
ARMAGEDDON TIME
mvff 2022 United States Rafael 1, Sequoia 2 Oct 10, Oct 8 BIG NIGHTS, US CINEMATRIBUTE TO JAMES GRAY
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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…

CALL JANE
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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…

CAUSEWAY
United States Sequoia 1, Sequoia 2 Oct 14, Oct 16 US CINEMA Mind the Gap FilmMIND THE GAP | US CINEMA
Lila Neugebauer’s moving portrait of healing and friendship follows Lynsey (Oscar®-winner Jennifer Lawrence), a soldier recovering from a serious injury at home in New Orleans but anxious to redeploy to Afghanistan.…

FAULTLINE
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US 2022, 154 min, Director: Rob Nilsson
This latest feature from celebrated Bay Area filmmaker Rob Nilsson is the third installment in his breathtaking Nomad Trilogy (after Arid Cut, MVFF42, and Center Divide, MVFF44). The film kicks…

FOUR SAMOSAS
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US 2022, 80 min, Director: Ravi Kapoor
Set in suburban L.A.’s “Little India,” Ravi Kapoor’s quirky heartfelt indie caper comedy follows Vinesh, aka Vinny (Venk Potula), a wannabe hip-hop artist who works in a sari…

THE GOOD NURSE
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US 2022, 121 min, director: Tobias Lindholm
Based on a true story, Tobias Lindholm’s multi-faceted feature is a dazzling shapeshifter that successfully operates on a variety of levels: as a psychological thriller,…

HI DE HO SHOW
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90 min, Director: John Goddard
The Hi De Ho Show is back! In this only-at-MVFF tradition, host and maestro John Goddard curates and comments on music clips from his personal collection. This year it’s all women, all the…

NANNY
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SPOTLIGHT ON NIKYATU JUSU
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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…

OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL (MON PÈRE, LE DIABLE)
United States Rafael 2, Sequoia 2 Oct 13, Oct 14 US CINEMA Mind the Gap FilmUS CINEMA | MIND THE GAP
US 2022, 108 min, Director: Ellie Foumbi
A complex work of inescapable power, this provocative debut, which won the audience award for Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival, announces Cameroonian-American…

PROVO
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US 2022, 87 min, Director: Emma Thatcher
Writer-director-star Emma Thatcher makes an arresting feature debut with this idiosyncratic love story that’s also a bitingly funny ode to the oddities of the American Midwest,…