MVFF29 Program 2006 by CAFILM

Breaking and Entering The Astronaut Farmer Helen Mirren

A NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the 29th Mill Valley Film Festival!

Despite digital filmmaking’s democratization of the medium, a good film is still a very difficult thing to make. A successful film that engages the audience relies more often than not on good, old-fashioned storytelling. This year’s Mill Valley Film Festival is blessed with compelling films that are eloquent and passionate, with stories that transport us to other worlds—real, possible and fantastic.

This 29th edition of MVFF will show 231 films in 11 days: 104 features, of which 38 are premieres, and 127 short films. Festival events include our everpopular Children’s FilmFest; the New Movies Lab with its opportunities for aspiring filmmakers to dialogue with veteran artists; our stellar and star-studded opening and closing galas; the MVFF tributes, awarded to those who exemplify excellence in their art; and a fine complement of musical performances and other activities.

This year we are proud to honor Helen Mirren, clearly one of the most highly regarded actors on stage or screen. Included in our tribute program is the screening of her latest award-winning performance in The Queen, from director Stephen Frears. We are also excited to have uncompromising ﬁlmmaker and superbly gifted actor Tim Robbins as a tributee this year. His latest ﬁlm Catch a Fire, directed by Phillip Noyce and with superb performances by Derek Luke and Bonnie Henna, screens at the Festival.

The spotlight award this year goes to director Alejandro González Iñárritu. Closely on the heels of his first two features, Amores Perros and 21 Grams, Babel, which will be shown as part of the spotlight program, has confirmed initial critical and popular opinion that Iñárritu is a most original and significant director.

The Festival opens with two powerful ﬁlms: the US premiere of Breaking and Entering, Anthony Minghella’s multilayered relationship drama starring Jude Law, Juliette Binoche and Robin Wright Penn; and Kevin Macdonald’s intense thriller The Last King of Scotland, starring Forest Whitaker in a brilliant portrayal of former Ugandan president Idi Amin. Our closing ﬁlm is the world premiere of The Astronaut Farmer, the Polish brothers’ highly anticipated new feature starring Billy Bob Thornton and Virginia Madsen.

Between opening and closing are literally hundreds of great shorts, documentaries and narrative ﬁlms from 43 countries. My hope is that you will have the chance to see as many of these incredible ﬁlms as possible.

As always, I would like to remind our Festival attendees that in producing a festival of this caliber, approximately 50 percent of our income is generated by contributions. I also want to thank everyone who has once again worked tirelessly to make the Festival possible: to our generous donors, our dedicated staff, our board of directors and volunteer staff, our wonderful audiences and, of course, especially the artists whose creations we are so privileged and excited to share.

MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION

City of Mill Valley, Office of the Mayor

WHEREAS, the Mill Valley Film Festival has presented outstanding local and international films in this community for 29 years; and

WHEREAS, the Mill Valley Film Festival fulfills the important function of providing filmmakers an audience for their works; and

WHEREAS, international filmmakers and the film community in Marin County enhance our cultural life by participating in the Mill Valley Film Festival; and

WHEREAS, filmmakers, volunteers, sponsors and filmgoers join together to make the Film Festival one of the Bay Area’s social and cultural highlights of the year;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Anne B. Solem, Mayor of the City of Mill Valley, take great pleasure in supporting the 29th Annual Festival by proclaiming October 5–15, 2006, as Mill Valley Film Festival Days in Mill Valley.

ANNE B. SOLEM

Mayor of Mill Valley

MARK FISHKIN MVFF Executive Director

KATHLEEN DUGHI

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Christopher B. and Jeannie Meg Smith

INVESTOR CIRCLE

Anonymous

Jennifer Coslett MacCready

Gruber Family Foundation

Marin Community Foundation

Bernard Osher Foundation

PLATINUM CIRCLE

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Henry Timnick

Christine Zecca Foundation

GOLD CIRCLE

Anonymous

Capital Group Companies

County of Marin

William Hudson and Nora Gibson

Katz Family Foundation

Michael Klein

K.C. and Steve Lauck

Robin Wright Penn and Sean Penn

Lente Louw and Eric Schwartz

Susan and Michael Schwartz

Lois and Mel Tukman

SILVER CIRCLE

Anonymous (4)

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Jennifer Barker

Richard Barker

Kamala Geroux-Berry and David Berry

Gloria and John Clumeck

Consulate General of Canada

Alice Corning/Springcreek Foundation

Marie and Brian Collins

Diane and Thomas Durst

Margaret E. Haas

Nancy Hudson

LEF Foundation

Bobbie Meyer

Terese and Robert Payne

Lynn Robbie and David Hering

Joan K. Widdiﬁeld

BRONZE CIRCLE

Consulate General of the Netherlands

Heidi Richardson and Michael V. Dyett

Robin and Leonard Eber

Catherine and Peter Flaxman

Karen Fry

Lisa Graeber and Federated Dept. Stores

Andrée Poirier Jansheski

Donna and Don Kelleher

Mary and Bill Poland

Gordon Radley

Deborah and Carlos Santana

Ruthellen and Monte Toole

silver

The Bernard Osher Foundation

Gruber Family Foundation

promotional partners

product and services sponsors

consulate support

We’re in the business of insuring your most priceless possessions.

In this case, an open mind.

Through the creativity and passion of filmmakers around the world, we are all able to see things a little differently. And understand ourselves and each other a little better. That’s why year after year, we proudly sponsor the Mill Valley Film Festival and its many outreach and educational program activities. We’re very lucky to have all of this right here in our community. And we applaud the festival for providing another dynamic line up that is sure to have a profound effect on us all.

festival information maps and venues

PARKING

In Mill Valley: Two-hour parking meters in downtown Mill Valley operate 9:00 am–6:00 pm Monday through Friday, and cars parked over two hours are subject to ticketing. Although meters are free after 6:00 pm and on weekends, the two-hour limit is still enforced. See map for directions and parking areas.

In San Rafael: There are parking garages throughout the downtown San Rafael area. Twohour parking meters in San Rafael operate 9:00 am–6:00 pm, Monday through Saturday, and cars parked for more than two hours are subject to ticketing. Meters are free after 6:00 pm and on Sundays. See map for directions and parking areas.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Call Golden Gate Transit at 415.923.2000 for information about taking public transportation to and from the Mill Valley Film Festival.

MEMBERSHIP

INFORMATION

Membership information will be available at Festival ticket outlets, the Outdoor Art Club and at the Smith Rafael Film Center. New members may join, and old friends may renew or upgrade their existing memberships.

FESTIVAL SHOPS

Visit our Festival shop for ofﬁcial Festival merchandise, which make great holiday gifts for yourself and other ﬁlm lovers. The Festival shop is located at the San Rafael ticket outlet and the Outdoor Art Club during the Festival.

ETIQUETTE

As a courtesy and in fairness to others, we ask that you only hold one seat per person when attending screenings and events. Please turn off pagers, cell phones and watch alarms. Thank you and enjoy the ﬁlms.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND RECORDING

Photography, video and audio recording are prohibited in all theatrical and other Festival venues.

RESERVED SEATING

The Mill Valley Film Festival is made possible in part through the generous support of our sponsors and patrons. The reserved seating section at our screenings and events is provided for ﬁlmmakers and sponsors, to show our appreciation for their contributions and their generous support of the Mill Valley Film Festival.

ORDERING TICKETS

We offer many convenient ways to purchase tickets. Tickets go on sale to members on September 14 and to the general public on September 18. You may purchase tickets in the following ways:

• By Web site: mvff.com*

• By Phone: 925.866.9559*

• In Person: Mill Valley ticket outlet, San Rafael Festival ticket outlet

• By Mail/Fax*

Ticket outlet hours and information about how to purchase tickets can be found on our Web site and on page 58 of the MVFF newsprint schedule. *Each phone, fax, mail or Internet order is charged a nonrefundable processing fee.

TICKET PRICES*

$10 General Admission

$8 Seniors (65+)

$8 Children (12 and under) available for Children’s FilmFest only *unless otherwise indicated

FESTIVAL VENUES

CinéArts@Sequoia: SEQ 25 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley

Christopher B. Smith

Rafael Film Center: RAF 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael

142 Throckmorton Theatre: THR 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley

Century Cinema: CIN 41 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera

Embarcadero Center Cinema One Embarcadero Center Promenade level, San Francisco

Outdoor Art Club: OAC 1 W. Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley

Strawberry Village Shopping Center: SV 800 Redwood Hwy., Mill Valley

Smith & Hawken: SH 800 Redwood Hwy. #405, Mill Valley

Frantoio Ristorante 152 Shoreline Hwy., Mill Valley

Marin Youth Center 1135 Third St., San Rafael

Bay Model Visitor Center 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito

ORDER ONLINE: mvff.com

24 hours daily from:

September 13 at 5:00 pm – Members September 17 at 9:00 am – General Public

ORDER BY FAX: 925.866.9597

24 hours daily from: September 13 at 5:00 pm – Members September 17 at 9:00 am – General Public

ORDER BY PHONE: 925.866.9559

Members Only: September 13 5:00–8:00 pm

Members Only: September 14–16 9:00 am–5:00 pm

General Public: September 17–October 15 9:00 am–5:00 pm

FREE SCHEDULE INFO!

TEXT MVFF AND YOUR ZIP CODE TO 43KIX (43549)

take the Tiburon/East Blithedale exit and proceed east on Tiburon Blvd. Turn onto Redwood Highway Frontage Road.

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California Film Institute Members

• See More Great Films

• Meet More Remarkable Filmmakers

• Attend More Extraordinary Events

Levels of Participation:

$55 Associate

$100 Film Fan

$200 Gold Star

$325 Director’s Circle

$650 Premier Patron

$1250 Cinema Benefactor

The nonprofit California Film Institute relies on the generosity of its community to thrive. Your ﬁnancial support enables CFI to continue offering quality programming and events at the Rafael and the Mill Valley Film Festival, and to offer our free outreach and education program to children and young adults. More than 3,000 CFI members share our passion for great ﬁlm that inspires and challenges us to see the world from a new perspective.

Don’t miss out on fabulous membership beneﬁts. Become a member today!

• Mill Valley Film Festival tickets available to you before the general public

• Complimentary “Friend of the Festival” screening during the Mill Valley Film Festival

• Invitations to Member Screenings – many with well-known ﬁlmmaker guests at fascinating Q & A sessions

• $5.50 regular admission ticket price at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center – Anytime! Any day!

• Exclusive access to special events

• A host of other membership rewards – All year long!

For a full list of membership awards visit us online at caﬁlm.org. Membership Sponsor

2006 OFFICERS

Richard Idell, president

Christopher B. Smith, vice president

Steve Shane, vice president

Evelyn Topper, secretary

Zach Zeisler, treasurer

EMERITUS BOARD

Ann Brebner

Rita Cahill

Mark Fishkin

Sid Ganis

Gary Meyer

Gordon Radley

Henry Timnick

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/FOUNDER

Mark Fishkin

FOUNDING BOARD

Mark Fishkin, president

Lois Kohl Shore, vice president

Rita Cahill, secretary/CFO

HONORARY ADVISORY BOARD

Stewart and Barbara Boxer

Jeff Fisher

Peter Flaxman

Robert Greber

Linda Gruber

Peggy Haas

Nancy Hudson

Amy Keroes

Andrew McGuire

Jann Moorhead

Mary Poland

Lente and Eric Schwartz

Michael and Susan Schwartz

Richard Barker W. Robert Griswold Jr.

Richard Idell Kathryn E. Johnson

Bruce Katz

K.C. Lauck

Charles Mcglashan

Steve Shane

Christopher B. Smith Evelyn Topper

Zach Zeisler

In Memoriam: Joan Lehua

OCTOBER 31, 1927—JULY 3, 2006

Joan Lehua embraced life with a love, openness and generosity that touched her family, her friends and, as a long-time volunteer at Mill Valley Film Festival, the local community. Many Festival-goers who might not have known her by name would recognize Joan by her graceful presence as she took tickets at the door of the Sequoia—one of the many roles she played in her incredible decade and a half of support for the Festival. She brought her warmth, her kindness and her sense of fun to many a backstage task, stuffing envelopes and the like even at times when her health was challenging. A 50-year resident of Strawberry, Joan was full of energy and enthusiasm for all she did. She loved to cook and regularly brought wonderful soups to the MVFF offices at the height of the Festival season; she loved to camp and she loved to dance—she was always the first to tell you she had a great pair of legs. Most of all, she loved her family: her late husband, Manuel; her children, Connie (Katsumi), Janet and Robert; her grandchildren, Desone (Jackie) and Kahea; and her great-grandchild, Thalia.

PROUD

FOLLOWING THE OPENING NIGHT SCREENINGS AT THE RAFAEL AND THE SEQUOIA, COME JOIN US AT STRAWBERRY VILLAGE

CENTER FOR OUR OPENING GALA!

opening night

Come party the night away, rubbing elbows with ﬁlmmakers and dignitaries, and enjoying music by local favorite The Edge and their rock-reggae celebration of the rhythms of New Orleans and Cuba.

You and your taste buds will enjoy culinary delights provided by Strawberry Village restaurants Pasta Pomodoro and Pizza Antica, and by All Seasons Catering and Events Ondine, with delectable desserts by “Take a Dip” Fondue Fountains, Edible Arrangements and Dianda’s Italian Pastry.

CinéArts@Sequoia

7:00 PM FILM AND GALA $125 BREA05P 7:00 FILM ONLY $25 BREA05S

7:15 PM FILM AND GALA $125 BRE205P 7:15 PM FILM ONLY $25 BRE205S

UK 200 120 MINS

Invited Guests: Robin Wright Penn, Sydney Pollack

Director/Screenwriter Anthony Minghella Producers Sydney Pollack, Anthony Minghella, Timothy Bricknell Cinematographer Benoit Delhomme Editor Lisa Gunning Cast Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Raﬁ Gavron Print Source Weinstein/Miramax/MGM

Breaking in, breaking up, breaking the law—reality and metaphor crash loudly and with muted intensity throughout this multilayered drama by the talented Mr. Anthony Minghella (Cold Mountain, The English Patient). A successful landscape architect, Will (Jude Law) and his partner open a new high-tech office in London’s sketchy King’s Cross neighborhood, where they’ve planned a grand redevelopment project. Within days, the office is burglarized, and in the aftermath relationships quickly begin to unravel and intersect. Staking out the office in hopes of intercepting the thieves, Will catches Miro, a teenage refugee from Sarajevo, in the act. Rather than have him arrested, Will finds himself impulsively drawn toward Miro’s single mother, Amira (Juliette Binoche). With distance growing between Will and Liv, his long-term Swedish-American girlfriend (Robin Wright Penn), Will becomes enmeshed in a complex tale of fidelity, ethnicity, and the fierce devotion of a mother to her child. —J. Parsont

AFTER THE CLOSING NIGHT SCREENINGS, HEAD ON

DAYS OF SUPERB CINEMA

THE ASTRONAUT FARMER

Sunday, October 15, 5:30 pm Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

FILM AND PARTY $65 ASTR15P FILM ONLY $25 ASTR15R

THE ASTRONAUT FARMER

Sunday, October 15, 6:00 pm CinéArts@Sequoia

FILM AND PARTY $65 AST215P FILM ONLY $25 AST215S

closing night

US 2006 103 MINS Invited Guests: Michael and Mark Polish, Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen

Director Michael Polish Producers Len Amato, Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Paula Weinstein Screenwriters Mark Polish, Michael Polish Cinematographer M. David Mullen Editor James Haygood Cast Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson, J.K. Simmons Print Source Warner Independent Pictures

In the latest by the Polish Brothers (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork), Billy Bob Thornton is Charlie Farmer, a soft-spoken Texas rancher with a dream—a giant one that requires 10,000 pounds of high-grade jet fuel. Once an astronaut-in-training before his military career was derailed, Farmer is now days away from launching himself into space in the Mercury-era rocket he built himself. With the support of his wife Audie (Virginia Madsen), their children and Audie’s father Hal (Bruce Dern), Farmer battles foreclosure on their ranch, a small-town community of disbelievers, the FAA and an onslaught of federal agents—all determined to shut him down. When the media arrive, Farmer’s quest becomes a national cause célèbre, adding pressure that blasts the “Farmer space program” off in unexpected directions. But Farmer will not let himself be grounded again, remaining steadfast to his goal of breaking

CLOSING NIGHT PARTY

Sunday, October 15,7:30–10:30 pm Bay Model Visitor Center

PARTY ONLY $55 PARTY15

Stroll Sausalito’s Bay Model Visitor Center and mingle with ﬁlmmakers and other Festival attendees while sipping delicious drinks and enjoying sumptuous edibles from Perry’s Gourmet Catering.

Additional treats will be provided by Edible Arrangements, Judy’s Breadsticks and “Take a Dip” Fondue Fountains. Sponsored by Qantas Airways.

The Astronaut Farmer

outdoor art club

Mill Valley Film Festival!

From October 6–15, join us at the beautiful Bernard Maybeck–designed Outdoor Art Club (OAC) at 1 West Blithedale in Mill Valley, just across from CinéArts@Sequoia. Built in 1904, the OAC was formed by a group of Mill Valley women whose goal was to preserve the town’s beauty.

Come to the OAC for Festival information and merchandise or to sign up to become a California Film Institute member.

Before and after the movies, meet your friends at the Festival Café for drinks and delicious food provided by Perry’s Deli & Gourmet Catering. Fresh wraps and sushi rolls, hot soups, delectable salads and desserts, as well as beer, wine, juices and Italian waters will be available for purchase each day. Live music by talented Bay Area musicians will be featured throughout the Festival.

CAFÉ AND FESTIVAL STORE HOURS: WEEKDAYS 4:00 TO 8:00 pm WEEKENDS NOON TO 8:00 pm

HAPPY HOUR 5:00 TO 7:00 pm The café will be closed Sunday, October 15.

Let the engine do the work. The SC430 has a 4.3-liter, 300-horsepower V8 with all-aluminum construction and is equipped with an Acoustic Control Induction System (ACIS) to adjust intake tract length for optimal torque.

live performances at 142 throckmorton theatre

A vibrant center for the arts and long-time friend of the Mill Valley Film Festival, 142 Throckmorton Theatre returns as the premier venue for unique Festival screenings of works produced on video, including exciting new documentaries and the groundbreaking V(ision)Fest.

This year’s schedule includes live entertainment with a hilarious night of stand-up comedy and three evenings of incredible music.

The Mill Valley Film Festival Presents G.E. SMITH AND FRIENDS

Saturday, October 7, 9:00 pm

$50 MUSC07T

In celebration of the new documentary 50 Watt Fuse (see ﬁlm description on page 24), guitarist, composer, singer and bandleader G.E. Smith has orchestrated a night of rock ’n’ roll with a little help from his friends. The former Saturday Night Live bandleader is known as a musician’s musician for his work with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, George Harrison, David Bowie, Tom Petty, Hall & Oates, Buddy Guy and Hot Tuna. For this very exciting event, G.E. Smith will perform with Bad Company’s Simon Kirke, The Flying Other Brothers, Taylor Barton and surprise guests.

THE DOORS GOING ON 40: AN EVENING WITH RAY MANZAREK AND BEN FONG-TORRES Saturday, October 14, 9:00 pm

$40 MUSC14T

In 1966, the Doors became the house band at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, and in 1967 they released their self-titled debut album. Frontman Jim Morrison’s commanding voice and the band’s groundbreaking blend of blues, jazz, rock and Eastern musical elements made them one of the most popular and inﬂuential American rock bands of all time. As the band approaches 40, founding member and keyboardist Ray Manzarek will join renowned rock journalist Ben Fong-Torres to discuss their upcoming book project The Doors by The Doors. Film clips and conversation will be followed by a special performance by Manzarek, with guests including acclaimed poet Michael McClure and eclectic bassist Rob Wasserman.

In Association with the Mill Valley Film Festival, 142 Throckmorton Theatre Presents

TUESDAY NIGHT COMEDY: MARK PITTA AND FRIENDS

Tuesday, October 10, 8:00 pm

$15 COME10T

Add a few good laughs to your life! Join us for Tuesday Night Comedy with Mark Pitta and Friends. Mark Pitta hosts an evening for established headliners and up-and-coming comics to work on new material. You might see several comics, an improv group, a comedy video or a scene from a play in progress.

LINTON KWESI JOHNSON

Thursday, October 12, 8:00 pm

$20 GENERAL ADMISSION MUSC12T

$30 VIP PRE-SEATING MUSV12T

Join us for a special evening with world-renowned Jamaican-British poet and musician Linton Kwesi Johnson in a performance of his latest work. Revered for his activist reggae poetry set to song, LKJ (as fans call him) released his ﬁrst record, the seminal Dread Beat an’ Blood, in 1978. In the UK, he became the ﬁrst black poet and the second living poet to be included in Penguin Books’ iconic Modern Classics series. Mi Revalueshanary Fren, published by Ausable Press, is Johnson’s longawaited book debut in America. For more information visit 142ThrockmortonTheatre.com.

The Doors (Photo by Paul Ferrara © DMC.)

G.E. Smith

Linton Kwesi Johnson

“One of the most beautiful cinemas I have been in. A true ‘cathedral of images’ as Fellini would say.” —Walter Salles

“It’s a great theater! And the audience was terriﬁc— no doubt because of the theater!”—Peter Bogdanovich

“What a beautiful theater—such an incredible restoration.”—Rachel Weisz

“A lovely venue for my presentations about visual effects and stop-motion animation.”—Ray Harryhausen

“This is a great theater, great facility and great projection.”—Ang Lee

“I will remember this amazing and warm welcome.”—Javier Bardem

“This is not only a beautiful theater, but it brings great ﬁlms and special programs...You have created a space that will endure for years to come.”—Diane Baker

“(It) was where I saw my ﬁrst motion picture...Thank you for nurturing the memory and the future.”—David Strathairn

“A beautiful space to see movies and meet the community.”—Peter Riegert

“I wish this theater were in my neck of the woods.”—Sam Elliott

PERHAPS THE MOST ELEGANT PLACE ON THE PLANET TO SEE GREAT FILMS

When the curtain closes on this year’s Festival, plan to stick around. Throughout the year, the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center keeps the festivities going with programs of independent and international films, visiting filmmakers and educational activities. Owned and operated by the California Film Institute, the non-profit organization that produces the Mill

Valley Film Festival, the Smith Rafael Film Center is a beautifully restored Art Deco gem, with three screens and state-of-the-art presentation. Since its unveiling in 1999, the Rafael has become a vital part of the lively Bay Area ﬁlm scene, and it’s closer and more convenient than you might think.

new movies lab

THE ART OF VISUAL

STORYTELLING: CINEMATOGRAPHER STYLE

Sunday, October 8

12:00–2:00 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

$15 SEM08R

In connection with the screening of Jon Fauer’s film Cinematographer Style (see film description on page 72), a group of highly regarded cinematographers will discuss their art and its relation to filmmaking as a collaborative process. This in-depth discussion will begin by taking up the film’s subject, the art and craft of cinematography, and branch out to consider questions such as the cinematographer’s relationship to the director and other crew members; the way one becomes a cinematographer (many of those interviewed by Fauer initially set out to be painters, architects, graphic designers, even writers and actors); and the role of technology in art, specifically, the ways it might influence a cinematographer’s style.

Invited guests:

Jon Fauer ﬁlmmaker, cinematographer, author, university lecturer Stephen Lighthill cinematographer, The Grateful Dead, Nash Bridges, Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters; senior ﬁlmmaker-inresidence, AFI; member ASC Judy Irola cinematographer, Working Girls, The Wobblies; director, Cine Manifest (MVFF 2006); professor of cinematography, USC; member ASC

Moderator: Robert Hoffman vice president of marketing, Technicolor Entertainment Services

CINEMASPORTS

Sunday, October 8, Intro Meeting

9:00–9:30 am

Old Mill Park, Mill Valley FREE

Sunday, October 8, Film Screening 8:00 pm

142 Throckmorton Theatre

$10 CINS08T

An energetic fusion of imagination, collaboration and tournament, Cinemasports is a race against the clock to make a film in a day. The requirements: Crews arrive at 9:00 am self-equipped and ready to shoot and edit their own cinematic masterpieces by the same-day deadline. Everyone gets the same three lists of predetermined mandatory “ingredients” for their films and must return with a completed short film (3.5 minutes or less) by 7:00 pm that evening. Instant gratification comes one hour later at a public screening of all entries submitted by deadline time, and everyone gets to marvel at the multifarious ways in which the same elements result in entirely different movies. For the second year in a row the Mill Valley Film Festival and Cinemasports are pleased to copresent this fun, exciting opportunity for filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike. Come be a filmmaker for a day, or join us for the screening to behold the unique, miraculous and often hilarious results!

For more information, visit www.cinemasports.com.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING

An In-depth Discussion with Michael and Mark Polish

Saturday, October 14

11:00 am–1:00 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

$15 SEM14R

The Polish brothers have written, produced and directed four feature films: Twin Falls Idaho, Jackpot, Northfork and their most recent, The Astronaut Farmer (see film description on pages 23 and 77), which has its world premiere as the closing film at this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival. Recounting their artistic rite of passage for aspiring movie makers everywhere, Michael and Mark Polish have written The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking, a practical guide to writing, shooting, editing, scoring, promoting and distributing both short and feature films. In this spirit, they will share their practical knowledge of filmmaking, from a film’s inception to its distribution, and answer questions. This is a unique opportunity to hear firsthand what it takes to survive (and thrive) as an independent in the ever-changing landscape of filmmaking.

The only one you can count on to get your film made is you. Left to chance and other people, your screenplay will likely collect dust and your film may never get made. So if you are attempting to make your first film, learn from our successes, and learn from our mistakes. If you hear yourself saying, “No one wants to make my movie,” make sure that “no one” doesn’t include you. —The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking

ON ACTING (AND LIFE)

Saturday, October 14

1:30–3:30pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center $15 SEM214R

A distinguished panel of actors address what it takes to sustain their work, their creativity and their lives. Sharing the experience and wisdom they’ve gained practicing the art and craft of acting for film, television and theater, they will discuss what it’s like to develop and maintain the life of a working artist, and recall the influences and high spots thus far in their careers. In a business known for changeability, is it possible to maintain a balance among the nurturance of the creative self, the pursuit of inspiring roles, and the dayto-day business that the profession entails? The insights of this incredible group promise to be intriguing, whether you are an aficionado of film or an aficionado of life.

Invited guests: Shawn Ashmore actor, 3 Needles (MVFF 2006), X Men: The Last Stand Karen Black actor, Read You Like a Book (MVFF 2006), Five Easy Pieces, Nashville; MVFF 1996 tributee Virginia Madsen actor, The Astronaut Farmer (MVFF 2006), A Prairie Home Companion, Sideways Michele Shay actor, Gem of the Ocean, He Got Game, Seven Guitars

Moderator: Ann Brebner stage director, writer, agent, casting director

Please note: The lineup of panelists may change. We cannot guarantee that those listed will be the ﬁnal guests. Updates will be listed at the Festival ticket outlets, or you may check our Web site, mvff.com.

children’s filmfest

When was the last time someone called you childish? Never? Every day? We invite you to come and enjoy being childish, and bring the kids. Festivals offer the chance to see ﬁlms you may never see in theaters, since so many children’s ﬁlms from around the world don’t otherwise appear on American screens.

Our 11 feature films prove that Disney and Pixar aren’t the only game in town. The opening film, Hinokio, from Japan, is the US premiere of a fascinating tale of a wheelchair-bound boy’s Pinocchiolike robot that serves as his only way to attend school and to play. In other films animals abound, in stories about elephants (Bonkers), dragons (Dobrinya), cats (Pettson and Findus) and an entire ark of animals two by two (Raining Cats and Frogs). Learn how to build a peace tree, and see a rare children’s film by renowned producer-director Michael Powell. Plus, we have two short-film programs: one for kids up to age 8 and one for kids over 8.

children’s

ﬁlmfest events

OPENING FILM AND FESTIVITIES HINOKIO

Saturday, October 7, 10:00 am CinéArts@Sequoia

Saturday, October 7, 12:00 pm Party at the Outdoor Art Club

FILM AND PARTY $15 ADULTS, $12 CHILDREN HINO07P

FILM ONLY $10 ADULTS, $8 CHILDREN HINO07S

PARTY ONLY $5 ADULTS, $4 CHILDREN PARTY07

Join us for the US premiere of the Japanese ﬁlm Hinokio, a touching story of a boy, his robot avatar and a tough girl in a near future world. See ﬁlm description on page 82.

Our party for kids at the Outdoor Art Club, directly across the street from CinéArts@Sequoia, will feature scrumptious food from Whole Foods Market Mill Valley, desserts from “Take a Dip” Fondue Fountains and live entertainment from family favorite The Bubble Lady!

SATURDAY PARADE

ICE CREAM AND KAZOOS

Saturday, October 14, 1:30 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

FREE with any Children’s FilmFest ticket stub.

CLOSING FILM AND FESTIVITIES THE PEACE TREE

Sunday, October 15, 12:45 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

FILM AND EVENT $10 ADULTS, $8 CHILDREN PEAC15R

After our short ﬁlms program, Fuss, Mess and Scrumble (see page 80) join us in a kazoo parade around the block, led by troubadors Orange Sherbet (Tamsen Fynn and Jill Pierce). Free ice cream afterward.

After the film, join director Mitra Sen as we build our very ow n peace tree at the Marin Youth Center, one block from the theater on Third Street. This after-film event is free. See ﬁlm description on page 92.

CHILDREN’S FILMFEST PROGRAMS

Bonkers

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

Dobrinya and the Dragon

Fuss, Mess and Scrumble

Grown Up

Hinokio

Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear

Lorange, Mufﬁn and Dartanjang

Midsummer Dream

Move Your World

The Peace Tree

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise

Raining Cats and Frogs

About Subtitles

To enhance our very young viewer’s appreciation of foreignlanguage movies in the Children’s FilmFest, we provide the unique service of having actors read subtitles aloud, and we play these through individual headphones, which allows those who do not require the service to have an equally pleasurable film experience. We have a limited number of headsets, so the arrangement is first come, first served. The headphone symbol indicates these screenings.

Age Recommendations

Please bear in mind that the age ranges that follow each children’s ﬁlm program description are approximations, and may reﬂect only consideration of a program’s length or subject matter and not necessarily whether the content is appropriate for your child. Every child is different and every parent has different standards.

THE MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE 12TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S FILMFEST

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YOUNG CRITICS JURY AND THE YOUTH REEL

The Young Critics Jury has developed a rich program during its five years in existence. The three-day crash course held each July includes everything about film we can cram in, through lectures, demonstrations, round-table talks, film screenings and hands-on work. Young critics depart the course significantly better prepared to understand the world of this medium.

This summer’s star guests included Mark Brown from Pixar, Susan Gerhard from SF360.org and Jeff White, a creature-creator from ILM. Eddie Muller lectured on film noir, and Bruce Loeb talked to students about music in film and played the organ for a silent Buster Keaton short. Director Finn Taylor showed clips from his upcoming comedy film The Darwin Awards, and Ian Inaba showed clips from his new documentary American Blackout. Rory Enke was a particular hit, screening clips from films and explaining what he does as a location scout. And rounding out the film experience, Joel Bachar from Microcinema International gave the students a taste of avant-garde and personal cinema.

Following these three days, six students from the group were chosen to jury and curate the MVFF youth reel. They watched hours of tapes and DVDs, from which they put together a 90-minute show for the Festival. (See page 83 for the program description for this year’s youth reel, Hyphy.)

Fourteen films from all over the US and one from Australia are included in this year’s program. Jury members were Juliana Britto Schwartz, Lauren Kane, Melissa Chapman, Trevor Fisher, Trevor Green-Smith, Max Sokoloff and Matt Firpo. At the Hyphy screening on October 14, the filmmakers whose work was accepted for the reel will each receive a copy of Final Draft, the premier screenwriting software for professionals, donated by Final Draft.

CFI’s Outreach will begin accepting applications for its 2007 Young Critics Jury course in April. For more information please call 415.383.5256 x113, or visit our Web site at cafilm.org.

In addition to our youth-produced program, Hyphy, and the films in the Children’s FilmFest, the Festival always includes other films that involve youth and children. The list below gives you a reference to these films. Note: Please review film descriptions (see pages 70–99), and use your own judgment as to whether a film is appropriate for your child.

YOUTH FOCUS PROGRAMS

1:1

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

China Blue

God Grew Tired of Us

Holly Hyphy I Am

The Liar Shepherd Nail Polish

The Trials of Darryl Hunt

youth workshop

In this comprehensive, highly interactive workshop, kids will be both cast and crew in producing their own fiction film. Instructors will lead participants through a fast-paced race against the clock to make a film in a day, as part of MVFF’s Cinemasports program. See page 27 for more information on Cinemasports, known as the Iron Chef of Filmmaking!

Limited Enrollment. Ages 8 to 18. Attendance required for both days. Includes individual ticket to screening.

SCRIPT TO SCREEN TWO-DAY WORKSHOP: YOUNG FILMMAKERS PLAY CINEMASPORTS!

Saturday, October 7,10:00 am–1:00 pm

Sunday, October 8, 9:00 am–4:00 pm Outdoor Art Club

Sunday, October 8, ﬁlm screening, 8:00 pm 142 Throckmorton Theatre

$200 WORK07

Entertaining. Educating. Engaging.

At the California Film Institute, we are pleased to bring ﬁlm to the community of Marin throughout the year. In addition to presenting the annual Mill Valley Film Festival, we proudly own and operate the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, and with CFI Outreach we are able to bring the world of ﬁlm to local schools and organizations.

A special thank you to San Rafael High School art instructor Tia Warner Whiteaker, who has been representing CFI for 14 years at the Italian Street Painting Festival.

Tia Warner Whiteaker and students.

Photo by Noah Whiteaker.

Building the Next Generation of Audiences and Filmmakers

CFI

Film engages and inspires like no other medium. For two decades the Mill Valley Film Festival and CFI Outreach have pioneered creative film programs for Bay Area young people, providing year-round screenings, interactive sessions with film professionals and hands-on activities to introduce students to the power of film as a vibrant tool of communication.

Outreach serves more than 4,000 students every year. Join us, and help us grow!

We’re Not Just at the Festival

In addition to our activities at the Festival, CFI Outreach presents programs at the superb Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in Marin and other Bay Area theaters. We also come directly to schools with our interdisciplinary, intercultural film-study programs that are designed to supplement the fields of literature, history, science and social studies. We’ve created companion study guides for films, which add depth to the viewing experience and conform to California educational standards.

Here are some of our current programs:

In-School Filmmaker Program

During the Mill Valley Film Festival this year, three interns will work with the Outreach director to bring filmmakers and their films from the Mill Valley Film Festival into Bay Area schools. In midAugust we signed up schools and teachers, and in September matched up filmmakers with schools for an exciting classroom exchange between students and filmmakers.

It’s easy for teachers to sign up by calling or emailing CFI Outreach (see contact information above).

Selected Screenings for Schools

Throughout the year we provide schools with free monthly screenings of important films. In addition, every year we select six to eight feature films from the more than two hundred films in the Festival and screen them for schools for free during Festival time. Most of these screenings occur during the school day at the Smith Rafael Film Center; others are held at theaters in the East Bay and San Francisco. After each screening, question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers challenge students to think their way through the films and to consider what goes on both behind and in front of the camera.

Young Critics Jury

Held every July, the Young Critics Jury is a threeday intensive workshop for youth ages 13–18 to learn media literacy skills directly from filmmakers and film historians. Directors, screenwriters, location scouts, actors, animators, critics, documentary filmmakers, cinematographers and others make this event an exceptional educational experience. Six students are then chosen from the workshop to spend the following week as jury and curators of the Mill Valley Film Festival Youth Reel. Applications for this program are available on our Web site.

A Place in the World

This six-film curriculum is designed as a schoolyearlong study of youth from youth’s point of view. Teachers sign up groups of students who commit to viewing and examining the content of a selection of international films focusing on defining moments in young people’s lives that make them who they are as adults. The films explore topics such as school, death, war, sexuality, imagination and family, and are supplemented by speakers, study guides and other tools that explain the films and amplify their themes. Now in its second year, this program has received rave reviews from teachers and students alike.

New Education Program

With generous assistance from the Marin Community Foundation, the My Place program will begin spring 2007. Our first filmmaking program, it combines hands-on filmmaking with viewing films. With help from local directors, location scouts and the Center for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley, students learn how to take a fresh look at their environment, to see where they live through different eyes—such as those of a location scout, for example.

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The Actress, the Detective, the Queen and Her Namesake

BY ZOË ELTON

The National Youth Theatre’s production of Anthony and Cleopatra caused a sensation in London in 1965, not because they had chosen a Shakespearean play with a heroine more often played by actresses much older than their age group, but because the young woman in that role had just given a phenomenal performance. The theater scene was abuzz, and 19-year-old Helen Mirren was immediately hailed as a talent to be reckoned with. Her advent into London theater as the powerful, passionate, charismatic and, yes, sexual Queen Cleopatra was perhaps portentous, setting her on a track that has become a remarkable career spanning four decades on stage, screen and television.

It may be fearlessness that has made Mirren stand out from the beginning as one of the actresses of her generation. If so, it is a fearlessness tempered with acuity and insight, generosity and a sharp intelligence, and driven by a wonderfully straightforward sexuality and an irreverent sense of humor. All qualities that, in the late ’60s, were exactly suited to the generation of burgeoning talent entering the performing arts in England, many of them at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which Mirren joined in 1967. Her tenure there gave her an incredible grounding in the classics and a string of ﬁne performances in leading roles— Cressida, Ophelia, Miss Julie, Lady Macbeth and Cleopatra, again—that established her fame in England.

Mirren began working in ﬁlm around the same time, performing in Michael Powell’s The Age of Consent (1969), Ken Russell’s Savage Messiah (1972) and Lindsay Anderson’s O Lucky Man! (1973). In a country with a deeply rooted theatrical heritage, it was unusual for someone considered a classical (translation: serious) actress to be seen as a movie star. Yet here was Helen Mirren, achieving acclaim in both arenas. What was the British public to think? Of this time in her life, Mirren says:

“When I was about 25, I was really depressed and fucked up. I went to a hand-reader, this Indian guy in a funky neighborhood. He said: ‘the height of your success won’t happen until you’re in your late 40s.’ From that moment on, I felt much better because I realized I didn’t want to know what was going to happen, I just wanted to get on with it.”

In 1972, Mirren pursued yet another direction in her work. Director Peter Brook, well known for his brilliant and innovative theater works, took an international troupe of actors across the Sahara to search for and research new, miraculous forms of theater. This odyssey of theatrical experimentation demanded total commitment, as the company devised and performed new works along the way. Not for the fainthearted, it was also not a journey many up-and-coming movie stars would undertake. In his 1977 book on the project, Conference of the Birds (also the title of a play the company developed in Africa), John Heilpern writes of Mirren: “Make no mistake, she’s potentially one of the most exciting actresses alive.”

That potential has been proven repeatedly over the years. What continues to astound is the apparent fluidity with which Mirren shifts from one medium to the next. Many actors predominantly known for their theater work dabble in television or film, but Mirren has done extensive and exciting work in all these media. She says, “I am lucky. I mean, a part of that is because I have always diversified, and working in the theater is a big part of that as there are great roles in the theater, so, that is a part of it.” And fine roles both classical and contemporary have continued to mark her work onstage: Nina in The Seagull (1975), Natalya in A Month in the Country (1994), Alice in Dance of Death (2001), and the alcoholic rock singer in David Hare’s Teeth ’n’ Smiles (1975) and Grace in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer (1981).

Mirren’s ﬁlm work, which has become a more and more signiﬁcant part of her career since

The

I was probably more nervous about this role than almost any other role I’ve ever done....

the mid-’80s, is similarly notable for its richly diverse roles. Think of The Long Good Friday (1979), with Bob Hoskins; of White Nights (1985), directed by Taylor Hackford, to whom she is now married; Cal (1984), for which she won the ﬁrst of two best actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival; and The Madness of King George (1994), for which she won the second and was also nominated for an Academy Award. Mirren’s willingness to experiment with the unconventional is evidenced in Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), while her performance in Gosford Park (2002) brought another Academy Award nomination. Projects like these have cemented her international reputation.

As the hand-reader had predicted, however, it was in her late 40s that Mirren embarked on a role that brought her household recognition. In 1991, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison made her debut on television’s Prime Suspect in Britain. The show aired in the US the following year, bringing the magic of Mirren to a whole new audience, winning her an Emmy and making her the “pin-up woman” of the ’90s at PBS. She has reprised the role seven times to date, most recently this year.

Her performance as the ﬂawed, work-obsessed, discriminated-against DCI with a messy personal life has brought great sympathy to a character that is not particularly sympathetic. It’s beautiful work that complements the show’s great writing, bringing a riveting complexity to a role ripe for virtuoso treatment—not a bad project for an actress with a penchant for a good script, and one who has been outspoken about the need for substantial roles for women, particularly on-screen.

Mirren now also has the curious distinction of having portrayed both Queen Elizabeths, recently winning an Emmy for her Elizabeth I (2005), and this year’s Venice Film Festival best actress award—and a fifteen-minute standing ovation—for The Queen, in which she plays Elizabeth II. Director Stephen Frears and writer Peter Morgan’s film examines the interactions between the queen and then newly elected prime minister Tony Blair following the death of Princess Diana. Mirren says, “Given the iconic status of the queen, I was terrified. I was probably more nervous about this role than almost any other role I’ve ever done. . . . Then I found a thought that relaxed me—which was to think of myself as a portrait painter. What good portraitists do is to bring their own perception of their subject and then reproduce that person through their own personality, their own psychology and, thus, every portrait is different.”

Her most recent portrait of a queen promises to be every bit as exciting an event as her teenage depiction of Cleopatra, and her many extraordinary roles in between. Of the parts she has played, Mirren has said, “You know, I don’t choose my roles really; they choose me to a certain extent. You can only do what you’re asked to do in the end. Of course all great roles have to do with conﬂict, without a question, whether it’s internal or external conﬂict. And you know, I’ve played many, many, many different sorts of roles in my career, which has been incredible fun.”

ZOË ELTON

is director of programming for MVFF, and has worked in theater as a writer and director in the Bay Area and in her native England.

Long Good Friday

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TRIBUTE TO HELEN MIRREN

Saturday, October 7, 6:30 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

Reception to follow at the Outdoor Art Club

TRIBUTE AND RECEPTION $50 TRIB07P

TRIBUTE ONLY $25 TRIB07R

T HE QUEEN

Director Stephen Frears Producers Andy Harries, Christine Langan, Tracey Seaward Screenwriter Peter Morgan Cinematographer Affonso Beato Editor Lucia Zucchetti Cast Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Sylvia Syms Print Source Miramax Films

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

The Queen The Queen (2006)

Prime Suspect VII (2006 TV)

Shadowboxer (2005)

Elizabeth I (2005 TV)

The Clearing (2004)

Raising Helen (2004)

Calendar Girls (2003)

Prime Suspect VI (2003 TV)

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003 TV)

Door to Door (2002 TV)

Georgetown (2002 TV)

Gosford Park (2001)

Last Orders (2001)

The Pledge (2001)

Monster (aka No Such Thing) (2001)

Greenfingers (2000)

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999 TV)

Painted Lady (1997 TV)

Some Mother’s Son (1996)

Losing Chase (1996 TV)

Prime Suspect V (1996 TV)

Prime Suspect IV (1995 TV)

The Madness of King George (1994)

The Prince of Jutland (1994)

The Hawk (1993)

Prime Suspect III (1993 TV)

The Hidden Room (1993 TV)

Prime Suspect II (1992 TV)

Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)

Prime Suspect (1991 TV)

The Comfort of Strangers (1990)

Bethune, Making of a Hero (1990)

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)

When the Whales Came (1989)

Red King, White Knight (1989 TV)

Pascali’s Island (1988)

Cause Célèbre (1987 TV)

The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Heavenly Pursuits (1985)

White Nights (1985)

Coming Through (1985 TV)

2010 (1984)

Cal (1984)

Cymbeline (1982 TV)

Excalibur (1981)

Mrs. Reinhardt (1981 TV)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1981 TV)

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)

The Long Good Friday (1980)

Hussy (1980)

Caligula (1979)

The Quiz Kid (1979 TV)

As You Like It (1978 TV)

The Collection (1976 TV)

Caesar and Claretta (1975 TV)

The Philanthropist (1975 TV)

Bellamira (1974 TV)

O Lucky Man! (1973)

Savage Messiah (1972)

Age of Consent (1969)

After her stunning television performance last year as Elizabeth I, the masterful Helen Mirren returns to reclaim the crown as a very different Queen Elizabeth, England’s present monarch. Director Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette; Mrs. Henderson Presents, MVFF 2005 ) focuses on the events of the week following Princess Diana’s death, and the effect of those events on the country, the queen and the people. Tony Blair (brilliantly played by Michael Sheen) had just been elected prime minister and tension was already mounting. When the monarchy remained silent on the subject of Diana, the public became outraged; they loved Diana. Behind the scenes, Blair successfully negotiated a change in position. While details of the queen’s private life are exposed, the ﬁlm never sensationalizes as it reveals a real sense of the isolation that royalty maintains. Frears has created a fascinating drama with just the right amount of humor and a terriﬁc supporting cast. —G. Meyer

Please join us for the tribute program of clips and conversation with Helen Mirren and the screening of The Queen. After the film, the evening will continue with a dinner reception in honor of Dame Helen at the beautiful Outdoor Art Club. Wander in the club’s lovely gardens and sample the fine food of Perry’s Gourmet Catering and delicious wines of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines.

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A Man and His Art

BY KRISTINE KOLTON

Alejandro González Iñárritu listens to the music in his head. He understands that the combination of verse, chorus and bridge continues to penetrate the mind long after a song is heard, and creates an undeniable desire to hear it again.

The verse tells a story. The chorus, by contrast, brings a driving force to that story and sets it in motion. One builds tension, the other releases it. And sometimes, but not always, the bridge creates an unexpected connection between verse and chorus that unites them and brings out a deeper meaning. Universal and timeless, it is this profound structure that Iñárritu uses to let his stories unfold.

Undoubtedly, filmmaking is an enormously more elaborate process than songwriting. Yet Iñárritu’s work is drenched with a lyricism and collectiveness that evokes a comprehension of the power of musicality in the modern world.

Beginning his career as a popular DJ and concert promoter in his native Mexico City, Iñárritu went on to become one of the youngest television producers in the country’s history. Directing TV commercials, he developed the ability to synthesize a story in seconds, a skill that would prepare him for the deeply complex stories he would weave in future films. A musician at heart, he also composed music for six Mexican features early in his career.

When he met writer Guillermo Arriaga, the two men discovered a shared desire to explore the diverse and unifying qualities of their hometown, Mexico City. Their collaboration resulted in Iñárritu’s first feature film, the devastatingly beautiful Amores Perros (2000). This visceral masterpiece brings the city to life, with music serving as a pivotal character in the seemingly unconnected stories of three people who lack the strength to recognize or act on insightful life choices, and suffer the consequences.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU

Sunday, October 8, 4:00 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

Reception to follow at Smith & Hawken

SPOTLIGHT AND RECEPTION $50 BABE08P

SPOTLIGHT ONLY $25 BABE08R

BABEL

After directing Powder Keg (2001), a short in the stylized series of films produced for BMW, Iñárritu represented Mexico with his contribution to 11'09"01—September 11 (2002), a collaboration featuring 11 directors from around the world exploring the tragedy from their different perspectives.

Iñárritu’s second feature 21 Grams (2003) tackles another harrowing tale of lives unexpectedly intertwined. Each character represents a unique verse, utterly alone in the world, while imagery and sound form a chorus that evokes pain and desolation, pushing the story forward not chronologically, but emotionally. Bridging these is something like a stroke of fate or coincidence, which brings all the elements together, and contains the possibility of turning grief into redemption and desolation into hope. In collaboration with Arriaga, and with a stellar cast including Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio del Toro, Iñárritu’s success with 21 Grams made him an international auteur.

In Babel (MVFF 2006), his most ambitious project to date, Iñárritu spans the globe in an

examination of vulnerability, loneliness and the power of misunderstanding. Clashing like disparate chords, pounding drumbeats and sheer silence, four different countries, cultures and languages come together as the film’s far-flung characters grapple with a single life-shattering event. The 2006 Cannes Film Festival awarded Iñárritu Best Director for this stunning study of the human condition.

Through this cinematic surge of verse and chorus, Iñárritu reminds us that whether we are rich, poor, young or old, we experience similar hopes, dreams and pain. Language and culture are not barriers in the journey of a story or song, and when the bridge emerges to heighten the connection between narrative and refrain, the music in Iñárritu’s head becomes ours to behold.

KRISTINE KOLTON works in film publicity for Terry Hines & Associates and is a freelance writer.

US 2006

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Director Alejandro González Iñárritu Producers Jon Kilik, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Steve Golin Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto Editors Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione Cast Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Gael García Bernal, Jamie McBride, Kôji Yakusho, Lynsey Beauchamp, Paul Terrell Clayton, Fernandez Mattos Dulce, Nathan Gamble Print Source Paramount Vantage In English, Spanish, Japanese and Arabic with English subtitles • With the gut-wrenching potency of Amores Perros, the dynamic volatility of 21 Grams and a multilingual narrative of intense human depth, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel positions the Mexican director firmly in the pantheon of master filmmakers. In many ways, the film’s plot is a neverending chain of events; we enter in the Moroccan desert, where a rifle shot rings out, instantly interlinking many lives: an American tourist couple frantically struggling to survive, a nanny crossing illegally with two American children into Mexico and a deaf-mute Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Though separated by culture and distance, these people are all hurtling toward a shared destiny. From one gripping story line to the next, we are engrossed in the paradox of humanity’s interconnectedness, despite our inability to truly communicate. Yet you will leave the theater desperate to converse. Therein lies Babel’s brilliance.

Please join us for the spotlight award program, featuring the screening of Babel and an interview with Alejandro González Iñárritu. Following the Spotlight program, we move on to the new Smith & Hawken store at Strawberry Village Shopping Center for a party in honor of the talented director. The celebration features delicious food from Perry’s Gourmet Catering and fine Northern California wines.

FEATURE FILMOGRAPHY

Babel (2006) 21 Grams (2003) Amores Perros (2000)

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A Political Animal

When Tim Robbins appeared on the scene in in 1988, we could scarcely have guessed that this baby-faced giant was a political animal with a steel backbone. Nor could we have imagined that he was not only a joyful, unpredictable actor, but a writer and director of profound conscience. In the intervening two decades, Robbins has gone on to reveal himself as such, and to amass a body of marvelous and important work. But he has accomplished something even rarer: He has matured into an artist

In a sense, Robbins holds two distinct spots in the public mind. He is widely appreciated as an affably off-center actor whose occasional presence in mainstream movies such as IQ (1994), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Hudsucker Arlington Road (1999) and Mystic ([2003] the role that won him an Oscar for best supporting actor) is cause for celebration. Robbins and the directors who cast him cleverly use his nice-guy persona to lull and misdirect audiences before revealing a darker, deeper side. Seemingly without fail, the approachability and benign innocence his characters exude turn out to mask icy cruelty or a devious agenda. Yet Robbins’ talent is so distilled and his charm so persuasive, that even at that point in the story he retains our sympathy, if not our affinity.

Robbins has studiously avoided being typecast, which makes him a bit of a moving target for moviegoers. “What I’ve tried to do throughout my career is play different kinds of people from movie to movie,” he told an interviewer in the mid-’90s. “This has been very beneficial in the long run because now I’m offered different kinds of roles. The downside is that audiences can’t get a grasp of who you are, so you’re not as bankable as [is] someone who tends to play the same role over and

The unexpected consequence of his versatility is that, to the general public, Robbins’ distinguishing characteristic may be his outspoken political and

social views, which are incontrovertibly linked, of course, with the stances and stature of his longtime partner, Susan Sarandon. The importance of independent thinking was ingrained in him during childhood, he told Playboy in 1995. “I think there are lessons you take from your parents, and one of the strongest ones I took from mine was that a mob isn’t right. Just because your opinion is outnumbered doesn’t mean you’re wrong. Many times throughout history, it’s been a sole voice that’s been the right one.”

Robbins’ awareness and commitment extend well beyond participating in protest marches or making pointed remarks at an Academy Awards ceremony. Like his peer and pal Sean Penn, Robbins gets his greatest satisfaction behind the camera. His work as a screenwriter and director has elevated him to the plane of political filmmaker, a description so rare in contemporary American culture as to be nearly extinct. Bob Roberts (1992), Dead Man Walking (for which he received an Oscar nomination for best director in1995) and Cradle Will Rock (1999) are arguably the most pungent sociopolitical commentaries the American cinema has produced since the early days of the Reagan era. They are brave and uncompromising reflections of their creator.

Robbins was born in Southern California in 1958, but his family moved to New York when he was an infant, and he grew up in Greenwich Village. His dad was an actor and a folksinger (in the Highwaymen) and managed the Gaslight Café; one of Tim’s earliest memories is basking in the audience response to his dad’s live show. His older sisters were involved in the Theater for the New City, and Robbins would sometimes join them and watch rehearsals. He found himself spending more and more time there, “clowning around,” as he puts it, and he was given a role in a play. Twelve years old, and he’d caught the bug.

For the next seven years, when he wasn’t at school he was at the New City, handling the spotlight, sweeping up, manning the box office, running the lighting board and acting. By the time he headed off to a state university and his first exposure to a traditional theater department, Robbins had a wealth of experience in nuts-and-bolts stagecraft. In other words, he got the kind of all-around education in acting, audience response, business, imagination and human nature that young actors haven’t received since the days of vaudeville.

Robbins quickly saw the limitations of his college drama department and set his sights on UCLA. He moved to Los Angeles and worked in a warehouse for a year, establishing residency and earning enough to pay for school. He ended up graduating with honors, and in his early 20s formed the Actors’ Gang with several fellow aspiring

He’ll never be a play-it-safe guy, in his work or in his public life; it’s simply not his nature. “I view it as my responsibility to continue to be what I’ve always been.”

thespians. Athletically oriented men who were into bands like the Clash, they wanted to bring the energy, anarchy and raw power of punk to the stage. Their first show, a midnight production of Ubu Roi, was bloody, shocking and attentiongrabbing.

From the outset, Robbins created his own opportunities as an actor—and as a writer. He wrote several plays the Actors’ Gang staged, and he’s still closely linked with the company. His most recent play, Embedded, a savage satire that tackles the invasion of Iraq, the cynicism of the current US administration and the sycophancy of the mainstream media, was performed by the troupe and filmed for a recent broadcast on the Sundance channel.

Committed to the theater, Robbins originally considered TV and film roles a way to sustain his true profession. He started out with bit parts in TV shows, gradually working his way up to major roles in awful films. When he scored as the unschooled minor-league pitcher “Nuke” Laloosh in Ron Shelton’s surprise hit Bull Durham, all sorts of doors opened.

He was fortunate to come under Robert Altman’s wing, playing a venal Hollywood studio exec in The Player (for which he won Best Actor at Cannes in 1992) and an LA cop with a mean streak in Short Cuts (MVFF 1993). Their collaboration coincided with the release of Bob Roberts, a blistering satire of modern-day personality politics that marked Robbins’ directorial debut. It also earned him a load of brickbats, primarily from those in favor of movie stars limiting themselves to posing for magazine covers and kibitzing with Jay Leno. Altman, who’s endured as much criticism as any American filmmaker you can name, was singularly

well suited to support Robbins’s accomplishment and, more importantly, his ambition.

Now in his late 40s, Robbins is primed for another burst of important roles in morally charged films. In Phillip Noyce’s apartheid-era political thriller Catch a Fire (MVFF 2006), Robbins employs his typical first-class blend of amiable geniality and quiet menace in his portrayal of an Afrikaner policeman of dubious motives. Perhaps his performance will prod moviegoers to check out Code 46 (2003), Michael Winterbottom’s underrated tale of a dystopian society, which features Robbins in a wonderfully subtle turn as a privileged executive with a forbidden lover.

We also wait with great anticipation for Robbins’ next directorial effort, which is bound to be timely, provocative and risky. He’ll never be a play-it-safe guy, in his work or in his public life; it’s simply not his nature. “I view it as my responsibility to continue to be what I’ve always been,” he told Playboy. “I’ve always been involved with the society at large. There aren’t a whole lot of actors and celebrities who speak out anymore. When someone is publicly castigated, it has an effect. You think, ‘Should I do this? Should I buck this trend? Or should I just shut up and not worry about this stuff? Because it’s going to cost me professionally.’ I think most people opt for the latter.”

It’s our good luck that Tim Robbins has never cared a hoot about what other people think.

MICHAEL FOX

is a Bay Area film critic and journalist for SF360.org and SF Weekly, and the curator and host of the Friday night CinemaLit series at the Mechanics’ Institute in San Francisco.

tribute to tim robbins

Catch a Fire

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

Actor

Catch a Fire (2006)

Noise (2006)

The Pick of Destiny (2006)

The White Rose (2006)

Embedded (2005)

The Secret Life of Words (2005)

War of the Worlds (2005)

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Code 46 (2003)

The Day My God Died (2003 voice)

Mystic River (2003)

Antitrust (2001)

Human Nature (2001)

The Truth About Charlie (2001)

High Fidelity (2000)

Mission to Mars (2000)

Arlington Road (1999)

Austin Powers: The Spy Who

Shagged Me (1999)

Cradle Will Rock (1999 voice)

Nothing to Lose (1997)

I.Q. (1994)

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Short Cuts (1993)

Bob Roberts (1992)

The Player (1992)

Jungle Fever (1991)

Cadillac Man (1990)

Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

Erik the Viking (1989)

Miss Firecracker (1989)

Tapeheads (1988)

Bull Durham (1988)

Twister (1988)

Five Corners (1987)

Howard the Duck (1986)

Top Gun (1986)

Fraternity Vacation (1985)

The Sure Thing (1985)

No Small Affair (1984)

Toy Soldiers (1984)

Director

Cradle will Rock (1999)

Dead Man Walking (1995)

Bob Roberts (1992)

TRIBUTE TO TIM ROBBINS

Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

Reception to follow at Frantoio Ristorante

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Turn Out the Lights: Ray Manzarek on Cinema and the Doors

BY GREG CAHILL

“I like the whole idea of manipulating darkness and quiet, the sense of entering into a darkened room, the sense you get watching shadow puppets on a screen—these projections of light that take on a life that is totally ephemeral, yet deeply psychological, rooting around in your subconscious,” Ray Manzarek muses. “The ideas of cinema can be more real than life itself. You could walk through life with blinders on but when you enter the darkened auditorium and the projection begins, life takes on a whole new reality.”

Cinema has played a major role in Manzarek’s life. The Doors’ keyboardist and songwriter first met singer Jim Morrison in the mid-1960s when both were enrolled at the UCLA film school. And the Doors’ music has been pivotal in film history: The anthemic “Break on Through (to the Other Side)” buoyed Forrest Gump’s breakaway scene, and their disturbing Oedipal work “The End” drove the turbulent climax of Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar-winning 1979 Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now

This year, the Mill Valley Film Festival presents “The Doors Going on 40: An Evening with Ray Manzarek and Ben FongTorres.” Manzarek and Bay Area writer Fong-Torres will chat with Paul Liberatore of the Marin Independent Journal about their upcoming book, The Doors by the Doors, and look at a series

of film clips. Later in the evening, Manzarek will be joined for an onstage musical performance by Beat poet Michael McClure and bassist Rob Wasserman, among others.

During the heyday of ’60s rock, the Doors (who took their name from Aldous Huxley’s 1954 ode to altered states, The Doors of Perception), released five psychedelia-tinged recordings, including the chart-topping 1968 album Waiting for the Sun. Model-handsome, charismatic and with a sensual, commanding

voice, Morrison became one of the era’s sex symbols. But Manzarek thinks Morrison’s sex appeal has overshadowed the soul of a serious poet and eclipsed the band’s more artistic aspirations. “The whole point of the Doors was poetry and rock ’n’ roll,” Manzarek says, “just like the Beats had done poetry and jazz, we wanted to do the same thing.”

Morrison left the band in 1970 and moved to Paris to pursue his interest in poetry. He died there the following year under

Ray Manzarek

mysterious circumstances. Amid rumors that Morrison had faked his death to escape the pressures of celebrity, the rocker and former film student was buried in the exclusive Père Lachaise Cemetery, among an abundance of entombed artists and intellectuals such as Honoré de Balzac, Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde and Gertrude Stein (and Alice B. Toklas).

Manzarek, who has emerged as the keeper of the band’s legacy, says that anyone interested in understanding the Doors’ artistic essence should explore the band’s connection between film and music, particularly the influence of German film director Josef von Sternberg, one of the first film auteurs.

“Jim and I both had classes with von Sternberg, who directed Marlene Dietrich in films such as Blonde Venus and Shanghai Express,” he explains. “He was the most brilliant filmmaker I ever encountered. More than anything, having a class with von Sternberg changed my life and my outlook on what cinema could be, what drama could be. The whole psychological dark side of life became very intriguing. His influence certainly infused the Doors’ music with that sort of existential dread he was capable of manufacturing back in the ’30s and that we tried to emulate in the ’60s.”

Overall, film school helped shape the band’s sense of drama, Manzarek adds, as evidenced by the vivid imagery and complex

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song structure of cinematic compositions such as “The End,” “When the Music’s Over” and “The Unknown Soldier.”

Film has remained a prominent force in Manzarek’s life, though not always to his liking. He has had the chance to glimpse the film experience both from behind the camera and as a character on the big screen; in 1991, he was portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan in director Oliver Stone’s biopic The Doors. Val Kilmer played Morrison. It was an experience that Manzarek found disquieting.

“I leaned over to a friend of mine an hour into the screening and said, ‘I think I’m ready to quit the band,’” he says with a laugh.

“The film has a spun-out, eyes wide, blazing, bloodshot look. I don’t think he understood the Doors. Consequently, the movie is all about Jim Morrison hell-bent for leather. . . . The Jim Morrison you saw on-screen was not the Jim Morrison I knew: the poet.”

GREG CAHILL

is the editor of Strings magazine and a longtime contributor to the Mill Valley Film Festival program.

G.E. Brings Good Things to Life

Guitarist and former Saturday Night Live bandleader G. E. Smith—whose résumé includes stints with Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Neil Young—will take center stage at a second music-related event during this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival. Celebrating Taylor Barton’s documentary 50 Watt Fuse (see page 72), which showcases the Grammynominated Smith, the concert includes Bad Company’s Simon Kirke, the Flying Other Brothers, Taylor Barton and special surprise guests.

The G.E. Smith concert and Ray Manzarek talk and performance continue the Festival’s tradition of music events, which over the years have featured prominent musicians such as producer Hal Willner, Marianne Faithfull, Elvis Costello, Harry Dean Stanton, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, the Funk Brothers and Chris Isaak, to name just a few.

G. E. Smith

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film categories

official premiere selection

50 Watt Fuse

The Astronaut Farmer

August Days

Bonkers

Breaking and Entering

Café Setareh

Cine Manifest

Dobrinya and the Dragon

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox

Drifting Elegant

Figner: The End of a Silent Century

Forgiveness

Frozen City

Going Private

A Guest of Life

OFFICIAL PREMIERE SELECTION

Taylor Barton US

Michael Polish US

Marc Recha SPAIN

Martin Koolhoven NETHERLANDS

Anthony Minghella UK

Saman Moghaddam IRAN

Judy Irola US

Ilya Maksimov RUSSIA

Sara Lamm US

Amy Glazer US

Nathalie

Alonso Casale

NETHERLANDS/FRANCE/UK/RUSSIA

Udi Aloni ISRAEL/US

Aku Louhimies

Stina Werenfels

Tibor Szemzo

Have You Heard from Johannesburg?

Hinokio

FINLAND

SWITZERLAND

HUNGARY

Connie Field US

Takahiko Akiyama JAPAN

Holly Guy Moshe US

Hotel Harabati

I’ll Call You

I’m Seducible

Brice Cauvin FRANCE

Lam Tze Chung HONG KONG

The film categories described below may assist you in selecting your films. Each film program is tagged with a category. Tags are located below the photos that accompany the program descriptions on the following pages. Look out as well for our two special Focus categories. Focus: The Netherlands recognizes the great talents of Dutch filmmakers. Focus: Film Arts Foundation celebrates the Film Arts Foundation on its 30th anniversary with new films sponsored by this venerable local organization.

Ofﬁcial Premiere Selection

Children’s FilmFest

A cinematic globetrot for kids of all ages, the Children’s FilmFest gives young people a taste of cultures and adventures they won’t get anywhere else, as well as hands-on ﬁlmmaking workshops.

1:1

Saturday, October 7 5:30 pm 10107S Sequoia

Wednesday, October 11 4:30 pm 10111R Rafael

Director Annette K. Olesen Producer Ib Tardini Screenwriter Kim Fupz Aakeson Cinematographer Kim Hogh Mikkelsen

Editor Molly Malene Stensgaard Cast Mohammed Ali Bakier, Joy K. Petersen, Annette Støvelbaek, Jonas Busckist, Brian Lentz

Print Source Danish Film Institute

In English and Danish with English subtitles • The utopian vision of post–World War II public housing gets an update in Annette Olesen’s 1:1. Residents of the same sprawling suburban Copenhagen housing project, Mie and Shadi, she a white Dane, he a Palestinian, enjoy a nice teenage romance until “immigrants” beat Mie’s brother into a coma, and ethnic tension ﬂoods their relationship. When Shadi reveals he might know something about the crime, everyone feels they must declare their loyalty to their families, their lovers and the truth. Occasional raw camerawork and an understated style reveal Olesen’s connection to Denmark’s purist Dogma movement. But she embraces more celluloid elements of ﬁlmmaking as well, such as archival footage of the early days of Europe’s council-estate dream, freeze frames and stellar use of sound, making 1:1 a more traditional cinematic outing. This directorial mastery, along with Annette Støvelbaek’s astonishing performance as Mie’s mother, makes 1:1 a family drama for our time.—A. Lazenby

3 Needles

Friday, October 13 7:15 pm 3NEE13S Sequoia

Sunday, October 15 12:15 pm 3NEE15S Sequoia

Director/Screenwriter Thom Fitzgerald Producer Bryan Hofbauer Cinematographer Thomas M. Harting

Editor Susan Shanks Cast Shawn Ashmore, Stockard Channing, Olympia Dukakis, Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Chloë Sevigny Print Source Wolfe Releasing

In English, Mandarin, Xhosa, French and Afrikaans with English subtitles • With epic scope and an extraordinary cast, Thom Fitzgerald’s tripartite tale forgoes headline sensationalism to focus on the ways different communities and families in varying corners of the world cope with AIDS. Villagers in a Chinese ethnic minority farming town begin dying after donating blood to a spurious government contractor; a mother (Stockard Channing) in French Canada, who has just lost her husband to lung cancer, fears she will not be able to support her HIV-positive son (Shawn Ashmore); and three missionary nuns (Olympia Dukakis, Sandra Oh, Chloë Sevigny) in South Africa are faced with a moral dilemma when children in the local village are orphaned by the disease. While the ﬁlm’s images belie any possibility of an easy happy ending to the AIDS crisis, its stories are humorous as well as heart wrenching. 3 Needles personalizes a global epidemic while investigating the root geopolitical causes of its international reach. —J. Preissel Sponsored by SF Weekly

5@5: Change Your Mind TOTAL PROGRAM 93 MINS

Thursday, October 12 5:00 pm 5AT512S Sequoia Friday, October 13 5:00 pm 5AT513R Rafael

When our minds play tricks on us, many strange and beautiful things can happen. From deep dreams to mental challenges, these shorts travel the byways of our brains to great effect. A man and a woman chase love in their separate—but equal—dreams in Massimo Amici’s She He (Italy 9 mins). In Jackie Oudney’s Vagabond Shoes (UK 18 mins), a homeless man reveals a new persona when a lost suit allows him to crash a swank New Year’s Eve party. In Hoku Uchiyama’s Rose (US 34 mins), young Travis meets a teenage girl whose friendship, and murder, he is destined to revisit each year. The graphic artistry of Bert&Bertie’s Phobias (UK 8 mins) explores the inner worlds of the bizarre fears that can afﬂict us. Assertiveness training goes to a new level in Nick Reed’s Assertion Techniques (UK 3 mins). And when two men ﬁnd themselves trapped in a well in Jeremy Haccoun’s Paradox (UK 19 mins), who’s got the real story—the one who thinks he’s in his own backyard, or the one who thinks they’re prisoners in a medieval dungeon?—J. Parsont

5@5: Comes a Time

TOTAL PROGRAM 84 MINS Monday, October 9 5:00 pm 5AT509R Rafael Friday, October 13 5:00 pm 5AT513S Sequoia

There comes a time when our lives call out for change. The colorful characters in this array of shorts embark on singular searches for that new way of life. In Brian Hennigan’s quirky Duck Man (UK 10 mins), a simple guy becomes a celebrity after taking a job overseeing local waterfowl. Deva Palmier’s Fishy (UK 10 mins) stars Shirley Henderson as a lonely, unemployed woman envious of her goldﬁsh’s trouble-free life. In brisk black and white, Laurence Walsh’s Cold Kenya (Poland 31 mins) follows the daily, often wretched, existence of a successful businessman exploring avenues of escape. Fed up with life’s constant little indignities, one woman takes control in Jörgen Hjerdt‘s It’s My Turn Now (Sweden 7 mins). Ready (US 2 mins), from Lev Yilmaz’s pencil-drawn Tales of Mere Existence, contemplates that seemingly simplest of routines: preparing to start the day. Swimming lessons help an overweight woman become thin in Stefanie Berk’s Disappearing (US 16 mins). And in Chris Waitt’s Dupe (Scotland 10 mins) a lazy dude buys a clone machine on eBay so he can have someone else keep his apartment clean.—J. Parsont

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5@5: Falling off the Face of the Earth

TOTAL PROGRAM 86 MINS

Tuesday, October 10 5:00 pm 5AT510S Sequoia

Wednesday, October 11 5:00 pm 5AT511R Rafael

With suspense, humor, poignancy and often surprising equanimity, these captivating shorts encourage us to consider death and mortality—some with a gentle nudge and others with a solid punch. David Strathairn stars in Nick Childs’ The Shovel (US 15 mins) as a weekender who digs up a possible murder mystery in his next-door-neighbor’s yard. In Alex Merkin’s Across the Hall (US 25 mins), Adrian Grenier (The Devil Wears Prada) tries to stop his best friend from exacting revenge on a potentially unfaithful girlfriend. A young woman with a fatal form of telepathy laments her rather annoying gift in Cindy Baer’s Morbid Curiosity (US 6 mins). In Talya Lavie’s The Substitute (Israel 19 mins), an Israeli army clerk’s transfer is threatened when her replacement exhibits suicidal tendencies. David Baeumler brings a Norwegian woman’s gentle ghost back to the material world in Kuboå (US/Norway 6 mins). And Jennie Garth stars as a conniving wife plotting her husband’s murder with hired gun Joe Mantegna in Phoef Sutton’s clever ’Til Death (US 14 mins).—J. Parsont

5@5: I Am a Child

Monday, October 9 5:00 pm

Tuesday, October 10 5:00 pm

TOTAL PROGRAM 81 MINS

5AT509S Sequoia

5AT510R Rafael

Family dynamics are an endless source of funny, heartbreaking and rich stories. And, as these shorts show, often it is our childhood experiences that set up the tales told later. In Simon Blyth’s Father’s Day (Australia 9 mins), ten-yearold Michael is about to meet his father for the ﬁrst time, while in William Farley’s The Stories (US 5 mins), a man anticipating his ailing father’s last breath, desperately tries to understand what’s going through dad’s mind. Transporting a body to a funeral home becomes a journey of sibling rivalry and reconciliation in Eric Lin’s What Remains (US 15 mins). A special day of gifts and attention for young Hannah holds great consequence in Nicole Barnette’s Fourteen (US 7 mins). In Allison Cook’s Locked Upstairs (US 15 mins), a girl and her senile grandmother become unexpectedly reacquainted. In Ohad Domb’s The Ranch (Israel 22 mins), a single father is resigned to imminent eviction from his Sinai home, but his son refuses to concede. And in Jarrah Gurrie’s Bright Lights (Australia 7 mins), a teenager recounts his life, through puberty, Catholic school guilt and a grandmother’s love.—J. Parsont The Ranch is sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel Paciﬁc Northwest.

5@5: Truth Be Known

Friday, October 6 5:00 pm 5AT506S Sequoia Thursday, October 12 5:00 pm 5AT512R Rafael

How do we judge what’s true and what’s real? How can film or video manipulate truth and fabricate a new reality? Complicated questions call for shrewd shorts: Stephanie Argy and Alec Boehm recreate newsreel footage of Gandhi’s secret 1927 visit—and nonviolent hitting—at Yankee Stadum in Gandhi at the Bat (US 11 mins) Ewan Telford’s brilliant remix of classic cinema, Apocalypse Oz (US 25 mins) brings The Wizard of Oz crashing head-on into Apocalypse Now. Oh, the horror! Jason Mitchell’s Filter (US 12 mins) tracks news media interpretations of a convenience-store robbery, deriving insightful interpretations of his own. In another convenience store a continent away, a philosophizing customer forces us to reconsider the ideals of our interconnectedness in Sainath Choudhury’s Cataract (Germany 10 mins). On the anniversary of the 2005 London subway bombings, a grieving mother wrestles with her anguish, fears and prejudices on a flight back to England in Anthony Green’s Screening (Canada 15 mins). In Xavier De Choudens’ 00h17 (France 10 mins), a group of young men awaiting the midnight train find a surprisingly stellar way to entertain themselves.—J. Parsont

5@5: When You Dance You Can Really Love

TOTAL PROGRAM 87 MINS

Friday, October 6 5:00 pm 5AT506R Rafael

Wednesday, October 11 5:00 pm 5AT511S Sequoia

These shorts about passion, both blossoming and breaking, explore the beautiful, complicated choreography of love from many angles. Through the shared wall of adjoining apartments, neighborly irritation turns to auditory attraction in Richard Smith’s Mono (UK 10 mins). Discovering an unexpected commonality, two young Chicanas develop a reluctant bond in Risa Machuca and Fanny Veliz’s Shortstop (US 17 mins). In Xochitl Dorsey’s Orange Blossom (US 7 mins), a determined Mexican girl seeks a job as a ﬂower vendor—but ﬁnds much more. From Lev Yilmaz’s comicsstyled Tales of Mere Existence, I’m Not Going to Think About Her (US 2 mins) mines memories of a lost love. Myra Velasquez explores the complicated realm of history, ethnicity and emotion in The Lovers (US 31 mins), a powerful present-day tale of a relationship between a Japanese man and a Chinese woman that is haunted by the memories of the 1937 Nanking massacre. Cascading sand and sensuality mark Carmen Rozestraten’s exquisite Breathe Me (US 9 mins), a hypnotic dance of lovers remembered, while Jason Jakaitis’s locally shot Minutiae (US 9 mins) offers intimate narration of the idiosyncracies new lovers discover.—J. Parsont

5@5

50 Watt Fuse US 2006 60 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 88 MINS

Friday, October 6 8:00 pm WATT06R Rafael

Wednesday, October 11 9:15 pm WATT11T 142 Throckmorton

Director/Screenwriter Taylor Barton Producers Taylor Barton, Peter Murphy Crowley Cinematographer Peter Murphy Crowley

Editor Nick Martin Print Source 50 Watt

Best known as the pony-tailed guitarist fronting Saturday Night Live’s house band, G.E. Smith is one of the most proliﬁc, respected guitarists and musicologists working today. 50 Watt Fuse begins at Fender headquarters with the production of a G.E. Smith–model Fender Telecaster guitar. With thoughtful interviews and classic performances from Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Rosanne Cash and others, this is the curriculum vitae of an immense musical talent and quintessential sideman.—S. Uyehara

PRECEDED BY

Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business

Director William Farley US 2006 28 MINS Struggling with his own eccentricities, an artist tries to access a larger audience without compromising his spontaneity or humor.

Discussion and mini-set by G.E. Smith and Simon Kirke follows the October 6 screening. G.E. Smith & Friends perform a live concert at 142 Throckmorton Theatre on Saturday, October 7. See page 24. Sponsored by KQED.

After the Wedding

Monday, October 9 7:00 pm

AFTE09C Cinema

Wednesday, October 11 7:15 pm AFTE11S Sequoia

Director Susanne Bier Producer Sisse Graum Jørgensen Screenwriter Anders Thomas Jensen Cinematographer Morten Søborg Editors Pernille Bech Christensen, Morton Højbjerg Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård Print Source IFC Films

In Danish with English subtitles • Acclaimed Danish director Susanne Bier (Brothers, Open Hearts) takes the stuff of melodrama and spins it into cinematic gold. Her latest is no exception. Mads Mikkelson is Jacob, an idealistic humanitarian who runs an orphanage in India. His institution is offered a large donation on one condition: that he travel to Denmark to meet his benefactor in person. In Copenhagen he meets Jorgen (Swedish actor Rolf Lassgård), a rich and somewhat arrogant industrialist, who invites him to his daughter’s wedding. Jorgen is married to Helene (Sidse Babett Knudsen), and it immediately becomes apparent that she and Jacob share a past. Working again with master screenwriter Anders Thomas Jensen, Bier brings us up close to her characters, their shattering revelations and difﬁcult choices.—A. Saknussen

Friend of the Festival screening on October 9 is free to CFI members with a ticket from the box ofﬁce. Sponsored by Tamalpais Bank.

The Astronaut Farmer

CLOSING NIGHT

• In the latest by the Polish Brothers (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork), Billy Bob Thornton is Charlie Farmer, a soft-spoken Texas rancher with a dream—a giant one that requires 10,000 pounds of high-grade jet fuel. Once an astronaut-in-training before his military career was derailed, Farmer is now days away from launching himself into space in the Mercury-era rocket he built himself. With the support of his wife Audie (Virginia Madsen), their children and Audie’s father Hal (Bruce Dern), Farmer battles foreclosure on their ranch, a small-town community of disbelievers, the FAA and an onslaught of federal agents—all determined to shut him down. When the media arrive, Farmer’s quest becomes a national cause célèbre, adding pressure that blasts the “Farmer space program” off in unexpected directions. But Farmer will not let himself be grounded again, remaining steadfast to his goal of breaking through Earth’s atmosphere and inspiring his children to pursue their own dreams.—J. Parsont

For Closing Night event information, see page 23.

Can You Hear Me?

Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace US 2006 51 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 79 MINS

Saturday, October 7 12:30 pm CANY07T 142 Throckmorton Sunday, October 8 2:30 pm CANY08R Rafael

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Lilly Rivlin Cinematographers Andrei Brauns, Shiri Bar On, Barbara Becker, Larry Price, Lilly Rivlin Editor Pola Rapaport Print Source Lilly’s Productions Lilly Rivlin’s passionate documentary focuses on Israeli and Palestinian women who insist on dialogue across enemy lines. The mother of a slain Israeli soldier and the sister of a Palestinian woman killed in Jerusalem speak publicly together to stop the deadly violence that has overtaken the Middle East. The two look so much alike that audiences may have difﬁculty recognizing which is Israeli and which Palestinian. Other voices include fearless Israeli female volunteers who intervene at checkpoints on behalf of Palestinians and Palestinian women who seek alternatives to suicide bombing for the young. These women are truly among the saviors of our time.—S. Handsher

PRECEDED BY

Voices of Patriots: Why Are We in Iraq?

Directors Valerie Mih, Don Richards US 2006 28 MINS Military professionals and the mother of a fallen soldier give nonpartisan analyses of Iraq war policy.

Discussion with special guests from the ﬁlm follows screenings. Presented in association with the Israel Center and the Women’s Interfaith Dialogue on the Middle East.

Candy AUSTRALIA 2005 108 MINS

Saturday, October 14 7:15 pm CAND14R Rafael

Sunday, October 15 9:15 pm CAND15S Sequoia

Director Neil Armﬁeld Producers Margaret Fink, Emile Sherman Screenwriters Neil Armﬁeld, Luke Davies Cinematographer Garry Phillips Editor Dany Cooper Cast Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush, Noni Hazlehurst, Garry McDonald Print Source THINKFilm

Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish give electrifying performances in this seductive and harrowing tale of two junkies in love, directed by Australian theater wizard Neil Armfield and based on the novel by Luke Davies. Dan and Candy are beautiful, artistic and completely intoxicated with each other, so it doesn’t seem a giant step when Candy asks Dan to initiate her in heroin injection. At first they appear to defy gravity, but as the pretty poison takes its toll, their headfirst plunge down the rabbit hole becomes a nightmare of crime, prostitution and worse. Candy’s middle-class parents try to pull her back, blaming Dan for everything, but the lovers see themselves in this together, “bound by passion till the end of time.” Geoffrey Rush delivers a splendid turn as Casper, the droll chemistry professor who is Dan’s mentor, fellow user and the go-to guy when they’re in a fix (or need one).—R. Peterson

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Café Setareh

IRAN 2006 102 MINS

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Catch a Fire

Tuesday, October 10 7:00 pm

CATC10R Rafael Saturday, October 14 6:45 pm CATC14S Sequoia

Director Phillip Noyce Producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anthony Minghella, Robyn Slovo Screenwriter Shawn Slovo Cinematographers Ron Fortunato, Garry Phillips Editor Jill Bilcock Cast Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna Print Source Focus Features

Australian director Phillip Noyce (Rabbit Proof Fence, MVFF 2002) is at his best, combining an interest in socialjustice dramas with his skill in making suspenseful thrillers to tell the true story of Patrick Chamusso. A power plant worker and devoted family man, Chamusso stays out of politics. However, after being falsely arrested by overzealous terrorism investigator Nic Vos, convincingly played by MVFF 2006 tributee Tim Robbins (The Player, Shawshank Redemption, Mystic River ), Chamusso does an about-face. Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher) is riveting in his portrayal of a man ﬂeeing the oppression of South Africa’s apartheid era for Mozambique, where he trains with the ANC for the revolution, until he is sent back to place bombs in the plant he knows intimately. Screenwriter Shawn Slovo (A World Apart) develops the characters we care so much about while secrets are revealed that may unravel the delicate threads holding this family together.—G. Meyer

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The Cave of the Yellow Dog

Saturday, October 7 11:00 am

MONGOLIA/GERMANY 2005 93 MINS

CAVE07S Sequoia

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Byambasuren Davaa Cinematographer Daniel Schoenauer Editor Sarah Clara Weber Cast Batchuluun Urjindorj, Buyandulam Daramdadi Batchuluun, Nansalmaa Batchuluun, Batbayer Batchuluun Print Source Tartan Films USA

In Mongolian with English subtitles • Co-director of The Story of the Weeping Camel, Byambasuren Davaa makes a welcome return to the Mongolian steppes for an engaging story infused with serene charm and breathtaking beauty. At the center is six-year-old Nansal, the oldest of three children in a nomadic clan of shepherds, who finds a stray dog near the family’s yurt. Her father, concerned about bad luck from a dog that might have associated with wolves, orders her to get rid of him. But Nansal asserts a steely persistence, attempting to hide her new friend. As in her previous film, Davaa uses an actual nomadic family to enact the tale, and her skillful combination of documentary material and dramatic techniques invests this warmhearted story with great authenticity. The film’s reverence for nature is reflected in its fascinating details of day-to-day survival and its illustration of human-animal interdependence in the windy Mongolian grasslands.—A. Saknussen

China Blue

Saturday, October 7 3:15 pm CHIN07S Sequoia Sunday, October 8 5:00 pm CHIN08R Rafael

Director/Producer/Cinematographer Micha Peled Editor Manuel Tsingaris Print Source Teddy Bear Fims In Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles • California’s nostalgia for blue jeans as an icon of savvy Gold Rush-era entrepreneurship is turned inside out in China Blue . This potent documentary enters a sweatshop in China, to look at daily life for the mostly teenage girls who put in the zippers and snip the loose threads on the jeans the West craves. Millions of people have migrated from rural life to factories for the “opportunity” to earn a handful of pennies an hour. Focusing on three such workers as well as the factory’s owner, director Micha Peled movingly captures this intersection of Chinese society and international commerce. Undervalued, overworked and misled— much like their bosses, who are constantly under pressure by the likes of Wal-Mart and Levi’s to lower costs—these girls remain simply themselves, giggling and dreaming, writing stories, radiating sweetness. It will be hard not to think of them every time you shop.—J. Campbell

Sponsored by the Katz Family Foundation.

Chronicle of an Escape ARGENTINA 2006 102 MINS Tuesday, October 10 9:15 pm CHRO10R Rafael

Director Israel Adrián Caetano Producers Oscar Kramer, Hugo Sigman Screenwriters Israel Adrián Caetano, Esteban Student, Julián Loyola Cinematographer Julián Apezteguia Editor Alberto Ponce Cast Rodrigo de la Serna, Nazareno Casero, Lautaro Delgado, Matías Marmorato, Pablo Echarri Print Source The Weinstein Company

In Spanish with English subtitles • Based on a true story, Chronicle of an Escape combines the tense excitement of psychological and escape thrillers with strong ensemble performances. Rodrigo de la Serna (Motorcycle Diaries) is Claudio, a soccer player and one of the thousands of Argentines abducted, tortured and disappeared by the country’s 1976–1983 military dictatorship. Abducted in Buenos Aires in 1977 by a mysterious “task group,” Claudio is accused of being a leftist terrorist. At an abandoned villa on the city’s outskirts he is interrogated for four months about activities he knows nothing about. He is repeatedly questioned, physically and psychologically tortured, stripped naked and thrown into an empty room with three other prisoners. Struggling desperately for sanity and survival, the four take a chance for escape. Carefully controlled cinematography deepens the atmosphere early on and ratchets up the pace later as internationally renowned director Israel Adrián Caetano’s intense ﬁlm races to its edge-of-the-seat conclusion.—M. Landazuri

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Cine Manifest US 2006 75 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 85 MINS

Sunday, October 8 6:00 pm

CINM08R Rafael

Saturday, October 14 9:15 pm CINM14R Rafael

Director/Producer/Cinematographer Judy Irola Editor Nels

Bangerter Print Source Judy Irola

What do you get when you cross an idealistic group of young filmmakers with a radical Marxist collective? According to former member Judy Irola: “a car wreck.” Irola’s hilarious, fascinating film, featuring a memorable musical score by David Schickele, charts the life of a unique political film collective that arose from the utopian ideologies of the ’60s and survived the tumult of the ‘70s. United by strict egalitarian regulations and the belief that their films should have a message and an audience, they produced impressive results, including the award-winning films Over-Under, Sideways-Down and Northern Lights. In spite of countless criticism sessions and the services of a Reichian therapist, time, ego and success ultimately took its toll on the group. But what a ride it was!—K. Davis

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McLaren’s Negatives

Director Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

CANADA 2006 10 MINS The late Canadian animator Norman McLaren describes his innovative and inimitable style in this lovingly-crafted short.

Style

Friday, October 6 9:00 pm CINA06R Rafael

Saturday, October 7 12:15 pm CINA07R Rafael

Director/Producer Jon Fauer Screenwriters Jon Fauer, Volker Bahnemann Cinematographers Jeff Laszlo, Brian Heller, Jon Fauer Editor Matt Blute Print Source ARRI Inc.

As a visual art form relying on the visionary and collaborative spirit of its practitioners, film would languish in darkness without the illuminating magic of cinematographers. Customarily comfortable behind the camera, more than 100 of the medium’s most gifted directors of photography step into the limelight to discuss their craft in this dream doc for film fanatics. Renowned lensmen, including László Kovács, Vittorio Storaro, Haskell Wexler and Gordon Willis, share their diverse approaches to shooting some of the greatest films ever made, from The Godfather to Last Tango in Paris. Rarely have filmgoers had an opportunity to hear the best in the business talk about their mysterious process of shedding light on sets and sensibilities. Not surprisingly, this is a gorgeously photographed documentary, and likely the only one you’ll see all year that champions the unsung heroes of the film set: gaffers, key grips and focus pullers. Here’s to these bringers of light!—S. Jenkins

For information on our cinematography seminar, The Art of Visual Storytelling, see page 27. Sponsored by Technicolor.

Days of Glory

Sunday, October 8 7:45 pm DAYS08R Rafael Wednesday, October 11 9:15 pm DAYS11S Sequoia

Director Rachid Bouchareb Producers Jean Bréhat, Jamel Debbouze, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Muriel Merlin Screenwriters Olivier Lorelle, Rachid Bouchareb Cinematographer Patrick Blossier Editor Yannick Kergoat Cast Jamel Debbouze, Samy Nacéri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan, Mathieu Simonet, Benoît Giros, Mélanie Laurent, Antoine Chappey, Assaad Bouab, Dioucounda Koma, Philippe Beglia Print Source The Weinstein Company/IFC

In French and Arabic with English subtitles • Winner at Cannes this year of the prize for male ensemble acting and honored there as a film that “best reflects the reality of our world,” the latest by Rachid Bouchareb (Cheb, MVFF 1992; Little Senegal, MVFF 2001) is as powerful visually as it is emotionally. In World War II, 150,000 men from the former colonies of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, called “indigenous,” served as infantrymen for France against the Nazis, under the flag that had once waved over the revolution for liberté, egalité and fraternité—ideals (and their accompanying benefits) not extended to France’s North African brethren. Without cliché or gore, Days of Glory follows five soldiers through Europe to Alsace, where they face not only a German battalion but their own test of allegiance. It’s a stirring, unsentimental epic with memorable performances, particularly by Sami Bouajila as a born leader tragically mistaken for a mere rebel. Not to be missed.—F. Loden

Deliver Us from Evil

October 14 6:30 pm

October 15 1:00 pm

Director/Screenwriter Amy Berg Producers Amy Berg, Hermas Lassalle, Frank Donner Cinematographers Jacob Kusk, Jens Schlosser Editors David Seraﬁn, Phillip Kimsey Print Source LionsGate Entertainment

With 100,000 victims of clergy abuse, one billion dollars in settlements and expenses, and 556 priests accused in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Catholic Church has taken a serious hit in the wake of recent pedophile priest scandals. But what is the human face of this debacle? Meet Father Oliver O’Grady, whose abuse of children in Northern California over three decades resulted in repeated parish reassignments, followed by the proverbial slap on the wrist by the Vatican, while victims like Ann Jyono and Nancy Sloan (and their families) were left to pick up the pieces of their broken lives and faith. The guilelessly candid interviews ﬁlmmaker Amy Berg elicited from O’Grady are astonishing; Deliver Us from Evil boldly etches a chilling portrait of moral deception and innocence lost centering on one of the most unsettling documentary protagonists in memory—the twinkle-eyed local parish priest with the treacherous heart of gold.—A. Bailey

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Dobrinya and the Dragon

Saturday, October 7 1:15 pm DOBR07R Rafael

Director Ilya Maksimov Producers Sergei Selyanov, Alexander Boyarsky Screenwriters Maksim Sveshnikov, Alexander Boyarskiy Editor S. Glezin Cast Sergei Makovetsky, Valeri Solovyov, Oleg Kulikovich, Yuri Tarasov, Natalya Danilova Print Source Melnitsa Animation Studios

In Russian with English subtitles • A classic Russian fairy tale reimagined with a gleefully modern sensibility, Dobrinya and the Dragon is wildly colorful, silly and charming. In a medieval kingdom long, long ago, beautiful princess Zabava is secretly in love with a lowly messenger boy. When her uncle, the duke, discovers their plan to elope, he plots to marry her off quickly and kicks off his selﬁsh scheme by having Zabava kidnapped by the fearsome three-headed dragon, Gorynych. Only the great hero Dobrinya can save her, but the task isn’t so easy with the lovesick messenger tagging along in hopes of becoming a hero himself. Visual tricks and slapstick hilarity abound as Matrix-like ﬁght scenes and an eye-popping MTV-style dance number are interspersed with the wonderfully animated cast of maidens, witches, villagers, greedy no-goodniks and that “terrifying” dragon who turns out to be as dangerous as a declawed kitten. Great fun! Ages 4+—D. Quinones

Tuesday, October 10 9:15 pm DRBR10S Sequoia

Wednesday, October 11 9:15 pm DRBR11R Rafael

Director Sara Lamm Producers Sara Lamm, Zachary Mortensen, Cheri Anderson Cinematographers Andrew Nagata, Sara Lamm, Stewart Nelsen Editor Katy Finch Print Source Ghost Robot

Dr. Bronner’s famous peppermint pure-Castile soap is one of the great enigmas of American consumerism—you can’t beat the product, and you can’t make heads or tails of the text-heavy, cosmologically confounding label. The whole megillah is the brainchild of a live-wire German Jewish chemist with a fervent All-One-God philosophy, who came to the US in 1929 and built the company that thrives today under his son, Ralph. Part visionary, part psycho case (FBI terminology), the late Dr. Bronner inspires irreverence as well as respect, and director Sara Lamm cheerfully obliges on both counts. Black sheep and prodigal son Ralph has a similar effect and is the linchpin of this endlessly surprising documentary that begins in Wackyland and ends in the Promised Land of genuine inspiration.—M. Fox

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Diet Leibovich

Director Avishag Leibovich

ISRAEL 2005 16 MINS A corpulent but circumspect Israeli family embarks on a weight-loss regime. Sponsored by Inhance Digital – The Ultimate Presentation Experience.

Dreaming of Space RUSSIA 2005 90 MINS Sunday, October 8 3:45 pm DREA08S Sequoia

Director/Screenwriter Alexey Uchitel Producers Alexander Mindadze, Alexey Uchitel Cast Yevgeny Mironov, Yevgeny Tsiganov, Irina Pegova Print Source Intercinema XXI Century

The affectionately named Horsie is a simple lad who leads a carefree existence in a Russian border town in 1957. The affable Horsie cooks cutlets, bikes around town and makes love in the forest with his girlfriend. Together they longingly search the sky for signs of the Soviet Union’s proud new satellites. When an unannounced stranger slips into the port town, he generally arouses suspicion, while Horsie admires him. The secretive man is a skilled boxer and owns a contraband transistor radio; more striking, however, is his steely gaze, full of achievement and purpose.

As the mystery of the man’s origin deepens, Horsie labors to mold himself after his newfound friend and ﬁnds his own fate changed. Alexey Uchitel’s (His Wife’s Diary, MVFF 2000) Dreaming of Space captures a delicate shortlived moment preceding the space race that was filled with patriotic zeal, blissful uncertainty and youthful aspiration.—I. Tovbis

Drifting Elegant

Saturday, October 7 8:00 pm DRIF07S Sequoia

Wednesday, October 11 9:00 pm

DRIF11R Rafael

Director Amy Glazer Producers Barnaby Dallas, Nick Martinez, Mitch Glazer, Rick Hubert Screenwriter Stephen Belber

Cinematographer Jim Orr Editor Matt Barber Cast Josh Stamberg, Coby Bell, Donnie Keshawarz, Jennifer Mudge, Lenore Thomas

Print Source Southbay Film Studios

Locally produced Drifting Elegant sheds light on the complex racial and class dynamics in the United States through the story of Victor, a young Arab-American man convicted of rape, and the three people whose lives he affects: Nate, a white journalist with stubborn ideals; Nate’s wife, who is starting to question those ideals; and Nate’s best friend, an African-American housing developer. Tension builds in a small San Francisco apartment as the characters confront their blind spots and the ways in which sexual desire and prejudice collide. Outside the apartment, the landscapes of the educated urban elite and the working class are vividly contrasted. Director Amy Glazer, also a Bay Area theater director, expresses psychological intensity through the characters’ movements through space, while Stephen Belber’s screenplay provides astute observations and dry humor. This timely, suspenseful ﬁlm asks hard questions, the answers to which loom uncomfortably as it moves to a conclusion.—A. Corbin Sponsored by A Party Center.

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Emile Norman: By His Own Design

US 2006 55 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 71 MINS

Saturday, October 14 1:00 pm EMIL14R Rafael

Sunday, October 15 4:00 pm EMIL15S Sequoia

Director Will Parrinello Producers Michael Tucker, Jill Eikenberry, Will Parrinello Screenwriter Doris Baizley Cinematographers Will Parrinello, Andrew Black, Jim Iacona Editor Mary Lampson Print Source The Emile Norman Documentary Project

“I’ll never run out of ideas,” feisty artist Emile Norman states. Now in his 80s and basking in Big Sur amid the natural splendor that inspires his fanciful animal sculptures and mosaics, Norman recounts career highlights (massive masterpieces for San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium), gay life through the decades (he was deﬁantly “out” in the repressive ’50s) and everlasting love (with charismatic hunk Brooks Clement, his partner for over 30 years). Norman’s narrative is augmented with skillfully lensed images of his art and interviews with friends and artists who attest to his singular artistic vision. Set to pipe-organ renditions of Norman’s beloved Bach, this wonderful portrait is as beautiful and quirky as his own trademark purple beret.—S. Jenkins

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Phoenix Dance

Director Karina Epperlein

US 2006 16 MINS After losing a leg to cancer, Homer Avila returns to the stage in a pas de deux by Alonzo King, reminding us that when heart and will are joined, the impossible can happen.

Family Law

ARGENTINA 2005 102 MINS

Friday, October 6 7:00 pm FAMI06S Sequoia

Monday, October 9 8:45 pm FAMI09R Rafael

Director/Screenwriter Daniel Burman Producers Diego Dubcovsky, Jose Maria Morales Cinematographer Ramiro Civita

Editor Alejandro Parysow Cast Daniel Hendler, Julieta Diaz, Arturo Goetz, Adriana Aizemberg, Eloy Burman Print Source IFC Films

In Spanish with English subtitles • In this fresh comic drama about finding one’s place in life, sexy, confused law professor Ariel Perelman is in a muddle. He has wooed and won a beautiful student whom he now does not know how to love—nor, later, their child. Ariel’s attorney father, whom Ariel drolly describes as “a Zelig among lawyers,” a hero to his clients and adored by everyone he meets, wants Ariel to take over his practice and place in the community, which Ariel feels incapable of doing. As Ariel tries to decide what to do with his life, life beats him to the punch. This is director Daniel Burman and actor Daniel Hendler’s fourth collaboration, all of which focus on the inner crises of neurotic but appealing young, middle-class, urban Jewish-Argentine men. And while Burman’s films do all concern themselves with loss and love, his comic inflection tempers the existential with the humane.—C. Rountree Presented in association with the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Sponsored by Strawberry Village.

Figner: The End of a Silent Century NETHERLANDS/FRANCE/UK/RUSSIA 2006 90 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 98 MINS Wednesday, October 11 7:00 pm FIGN11R Rafael Friday, October 13 7:00 pm FIGN13R Rafael

Director Nathalie Alonso Casale Producers Nathalie Alonso Casale, San Fu Maltha Screenwriter José-Luis Alonso Hernandez Cinematographer Vladas Naudzius Editors Irina Gorokhovskaja, Chris Lawrence Cast Edgar Figner, Jevgeni Mercuriev, Tatiana Tkatsch, Angelica Nevolina, Daria Konstantinova, Alexander Yudin Print Source Holland Film

FOCUS: THE NETHERLANDS • In Russian with English subtitles • Through its very real protagonist, Figner offers an intimate sense of the 21st-century Russian zeitgeist. A true alchemist, sound effects artist Edgar Figner has spent his life in St. Petersburg at Lenfilm Studios, where since the silent era he has used commonplace objects (cabbages, old shoes) to create complex sound effects for films. Under the pressures of contemporary Russian life, Mr. Figner begins to retreat into the past. As reality and memory blend with stunning scenes from Soviet films, Figner’s art becomes a soundtrack for this delicate mix of documentary, reality and cinematic imagination. A deeply sensitive account of the silences at the heart of the Russian social, political and cinematic experience.—I. Tovbis

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On Alzheimer’s

Director Vanessa Woods

US 2005 8 MINS A silent, haunting homage to surrealism and the shifting sands of memory. Sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company.

Forgiveness

ISRAEL/US 2006 98 MINS

Saturday, October 7 7:30 pm FORG07S Sequoia

Director Udi Aloni Producers Lemore Syvan, David Silber, Udi Aloni Screenwriters Udi Aloni, Paul Hond Cinematographer Amnon Zalait Editor Galia Gill Moors Cast Itay Tiran, Moni Moshonov, Clara Khoury, Makram J. Khoury, Michael Sarne, Tamara Mansour

Print Source Elevation Filmworks

In English and Hebrew with English subtitles • Stuck in a Middle Eastern sanitarium, Brooklyn-born former Israeli soldier David Adler suffers vivid hallucinations of a girl in a white dress. Are they related to an incident that occurred when on patrol in Tel Aviv, or to the fact that the sanitarium stands on the site of a massacre decades earlier? Udi Aloni’s psychological thriller is rife with suspense, surreal touches and the occasional hip, choreographed musical number (watch out, Bollywood!), but this Israeli-Palestinian collaboration (noted Palestinian actress Clara Khoury plays David’s love interest) is a prime example of coming together for a common goal. Underneath its ecstasy-fueled nightclub escapades and ghost-story trappings, this ﬁlm is about the need for healing to begin. The soil may be steeped in the sins of the past, but, ultimately, it’s the younger generation that ﬁghts yesterday’s wars, and the younger generation that will walk together down the path of forgiveness.—D. Fear

Presented in association with the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

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Frozen City

Friday, October 13 6:45 pm FROZ13R Rafael Sunday, October 15 8:45 pm FROZ15S Sequoia

Director Aku Louhimies Producer Markus Selin Cinematographer Rauno Ronkainen Editor Samu Heikkilä Cast Janne Virtanen, Susanna Anteroinen, Aada Hämes, Santtu Nuutinen, Viivi Hämes Print Source The Finnish Film Foundation

In Finnish with English subtitles • In Finnish director Aku Louhimies’ poignant follow-up to his ﬁrst acclaimed feature, Frozen Land (MVFF 2005), life for cabbie Veli-Matti (Janne Virtanen) is not going well. His wife has just left him and their kids, he’s having trouble paying the bills and most of his customers are unpleasant and don’t tip well. In a misanthropic opening voiceover that recalls Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (an obvious inspiration), Veli-Matti wishes for a blizzard that will cover up all the dross and make everything new again. Instead, his wife returns, asks for a divorce, and he is forced to move into a low-rent ﬂat he can’t afford to furnish for his kids’ weekly visits. Using mostly handheld camera work and allowing his actors to improvise, Louhimies brings immediacy and verisimilitude to the events onscreen. This multiple prizewinner from the recent Karlovy Vary Film Festival offers an indelible portrait of a life (and marriage) gone awry.—R. Armstrong

Saturday, October 7 4:45 pm FULL07R Rafael Sunday, October 15 1:45 pm FULL15S Sequoia

Director David Munro Producers Xandra Castleton, Brian Benson Screenwriters David Munro, Xandra Castleton Cinematographer Frank G. DeMarco Editors Affonso Gonlçalves, Alex Blatt Cast Matt McGrath, Judah Friedlander, Alan Cumming, Deborah Harry, Amy Sedaris Print Source Grottoﬁlms

Thirty-something Alby (Matt McGrath) rounds up his prized action figures and leaves his son, wife and adulthood behind, escaping back home to mom. This move sets in motion a road-trip odyssey with childhood friend Elias (Judah Friedlander) to Diggityland, a sort of Disneyland meets SeaWorld. Along the way they meet a kooky succession of beautiful losers, including a vigilante ex-theme park employee (Alan Cumming), a bartender attending clown school (Amy Sedaris) and a mermaid (Deborah Harry) who sets Alby on the right path. San Francisco–based filmmakers David Munro and Xandra Castleton imbue their debut project with eccentric characters, candy-colored locations and a dazed, sun-drenched melancholy. With the distinctly American spirit of recent independent films like Me and You and Everyone We Know and Sideways, Full Grown Men is the quirky and bittersweet tale of a clueless young man who refuses to grow up and his comic journey to adulthood.—J. Shepard Sponsored by Marin Acura.

Fuss, Mess and Scrumble

TOTAL PROGRAM 84 MINS Saturday, October 14 12:00 pm FUSS14R Rafael Sunday, October 15 10:00 am FUSS15S Sequoia

These short films for little people are dedicated to the joy of discovery by new eyes. Most films are five minutes or under, with the longest at 15 minutes, so you can come in and sample with your favorite distracted short person or stay the course with your fascinated short person. The films are from all over the world, including Croatia, Mexico, Africa, Canada, Denmark, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Iran and the good ole US of A. Many of the international films are nonverbal with stunning images in animation and live action. This hand-picked mélange has giraffes, dinosaurs, cats, dogs, fish, ants, lobsters and an entire barnyard. Subtitles are read by our wonderful actors, and the last film, On the Farm, is sung by Orange Sherbet, our troubadors extraordinaires who will lead a kazoo parade after the film on Saturday. Kazoos, shakers and ice cream will be provided. Other films include: Propeller Bird by Jan Locher and Thomas Hinke; Little Blue by Bob Svihovec; War and Peas by Jannik Hastrup; Little Pig Is Flying by Alicja Jaworski; The Brave Cat and Coconut Island by La Matatena Workshop; I Love My Doctor and The Impatient Patient by Eva Saks; There Was a Moon and a Fox by Babak Nazari; Happy Day, Fence and Fuss, Mess and Scrumble by SAF Cakovec Workshop; James Marshall’s Cinderella by Peter McCarty; Invasion of the Space Lobsters by Janet Perlman; Small Ant Syndrome by Ann-Marie Denham; and Moondance by Brent Dawes. All Ages.—J. Morrison

A kazoo parade and free ice cream will follow the Saturday screening. See page 28.

Georgi and the Butterflies

BULGARIA 2004 60 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 86 MINS

Monday, October 9 6:30 pm GEOR09R Rafael

Saturday, October 14 4:15 pm GEOR14R Rafael

Director/Screenwriter Andrey Paounov Producer Martichka Bozhilova Cinematographers Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov

Editor Zortisa Kotseva Print Source AGITPROP

In Bulgarian with English subtitles • Dr. Georgi Lulchev is a psychiatrist, neurologist, administrator, amateur chef, indefatigable entrepreneur and the director of a home for psychologically challenged men. Housed in an abandoned monastery among rolling hills outside Soﬁa, the home belies its desperate situation and the country’s immense poverty. Yet the persistent Dr. Georgi dreams of organizing a farm in the yard where patients can raise snails, ostriches and pheasants and produce silk and soy bread. A charming commentary on post–Cold War capitalism in Bulgaria.—P. Moore

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Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott

Director Betsy Bayha

US 2006 26 MINS Betsy Bayha’s sublime ﬁlm presents Judith Scott. Born deaf, mute and with Down Syndrome, and institutionalized for most of her life, Scott moved in the 1980s to the Bay Area, where, at the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, her talent was revealed, leading her to international acclaim.

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God Grew Tired of Us

US 2006 86 MINS

Saturday, October 7 3:00 pm GOD07T 142 Throckmorton Monday, October 9 7:15 pm GOD09R Rafael

Directors Christopher Quinn, Tommy Walker Producers Christopher Quinn, Molly Bradford Pace, Tommy Walker Cinematographer Paul Daley Editors Geoffrey Richman, Johanna Glebelhaus Print Source Newmarket Films

The Lost Boys, young African men targeted for ethnic cleansing by the Sudanese government, have traveled thousands of miles by foot and by airplane, leaving their families to escape the violence. Three such young men lead us from the refugee camp of Kakuma in Kenya to their new homes in Syracuse and Pittsburgh. They speak wisely and humorously about their suffering, the experience of culture clash and their determination to make the most of their lives. The film captures their always-conflicted emotions with intimacy and reverence: Gazing at July 4th ﬁreworks, the men share their sense of isolation. As they work multiple jobs and ﬁnd their way in a new environment, the men become powerful agents of change, helping their families and organizing their peers to bring national attention to the plight of their people. This important documentary won the 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award.—A. Corbin

Going Private

SWITZERLAND 2006 98 MINS

Tuesday, October 10 9:00 pm GOIN10R Rafael

Thursday, October 12 4:30 pm GOIN12R Rafael

Director Stina Werenfels Producer Karin Koch, Samir Screenwriters Petra Lüschow, Stina Werenfels Cinematographer Piotr Jaxa Editor Isabel Meier Cast Michael Neuenschwander, Susanne-Marie Wrage, Bettina Stucky, Leonardo Nigro, Georg Scharegg

Print Source Dschoint Ventschr

In Swiss-German and German with English subtitles • A garden party on Switzerland’s trendy Gold Coast goes irreparably awry in this dramatic investigation into the overlapping of work and private life. Attempting to rebound from the suicide of a business partner, some shady business dealings and a current cash ﬂow problem, host and formerly successful businessman Hans Peter “H.P.” Ammann (Michael Neuenschwander) tries to sell his boss (Georg Scharegg) on a nanotechnology deal in Latvia. Also in attendance are the men’s wives, a dishy au pair and an upwardly mobile trainee who might be after H.P.’s job. As the sun sets, tempers fray, too many drinks are guzzled and various indiscretions, business and personal, are exposed. No one is left unscathed, while it seems that the evening’s revelations have benefited at least some in this gathering. Director Stina Werenfels and co-screenwriter Petra Lüschow ably capture the event’s ebb and ﬂow, with stellar performances by the ensemble cast.—R. Armstrong

Wednesday, October 11 6:45 pm GRET11R Rafael

Saturday, October 14 4:15 pm

Director/Screenwriter Steve Collins Producer Anish Savjani

GRET14T 142 Throckmorton

Cinematographer PJ Raval Editor Mike Shen Cast Courtney Davis, John Merriman, Becky Ann Baker, Macon Blair, Stephen Root Print Source Cinetic Media

“Mom, I don’t want to go to school tomorrow.” Remember saying that? In an achingly familiar ode to the pains of adolescence, Gretchen explores the frustration and confusion of growing up, when things just don’t make sense. Often compared to Napoleon Dynamite , this film follows the deeper and darker journey of a fashion-impaired teenager trying to find herself. Courtney Davis is painfully beautiful to behold as an awkward young woman caught in a pattern of innocent rage. Drawn to bad boys that resemble Meatloaf, Gretchen weaves her way through a maze of blunders toward enlightenment. With brilliant supporting performances from Becky Ann Baker ( Freaks and Geeks ) and Stephen Root ( Office Space ) as Gretchen’s parents, this sly film draws on the finest elements that independent film can deliver. Pain, originality, intelligence and hilarious truth triumph in this quirky celebration of a misfit we know all too well, and love just the same.—K. Kolton

Grown Up

TOTAL PROGRAM 78 MINS

Sunday, October 8 11:30 am GROW08R Rafael

These five films from five different countries (Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands, Peru and Scotland) illustrate how kids can be quite grown-up when confronting problems The Big Girl is more mature than her mom in dealing with mom’s newest boyfriend; in Ayla, the Tsunami Girl, a Dutch girl who has survived a tsunami heals herself by making art; in the Brazilian animation I Swear I Saw It: Iara , a young boy gains a new perspective on greed after he resists temptation; in Chicle, we look at the demands made on a Peruvian boy by his dishonest older brother; and, finally, in a hilarious documentary, Heavy Metal Jr., a group of Scottish kids trying to win a music contest unintentionally replay the best of This Is Spinal Tap Ages 9+—J. Morrison

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US 2006 98 MINS

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Have You Heard from Johannesburg?

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A Guest of Life HUNGARY 80 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 100 MINS

Saturday, October 7 8:00 pm GUES07R Rafael

Friday, October 13 9:30 pm GUES13R Rafael

Director Tibor Szemzo Producers Attila Bognár, György Durst Screenwriter László Sári Cinematographer István “Taikyo” Szaladják Editor Teri Losonci Cast Susannah York, Mari Töröcsik Print Source Magyar Filmunió

In 1819, Alexander Csoma de Körös set out on foot from his home in Transylvania to discover “the original Hungarians.” What he found was a peaceful Asiatic civilization living at the foot of the Himalayas. Csoma’s writings would later introduce both Tibet’s rich culture and the practice of Buddhism to the world at large. Tibor Szemzo’s documentary on Csoma’s amazing journey combines grainy Super-8 footage of the region’s geography and ancient rituals with animated renderings of Romanian folktales (narrated by Susannah York). The result is a unique hybrid of media that mirrors Csoma’s connection between the spiritual old world of Eastern philosophy and the scholarly new world of Western knowledge, merging into a singular celebration of both the man and the larger-than-life myth that surrounds him.—D. Fear

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Director Binyamin Freidenberg

ISRAEL 2006 20 MINS A beautifully poetic and prismatic view of Jerusalem’s renowned Ethiopia Street. valley of the docs

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HAVE14R Rafael

Sunday, October 15 4:00 pm HAVE15S Sequoia

Director/Producer Connie Field Screenwriter Ken Chowder, Connie Field, Gregory Scharpen Cinematographer Tom Hurwitz

Editors Gregory Scharpen, Jeffrey Stephens Print Source Clarity Films

Tightly constructed and enlightening at every turn, Have You Heard from Johannesburg? traces a profound period of contemporary history, the turbulent rise of the 1980s anti-apartheid movement. Through fascinating news footage, insightful interviews with major players like Ron Dellums, and an evocative musical score, Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Connie Field (Rosie the Riveter, Freedom on My Mind) perfectly captures the look and feel of the times. From its first frame the film dives into the highs and lows of this real-world grassroots drama, as Bishop Desmond Tutu pleads for help, President Ronald Reagan turns the other cheek and a small group of African-American politicians use the media to get attention. We watch as Americans cross both party and racial lines to demand US divestment in South Africa, complete with celebrity-fueled demonstrations and the creation of mock shantytowns. An object lesson for our own time, this inspiring work reveals the true power of the people.—B. Peterson

Hi De Ho Show

2006 120 MINS Saturday, October 7 10:00 pm HIDE07S Sequoia

This year’s Hi De Ho Show promises to reach new highs—and likely some new lows (on the musical scale, of course)—as John Goddard, the maverick maestro behind Village Music, veejays the night away with gems from his personal music video archives. Just when you thought it couldn’t get weirder or wonderfuller, this year’s theme, per Mr. Goddard, is “one-hit wonders, no-hit wonders and gone . . . but forgotten.” Expect stellar swings from the ’30s to the ’70s—no Coltrane, no Hendrix, no Joplin, but marvelous mambo bands and unknown soul singers. This is all about the ones who had a hit . . . and then disappeared into the wurlitzer of obscurity; the ones for whom every side was a B side; and the ones whose wax just waned. The talents you may encounter in this evening of melliﬂuous melodies and staggering style will be variously brilliant, maudlin, wacky and truly, endearingly dreadful—you can decide which is which.—Z. Elton

Saturday, October 7 10:00 am HINO07S Sequoia

Director Takahiko Akiyama Screenwriters Takahiko Akiyama, Masumi Suetani, Shoji Yonemura Cinematographer Masakazu Oka

Editor Shoichi Ueno Cast Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata Hongo, Mikako Tabe Print Source Shochiku Co. International Division

CHILDREN’S FILMFEST OPENING

• In Japanese with English subtitles • A little robot named Hinokio may be the main character, but the human boy who controls him and sits alone and friendless in his room is the real story. Satoru is heartbroken following a car accident with his mother, in which he saw her die. To help him, his father creates a robot that Satoru, who is wheelchair bound, can control from his room. Going to school and coping with bullies, Hinokio/Satoru almost lives the life of an ordinary schoolboy. But when Jun, a young girl who played mean tricks on him at the beginning of the year, starts to fall in love with the spirit of Hinokio, things begin to change. This ﬁnely crafted, enormously warm-hearted special-effects movie was a 20-year dream project for director Takahiko Akiyama, who was the VFX director for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Note: There is some very brief partial nudity. Ages 9+—J. Morrison

For Children’s FilmFest Opening event information, see page 28.

Hinokio JAPAN 2006 111 MINS

Holly US 2006 113 MINS

Saturday, October 7 3:00 pm HOLL07R Rafael

Monday, October 9 9:00 pm HOLL09S Sequoia

Director Guy Moshe Producers Guy Jacobson, Adi Ezroni, Guy Moshe, Nava Levin Screenwriters Guy Jacobson, Guy Moshe Cinematographer Yaron Orbach Editor Isabela Monteiro DeCastro Cast Ron Livingston, Virginie Ledoyen, Udo Kier, Chris Penn, Thuy Nguyen Print Source Arclight Films

In English, Khmer and Vietnamese with English subtitles • “As long as you don’t look in their eyes, you’re ﬁne.” A handy motto for one who just can’t be bothered in an unjust world. Holly is a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl who has been sold by her family into a life of prostitution. Now in Cambodia, her strong will and purity are no match for the harsh new home in which she has found herself. In a chance encounter, she meets Patrick (Ron Livingston), an American who has lost his way, drifting about in a haze of cards, booze and ambivalence. An uncommon bond forms between the two, and, stricken with a newfound surge of humanity, Patrick feels compelled to do something. With powerful performances and an exacting look into Cambodia’s underbelly, Holly explores the overwhelming problem of—and demand for—human trafﬁcking. Even more, it points out the miraculous effect of stopping and looking in a stranger’s eyes.—K. Kolton

Sponsored by Perry’s Gourmet Deli & Catering.

Friday, October 13 10:15 pm HOST13S Sequoia

Sunday, October 15 9:30 pm HOST15R Rafael

Director Bong Joon-ho Producers Choi Yong-bae, Jeong Tae-sung, Kim Woo-taek, Joh Neung-yeon Screenwriters Bong Joonho, Ha Jun-weon, Baek Cheol-hyeon Cinematographer Kim Hyeong-gu Editor Kim Sun-min Cast Song Gang-ho, Byeon Heuibong, Park Hae-il, Bae Du-na, Ko A-sung, Lee Dong-ho, Lee Jae-eung, Yun Je-mun, Kim Roi-ha, Park No-shik, Yim Pil-sung Print

Source Magnolia Pictures

In Korean with English subtitles • This surprise hit of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival is a genre-bending, raucous and definitely frightening monster flick. Bong Joon-ho (Memories of Murder, Barking Dogs) has crafted an elegant tale that harkens back to the smart, goofy, melodramatic B movies of the ‘50s. Early on, the titular host, a 30-footlong squid-creature (created by SF’s visual effects house The Orphanage), leaps out of the Han River to terrorize Seoul, but not until after amused onlookers throw beers and snacks at it. Amid the subsequent devastation and dismay, the monster becomes a screen against which social, political and familial melodramas unfold. The story centers on doltish father, Park Gang-du, and his transformation into a sensitive, brave (but still a bit doltish) hero as he searches for his daughter and for the creature’s lair. Selling nine million tickets in 18 days, The Host shattered Korean box office records, marking the film an instant cult classic.—S. Uyehara Presented in association with the San Francisco Film Society. Sponsored by WIRED magazine.

Hotel Harabati

Saturday, October 14

Sunday, October 15

4:00 pm

3:15 pm

HOTE14R Rafael

HOTE15S Sequoia

Director/Screenwriter Brice Cauvin Producer Marc Irmer Cinematographer Marc Tevanian Editor Agathe Cauvin Cast Laurent Lucas, Hélène Fillières, Anouk Aimée, Julie Gayet Print Source Films Distribution Brice Cauvin’s stylish, surreal debut feature boldly examines the risks of daily life in the age of terrorism. Philippe (Laurent Lucas) and Marion (Hélène Fillières) set off on a much-needed vacation without their kids. Next to them in the train station waiting room, a gentleman of vaguely Middle Eastern origin leaves behind a valise, which Philippe and Marion try to return and then claim for themselves, unwittingly setting off the unpredictable events that follow. As ominous details pile up—news stories of school bombings and scattered violence, photographs from a trip that never occurred, stacks of cash in an unknown currency—the couple’s behavior becomes increasingly odd, until finally, a crisis is provoked. Mystery, paranoia, ambiguity and unease flood this film that refers to masters such as Luis Buñuel and Bertrand Blier, but employs the dark humor, sly political sensibility and rich imagery of our own time.—R. Armstrong

Saturday, October 14 10:15 am HYPH14R Rafael

“Hyphy” is a word with many definitions. Its source is the East Bay, particularly Oakland Hyphy is dance movement, it’s being crazy with energy, it’s being dumb or drunk. It’s a NorCal version of the LA word “crunk.” It can be innocent, when it means acting goofy, or nasty, when it means being violent. In short, it’s about energy—the thing teens excel at. This collection of youth-produced work, juried and curated by the 2006 Young Critics Jury, represents films from Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, the Bay Area and as far away as Australia. The reel includes documentaries, animation, drama, comedy and even a film within a film. Fourteen films equals fourteen fresh views on life, including one on what hyphy means to Berkeley High students. The filmmakers and the jury are invited and will be onstage for the celebration of these talented new filmmakers. Other films include: Valentine’s Day by Eva Saks; Mirrors by Max Strebel; Tree in the Forest by Steve Anthopolous; The Hyphy Movement by Casey Laird, Daniel Schnur and Saul Sutcher; Moab Monster by Michael Santiago, Hannah Long, John Bills, Sasha Vitelli and Thomas Sheffield; Humor Me by Jay Morton; Modern Attraction by Julia Mattison; What If Jesus Were Gay? by Lucas Guilkey, Caitlin Wells and Josh Yiangou; Nine Days by Taylor Brook; Colony by Harris Lapiroff; Trend Experiment by Matt Reynolds and Caitlin Bicknell; Every 15 Minutes by Jeff Stallman, Colin Stice and Noelle Mitchell; The Envious Heart by Carolyn Chrisman; Oranges by Lucas Guilkey and Paolo Speirn; and Maggie and Ernie by Julia Horowitz.—J. Morrison

world cinema

The Host SOUTH KOREA 2006 119 MINS

world cinema

youth produced Hyphy

I Am

Friday, October 13 7:00 pm IAM13S Sequoia

Sunday, October 15 8:15 pm IAM15R Rafael

Director/Screenwriter Dorota Kedzierzawska Producer/Cinematographer Arthur Reinhart Editors Arthur Reinhart, Dorota Kedzierzawska Cast Piotr Jagielski, Agnieszka Nagorzycka Print Source Dream Entertainment

In Polish with English subtitles • Conjuring shades of Truffaut’s 400 Blows, I Am is a visually stunning ﬁlm about a young boy’s search for home. Eleven-year-old Kundel (brilliantly performed by Piotr Jagielski) watches as his young mother drinks during the day and sleeps around at night. At school he is chased by nasty classmates and ridiculed by pompous teachers. For him, there is only one answer: Run away. The resilient Kundel shows amazing survival instincts as he holes up in an abandoned river barge, collects cans for money and connects with a surprising new companion. Filmmaker Kedzierzawska frames each scene with the eye of a painter and the heart of a poet. With limited dialogue and a stripped-down storytelling approach, I Am focuses on the young actor’s expressive face and on his natural surroundings to capture the beautiful, heartbreaking journey of a solitary soul.—B. Peterson Sponsored by Peet’s Coffee & Tea.

I’ll Call You

Saturday, October 7 9:15 pm ILLC07R Rafael Thursday, October 12 4:30 pm ILLC12S Sequoia

Director Lam Tze Chung Producer Elliot Tong Screenwriters Lam Tze Chung, Fung Min Hun Cinematographer Davy Tsou

Editor Wenders Li Cast Alex Fong, Viann Liang, Lam Ka Tung, Chan Kwok Kwun, Macy Chan Print Source Focus Films

In Cantonese with English subtitles • Actor-writer Lam Tze Chung’s (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle) directorial debut opens as a playful romantic comedy but moves into more interesting territory than the usual boy-meets-girl scenario. Serious office clerk Man (actor-singer Alex Fong) and flighty shopping-channel host Karen (Viann Liang) meet in a nightclub, share a momentary spark and trade cell phone numbers. Karen is unlikely relationship material— she walks all over him—but Man persists, though he remains just shy of “boyfriend” status. This is when the film digs deeper: What happens when two people, not romantically right for each other, share a connection and candor they can’t find in anyone else? Shot in high definition, the film employs unexpected visual effects to explore the battle of the sexes and the interior states of love and frustration (with a cameo by Andy Lau as a prison warden, in a surreal tour of Man’s mind). A welcome, fresh look at modern romance.—S. Mockus

I’m Seducible US

Friday, October 6 6:45 pm IMSE06R Rafael Sunday, October 8 1:30 pm IMSE08S Sequoia

Director/Screenwriter Xiao-Yen Wang

Producers/Editors Andy Martin, Xiao-Yen Wang Cinematographer Li Xiong Cast Qu Ting, Zhu Hong-Jia, Michael Oosterom Print Source The Beijing-San Francisco Film Group

In English and Mandarin with English subtitles • Twenty-something Chinese artist Shi-Wei dives into her newfound freedom in the United States. Almost immediately she hooks up with an American and juggles several menial jobs while pursuing her burgeoning ambitions as a painter. The sudden arrival of Da-Hai, the smitten boyfriend she left behind, intensifies Shi-Wei’s divided loyalties between past and future. Based partially on her own experiences as an immigrant, Bay Area filmmaker Xiao-Yen Wang (The Monkey Kid, Official Selection at Cannes, 1995; The Blank Point, 1991) beautifully captures the psychic dislocation of a woman caught between cultures. Strong and outspoken in China, Shi-Wei now passively drifts along, allowing the men in her life to pull her back and forth across the cultural divide. What will it take for her to reclaim her strength? Journey with Shi-Wei as she fuses memory and desire to create her own identity and find a room of her own.—C. Harada

Raining Cats and Frogs

FRANCE 2003

Saturday, October 7 11:00 am RAIN07R Rafael

Monday, October 9 4:30 pm RAIN09R Rafael

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Jacques-Rémy Girard Cinematographer Benoît Razy Cast Michel Piccoli, Anni Girardot, Anouk Grinberg Print Source Studio Canal Image

In French with English subtitles • Noah’s ark was no picnic, or so claims this delightful ﬁlm that dares to ask the silly-serious question: If a boat full of animals and humans really were stuck at sea after the end of the world, how long would it be until the animals took over and the lion ate the lamb? Raining Cats and Frogs crackles with the most wonderful things about animation: Simple line drawings are colored in and glow from within, and talking frogs and arguing elephants address important questions like, How do you live among and get along with different creatures during a scary time? This quirky ﬁlm has what US animation frequently forgets, that there’s beauty in the lines and that true humor and feeling appeal to all ages. All Ages.—J. Campbell

Read You Like a Book

Friday, October 13 9:00 pm

READ13R Rafael Sunday, October 15 1:45 pm READ15T 142 Throckmorton

Director Robert N. Zagone Producer Larry Lauter Screenwriter Jim Vaccaro Cinematographers Michael Chin, Bill Zarchy

Editor Roger Krakow Cast Tony Amendola, Karen Black, Catalina Larrañaga, Barbara Crampton, Lorenzo Pisoni Print Source Read You Like A Book, LLC

A tale of intrigue, scandal, love and redemption set in a small neighborhood Berkeley bookstore. When a mysterious stranger drops off a book with mystical powers, he sets off a chain of events that alter the lives of the store’s colorful crew of patrons and employees. Following these deeply etched characters through 24 hours of an extraordinary day, we see that mistakes and heartbreaks from the past never really fade. Rather than wallow in regret and anger, however, these lovable characters learn to redeem themselves through their present actions—with a little help from their friends. From East Bay director Robert Zagone and a stellar cast that includes Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, Nashville; MVFF 1996 tributee), Danny Glover and the magniﬁcent Bay Area comedienne Shaun Landry.—N. Isaacs Sponsored by the Marin Independent Journal

Saturday, October 7 10:15 pm SEVE07S Sequoia Friday, October 13 4:00 pm SEVE13S Sequoia

Director Christopher Smith Producers Michael Kuhn, Jason Newmark Screenwriters Christopher Smith, James Moran

Cinematographer Ed Wild Editor Stuart Gazzard Cast Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley

Print Source Magnolia Pictures

A motley crew of characters working for a multinational arms supplier, Palisade Defence, are sent off for a teambuilding weekend to a luxury lodge . . . in the deepest, darkest depths of Hungary. “Another bloody office outing” becomes, well, just that, as things begin to go oddly awry after the team is stranded in a creepy forest and must leg it to the lodge. Far from the anticipated luxury accommodations, they find a shabby building with dusty files on Serbian lowlifes in the basement. What follows includes encounters with a spider, a bear trap, a rocket launcher and an increasing number of weapon-bearing men in ski masks, hell-bent on creating mayhem. With impeccable timing and astute use of music, Severance is a gleefully gruesome tour-de-force. Alternately audacious and outrageous, director Christopher Smith creates a roller-coaster-like balance between grisly gore and deliciously dark humor. Imagine the cast of The Office in a slasher pic, and you’ll get the idea. It’s brilliantly entertaining.—Z. Elton

children’s filmfest

us cinema

world

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez GERMANY/SWITZERLAND 2006 90 MINS

Saturday, October 14 4:30 pm SHOR14S Sequoia

Sunday, October 15 12:00 pm SHOR15R Rafael

Director Heidi Specogna Producer Gerd Haag Screenwriters Heidi Specogna, Erika Harzer Cinematographer Rainer Hoffmann Editor Ursula Hoef Print Source TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion

In English and Spanish with English subtitles • A green-card soldier and one of 32,000 foreign-born US military personnel shipped to the war with Iraq, José Antonio Gutierrez had a dubious distinction: He was the war’s first casualty. Filmmaker Heidi Specogna commemorates a young man who triumphed over adversity to dream big dreams, in this memorial that lingers long after the credits roll, and shatters the government’s characterization of an illegal immigrant who wanted nothing more than to serve as a US Marine. Gutierrez grew up as a street-smart, glue-sniffing kid on the mean streets of Guatemala City, abandoned by his mother after the family fled the CIA-backed forces that killed 200,000 indigenous Guatemalans. A remarkable individual is revealed through interviews with orphanage staff, social workers, friends and fellow soldiers. He was born in one war and killed in another, yet his spirit flourished. One green-card soldier who is nameless no more.—G. Cahill

So Long Are You Young: Samuel Ullman’s Poem and Passion

Sunday, October 8 11:00 am SOLO08S Sequoia

Saturday, October 14 2:00 pm SOLO14T 142 Throckmorton

Director/Producer Judith Schaefer Screenwriters Rick Goldsmith, Vivien Hillgrove Cinematographers Tomas Tucker, Judith Schaefer Editors Vivien Hillgrove, Rick Goldsmith Print Source “Youth” Productions

FOCUS: FILM ARTS FOUNDATION • The astonishing power of words is the subject of this engaging documentary. The poem “Youth” was written in 1917 by 77-year-old Samuel Ullman, a Jewish immigrant to the US. Twenty years after its author’s death “Youth” came into the possession of General Douglas MacArthur, whose framed display of it deeply impressed Japanese visitors to MacArthur’s Tokyo ofﬁce at the close of World War II. Subsequently spread across that then-broken nation, the poem inspired a generation thirsty for hope. Layered with interviews, historical footage and a fascinating timeline of Ullman’s life and that of his poem, So Long Are You Young celebrates a littleknown literary sensation.—D. Quinones

PRECEDED BY

No Umbrella—Election Day in the City Director Laura Paglin US 2006 26 MINS Election Day 2004, Cleveland, Ohio: An irascible octogenarian city councilwoman takes on polling-place chaos, an unresponsive bureaucracy and an increasingly agitated electorate.

Something Like Happiness

Saturday, October 7 3:00 pm SOME07R Rafael Saturday, October 14 2:00 pm SOME14S Sequoia

Director/Screenwriter Bohdan Sláma Producers Karl Baumgartner, Thanassis Karathanos, Viktor Schwarz, Pavel Strnad Cinematographer Divis Marek Editor Jan Danhel Cast Pavel Liska, Tatiana Vilhelmová, Anna Geislerová, Marek Daniel Print Source Film Movement

In Czech with English subtitles • Beautifully shot and performed, Bohdan Sláma’s marvelous, sprawling and grimly comic drama tells the story of three childhood friends coming of age in post-industrial northern Bohemia. Monika waves a tearful airport goodbye to her boyfriend heading to America, while the couple’s friend, Tonik—the boy who really loves her—stands by her side. Not quite a slacker but hardly a trailblazer, Tonik rises to the occasion, given the chance, while Monika, waiting to hear from America, is confronted with the challenge of caring for a family in distress. Against a backdrop of smoke-spewing factories and rusted industrial detritus, director Sláma’s natural storytelling keenly depticts the choices that improve or undermine his characters’ lives. Top winner at San Sebastian Film Festival, Something Like Happiness is a grave but tender look at life’s choices and ambiguities. And yet, in the end, settling for “something like” doesn’t seem so bad; it seems like life.—A. Lazenby

Starfish Hotel JAPAN

98 MINS Friday, October 13 9:15 pm STAR13R Rafael Sunday, October 15 11:30 am STAR15S Sequoia

Director/Screenwriter John Williams Producer Martin Rycroft Cinematographer Benito Strangio Editor Yosuke Yafune Cast Koichi Sato, Kiki, Akira Emoto, Tae Kimura Print Source 100 Meter Films

In Japanese with English subtitles • Fans of Donnie Darko and Haruki Murakami’s fiction will find themselves right at home in writer-director John Williams’ (Firefly Dreams) hypnotic second feature, a metaphysical mystery of inbetween states, permeable reality and shadowy fantasy. Tokyo businessman Yuichi Arisu (Koichi Sato) takes imaginative refuge from the everyday in writer Jo Kuroda’s mystery novels, set in an alternate universe known as the Darkland. One evening Arisu returns home from work to find his wife has disappeared—a plot element straight out of one of Kuroda’s books. Searching for his wife, Arisu’s strange interactions with a man in a rabbit costume and his affair with a beautiful woman who will meet him only at the neon-noir Starfish Hotel further blur the lines between— well, who’s to say what’s real anymore? A stylish meditation on equivocal identities and the pleasures and dangers of giving yourself over to other worlds in the dark.—S. Mockus Sponsored by Joie de Vivre Hospitality.

valley of the docs

Stolen Holidays FRANCE 2006 90 MINS

Thursday, October 12 7:00 pm STOL12R Rafael

Saturday, October 14 4:00 pm STOL14S Sequoia

Director Olivier Peyon Producers Edgard Tenembaum, Gérard Lacroix Screenwriters Olivier Peyon, Cyril Brody, Gladys Marciano Cinematographer Alexis Kavyrchine Editor Fabrice Rouaud Cast Bernadette Lafont, Adèle Csech, Lucas Franchi, Claude Brasseur Print Source Tu Vas Voir!

In French and English with English subtitles • A day trip with her grandchildren takes a psychological turn when retired schoolteacher Danielle refuses to return the kids to their parents. What begins as a grand adventure for the children, however, becomes alarming as their grandmother’s behavior grows increasingly erratic. Olivier Peyon’s delicate, character-driven debut feature ﬁlm impressively examines the isolation and alienation of older people who have been made to feel redundant. Veteran actress Bernadette Lafont, who began her career as a teenager at the dawn of the French New Wave in Truffaut’s 1957 short Les Mistons, delivers an intelligent, subtle performance as a woman whose placid demeanor hides a rising desperation. This is a deeply human drama; the relationship between grandmother and pre-teen grandaughter is heartbreakingly loving beneath its complexities, and the beautiful, aging Danielle has a transcendent moment of romance in a tender sequence that reunites the actress with long-ago co-star Claude Brasseur.—P. Grady

Stranded

AUSTRALIA 2005 52 MINS - TOTAL PROGRAM 104 MINS

Thursday, October 12 9:30 pm STRA12S Sequoia

Sunday, October 15 2:45 pm STRA15R Rafael

Director Stuart McDonald Producer Beth Frey Screenwriter Kathleen O’Brien Cinematographer Greig Fraser Editor Bill Murphy Cast Emma Lung, Emily Browning, Robert Morgan, David Hoﬂin Print Source Galloping

Created under an Australian Film Commission initiative to develop emerging writers and directors, Stranded is an unusual dark comedy about a girl trying to start a new life for herself after the loss of her mother. Claudia has moved into her mother’s abandoned car in the driveway to avoid ﬁghting with her loving but inept father and psychotic little sister. Her plan to hit the road is thrown into disarray by the cute kleptomaniac who works at the local supermarket. PRECEDED BY

The Glenmoore Job

Director Greg Williams

AUSTRALIA 2005 52 MINS Engaging and wildly unpredictable, The Glenmoore Job tells the tale of Warren, who steps out of prison and straight into an eccentric self-help group that plays board games as therapy and hasn’t had a new member in years. Warren would rather be long gone to parts unknown, but if he has to humor the weirdos so the cops will leave him alone while he does one last “job” for a mate on the inside, then “let the games begin.”—K. Clement

Summer Palace

CHINA/FRANCE 2006 140 MINS

Tuesday, October 10 6:00 pm SUMM10R Rafael Thursday, October 12 9:15 pm SUMM12S Sequoia

Director Lou Ye Producers Sylvain Bursztejn, Fang Li, Nai An Screenwriters Lou Ye, Mei Feng, Yingli Ma Cinematographer Hua Qing Editors Lou Ye, Zeng Jian Cast Guo Xiaodong, Hao Lei, Hu Ling, Chi Le, Zhang Xianmin Print Source Palm Pictures

In Mandarin, German and Korean with English subtitles • This poetic, sexually charged story from director Lou Ye ( Suzhou River , Purple Butterfly ) portrays star-crossed lovers in contemporary China. Hao Lei is 17-year-old Yu Hong, a small-town shopkeeper’s daughter who has her first sexual encounter the night before leaving for Beijing University. In Beijing, she begins a mad affair with Zhou Wei (Guo Xiaodong), a fellow student. Against the backdrop of the student-led pro-democracy movement of the 1980s, initially exhilarating but increasingly tense and leading up to the bloody clash with authorities at Tiananmen Square and its crushing aftermath, the lovers’ relationship itself escalates from romantic euphoria to dangerous complexity. Lou has given Summer Palace a Western-style pop soundtrack and provided the film with mainland China’s first cinematic scene of full-frontal nudity, the latter action leading many to speculate that the very political repression the film depicts may lead to its being censored at home.—G. Cahill

Sponsored by Frank Howard Allen Realtors.

Saturday, October 7 7:00 pm

SWIM07R Rafael

Sunday, October 15 4:15 pm SWIM15T 142 Throckmorton

Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Cinematographer/Editor Tom Weidlinger Print Source Moira Productions

This captivating chronicle by Tom Weidlinger (A Dream in Hanoi, MVFF 2002) highlights the extraordinary efforts of folks working to improve the places where they live. By the 1960s, mills, mines and electric plants had transformed New York’s Hudson River into a toxic stew. Today, the Hudson is better, but far from clean: Eating the river’s ﬁsh might kill you, and no one in his right mind would swim in it. Which, in 2004, is precisely what Chris Swain did: He swam the entire 315-mile river, from source to sea. Why, for god’s sake? To bring awareness to what still needs to be done to make the Hudson “clean enough to drink” and to inspire fellow “friends for the river.” —J. Campbell

PRECEDED BY

Titans of the Coral Sea

Director Jordan Plotsky

NEW ZEALAND 2006 18 MINS A respectfully made, exquisitely ﬁlmed portrait of an ancient society undergoing radical change as it enters the global economy.

Sponsored by the Environmental Forum of Marin.

world cinema

valley of the docs

Taafe Fanga

Monday, October 9 6:45 pm TAAF09R Rafael

Tuesday, October 10 4:15 pm TAAF10R Rafael

Director/Producer/Screenwriter Adama Drabo Cinematographer Lionel Cousin Editor Rose Evans-Decreane Cast Fanta Bérété. Ramata Drabo, Ibrahim S. Koita, Hélène Diarra Print Source California Newsreel

In Kaado and Bambara with English subtitles • In association with California Newsreel, this special screening is a rare chance to see this west African classic set among the 18th-century Dogon in Mali. Adama Drabo’s beautifully shot ﬁlm is a gender-bending farce in which the local women turn the tables on their menfolk. After a spat with her husband about gathering ﬁrewood, the exasperated Yayémé heads off into the brush, despite legends about spirits that lurk around after dark. There, she encounters and overwhelms what she takes to be a bush spirit, making off with its imposing mask. This leads to an inspired prank. Yayémé dons the powerful mask and proclaims a new social order: From now on, men and women will trade places. What follows is hilarious, as the terrorized men haul water, cook, clean and exhaustedly feign sleep at day’s end to stave off their wives’ sexual advances. Drabo’s achievement is remarkable—both brilliant comedy and astute social satire.—L. Buchanan

Ten Canoes

Friday, October 13 6:30 pm TEN13R Rafael

Sunday, October 15 3:15 pm TEN15R Rafael

Directors Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr Producers Rolf de Heer, Julie Ryan

Editor Tania Nehme Cast Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Dayindi Gulpilil Dalaithngu, Richard Birrinbirrin, David

In Ganalbingu and English with English subtitles • A narrator’s voice begins, “Once upon a time in a land far, far away . . . ” and then shifts, with a sly humor that grabs your heart: “No, it’s not like that. It’s not like your story—but it’s a good story all the same.” We are taken deep into the remote swamps of Australia, hundreds of years ago, where 10 men in 10 canoes head into a swamp to gather goose eggs. One of them, the youthful Dayindi, is in turmoil. He quite insistently covets one of the wives of his older brother. To teach him the proper ways, he is told a cautionary tale from the mythical past. And so Rolf de Heer’s (The Quiet Room, MVFF 1996) two tales unfold, hilarious and deeply human, peopled by characters that are unforgettable and absolutely loveable—and proving that some stories speak to all people, in any time.—Z. Elton

2006 MVFF WRITERS

Rod Armstrong

Andy Bailey

Lily Buchanan

Greg Cahill

Jeff Campbell

Kelly Clement

Dennis Conroy

Amy Corbin

Karen Davis

Zoë Elton

David Fear

Michael Fox

Pam Grady

Sandy Handsher

Carol Harada

Nora Isaacs

Steven Jenkins

Kristine Kolton

Margarita Landazuri

Aaron Lazenby

Frako Loden

Roberta McNair

Gary Meyer

Steve Mockus

Peter Moore

John Morrison

David Owen

Joanne Parsont

Brendan Peterson

Richard Peterson

Jennifer Preissel

Deanna Quinones

Steven Reder

Holly Roach

Cathleen Rountree

Arne Saknussen

Joel Shepard

Ilya Tovbis

Pam Troy

Sean Uyehara

The Cave of the Yellow Dog 11:00AM CAVE07S 93 MINS

Cinematographer Style 12:15PM CINA07R 86 MINS

65 MINS

Orozco: Man of Fire 12:30PM OROZ07S 112 MINS

Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear 4:30PM LAPI06R 106 MINS

5@5: When You Dance You Can Really Love 5:00PM 5AT506R 87 MINS

5@5: Truth Be Known 5:00PM 5AT506S 83 MINS

I’m Seducible 6:45PM IMSE06R 76 MINS

at Work 7:15PM MEN06R 75 MINS

Law 7:00PM FAMI06S 102 MINS

Montaigne 6:45PM AVEN06S 106 MINS

6:30PM VIDE06T 118 MINS 50 Watt Fuse 8:00PM WATT06R 88 MINS

Holly 3:00PM HOLL07R 113 MINS

Three Women and a Chateau 2:30PM THRE07R 81 MINS

Something Like Happiness 3:00PM SOME07R 100 MINS

China Blue 3:15PM CHIN07S 87 MINS

Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits 1:15PM JOHN07S 90 MINS

Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace 12:30PM CANY07T 79 MINS

The Observer 12:45PM OBSE08R 90 MINS

Grown Up 11:30AM GROW08R 78 MINS Love for Share 1:15PM LOVE08S 120 MINS

The Nightly Song of the Travellers 1:30PM NIGH08R 85 MINS

Seminar: Art of Visual Storytelling 12:00PM SEM08R 120 MINS

The Porcelain Doll 11:30AM PORC08S 75 MINS

I’m Seducible 1:30PM IMSE08S 76 MINS

You

MINS

Cinematographer Style 9:00PM CINA06R 86 MINS Madeinusa 9:15PM MADE06S 100 MINS

9:30PM INFA06S 118 MINS

9:30PM OUTS06T 120 MINS

Tribute: Helen Mirren 6:30PM TRIB07R 103 MINS

9:45PM LONG07R 87 MINS Full Grown Men 4:45PM FULL07R 80 MINS

The Orange Thief 3:45PM ORAN07S 84 MINS

God Grew Tired of Us 3:00PM GOD07T 86 MINS

Opening 9:15PM OPEN06R 85 MINS Swim for the River 7:00PM SWIM07R 75 MINS I’ll Call You 9:15PM ILLC07R 88 MINS

Toon In, Turn On, Drop Dead 5:45PM TOON07R 92 MINS 1:1 5:30PM 10107S 90 MINS

Guest of Life 8:00PM GUES07R 100 MINS Forgiveness 7:30PM FORG07S 98 MINS August Days 5:45PM AUGU07S 93 MINS Avenue Montaigne 3:45PM AVEN08R 106 MINS

Purvis of Overtown 5:00PM PURV07T 72 MINS

Black Gold 2:00PM BLAC08T 78 MINS

Spotlight: Alejandro González Iñárritu 4:00PM BABE08R 142 MINS

One Winter Story 4:15PM ONE08S 82 MINS

Klunkerz 6:30PM KLUN08S 94 MINS

MINS Drifting Elegant 8:00PM DRIF07S 87 MINS Days of Glory 7:45PM DAYS08R

10:15PM SEVE07S 96 MINS Walking to Werner 9:00PM WALK08S 93 MINS Music Performance: G.E. Smith and Friends 9:00PM MUSC07T

Dreaming of Space 3:45PM DREA08S 90 MINS Cinemasports 8:00PM CINSO8T 120 MINS

Men at Work 4:45PM MENA08T 75 MINS

1:1 4:30PM 10111R 90 MINS

5@5: Falling off the Face of the Earth 5:00PM 5AT511R 86 MINS

5@5: When You Dance You Can Really Love 5:00PM 5AT511S 87 MINS

Midsummer Dream 4:30PM MIDS11S 85 MINS

film calendar

Georgi and the Butterﬂies 6:30PM GEOR09R 86 MINS

Days 9:30PM AUGU09R 93 MINS

Taafe Fanga 4:15PM TAAF10R 100 MINS

Lorange, Mufﬁn and Dartanjang 4:30PM LORA10R 61 MINS

Summer Palace 6:00PM SUMM10R 140 MINS

Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits 9:15PM JOHN09R 90 MINS

Holly 9:00PM HOLL09S 113 MINS

5@5: I Am a Child 5:00PM 5AT510R 81 MINS

5@5: Falling off the Face of the Earth 5:00PM 5AT510S 86 MINS

The Nightly Song of the Travellers 4:30PM NIGH10S 85 MINS Catch a Fire 7:00PM CATC10R 102 MINS

Orange Thief 7:15PM ORAN10R 84 MINS Venus 7:15PM VENU10S 94 MINS

Journals of Knud

6:45PM JOUR10S 112 MINS

Tribute:Tim Robbins 6:30PM TRIB11R 120 MINS

Drifting Elegant 9:00PM DRIF11R 87 MINS Gretchen 6:45PM GRET11R 98 MINS

Figner: The End of a Silent Century 7:00PM FIGN11R 98 MINS After the Wedding 7:15PM AFTE11S 119 MINS

The Mystery of the Sardine 6:30PM MYSA11S 103 MINS

Orozco: Man of Fire 6:30PM OROZ11T 112 MINS

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox 9:15PM DRBR11R 104 MINS

The Treatment 9:30PM TREA11R 81 MINS

Mysterious Creatures 9:45PM MYCR11S 72 MINS

50 Watt Fuse 9:15PM WATT11T 88 MINS

The Mystery of the Sardine 4:00PM MYSA13R 103 MINS

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise 4:30PM PETT13R 80 MINS

5@5: Change Your Mind 5:00PM 5AT513R 93 MINS

5@5: Comes a Time 5:00PM 5AT513S 84 MINS Severance 4:00PM SEVE13S 96 MINS

Ten Canoes 6:30PM TEN13R 90 MINS

Frozen City 6:45PM FROZ13R 90 MINS

Figner: The End of a Silent Century 7:00PM FIGN13R 98 MINS 3 Needles 7:15PM 3NEE13S 127 MINS I Am 7:00PM IAM13S 96 MINS The Trials of Darryl Hunt 9:15PM TRIA13T

Wanted: Man 7:00PM WANT13T 83 MINS

Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo—The Great Mother 3:00PM WOME14R 57 MINS

Black Gold 2:00PM BLAC14R 78 MINS

and Passion 2:00PM SOLO14T 82 MINS

Deliver Us from Evil 1:00PM DELI15R 101 MINS

Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear 10:15AM LAPI15R 106 MINS

Fuss, Mess and Scrumble 10:00AM FUSS15S 84 MINS

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez 12:00PM SHOR15R 90 MINS Full Grown Men 1:45PM FULL15S 80 MINS

Have You Heard from Johannesburg? 5:00PM HAVE14R 89 MINS

Hotel Harabati 4:00PM HOTE14R 94 MINS

Georgi and the Butterﬂies 4:15PM GEOR14R 86 MINS

Stolen Holidays 4:00PM STOL14S 90 MINS

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez 4:30PM SHOR14S 90 MINS Gretchen 4:15PM GRET14T 98 MINS

VidéOnze 6:30PM VIDE14R 118 MINS

Deliver Us from Evil 6:30PM DELI14S 101 MINS

a Fire 6:45PM CATC14S 102 MINS

Ten Canoes 3:15PM

2:30PM LIVE15R 108 MINS

Have You Heard From Johannesburg? 6:30PM HAVE15S 3 Needles 12:15PM 3NEE15S 127 MINS

Read You Like A Book 1:45PM READ15T 101 MINS

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• Unlimited access for one to everything at the Festival

• Immediate entry for one to all screenings, events, parties—NO waiting in line

• Invitations to select MVFF Outreach and press screenings

• Reduced daily admission for two at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER FAST PASS ($2,500)

• Unlimited access for one to everything sponsored by the Rafael

• Immediate entry for one to the more than 2,500 Rafael screenings and events throughout the year

• Invitations to select Rafael Outreach and press screenings

• Gold Card preferred admission line, with ticket, for MVFF screenings and events

CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE FAST PASS ($5,000)

• Unlimited access and immediate entry for one to everything at both the Festival and the Rafael

• All MVFF and Rafael Fast Pass rewards, plus:

Swim for the River 4:15PM SWIM15T 75 MINS

• An invitation for two to the only Academy Awards gala in Northern California that is sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences All Fast Pass holders receive a laminated pass with photo, mailings of the Rafael quarterly calendar and the MVFF advance schedule, invitations to special screenings and events, and other general membership

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GIRAFFEX

THEATRICAL TRAILER/TV COMMERCIALS

Director Paul Dektor

Concept Paul Dektor, Dennis Scheyer

Agency Scheyer/SF

Producer Katie Burke

Production Company Dektor Films

Executive Producer Sven Shelgren

Producer Russel Sher

Associate Producer Eugene Davis

Production Supervisor Nick Shandra

Editorial Barbary Post

Editor Bob Spector

Assistant Editors Jenni Nelson, Daniel Truog

Music Dustpan

Composer Zack Smith

Cast

Hero Man Sean Nepita

Waitress Linda Pine

Mom Rebecca Street

Policeman John Johnson

Businessman Rob Zabrecky

Asian Man Sachio Kano

Child Gabriella Spizzirri

Asian Woman Blythe Matsui

Asian Man HiDetoshi Imuro

Asian Man Ted T. Abo

Director of Photography Justin Chefe

1st Assistant Director Sven Shelgren

2nd Assistant Director Russel Sher

1st Assistant Camera David Speck

2nd Assistant Camera Hunter Sandison

Gaffer Mark McCarthy

Art Department David Cabrey

Title Concept Rudi O’Meara

Title Production Chris Dudley

Sound Chris Walmer

Hair/Make-Up Patrice Ryan

Wardrobe Mychael Shandra

Studio Teacher Kathy Cornell

Locations Rod Weiner

1st Production Assistant Phil Swaidon

Production Assistants Mimi Douglas, Matt Gannon, Gene Garcia, Aymeric Montouchet

Police Officer Bob Kalstrom

creative credits

Talent Payment American Residuals & Talent Inc.,

Olympic Partners Casting ASG

Camera Shere Equipment Rental

Electric Equipment Mark McCarthy

Grip Equipment Set Stuff, Inc.

Production Supplies Coffey 204

Insurance AON

Permits Pacific Production Services

Locations Fine Arts Theatre, Canter’s Deli, Chapman Building

Vans Galpin Studio Rentals

VTR Video Assist Systems

Film Stock Kodak

Sound Mix Skywalker Sound

Sound Designer Jurgen Scharpf

Sound Opticals NT Audio

Film Processing/Prints Technicolor

Telecine Technicolor Creative Services Hollywood

DI Technicolor Digital Intermediates

PRINTED MATERIALS/APPAREL

Poster/Program Cover/Advertisement/

Merchandise Design Rudi O’Meara, Sequitur Creative

Poster Printing Golden Dragon Printing, Inc.

Apparel Printing ImageWorks Promotional Marketing

Program Production and Pre-press Giraffex, Inc.

WEB SITE

Graphic Design Rudi O’Meara

Flash Design Dru Jennett

Technical Support Jamie Ruderman

ADVERTISING

Advertising Scheyer/SF

Creative Direction Dennis Scheyer

Production Katie Burke

Digital Artist Chris Dudley

PUBLICITY

Agency Hamilton Ink

Principal Pam Hamilton

Publicists Stephanie Clarke, Serene Moussa, Clara Franco, Gabrielle Harris

Agency Larsen Associates

Principal Karen Larsen

Publicists Chris Wiggum, Timothy Buckwalter

FOUNDER/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mark Fishkin

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

Zoë Elton

PROGRAMMING

Senior Programmer

Karen Davis

Programmers

Kelly Clement

Janis Plotkin

CFI Outreach Manager

Children’s FilmFest Programmer

John Morrison

Programmer

Youth Workshop Coordinator

Joanne Parsont

Researcher/Programmer

Jennifer Schmidt

Programming Administrator

Holly Roach

Programming Assistant

Krissy Bailey

OPERATIONS

Operations Manager

Steven Reder

Festival Manager

David Owen

Finance Manager

Connie Chang

Special Events Manager

Jessika Diamond

Special Events Assistant

Outdoor Art Club Manager

Christine Wright

Print Traffic Manager

Alexandra Cantin

Print Traffic Assistant

Gabriel Garza

Executive Assistant

Maureen Galliani

Festival Receptionist

Jennie-Sue Nuccio

Volunteer Coordinator

Leonora Rodkin

Assistant Volunteer Coordinator

Ella Chichester

Seminar Coordinator

Beverly Thorman

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development

Sandra Francour

Corporate Development Manager

Atissa Manshouri

Corporate Development Associate

Amanda Todd

Membership and Volunteers Manager

Lori Malm

Membership Assistant

Suzi Hynes

Development Assistant

Valerie May

MARKETING/PUBLICITY

Marketing and Publicity Coordinator

Tara Dempsey

Principal Publicists

Pam Hamilton, Hamilton Ink

Karen Larsen, Larsen Associates

Publicists

Timothy Buckwalter

Stephanie Clarke

Clara Franco

Gabrielle Harris

Serene Moussa

Chris Wiggum

Merchandise Coordinator

Jenica Pugh

Photography Coordinator

Patrik Argast

PUBLICATIONS/DESIGN

Managing Editor

Joanne Parsont

Art Director

Michele Johnston

Copy Editor

Carrie Pickett

Proofreaders

Linda Moore

Christine Rickerby

Graphic Designers

Michele Johnston

Justin Wambolt-Reynolds

Digital Prepress

Richard Repas

Kenneth Lockerbie

Print Ad Sales

Winifred MacLeod

IT Consultant

Tom Herrington

Database Designer

Sandy Gow

GUEST SERVICES

Guest Services Manager

Joni Cooper

Hospitality Coordinator

Alexia Penny

Transportation Coordinator

Molli Amara Simon

THEATER/TECHNICAL OPERATIONS

Theater Operations Manager

Jill Brooke

Technical Director

Hal Rowland

Technical Advisor

Marty Brenneis

Technical Advisor/Editor

Marcus Pun

Box Office Management

Trilogy Productions

Logistics Manager

Paul Hegarty

Logistics Assistant

Craig Walton

Lead Projectionists

Jesse Hansen

Ben Lopata

Max Savage

Projectionists

Kate Carroll, Maria Judice, Doug Nadeau, Heather Posner, Jake Waddell, Miriam Wortham

Theater Staff

Ellery Allen, Katie Aragon, babaLou, Deborah Ballesteros-Spake, James Chenney, Kat Cole, Caitlin Curtin, Angela Darbellay, Alberto Diaz, Ren Dodge, Alix Doherty, Tim Fross, Marcy Guiragossian, Riordan Harlib, Suzi Hynes, Ricardo Licea, Ellen Loring, Ana Mazarizgos, Jamie Mott, Nayt Myers, Brittany Norton, Allen Snyder, Chad St. Clair, Rachel Sullivan, Cole Sutton, Ilya Tovbis, Philip Walker, Becky West, A. Jessica Wilson, Hana Yoshimoto, Jacob Zeisler

CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH

RAFAEL FILM CENTER

Director of Programming

Richard Peterson

Manager

Dan Zastrow

Program Consultant

Jan Klingelhofer

Assistant Manager

Ryan Hastie

Shift Manager

Brandon Wisecarver

INTERNS

Programming Interns

April Ciaccio, Kady Ferris, Matthew Grubb, Gabrielle Hall, Jenna Richman

Outreach Interns

Maureen Dixon, Max Grater, Danielle Graves, Lisa Katovich, Kelli Petersen

Development Intern

Suzie Kidder

CFI Interns

James Chenney, Tom Filcich, Gary Flatow, Muriel Hammond, Murray Hammond, Blake Thorman, Richard Vance

UCSF, Mission Bay

Stanford University

GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES 2006 MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE THE 29TH ANNUAL MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL POSSIBLE:

ASSOCIATE

Kevin Lew, Maryline Lewett, Becky Lewis, Darcy Lichter, Linda Lieberman, Autumn Light, Beth Lillard, Ann Linder, Jay Linderman, Minhoi Loanic and Frank Wiggers, Eda Lochte, Juli Logemann, Shirley Long, Zeva Longley, Colleen Lookingbill, Pat Lorentzen, Catherine Loudis, Ana M. LozanoArena, Jill Lublin, Thomas Luehrsen and Linda Baron, Dolores Lydon, Kathleen Lynaugh, Cathy Lynch, Cheryl S. Lyons, Diana A. Lyster, Lynn MacDermott, Don Magdanz, Stephen Magner, Barbara Mahoney, Theresa Mahoney, John Major, Renu Malhotra, Stephanie Mandel, Marianne Mander, Harriot Manley, Laura Marks, Jonathan Marlow, Joe Marrino, Roger Marsden, Helena Marsh, Patricia Marshall, Marty Marten, Mathew Martenyi, Ruthanne Martin, Mrs. Charles Martin, Maria Martinez, Delﬁno Martinez, Susan Martling, Laura Marx, MAS Productions, Kristin C. Masri, Ken Massucco, Deborah K. Masters, Deborah Masters, Diane Maureen, Dianne Maxon, Gary Maxworthy, Heidi Mayer, Susan Mayne, Samuel Mays, Yvonne Mcallister, Peter and Sarah McAndrew, Michael McCabe, Frances McCain, Ian McCamey, Scott McCargar and Leona Weiss, Tully McCarroll, Charles P. McCarthy, Charmene McClarren, Sam McClellan, Mary Beth McClure and Paul Marra, Nancy McCombs and Ken Lai, Susan Madeline McCormick, Brook McCormick, Sandie L. McCreary, Jane and Ian McDonald, Timothy and Susan McDonald, Sue McDowell and Mike Frideger, John McGeough, Sheila McGrath, Mikki Mcintyre, Edward McKee, Sharon McKelvey, Margreta G. Mckeown, Elizabeth M. McKersie, Wendy McLaughlin, Deborah McMahan, Valerie McMullen, Lisa McNamara, Nancy McNary, Kristine McNeal, Lynn McRee, Carolyn Means, Nancy Meden, Ellie Mednick, Dennie Mehocich, Nita B. Mehrten, Juan’s Place, Kirsten T. Melton, Daniel Meltzer, Michelle Meltzer, Becky Mertens, Remy Mertz, Christine Metropolous, Marcia Meyers, Doreen Miao, Blossom Michaeloff, Golda Michelson, Margaret Middendorf, Scott and Loraine Migliori, Ina Miller, Victoria L. Miller, Caleb and Terri Miller, Dana Miller, Hank Miller, Frances Miller, Ronald Miller, Abigail Millikan-State, L. Scott and Beth Minick, Will Minor, Linda Minor, Chris L. Minton, Joan Miura, Leslie A. Mladinich, Karen Mondoux, Susan Montrose, Cheryl Moody, Loren L. Moore, Jerry Moore, Gail Morﬁn, Tamara Morgan, Marjorie Morgenstern, Elizabeth Morse, Cindy Morton, Phyllis Motell, Philip Moyer, Andreas Mueller, McMann Muir, Fraser Muirhead, John Muller, Julie Munro, Catherine Munson, Masahiro and Yasuko Murata, Michael J. Murphy, Sharon Murphy, Laura Murra, Laura Murray, Eve Murto, Greg and Barbara Myers, Hilda Namm, Hiro Narita, Nadine N. Narita, Ali Navarro, Judith Neimark, Justin Newcomer, William Newland, Jan and Andrew Newman, Rochelle Newman, Alan Nichols, Pamela Nichter, Robin Niemeyer, Kathy and L. Peter Niggeman, Jan Nilsen, Liz Nilsen, Kathrina Nopuente, Clair Norman, Marion Novasic, Sean O’Brien, Lily O’Brien, Seamus O’Donnell, Robert O’Donnell, Rem O’Donnelley and Diane Faw, Kaori Okada, Carol Oldham, David Oliver, Susan Olsen, Jeffrey Olson, Martha Olson, Peri L. Olsson, Stephen Olsson, Laurie Oman and Brian Gould, Karyn Omohundro, Adele Oppenheimer, Eileen Ormiston, Beverly Orr, Gail Oshiro, David Ostiller, Mike Overrbeck, David Owen, Christine Owens, Alison J. Owings, Laura Pak and Mark Bazalgette, Catherine A. Palmer, Pat Palmer, Solvig Palm-Nicholls, Anita Palonsky, Eric Palubinskas, Denise Parsons, Margaret Partlow, Janet Partridge, Sherri Patterson, John and Jean Schick, Andrea Pearce, Diane Pellegrini, Dana Pepp, Penny Pera, Rick Perko, P.J. Perring, Jennifer Peterian, Tamra Peters and Bill Carney, Johanna Petersen, Jessie Peterson, Linda Petri, Sherry Petrini, BZ Petroff, John Petrovsky, Jacquie Phelan, Woody and CC Phillips, Mark Phillips, Yvonne Pierce, Jeanne Pieters, Mindy Pines, Vance Piper, Jacob Pispecky, Janis Plotkin, Harry Podany, David Pogrel and Chalita Photikoe, Mr. and Ms. Edward Pollak, Jeffrey Polsky, Lona Poole, Hallina D. Popko, Susan Porth, Madeleine L. Powers, Francesca Prada, Flora Praszker, Sean and THE CALIFORNIA FILM

