screening of MY FATHER’S SHADOW with Actor Sope Dirisu | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO

Director Diego Cespedes from the movie “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” at the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center on October 7, 2025 in San Rafael, California | Photo © Picture Happy Photos • imageSPACE

THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR

MVFF48 screening of THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR with Director Geeta Gandbhir and Producers Alisa Payne and Nikon Kwantu | Photo © George Lazarus

THE RAMBA EFFECT

MVFF48 screening of THE RAMBA EFFECT with Director/Producer Claire Sandberg | Photo © Kirke Wrench

RUNA SIMI

MVFF48 screening of RUNA SIMI with Producer Paloma Iturriaga | Photo © wejjr

THE SCOUT

MVFF48 screening of THE SCOUT with Writer, Director and Producer Paula Gonzalez Nasser and Sound Designer Lily Cunningham Perini | Photo © Kirke Wrench

SIRĀT

West Coast Premiere of SIRĀT with Director Oliver Laxe | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

STATE OF FIRSTS

MVFF48 screening of STATE OF FIRSTS with Director Chase Joynt | Photo © Kirk Wrench

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE with Director Tia Lessin and Producer Karen Ranucci | Photo © Kirke Wrench

STEVE SCHAPIRO: BEING EVERYWHERE

MVFF48 screening of STEVE SCHAPIRO: BEING EVERYWHERE with Director Maura Smith | Photo © Allison Levenson Photography

VALENTINA

World Premiere of VALENTINA with Director Tatti Ribeiro, Executive Producer Jessica Alba and Actress Keyla Monterroso Mejia | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

YANUNI

MVFF48 screening of YANUNI with Director Richard Ladkani and Film Subjects Juma Xipaia and Hugo Loss | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

SHORT:
BIG ROCK BURNING

MVFF48 screening of BIG ROCK BURNING with Director David Goldblum and Producer Julie Benello | Photo © Allison Levenson Photography

SHORTS:
LIFE’S LIKE POETRY

MVFF48 Shorts Program LIFE’S LIKE POETRY • BAMAKO CHIC: Maureen Gosling, Maxine Downs; SALVALTION MOUNTAIN | MOTORCYCLE MOMENT: Harrod Blank; PRIDE OF THE GOBI: Will Parrinello; TRIPAWDS: Jay Rosenblatt, Stephanie Rapp; NAJAJO NATION: RECLAIMING THE PLATE: Cassandra Jabola | Photo © wejjr

SHORTS:
WILDFLOWERS

SHORTS: WILDFLOWERS with: MY NEIGHBOR’S YARD: Kara Grace Miller, Rory Stevenson; PINE CONES ON DIVISADERO: Sylvie Lee; LEAVING THE POINT: Michael Fearon, Nadia Gill, Dom Gill; THE LONG LABOR: Consuelo Alba, Eugenia Renteria, Brenda Avila | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography