Rafael 1 – Mill Valley Film Festival

1118 4th StreetSan Rafael, CA 94901United States

THE WONDER

Ireland, UK, United States Rafael 1 Oct 12 WORLD CINEMA Film

WORLD US, UK, Ireland 2022, 102 min, Director: Sebastián Lelio Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman, MVFF40) directs this gripping adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s (Room, MVFF38) revisionist historical novel set in her native Ireland. It’s…

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…

TÁR

United States CREATE Rafael 1 Oct 7, Oct 8 WORLD CINEMA Film

CREATE | US US 2022, Director: Todd Field A transcendent Cate Blanchett brilliantly portrays Lydia Tár, one of the greatest composer-conductors who never lived: a genius, an EGOT, and the first ever female chief conductor of a major German…

THE SWIMMERS

UK, United States LAUGH Rafael 1 Oct 15 WORLD CINEMA Mind the Gap Film

MIND THE GAP | WORLD US, UK, 2022 | Director: Sally El Hosaini Yusra Mardini cherished one goal: To swim for Syria’s Olympic team. But that aspiration seemed dashed when her homeland’s civil war made her a refugee. Sally El Hosaini’s…

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…

SHORTS: ANIMATION FOR ALL

mvff 2022 Czech Republic, France, Germany, United States Rafael 1, Sequoia 1, Virtual Oct 13, Oct 15, Oct 6 FAMILY FILMS, SHORTS Film

Total program 70 min Puppies, babies, and bears, oh my! We’ve once again scoured the globe for the best collection of animated short films for audiences of every age to enjoy. Funny characters and curious kids mingle with gentle lessons about…

SHE SAID

United States CREATE Rafael 1 Oct 16 US CINEMA Mind the Gap Film

CREATE | MIND THE GAP | US CINEMA US 2022, 135 min, Director: Maria Schrader A poignant testament to the power of investigative journalism, She Said captures the journey of New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey…

PATH OF THE PANTHER

mvff 2022 United States GROW Rafael 1, Virtual Oct 13, Oct 15, Oct 6 DOCS Active Cinema Film

GROW | ACTIVE CINEMA | DOCS US 2022, 88 min, Director: Eric Bendick In the southern Everglades, a wildlife photographer, veterinarians, ranchers, conservationists, and indigenous people join forces to track and protect the endangered Florida…

OUR BROTHERS (NOS FRANGINS)

France SPIRIT Rafael 1, Sequoia 2 Oct 12, Oct 13 WORLD CINEMA Film

SPIRIT | WORLD France, Algeria 2022, 92 min, Director: Rachid Bouchareb Police brutality receives considerable media attention during our current Black Lives Matter moment, but French director Rachid Bouchareb’s (Days of Glory, MVFF29) drama…