Mimi Abers, Arthur and Deborah Ablin, Dr. Holly Abrams, Carol A. Aceves, Thomas Adams, Noma Adelman, Charles Agler, Russell Aguilar, Gary and Maureen Aguilar, Phil Akers, Bob Akka, Merry Alberigi, J. James Albrecht, Eugene Albright, Kathleen Alexander, Suzanne Alfandari, Mary Alger, Dolores E. Ali, Kim Allen, Allen Ellery, Pam Allen-Thompson, Marlena Allison, Bunny Alsup, Bob Alto, Prince Altom, Mimi Amaral, Joe Amato, Rosemary Ames, Millie Amis, Annette Amorello, Marliyn Anderson, Carol Anderson, Jacky Andrews, Julie M. Angel, Jacqueline Annes, Shahla Ansari-Jaberi, Jenny Appleton, Cathi Aradi, Jean Arnold, Steve Arnold, Zakai Arnowitz, Seema Arora, Wendy A. Arthurs, Sandra Ash, Chris and Lorraine Avery, Manual Ayan, Halla Ayla, Catherine Babcock, Jeffrey M. Babcock, Laura Bachman, Helen Bacon, Jasmine Baechtiger, Garbiz Baghdassarian, Mariah Baird, Suzanne Baker, Nathan F. Ballard, Philip Balliet, Diane Balmer-Martin, Ed Baquerizo, Nancy J. Barash, Sara Barbieri, Jeremy D. Barcan, Alice Bartholomew, Cynthia Hunter, Mai L. Bartling, Jim Barton, Melinda Bascone, Deborah Bates, Daria Bauer, Jennifer Bauman, Anne Baxter, Diane Bazler, Eve Bazylewicz, Suzanne Bean, Lyda Beardsley, Tony Beccaccio, Georgetta Beck, Aaron Becker, John Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beebe, Daniel and Sue Beittel, Amy Belastock, Adrian Belic, Entela Belishova, Rebbeca Bell, Kim Bender, Julia Benello, Gary C. Bennett, Robin Bentel and Bruce McAboy, William and Beverlee Bentley, Ralph Berets, Ann Bergstrom, JoAnn Berman, Ann Bernhardt, Suzanne Berns, Philip M. Bernstein, Caroline Berry, Deborah Bertola, Walter and Rebecca Bess, Kathyrn Beyers, Mai Billaud, Christina Birch, Birkenstock Station, Jeremiah Birnbaum, Steven Birnbaum, Beverly and Mark Birnbaum, Arthur and Joanne Bjork, Michele L. Blaisdell, Bruce Blakely, Lynn Blankfort and Steven Martin, La Vonne Blasche, Eric and Silvina Blasen, J. David Blatchford, Iris Blavin, David Blaza, Simon Blint, Karen Block, Edward Bloomberg, Julia Bloomﬁeld, Vinesa Blum, Mr. and Ms. Joseph Blum, Dafna Blum, Janet Bodie, J.M. Bogin, Nick Bogle, Susan W. Bolle, Dori Bonn, Micheal Boorstein, Carolyn Botts, Stephen B. Bove, Kris Boxell, Kanda Boykin, Rebecca Brackman, Claire Bradenberg, Patricia Bradley, Catherine Brady, Phyllis Bragdon, Bruce R. Bramlett, Ulrika Brattemark and Guido Haarmans, Linda L. Breeden, Christine Brettinger, Suzanne Brice, Adrea Brier, Bridget Brink, Emily Brockman, Hannah Brodzinsky, Amy Brokering, Mary Lee Bronzo, Linda Brosh, Charles Brousse, Carmen Brown, Peter Brown, Jeffrey and Jan Brown, Devi Brown, Barbara Brown, Chris Brown, Becky Brudniak, Barry Brukoff, James Brumback, Jay Brusseau, Eva Brzeski, Chris Buchbinder, Susie Buck, Anna Buoncristiani Irvine, Peggy Burke, Dorothy Burnett, Michael and John Burnett, Sally Burr, Carolyn Burt, Jan Burval and Leslie Katz, Marti Bush, Alejandro Butinof, Libby Byers, Mary Beth and Pete Cadwell, Jill Cagan, Patricia Cahill, Meridith Cahn, June Caminiti, Sally Mars Carey, Joe and Sue Carlomagno, Thomas Carlson, Richard P. Carlton, Maia Cybelle Carpenter, Kathy Carrasco, Caitlin Carter, Albert Casselhoff, Megan Cassidy, Norman Catalano and Blythe Shelley, Paula Cavagnaro, Barbara Cerutti, Barbara Chambers, Donald Chan, Debra Chapman, Stewart Chapman, Janet Chapralis, Shirley S. Chater, Tiffany Che, Jason Chen, Jane Cheshire-Allen, Jackie Chi, John and Catherine Chiosso, Eloise Christiansen, Sondra Claire, Gillian Clark, Helen Clawson, Lita Clear Sky, Skip and Lorinda Clemens, Janet Clover, Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Clyman, Mary Coccellato, James Cogan, Nina R. Cohen, Joan Cohen, Marci Cohen, Denise Cohn, Luce Cohuau, Joyce Cole, Stef Coleman, Terri Collin, Mark Comin, Brian and Barbara Comnes, Teresa Concepcion, F. Conrad, Meli Cook, Joan Cooke, Amy Corbin, Teresa Corrigan, Jacqui Coryell, Sherry Costanza, Carolyn Sue Couls, Brigitte Coutu and Kevin Klatt, Jack K. Covington, Frances Cowan, Morgan Cowin, Laura Cox, Janice Coyne, Janet

Craddock, Marney Craig, Muffy Craig, John Crary, Karen Crockett, Robert and Jacqueline Crowder, Robert Cullinan, Dalila Cunha, Virginia Cunningham, Paul Curry, Ed Cushman, Jacqueline Dagg, Cindy S. Daly, Miller Dana, Linda G. Darby, Georgette Darcy, Jennifer Carrick, Natalie Davidson, Maradee Davis, Nancy S. Davis, Nancy Davis, Stephen and Grania Davis, Pam Day, Jean Marie Day, Kim Deatrick, Molly Debower, Gerald DeCamp, Diane Decicio, Ginger Deehan, Suzanne Degen, Lori Deibel, Don Del Grande, Paula Delehanty, David Demarest, P M DeMartini, Jill M. Denney, P. Deonardo, Levon der Bedrossian, Renée Des Tombe, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Desmond, Heidi and Jack Detjen-Creson, Jack and Heidi DetjenCreson, William and Sarah Devlin, Victoria DeWitt, Darlene Dhillon, Doug Dibble and Cathryn Matthews, Peggy Dickinson, Maryann Diluzio and Ron Foote, Bill and Barbara Dittmann, Stephanie Dodson, Gillian and Teague Donahey, Maggie Donahue, Ann Donovan, Cathleen K. Dorinson, Amanda Doris, Deborah Dorosin, Paula Doubleday, Michael and Andrea Dougan, Angelo Douvos, Joe and Kendra Downey, Mr. and Ms. Jim Doyle, Jack and Ginny Doyle, William J. Driscoll, Cecily A. Drucker, Ali N.H. Duerr, Carol Duke, Jane Sondeen, Robert Dunn, Karen Dunning, Larry Dyer, Rolanda Ebert, Teresa Eckton, Marie and Geoffrey Edwards, Virginia Egan, Judith Einbinder, Evelyn Eisen, Eric Michael Eiserloh, Theresa Elaine, Lou Ellsworth-Yow, Linda Emery, Andrew Eng, Susan C. English, Samuel Ennis, Robert Epstein, Helga Epstein, Sandra Erickson, Donald L. and Lois Errante, Richard Estrada, Nicole Evatz, F. Joseph Smith Massage Therapy Center, Melanie Facen, Blake Facente, Tareq Fakhouri, Michael Falter, Berley Farber, Joe Faria, Briege Farley, Carol Farrand, Larry Farren, Roy Farrington Jones, Daniel Farthing, Robert Freist, Vickie Feldstein and Dennis Orwig, Grace and Frank Ferguson, Laraine Ferguson, Catherine Ferreira, Denise Ferry, Denise Ferry, R.E. Fesler, Deborah Feuer, Virginia L. Fifield, Tom Filcich, Francine Findley, Nancy J. and Henry K. Fine, Heidi H. Finser, Trevor Fisher, Susan Fishman, Gabrielle Fishman, Kathryn M. Fitzgerald, Kent W. and Lee B. Fitzgerald, Lisa J. Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Flaa, Yolanda Fletcher, Chris Folger, Manoochehr Fonooni, Barbara J. Fopp, Alan Tenney Ford, Alex Forman, Judith Forrest, Cheri Forrester, Marcia Fortnoff, Steve Foster, Howard and Sharyn Foster, Michael Fox, Michael Fox, Scott France, Jean Fraschina, Mark Fredericks, Cherry Frederiksen, Tom and Sally Freed, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Freedman, Denise Freinkel, Adele French, Diana Freundt, M.B. Fribley, Debra Friday and David Vaupel, Robert Fried and Wendy Cheit, Wendy Friefeld, June Frost, Christopher Fuller, Bill Fulton, Jack and Diane Fulton, Linda Futrell, Orange Sherbet, G2 Mill Valley, Holly Gadsby, Kimberly and Anthony Galatolo, Suan Galbraith, Jack Gallivan, Kathleen Gallivan, Barbara Galyen, Julia Gans, Robert and Linda Garb, Beth Garbutt, Rosalind Gardner, Tina Garfinkel, Ronald Marc Garry, Barbara L. Gately, Peter and Leslie Gavin, Stephanie Gaw, Gisela Geisler, Debbie Geller, Marlene K. Gershik, Edna Getz, Kathleen Giel, Maria Giessler, Leslie Gifford, Jill Gilbert, Eric and Paula Gillett, Joel Gingold, Jeffrey Ginsberg, Libby Ginsberg, Abby Ginzberg, Joan Glassheim and Elizabeth Pearce, Barbara Jaye Glesener, Deborah Goebel, Bob Goff, Stephen Gold, Carol Golden, Barbara Golden, Joan Goldhamer, Rosalyn Goldman, Dixie Goldsby, Rick Goldsmith, Mike A. Goldstein, Stacey Goodman, Lion Goodman, Linda C. Goodman, Karen Gordon, Adam Gothelf, Laurel Gothelf, Taro Goto, Susan Gotshall-Maxon, David Gotfredson, Jacqui Gottlieb, Peter Graumann, Jackie Greenberg, L.D. Greenberg, Liz Greenberg, Fredrica Greene, Elizabeth Greene, Gisela Greene, Joanne Greene, Eric and Lori Greenleaf, Sarah Greiner, Gini Talmadge, Carol Griffin, Dianne Griffen, Lucille Griffiths, Vicki Gross, Michael Gross, Stephen J. Grossberg, Bonnie Grossman, Seymour Grossman, Holly Groves, Robyn Gue, Roberta Gwin, Paula Haberek, Karen

Hacker, Lois Hadﬁeld, David L. Haet, Margaret Hallett, James Halligan, Arlene Halligan, Maribeth Halloran, Phyllis Hamilton, Pam Hamilton, Taren Hamilton, Jennifer Hammett, Louise Hammond, Michelle Hampshire, Doug and Liz Hancock, Caroline Hanni, Mark Hansen, Nancy Hanson, John P. Hardgrave, Kathe N. Hardy, Suzanne Harle, Christian Harnish and Jocelyn Olivier, Steve Harnsberger, Robert P. Haro, Carole Harris, Roger Harris, Tom and Barbara Harrison, Liz Hart, Adrienne Hart, Maggie Harth, Diana Hartley, Bruce Hartsough, Patricia and James Haskell, Elizabeth Haxton, Gigi Haycock, Eva Hayden, Eva Haydon, Doug Heaps, Dennis Heinzig, Elisabeth Heisler, Sally and Bill Held, Stephen Heller, Karen M. Hellyer, Terri Henderson, Gayle S. Hendry, Anthony Henin, Jeff Hennier, Marie Henry, Spencer L. Herold, Susan and Robert Hersey, Karen Herz, Jeff Hickman, Edna Hickok, Bill and Terry Higgins, Dena H Higgins, Faye and Louis Hinze, Ruthe Hirsch, Lucelle Hoefnagels and David harp, Dr. Arlene F. Hoffman, John and Lynne Hoffman, Michael Holland, Kathleen Holland, Patricia Holland, Michael and Claire Hollander, Carol Hollenberg, Laura Holliday, Annette Holloway, Teri Hollowell, Ken Homer and Diane Fischler, Matte Hopstock, Bradea Horan, Tara Horne, Kare Hornschuch, Donna Horowitz, Michael Horther, Paul Horton, Liz Hotchkin, Dorothy Houston, Kathie and Terry Howard, William Huber, Mary Hubert, Marian Hubler, Jolene W. Huey, Audrey Hulburd, Duffy and Ron Hurwin, Mr. and Mrs Robert Husak, Judy Hyde, Pamela R. Hyde, John Hyer, Joe Iguchi, Marsea Ilio, Robert P. Ingram, John and Madeline Ingram, Carol Inkellis, Aaron Irons, Mary Ellen Irwin, Leslie Isaacs, Sylvia R. Israel, Susana Ives, Beth Jackson, Ellen Marie Jackson, Peter Jacobi, Kenneth C. Jacobs, Luke Jacobson, Tom Jacobson, Joshua Jaffe, Carl and Joanne James, Catherine Jane, Piotr Jankowski, Gail Jarach, Gerry and Martha Jarocki, Joy Jarrell, Uta Jehnich, Phyllis Jeroslow, Richard S. and Rose Jeweler, Denise Jindrich, Janice Johnson, Howard Johnson, Beverlee Johnson, Polly Johnston, Matthew Johnson, Ruth Jonas, Jane M. Jonckheer, Sharon Jones, Jacqueline Jones, K. Mary Jones, Sylvia Jones, Joost Torres, T.C. Jordan, Mary Evalyn Jordan, Robert Jordan, Diana Jorgensen, Edie Joslin, Linda J. Juffermans, Diane Kallet, D. Ward Kallstrom and Rosemary Morgan, Laurie Kalter, Jack Kamesar, Mr. and Ms. Lawrence Kaplan, Eliot Kaplan, Ron Kappe, Susanne M. Karch, Kay C. Karchevski, Summerlea Kashar, Athena Katsdros, Kathleen Keating, Robert Keenan, Robert W. Keller, Virgina Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Kellner, Patricia Kelly, Dianne Kelly, Marcia Kennedy, Lloyd Kenneth, David L. and Barbara Kessell, Jim and Ona Kettmann, Ashok Khanna, Ryan K. Khavari, Hossein Khosrowjah and Mitra Karimi, Dorothy Kidd, Rita Kiesow, Katie King, Michele King, Betty King, Jaleila King, Manuela A. King, Erin King, Paul Kingsley, Phyllis B. Kinimaka, Elizabeth Kinnear, Kathleen Kinsolving, Byrce Kirk, Joan Kirsner, Bill Kissinger, David Kitteredge, Vivian Kleiman, Allen Klein, Pam Klein, Richard F. Klier, Jeanne Kline, Joan Kloehn, Alberta Knepper, Bob Knox, Kimberly Koch, Lilliann Kocher, Katherine Koelle, Joseph S. Kohn, Craig Kolb, Janice Koprowski, Cathy Korson, Tuomas Kostianen, Kraemer Winslow, Executive Communications, Celeste Krepack, Travis Krepeika, Wendy Krueger, Steve Kuever, Janice Johnson Kuhl, Holly Kuhlman, Joy Kuhn, Terri L. Kwiatek, Kiki La Porta, Denise Labuda, Jan E. Lachman, Laurel Ladevich, Karen Laffey, Gail LaForga, Dan Lagomarsino, Brad Lakritz, J.R. Lally, Ben Lamorte, Dabney Landis, Lela Landman, Karen Lang and Rafael Garcia, Wendy Lang and Phillip Weber, Thea Langer, Alison Lavoy, T. Law, Kathryn Lazzaretti, Marie D. Lazzari, Terry Lazzari, Shofen Lee, Leslianne Lee and Scott Evans, Camille Lee, Jacqui Lehman, Claudine LeMoal, Lynn Lent, Cynthia Leon, Jay and Barbara Leopold, Lois Lerman, Esther Lerner and Dani Carrico, Jeffrey Levenberg, Allison Levenson, Joann Levin, Paula Levine, Jane Levinsohn, Joanie Levinsohn, Sue and Marv Levinson, Bob Levitt,

CFI member list

THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES 2006 MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE THE 29TH ANNUAL MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL POSSIBLE:

Eileen Prendiville, Paul Preston, Sandra Prickitt, Fred and Ineke Priest, Charlotte Prozan, Alan Ptashek, Audrey K. Pulis, Kenn Rabin, Howard and Evi Rachelson, Alissa Ralston, Michael Ralston, Alan S. Ramadan, Ingrid Ramsay, Nani L. Ranken, David Rathod, Patricia Raven, Kirsten E. Rea, Pamela Reaves, Red Vic Movie House, Roberta Butler Regan, Donald Rehlaender, Tim and Janet Reid, Frances Reid, Richard D. Reilly, Ulla Reilly, Douglas Reilly, Steven Reinstein, Deborah J. Ress, Stefano and Kelly Resta, Robert Riboli, Jeremy Rice, Sheri Rice, Jed Riffe, Lori Rifkin, Martha Riley, Fred Ritzenberg and Stacey Cooper, Jane Rivera, Dore Rivers, Ann Rivo, Holly Roach, Annie Roberts, Dennis Roberts, Marion Robertson, Ged Robertson, Mari Robinson, Kris Rockwell, Rudy Rodriguez, Rayna Rodvien, Jeffrey and Sharon Roe, Harvey and Nancy Rogers, Ron Rogers, Helen Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rokeach, BJ Rolph, Pam Roman, Jessica Romm, Andrew Rose, Mark Rose, Lisa Rose, Joan Rosen, Dr. Melvin Rosen, David Galin and Ruth Rosen, Sanford Rosenberg, Larry and Diane Rosenberger, Abram Rosenblatt, Elon Rosenfeld, Michael and Ayuna Rosenthal, Marshall and Francoise Rothstein, David Rubinstein, Bob Rucker, Catherine Rufer, Joe Ruiz, Carol Ruley, Conn Rusche, Rich Rusdorf, Jay Ruskin and Denise Garety, Debra Russell, Talah Russell, Tala Russell, N. Ryan, Karrie Nye Ryan, Charlotte Rygh, Golareh Safarian, Joan Saffa, Michael Saggese, Georgia Sagues, Susan E. Salk, Peggy R. Salkind, Terrie Samundra-Girdner, San Rafael Chiropractic, John Sanborn, Earnesto Sanchez, Letitia Sanders, Reva Saper, Leslie Saperstein, Frank Sarmir, Diana Sarto, Shema Satya, Elizabeth Savage-Sullivan, Lisa Scarsella, Hans Schaefer, Stephen Schaefer, Vail Schaeffer, Lisa Schallenberger and Paul Larson, Sharilyn A. Scharf, Mark S. Schatz, Lawrence L. Schear, Barbara Schechner, Mary L. Scheidt, Daniel L. Scher, Paul Schimmel, Eric Schmautz, Dana Schmidt, Ericka Schmitt, Roseann Schneider, Carol Schoenfeld, Kenneth Schopp, Diana Schott, Nathalie Schreier, Jeff Schriebman, Joyce Schroder, Shiva Schulz, Lyanne Shuster, Allen Schuster, Ailish Schutz, Joan F. Schwartz, Sylvia Schwartz, Herman Schwarz, Patricia Schwarz, Diana Schweickart, Michael and Laura Scott, Lisa Scott, Tim Scott, Jeanne Scott, Bonnie ScottSteuble, Donna R. Scriven, Robert Sedor, Lucy V. Seeburg, Nancy Segreto, Roberta Seifert, Rand Selig, Ana Seligmann, Susan Severin, Grace Severtson, Joyce Seymour, Judith Shaffer, Nimish Shah and Kala Venugopal, Joy Shamah, Pat Shaw, John P. Sheehy and Sherry Caplan, Nancy Shehi, Leah Shelleda, Bradley Shepard, SallyJean Shepard, Joel Shepard, Merritt and Pamela Sher, Dianne Sheridan, Amy H. Sherman, Judi Shils, Nancy Shor, Nick Shryock, Xiaojuan Shu, Gail Siegel, Helen E. Silvani, Molli Amara Simon, Jan Simonds, Harriet Sirota, Ron Skellenger, Amy Skewes-Cox, John Skinner, Franz Skinner, Jackie Slade, Helga Slessarev, Wendy Slick, Christy Sloan, Scott Slonoff and Carol Gimesky, Fred Smith, Roy Smith, Caroline Smith, Barbara Smith, V. M. Snyder, Carola Sohns, William Soloman, Daniel Sonkin and Mindy Rosenberg, Dale Sopheia, Michael Sopko, Phyllis Sorensen, Deborah Sorondo, Joe Soule, Stephanie Spadaccini, Naomi and Alan Spiegelman, Anne Spillane, Michele Spitz, Pamela Spitz, B.B. Spolter, Van Spriggins, Suzanne Stafford, Dan Stalzer, Susan W. Stanger, Timothy K. Stanton, Donna Staples, John Stayman, Joan Stebbins, Leonard Stecklow and Karen Steiner, Jane A. Steinberg, Jonathan L. Steiner, Roger Steiner, Greg Stepanicich, Robert Sterling, Lorna Stevens, Beverly M. Stevens, Michael Stevenson, Peggy Stine, Tamalyn Stockton, Laurie and Eric Stoelting, Luben Stoilov, Melinda Stone, Mike Stone, Susan Stordahl, D. A. Strange, Kathleen Strauss, Pam Strayer, Karen Strickland, J. Strohl, Syd Strong, June Strunk, Jacqueline Sue, Diane A. Suffridge, Richard and Judith Sullivan, Jane Summers, Michael Sundermeyer, Alex Sung, Lori Sutherland, Richard Swanson, Diane Swenson, Wendy Swenson and Blake Davis, Alan Swope, Judith S. Tabb, Jackie Tabb, Ariana Taboada,

Kecia Talbot, Michael Talbott, Else Tamayo, Jill Tardy, Helene Tavakoli, Joyce Tayer, Sally Taylor, Valerie Taylor, Robin Taylor, Tim Taylor, Catherine Teague, Laurie Telder, Marcy C. Telles, Mr. and Mrs. William Tellini, Mimi Tellis, Tom Thatcher, Lisa Thauberger, Judy Thier, Carol Thompson, Brenda Thompson, Kristy Thompson Buckley, Sandra Thorne, Carolyn C. Timmins, Ellen Tobe, Larry and Pam Tolbert, Claudia Tomaso, Janice Tomita, Justin Torkelson, Louis F. Tornillo, Susan Torres, Ilya Tovis, Elizabeth Tracy, Barry Trailer, Linda Trenholm, Graziella Tribuzy, Scott and Benita Truman, Mariette Tschirky, Lois Tucker, Laura Tudisco, Peggy and Ed Tuescher, Sean Tully, Renick Turley, Thomas Ucko, Marco Ugolini, Trudi Unger, Tom and Amy Valens, Eunice Valentine, Ken Valentine, Catherine Valentine and Loren Jones, Bob Valentino, Suzanne Valenzuela, Peter Van Dine, Robert F. Van Dyke, Madelon Van Lier, Margot Van Riper, Lauren Vanett, Joan and Otto Vanoni, Teri Varbel, Lourdes Vargas, Mary Rita Vasquez, Ken Vermes, Laurie Vermont, Daina Vitols, Anne Vollen, Romy Voorhees, Rachel Wahba, Rolly and Linda Wahl, Bonita Wahl, Sandy Waks, Julie Walker, Pat Wall, John Wallace, Mary Walsh and Steve Gorski, Karen Walter, Beth Walukas and Ray Louis, Sherry R. Wangenheim, Michael and Diana Wanger, Esther Wanning, Pauline Ward, Mary Warner, Kate Warner and Jim Maroney, Erla Warr, Rick Warren, Jessica Warren, Eva Waskell, John and Ann Wathen, Kitt Weagant, Julia Weaver, Penni Webb, Bruce Webster, Jon and Arlene Wedereit, Gerhard and Alice Weihl, Olivia Weinstein, Rona Weintraub, Elizabeth Weisheit, Shari Weiss, Dana Welch, Madeline Weldon, Louis Weller, Penny Wells, Hank Wendt, Misty West, Jean F. Whelan, Lawrence White, G. White, Ellen White, Robert Widinski, Chris Wiggum, Linda Wight, Seth A. Wilder, Nancy V. Willard, Crissa Williams, Jane Williams, Lorraine Williams Norby, Karen Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Susan Windman, Anne Wintroub, Gretel Wittke, Doug Wolens, Teresa Wolf, Eugene M. Wolf, Carol Wolfe, Rita Wolle, Wendy Wollish, Calvin Wong, Annette H. Wong, Joanne M. Wren, Christine Wright, Marina Wright, Diana Wrona, Ben A. Wronsky, Peter Xiques, Paula and David K. Yam, George Yandell, Jan Yanehiro, Seth Yanow, Sue Y. Lee, Frank Yee, Patricia Yenawine, Robert York, Louise Yost, Christina Young, Allan Young, Siamak and Shahrzad Zadeh, Gene Zaglin and Ben Strazze, Kathleen Zalecki, Audrey Zavell and Michael Bloom, Julie Zeigler, Gilbert A. Zeimer, Alvaro Zelaya, Carolyn Zerboni, Karl Ziegler, Sam L. Ziegler, Art Zimmerman and Carol Weitz, Jan Zimmerman, Frieda Winnick Zolan, Claire Zurack,

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Alex Aal, Ioan Allen, Deborah Allyce-Miller, Robert E. Anderson, Shelley A. Anderson, Ann Armour, Soori Arzang, Beth M. Ashley, Lawrence and Barbara E. Babow, Sara Basque, Kathy Beckerley, C. Benet, David and Michele Benjamin, Virginie Berger, Jan Berry-Kadrie, Elvera Berson, Brian Bettini, Gerry Blake, Patricia Blau, Pamela Blinn, Teresa Blok, Tim Bloom, Jennifer Boesel, Ed and Nancy Boyce, Alison Brantley, Bernadette Bray, David and Suzanne Broad, Judie Bromberger, Gail and Eric Buchbinder, Robert and Elza Burton, Tara Bushore, Ellen Butler, Ellisa Cameron, Carol Campbell, Breaux Castleman, Caroline Chapman, Leonard Charles and Lynn Milliman, Drs. Linda and James Clever, Mary Ann Cobb, Jill Connolly, Anthony and Robyn Contini, Carolyn Cooper, Ginger and Greg Cowan, Molly Coye, Marilyn Coyote, Justine Daniel, Paul and Ursula Davidson, Judy Dawson, Anne-Marie De Rivera, Susie Decigaran, Molly Delaney, Dimitroff’s Frame Shop & Gallery, Harold and Ursula Dinter, Marg E. And Neil Dodds, Mari Edlin, Sharon Enright, Evan C. and Joan Evans, Ruth B. Falk, Paul Farber, Nancy Farese, Judy Fletcher, Alrene Flynn, Federick and Cathy Fox, Linda Fox, Ben Foxie, Barbara Framm, Michael and Donna Franzblau, Joan R. Freidman, Dan and Doris Friedman, Ruth Friedman, Damir Frkovic, Deborah Garcia, Elissa Giambastiani, Amiram

Givon, Nina and John Gladish, Mark Goldberg, Henry and Janet Goldberg, Jane Golden, Candice Goldman, Suzanne Golt, Ken and Joan Gosliner, James P. Goss, Kathleen Grant, Lizelle B. Green, Marilyn and Sandy Greenblat, Clara Greisman, Connie Guerry, Linda Hammond, David Harris, Karen M. Hemmeter, Nancy H. Hilty, Nancy Hilty, Jill and Lonner Holden, Michael Hoyt, Linda Hunt Anton, Jeff and Henrietta L. Ivarson, Valette Jean-Michel, Abby Johnson, Jennifer Johnston, Michael Jones and Anne Jones, Berit Jordan, Alan E. Kahn, Karen Kaplan, Barbara Kautz, Susan Kerr, David Kessner, Steven Kloman, Karen Koster, Stanley Krippner, Robert Lea and Melinda Booth, Alexandra Lederer, Barbara Lekisch, Permsiri Lewin, Jerri Linn, Karen Lipney, Josh Livingston, Linea D. Loberg, Ms. Lori Lusted, Barbara Luttig-Haber, Merrill Mack, Robert Macke and Karen Gallagher, Peter and Melanie Maier, Gordon and Carol Manashil, Jerry Mander, Claire McBride, Nancy McCarthy, Marie McEnnis, Lynn McLeod, Gail M. Meblin, Laura Merlo, Miriam Meshel, Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker, Tonnia Miller, Marvin and Rose Miller, Joanie Misrak, Nancy Mitchell, Nancy Moore, Peter and Alana Morris, Virginia H. Morseman, Tom and Sandra Muirhead, Anne Mulvaney, Veronica Napoles, Frank Nelson, Bea Newhall, Rachel H. Norman, Margaret O’Hanlon, Stevan Olian, Gregg Olsson, Carol Olwell, Judy Osborne, Georgia Otterson, Larry Paul, Joyce Pavlovsky, Mary T. Peirano, Debra Pellinachi and Bill Jennings, Jeff Perry, James and Adrienne Phalon, Ronald and Mary Pharis, Edith and George Piness, Carol and William Pollak, Art Poretz, Bob Pulvino, Billie Purdie, Bonnie Pybus, Shahla Rafﬂe, Patsy Ravea, Mimi Riley, Anne Robinson, Paul Ronan and Jacquelyn Ronan, Annie Roney, Stan Rosenfeld and Patti Breitman, Kenneth and Joan Rosenthal, Jonathan Rubens, Helen Rutledge, Mr. and Ms. Mark Sachs, Mark Sage, Susan Saks, Georgia Sales, Tom and Barbara Sargent, Carol Saturansky, Judy Schaefer, Erica Schafer, Elizabeth A. Schmitt, Lorraine Schneider, Stephen Schneider, Terry Seligman, Karen L. Shay, Dan Siegel, Skip Sikora, Gail Silba, Angelo Siracusa and Diana Rixey, Susan A. Haag, Jane and Don Slack, Voge Smith, Stuart Snyder, Charles Spaulding, Josh Sperry, Sandy Stadtler, Steve Starkey, Walt Stickel, Isabel A. Stirling, Rodney Stock, Cynthia Sullivan, Roscoe Sutton, Nancy Terry, Sonja and Mark Tichenor, Rick Trautner, Ryan Travis, Marcia van Meter, Constance Vandament, Tom Verkozen, Margaret Wallace, Tanis Walters, Rose and James Washburn, James Watson, Marlena Weinstein, Milton and Joan Weiss, Efﬁe Westervelt, Deni Wetsel, John and Sallyanne W. Wilson, Thomas Wong, Donald Wong, Jim Wright and Keiko Wright, Deborah Yarish, Simon Yung, Andy Zabko, Anne Zishka

