Tahoe Film Fest

To quote the great Bette Davis in ALL ABOUT EVE

- “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.”

Tahoe Film Fest opens its 9th year with a biopic directed by and starring Bradley Cooper about the late great Leonard Bernstein . . . MAESTRO has only been screened in a select group of important film festivals and we thank Netflix for granting us this opportunity.

Also from Netflix, Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore star in the new romantic drama MAY DECEMBER. Other feature films include PERFECT DAYS directed by Wim Wenders, EILEEN starring Anne Hathaway - plus two films which have been submitted by their countries as official entries for Best International Feature Film - THE TASTE OF THINGS from France and THE SHADOWS OF THE SUN from Venezuela.

We may be also adding a few surprise feature film announcements! In our documentary section we have two important environmental films COMMON GROUND and DEEP RISING narrated by Jason Momoa. RATHER takes an intimate look at the astonishing career and brilliance of Dan Rather.

THE SPACE RACE from National Geographic is an educational exploration of the experiences of the first Black astronauts. Also from National Geographic comes THE MISSION which is about John Chau, the young American missionary who went missing while attempting to contact one of the world’s most isolated indigenous peoples on the remote North Sentinel Island. LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES is a lyrical and provocative testament to a land and a people who have survived removal, exploitation and genocide - - and whose best days are yet to come.

THE GREAT DIVIDE is perhaps the most polarizing subject in American politics on how to resolve our issues of gun violence and gun control throughout the country. In our music documentary section of films at Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room, we are pleased to be able to screen LET THE CANARY SING, a powerful new film about the life and career of Cyndi Lauper.

CARLOS explores a music industry legend for 50 years and a 10 time Grammy winning global sensation as well as a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor - Carlos Santana. JOAN BAEZ I AM NOISE gives an account of not just her singular life of art and activism but also spins a complicated family story.

SAN FRANCISCO SOUNDS: A PLACE IN TIME features several artists of the time and tells the story of the scene between 1966 and 1976, framed by Monterey Pop, Altamont, Woodstock and The Last Waltz. STAY