BIG NIGHTS – Mill Valley Film Festival

WOMEN TALKING

mvff 2022 United States Rafael 1 Oct 11, Oct 9 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMA Mind the Gap

SPOTLIGHT | MIND THE GAP ENSEMBLE AWARD MIND THE GAP | US CINEMA US 2022, 104 min, Director: Sarah Polley Powerful, committed performances by an extraordinary ensemble—including Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy,…

WHITE NOISE

mvff 2022 United States GROW Rafael 1, Rafael 2 Oct 15 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMA

SPOTLIGHT ON NOAH BAUMBACH SCREENING + PRESENTATION OF THE MVFF AWARD FOR SCREENWRITING GROW | US CINEMA US 2022, 136 min, Director: Noah Baumbach Writer-director-producer Noah Baumbach dazzles in his first film since his acclaimed Marriage…

THE WHALE

mvff 2022 United States SPIRIT Sequoia 1, Sequoia 2 Oct 13 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMA

TRIBUTE TO BRENDAN FRASER SPIRIT | US CINEMA US 2022, 117 min, Director: Darren Aronofsky Hinging on a career-defining performance from Brendan Fraser, The Whale is an emotionally resonant tour de force, by turns funny and devastating. Fraser…

TILL

mvff 2022 United States Sequoia 1, Sequoia 2 Oct 11 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMA Mind the Gap

CENTERPIECEMIND THE GAP AWARD • CREATIVITY & TRUTH MIND THE GAP | US CINEMA US 2022, 130 min, Director: Chinonye Chukwu Visually striking and moving, Till centers the story of Emmett Till through the experience of his mother, Mamie…

NANNY

mvff 2022 United States Roxie Theater, Sequoia 1 Oct 15, Oct 16 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMA Mind the Gap Film

SPOTLIGHT ON NIKYATU JUSU MIND THE GAP | US CINEMA US 2022, 97 min, Director: Nikyatu Jusu Nikyatu Jusu’s evocative debut feature is an immersive encounter with the duality of the immigrant experience. Anna Diop plays Aisha, a recent…

GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

mvff 2022 Rafael 1, Rafael 2, Rafael 3, Sequoia 1, Sequoia 2 Oct 6 BIG NIGHTS Opening Night

OPENING NIGHT US CINEMA US 2022, 139 min, Director: Rian Johnson Let’s just say that Rian Johnson has outdone himself in his wonderful new Knives Out (MVFF42) romp, bringing together a to-die-for ensemble of actors who portray…

BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS

mvff 2022 Mexico Rafael 1 Oct 14 BIG NIGHTS, WORLD CINEMA Viva el Cine

SPOTLIGHT ON DANIEL GIMÉNEZ CACHO SCREENING + PRESENTATION OF THE MVFF AWARD FOR ACTING ¡VIVA EL CINE! | WORLD Mexico, 2022, 161 min, Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Named for the Buddhist concept of a transitional state…

ARMAGEDDON TIME

mvff 2022 United States Rafael 1, Sequoia 2 Oct 10, Oct 8 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMA

TRIBUTE TO JAMES GRAY US CINEMA US 2022, 115 min, Director: James Gray Acclaimed writer-director James Gray fashions his own family memories into a wistful, exquisitely performed character study, taking on race, class, and the American…