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Mill Valley Film Festival 45
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The festival returns to the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael and CinéArts Sequoia in Mill Valley with in-person screenings and conversations for the entire eleven days. The Festival returns to the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Barbro Osher Theater in Berkeley and the Lark Theater in Larkspur. And new this year, MVFF will expand its footprint to San Francisco, bringing a selection of MVFF45 films to The Roxie Theater for two days. The Festival will also continue to offer a limited selection of online screenings through the CAFilm streaming platform.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
I’ve long harbored a soft spot for MVFF’s warm neighborhood vibe and combo of prestige films, indies and docs like “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?,” where the charismatic bluesman, Fantastic Negrito, reflects on his demons and his native Oakland. For the foodies out there: “The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K Fisher,” a portrait of the Northern California food philosopher/author who was a Hollywood gag writer before revitalizing cooking with her insight and elegant prose.
Sura Wood
Contributing Writer, Film
The California Film Institute invites you to experience the best in US and world cinema at the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival. Join us for a carefully curated program of the year's most highly anticipated films, presented both in theaters and online, October 7-17.
The California Film Institute invites you to experience the best in US and world cinema at the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival. Join us for a carefully curated program of the year's most highly anticipated films, presented both in theaters and online, October 7-17.