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Michael Aaronson, Becky Abel, Pam Abendroth, Nancy Abodeely and Dubi Ben Shoham, Elaine and Paul Accampo, Viki Adam, Claire Adams and Steven Seifert, Charlie and Kel AdamsMcDonald, Carolyn Adducci Charyn and Ron Charyn, Chris Adessa and George McCluney, Eli Adler, Toni Albert, Karen Albini, Amy Allis, Deborah and Roger Alstad, Juliette Ambatzidis, Beverly Anderson, Richard I. Anderson, Sara J. Anderson, Janice Anderson-Gram, Carole Angermeir and Wilford Welch, Brian Anthony, Mario Aranda, Armar A. Archbold, Daniel and Michelle Archer, John R. Arnold, Douglas Ascher, Richard Atwood and Kamila Kubasova, Fabio and Ann Aversa, Maria Aversa, Anne Baele Kouns and John Kouns, Doris Law Bagley, Ms. Georgia Bailey, Stanley and Sara Bailis, Richard and Violet Baker, Judy Baldossari, Helen Baldovinos, Paul Bales, Vera J. Barad, Tonik Barber, Theodore H. and Amy Barnett, Cora Baron, Marian L. Barozzi, Joel Bartlett, Carol Batte, Joan Bavaria and Jesse Collins, Jane Bay, Greg Beal, Michael Beard, Lisa and Brian Beaudoin, Robert and Ingrid Becker, Lisa Beckstead, Jean M. Bedecarrax, John Beebe, Madeleine Behle, Bob and Alice Behray, Patricia Hale Belden, Melissa

Belli, Sue Bennett and Donald Campbell, Marshall and Dorothy Bentley, Ernest M. Bergman, Barbara Berman, Linden and Carl Berry, Bob and Loraine Berry, Richard and Ruth Biegel, Adrienne Biggs, Joan Bissell, Franklin and Jan Blackford, John and Sanda Blockey, Katherine Bloodworth, David and Rosalind Bloom, Nancy Bloom, Robert Bloomberg, Robert Bloomberg, M. Bluth, Joseph E. Bodovitz, Jeanne Bogardus, Elizabeth Bolton, Leilani Borenstein, Mayor Albert and Mrs. Patricia Boro, Carolyn T. Bouton, Alan Boyar, Gray Boyce, Mary Boyd, Casa Marinwood, Daniel and Alanna Brady, Rick and Cheryl Brandon, Mimi Brasch, Ann Brebner, Deborah L. Breiner, Anji Brenner, Delia Brinton, Arianna Brooke, Jill Brooke, Ann Brooks, Lisa G. Brow, Mary Delanty Brown and Laurence R. Schecter, Jane Brown and Steve Voss, Arlen Brownstein, Toni Brumbaugh, Nanci Buck, Janet and Don Buder, Judy Burgio and Dale Biron, Machelle L. Burkstrand, Marilyn S. Burns, Kathy Simon, Victor Butinof, Robert Butler, Cia Byrnes, William and Jeanne Cahill, Daniel and Karlene Caldwell, Sue Campbell, Carney and Kay Campion, Anne and John Caple, Joan and Robert Capurro, Helga Carlton, Lynne Carmichael, Tonya Carmien, Frankin and Linda Carter, Cathleen Carter, Donna Casella, Joan Cassin, Marietta Castell, Dr. Padma Catell and Ms. Shelli Scher, Vivian and Kenneth Cereghino, Nancy Chandler, James Chenney, Marilyn Cleland, Barbara and Frank Clifford, Heather Clifton and Russ Wolske, Leslee Coady, Ann and Mac Coffey, Richard and Carolyn Cogan, Robert and Marilyn Cohen, Don Cohon, Gail Cohon Stein, Michael Colacchio, Janet Coleman, Cayla and Jerry Coleman, Ted and Melissa Congdon, Cook Pagers, Jim and Patti Cooke, Fred and Mary Coons, Wayne and Geri Cooper, Ron Cope, Jacqueline Cormier, Robert Couly, Jeanie Craig, Sean Creane and Michelle Andre, Judith and Mel Croner, David and Renee Cullinan, Rick Cummings, Richard Cunningham, Bridget Cunningham, Gatian Cunningham, Linda Curtis, Betsey and John H. Cutler, Catherine Dahlstrom, Robert and Marcia Dalva, Violaine D’Amour, Gail Danchig, Abby Danielson, Melinda Darlington-Bach, Carla DaroKaliski and Raymond Kaliski, Robert J. Datel, Leslie Davidson, Toni Davis, Robert and Patricia Davisson, Dr. Ninfa Dawson, Robert Dawson, Suzette de Vogelaere, Kathy DeLeon and Nanci Turnbull, Janine DeMartini, Michelle Klurstein, George DiRuscio, Maureen Dixon, Linda Doherty, Hillary D. Don and Joan E. Don, Woodrow Donovan, Gayle Donsky and Morton Stein, Thomas E. Dorsaneo, Emily Douglas, Cheryl Douglas/dkla, Oak and Mary Dowling, R. O. Dowling, Ruth Downing, Daniel Drasin and Jane Kimbrough, Jim DuBusc, Rama and Bernard Dunayevich, Susan Duncan, Sean Dunn, Tedi Dunn and William Svabek, Marc Duro, heila Dutton and C.H. Fotch, Susan Dzieza, Marla Lee Eaton, Steve and Sharon Edelman, Jason Ehn, Richard and Diane Einstein, Herb and Renee Eisenburch, Dinna Eisenhart, Carolyn Eitel, Nancy Ellenbogen and Joel Lurie, Lisa Ellis, Suzanne Engelberg, Steven Englander and Fougere Robertson, Robert Engman and Claudia TrinkleinEngman, Eric Engstrom, Ruth Epstein and Mark Shaﬁr, Monique Epstein, Colin Epstein, Julia M. Erickson, Judith D. Ets-Hokin, Anna Everest, Joseph A. Faimali and Donita Decker, David Fain, B.F. and Mary Falk, David Fankushen and Nancy Hawthorne, David Farey, Tawna Farmer, Richard and Abigal Farrell, Richard Favaro, Mr. and Mrs. F. Conger Fawcett, John Feder, James L. Feller, Josh Felser and Stefanie Felser, Carol Felton, Alan and Carol Feren, Aaron and Lisa Ferguson, Elizabeth Fernbacher, Teresa A. Ferrari, Joanne Ferro, Roy Fidler, Lynda Fiesel, Fiske Video Productions, Robert and Lenore Fithian, David Fitzpatrick, Shawn Fitzpatrick, Gary Flatow, Phillip Fleishman, Carl Flemming and Catherine M. McCormick, Margritha Fliegauf, Fabrice Florin, Lee Flynn, Jean-Louis and Judith Forcina, James Forsell and Karen Soroca, Jan Foster, Sharon A. Fox, Abbi and Robert Fox, Deborah Fox, Sandra Francour, Lynne Frame and Richard Hoskins, David Frank, Bruce and Caroline Frantzis, Gerald

CFI member list

THE CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES 2006 MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE THE 29TH ANNUAL MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL POSSIBLE:

and Gloria Fraser, Margot H. Fraser, The Fred Gellert Family Foundation, Jessica Frederick, Leslie Freed, Michael Freed, Jeffrey Freedman, Richard Fregulia and Lynn Goyak-Fregulia, Shelly and Myra Freisinger, Ann Fricker and Robe Sandberg, Friedlander Cherwon Capper LLP, Lindsey and Theresa Fross, Candice Fuhrman, Katie Gaier, Sue and Paul Galassi, Gena Galenski, Peter Gamez, Frank and Maureen Gamma, Sanford and Nancie Garfinkel, Mark Garwood, Diana Gay-Catania, David Geisinger, Eric Gelman, Rita Gershengorn, Jacqueline Gerson, Charles and Debbie Gibbs, Lewis and Helene Gibbs, Linda Gibbs and David Levick, Dennis and Susan Gilardi, Charles and Sylvia Gill, Jeff and Jeane Gilliam, Dan Godfrey, Roberta Goldberg, James Goldberg, Paul and Constance C. Goldsmith, Michael and Susan Gonella, Sylvia Goodman, Richard and Theresa Gordon, Lenore J. Gordon, Bernard Z. Gore and Cathy Daniel, Linda Gore, Catherine T. Goshay, Linda Graham, Steve Grant and Lindy Bianchi, Coldwell Banker, George M. Green and Karen Goldberg, Zane Gresham, Linda and Pat Groah, Hal Grodzins, Maureen Groper, Wynne Grossman, Ken Grossman, Daniel L. Grossman, Nancy Grover, Diane Grubb, Mike Guelfi, Ralph and Marsha Guggenheim, David and Margie Guggenhime, Maureen Guidetti, Charlotte Gurin, Carol Haggerty, Stuart Hagmann, Kathleen Hahn, Fran Halperin and Eric Christ, Marvin Halpern, Cynthia L. Halvorson, Amelia Hambrecht, Joel and Erin Hames, Mary Hammond, Rev. Murray and Mrs. Muriel Hammond, William J. Hanna, Garry and Ann Hare, Kevin Haroff, Lauri Harper, Elizabeth Harrington, Steven Harris, Carie Harris Halmovich and Larry Halmovich, Mimi Hartford, Ms. Gayle Hartsook, Fern Hassin, Mr. and Ms. Peter Hayman, Sharla Dale Hazelton and William Hazelton, Bill and Barbra Hazen, Ann-Eve Hazen, Helen Hebert, Wayne H. Heldt, Katie Hemmeter, Tom Herington and Gary Topper, David Hess, Erica Hess, John Hess and Gail Sullivan, Jane Hills, Nancy K. Hills, Eileen H. Hinkson, Georgyn Hittelman, Rocky Ho, Elizabeth Hockinson, Dr. Arthur Hoffman, Technicolor Creative Services, James and Mary D. Holden, Russell and Susan Holdstein, Holly S. Hollenbeck, Eliot and Margot Holtzman, Bruce and Linda Hopper, Dr. Philip and Mrs. Leona Hordiner, Marti Horowitz, Richard Hoskins, Jo Howard, Jim and Christine Howey, Robert Huebner, Christopher Huelsbeck, Dr. Trevor Hughes and Ms. Judy Derstine, Crace Hughes, Larry Hulse, J. Patrick and Irene M. Hunt, Patrick C. Hunt and Suzanne Chock-Hunt, Norm Hunter, Suzi Hynes, Patricia Irwin, Wes Isberg, Chuck and Gail Isen, Bob and Janine Jacobs, Mark and Nancy Jacobs, Susan Jacobs, Dennis and Paula Jaffe, Joel Jaffe, Helene Jaffe, Gary Jaffe, Nick Javaras, Roberta Jeffrey, Janet Jennings, Buz and Jan Johanson, Jill C. Johnson, Jeffrey and Jeri Johnson, Sheila-Merle Johnson, Laura Jorgenson, Alison Juestel, Jeanette and Jack Kadesh, Laurie Kahn, Richard Kalish, Ray Kaliski and Carla Daro, Gail and Kelly Kane, Dan Kasman, Peggy Katcher, Lisa and John Katovich, Lawrence Katz, Chris Kay, Alan and Jean Kay, Barry and Barbara Kay, Virginia Keeley, Gillian Keirle, David P. Kelleher, Bill and Kathy Keller, Gregg Kellogg, Katie Kelly, Todd Kendall and Susan Nelson Kendall, Steve and Marcia Kent, Tom and Mari Kernan, Charles Keyes, Suzie Kidder, Russ and Marilyn Kiernan, Jean Killacky, Kathleen King and Gerald Cahill, Mary Kirincic, Lynn Kirshbaum, Gail Kirst, Glenn Kiser and Gary Loeb, William and Marion Kleinecke, Robert Kleiner, Claire Koffel, Felix and Susan Kolb, Howard Kopit and Dorothy McQuown, Bruce Koren, Kathleen Korth, Katie Korzun, Thomas Koundakjian, Frank Kovacs, Jane Kraft, Josephine Kreider, Fred and Barbara Kreitzberg, Jack Kronfield, Jeff and Tina Kroot, K.H. William and Andrea Krueger, Holly Kulak, Bob Kustel, Ellen and Louise Kutten, Suellen and Mario Lamorte, Monica Lange, Jeffrey Lapic and Geraldine Caldarola, Michael and Marsha Lasky, Amy Laughlin, Larry Lautzker, Judith Layne, Eileen Leatherman and Mike Watt, Diane H. Leclercq, Howard and Eileen Lee, Neil Lehrman, Marni

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Rumney, John Runfola and Ive Haugeland, Leslie Russo, Susanna Russo, Carole Rutherford, Marsha and Thomas Ryan, Mike and Casey Ryan, Donna Saberman, Benny and Wendy Sadeh, Gretchen Saeger, Deborah Sagues, Linda Saldana, Sales Speak, Tom and Jill Sampson, Mark Sanders, Patricia Sarris, Deborah Sarvis McNeil, Maggi Saunders, Naomi Saunders, Jack Schafer, Lois Scheinberg, Rudi and Sonja Schmid, Christine and Steven Schmitz, David Schnapf, Jeffrey Schneider, Bev Schneir, Roger and Susan Schow, Donald J. Schuerholz Jr., Jane Scott and Janice Legow, Bruce and Suzanne Scott, Pete and Jeanette Sears, Jeff and Helena Sears, Keven A. Seaver and Lynn Forsey, Karen Serlin, Carol Shagoury-Harper, Peg Shalen, Rhody Shaw, Ann Shaw and Michael Grotjahn, Hilary Sheehan, Lynda Sheehan, Shannon Sheppard, Carrie Sherriff and Steve Rosenberg, Kathleen Shore, Diane Sidjakov, Eileen Siedman, Harold and Harriet Silen, Bibi Sillem, Ivan Silverberg, Ellen Silverman, Jon Sinclaire, Marcus Siu, Matthew Slepin, Judy Smith, Warren Smith, Lee and Perry Smith, Janellen Smith, Sandra Smith-Lloyd, Vivian Snyder, Allen Snyder, Antoinette Snyder, Dylis Sommer, Joan Sommer, Judith Sommer, Marcia and David Sperling, Leonard and Rita M. Sperry, Walt Spevak, Bonnie and Louis Spiesberger, Bettina Sporkenbach, Joanne Spotswood, Gregory Steffen, Dr. Joan Steidinger and Mr. John Poulson, Alan Steier and Bonnie Sudler, Jill Stephens, Richard and Susie Stern, Beverly Sterry, Paula Stetler and Saor Stetler, John R. Stevenson, Joe Stewart, Bruce Stone, Norman and Runa Stone, Steve and Carolyn Stromberg, Mr. Chuck Stuckey and Donna Eng, Charles and Sherri Sugarman, Susan T. Sutton, Sandy Sverdloff, Sanford and Carol Svetcov, Jeanne Sweet, Toby Symington, Joel Symmes, Julia Sze, Peter and Irene Tabet, Cheryl D. Tallman, Carole Talmage, Mark Taylor, Sari Taylor and Roger Pierce, Joseph and Donna Terdimon, Phyllis and Max Thelen, John and Joyce Thomas, Will and Leslie Thompson, Tom Thorner, Diane Thorup, Anne Tillotson, Peter A. Tolger/Tam Systems, Inc., Robert and Ellen Tollen, Lily Toney, Ruth Tooker, Richard Torney, David Torres, Kerri Trexler, Lee Trucker and Henrietta Cohen, Mel and Lois Tukman, David M. Tureaud and Brian Hackfeld, Gregory and Virginia Tusher, Tom and Pauline Tusher, Virginia Tusher, Janna Ullrey, Alan and Ruby Unger, Kevin Uriu, Kirk Usher, Chris Valentino, Richard Vance, Barbara Verkozen, Andrea Visconte, Jeannine Voix Paganini, Triva Von Klark, Richard Voss, Linda Waddington, John Wallace, Linda Walsh, Deirdre Warin, Jessica Wasserman, Betsy Waud, Barbara Webb, Dr. A. Alan Weber and Ms. Julie Mullin, Linda C. Weill, Weir/Andrewson Associates, Davi Weisberger and Michael Harrington, Penny and Bob Weiss, Jill Weissich, Jim and Sally Wetherby, Mary Jane Wets and Raymonde Kaplan, Richard Wheeler, Tia and Noah Whiteaker, Robert and Amanda Wilkins, Frances B. Williams, Dora Williams, Ann D. Williams, Mary Willis, Ellen and Graham Willoughby, Jody Wilson and Barbara Searles, Tiana Wimmer and Warren Leiden, Barbara Winkler, Marty and Barbara Winter, Stacey Wisnia and Micah Brenner, Najean Witt, James Wood, Margaret Woodring, Kirke Wrench, Avalon Enterprises, Judith Wrubel, Annella Wynyard, Kenji Yamamoto and Nancy Kelly, Susan York, Joan You, Jerry and Sharon Young, Heather Young, Greg Zaharoff, Bunny Zaruba, Kate Zawistowski, Pamela Zeh, Patricia Zimmer

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

Erik Anderson, Trent W. Anderson, Cyrus Ansari, Elliott Baim, Joanna Beard, Valerie Behrendt, Marjorie Belknap, Mark E. Bettini, Karen Bolig, Gina Brewer, Dr. Michael and Mrs. Vivien Bronshvag, Brian Buza, David Coduto and Rhonda Karsch, Tom and Kristi Cohen, Susan Coleman, Joel and Justine Coopersmith, Terri and Lyn Costello, C. Royda Crosland, Will Csaklos, Nancy Curley, T.L. Davis and M.N. Plant, Warren and Edie DeGraff, Terry Eberle, Julian Eggebrecht, elementFX, Mary Farmer and

Michael Dowling, Saul and Gloria Feldman, Dennis and Pam Fisco, Rebecca Foust and Brian Pilcher, Jeffrey and Bonnie Freiberg, Warren George, Peter Gordon, Robert and Judith Greber, Frank and Barbro Greene, Lynne Hale, Dinae and Gordy Hansen, Joan Hansen, Allan Herzog, Marcelo and Nora Hirschler, Lynn Holton and Bradley Rothbach, Bettina Hughes, Kimberly Hughes, Allan E. Jackman, Mr. and Ms. Dave Korol, Lynn and Roger Kuhn, Jean Larette, Michele Larsen, Lawrence and Melissa Lasky, Michael Lehman, Robert lewis, Huey Lewis and Sidney Conroy, Beryl Lusen, Christina McArthur, Tim McCarthy, Bill and Sharon McKeon, Gary and Cathy Meyer, Dan and Joy Millman, Kathleen Moore, Melinda Moore, Richard H. Mogensen, Walter and Muriel Murch, David Nasaw and Carla Roth, Robert Newcomer and Susanne Light, Jacklyn E. Stroud, Melanie and Paul Nichols, Kathryn Olson, Michael and Susan Painter, Robin Parer, Joy Phoenix, Russ and Joni Pratt, Beth Rader and Martin Lozano, Marty and Naomi Rayman, Richard and Marilyn Riede, Helen Ritchie, Jeanne Rizzo and Pali Cooper, Thomas and Patricia Rosbrow, Richard and Kathryn B. Rose, Edwin P. Sabrack Jr., Jeffrey and Patricia Scales, Dorene and Robert Schiro, Tammy L. Scott, John and Irene Scully, Steve Shane and Sheryle Bolton, Michael and Marsha Silberstein, Carol Solomon, Barbara Stewart, Ken Svanum, Ray and Jean Taylor, Blake and Bev Thorman, Kathryn Thyret, Evelyn Topper, Diane and Michael Wakelin, Martha R. Walters, Francine Ward Lipﬁeld and Richard Lipﬁeld, Robin Watson, Judy Webb, Amanda Weitman, Judy Wesch, Anthony and Dafne White, Bruce and Marya Wintroub, Stephanie Witt, Martin and Margaret Zankel, Roberto and Christine Zecca, Premier Patron, Yvonne Angelo, Karen Barbour and David Sheff, Lori Bonn, Mr. Stewart and Hon. Barbara Boxer, Virginia Brenner, William and Jill Burkart, Denise Cutler, David and Erin Elliott, George Gund, Reilly Hayes and Sharon Gottfried, Tony Hooker, Philip and Cynthia Hoon, Elisabeth Jaffe, Michael and Chris Kasman, Douglas and Cessna Kaye, Donald G. Linker, Carol Marshall and Thomas Price, Patricia C. McDowell, Adryenn A. Neuenburg, Catherine Newman, Gilman and Barbara Parsons, Barbara Richardson, Tania Rodrigues, Nancee Rubinstein, Lauri Tanner, Peter and Peggy Trethewey, Virginia Reiss Associates, Eileen West, Brian and Candy Wilson

CINEMA BENEFACTOR

Nancy Angelo and Nancy McCauley, Ph.D, Vurnetha Bitoy, Richard Bousson and Cristalle Boone, Marty Brenneis, Ken and Jackie Broad, Edwin Caldwell, Peter and Stefanie Coyote, Carole Dolton, Gordon and Joanne Dunn, Paul M. Elliot, Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein, Melissa Fairgrieve, Joseph Fink, Mark and Lorrie Fishkin, Frank Howard Allen Realtors, Maureen and Lowell Galliani, Yolanda and Jack Gibson, Paul and Marcia Ginsburg, Mark M. Glickman, Michelle Grifﬁn and Tom Parker, Robert and Nanette Griswold, Alvin Hellemans, Richard and Susan Idell, Tina Jennings, Kathryn E. Johnson and John Pierce Culver, Anne La Follette and Thomas Koegel, Victoria Love and R. Max Yusim, Ed and Susan Lowe, Ms. Deborah Matthies, Cecilia (Bebek) G. McGhee, James Mochizuki, Harold and Gertrud Parker, Jonathan Parker, Dwight R. Peterson, James and Eleanore Plessas, Mary and Bill Poland, Marshal Rothman, Art Rothstein and Julia Erickson, Bradley and Diane Shore, Francoise Stone, Marjorie Swig, Monte and Ruthellen Toole, Bari Williams, Zachary and Marlies Zeisler

The California Film Institute makes every effort to properly acknowledge our members and supporters. If we inadvertantly left your name off the list, or you joined or renewed your membership after August 15, 2006, please excuse the omission. Thank you.

BECOME A SPONSOR AND BE A PART OF A GREAT FILM FESTIVAL

The 2007 Mill Valley Film Festival will be bigger and better than ever because we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary. This means more opportunities to increase your visibility as a sponsor. The 11-day MVFF has over 40,000 attendees and hundreds of ﬁlmmakers at several venues, creating a truly festive atmosphere.

Join the celebration, and mingle with the stars!

Entertain your special guests at your sponsored event!

Where the Festival Never Ends . . .

SPONSORS ARE PROVIDED WITH

• Opportunities for name and logo listings, product giveaways and promotions via on-screen slide presentations, the MVFF Web site, signs, banners and theater marquees

• Tickets to Festival screenings

• Selected invitations to more than 20 special events, from intimate receptions and tribute parties to opening and closing night galas

Additional year-round promotional opportunities at our beautifully restored Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael include on-screen slide presentations prior to screenings and invitations for you to attend special screenings and ﬁlmmaker receptions. For more information, please contact our corporate development associate at 415.383.5256 x138, or visit our Web sites at caﬁlm.org and mvff.com.

It’s not too late to volunteer!

Be part of one of Mill Valley’s most exciting annual celebrations! The success of the Mill Valley Film Festival depends upon the dedication and enthusiasm of its volunteers. Each year our volunteers help us produce this internationally acclaimed event. It’s a great way to get involved, make new friends and see great ﬁlms!

TO PARTICIPATE

It’s easy to get involved! To volunteer, you must:

• Attend a sign-up session

• Commit to a minimum of 12 hours of volunteer work

• Attend volunteer meetings and trainings for your shifts

• Be friendly, enthusiastic and ﬂexible!

DID YOU MISS SIGN UP OR ORIENTATION?

IT’S STILL NOT TOO LATE!

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities throughout the Festival. Please contact Leonora Rodkin, volunteer coordinator, at 415.383.5256 x128 or mvffvolunteers@caﬁlm.org.

IMPORTANT DATES

PHONE

415.383.5256 x128

mvffvolunteers@caﬁlm.org

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP DAYS AT THE FESTIVAL OFFICE

Thursday, September 14, 4:00–7:00 pm Friday, September 15, 4:00–7:00 pm

Mill Valley Film Festival Ofﬁce 38 Miller Ave. Ste. 6, Mill Valley

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

Saturday, September 23, 9:00 am–12:00 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael

• Includes a free screening of a Festival ﬁlm!

BECOME A SPONSOR AND BE A PART OF A GREAT FILM FESTIVAL

Join the celebration, and mingle with the stars!

Entertain your special guests at your sponsored event!

Where the Festival Never Ends . . .

SPONSORS ARE PROVIDED WITH

• Opportunities for name and logo listings, product giveaways and promotions via on-screen slide presentations, the MVFF Web site, signs, banners and theater marquees

• Tickets to Festival screenings

• Selected invitations to more than 20 special events, from intimate receptions and tribute parties to opening and closing night galas

1977–2007

It’s not too late to volunteer!

TO PARTICIPATE

It’s easy to get involved! To volunteer, you must:

• Attend a sign-up session

• Commit to a minimum of 12 hours of volunteer work

• Attend volunteer meetings and trainings for your shifts

• Be friendly, enthusiastic and ﬂexible!

DID YOU MISS SIGN UP OR ORIENTATION?

IT’S STILL NOT TOO LATE!

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities throughout the Festival. Please contact Leonora Rodkin, volunteer coordinator, at 415.383.5256 x128 or mvffvolunteers@caﬁlm.org.

IMPORTANT DATES

PHONE

415.383.5256 x128

mvffvolunteers@caﬁlm.org

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP DAYS AT THE FESTIVAL OFFICE

Thursday, September 14, 4:00–7:00 pm Friday, September 15, 4:00–7:00 pm

Mill Valley Film Festival Ofﬁce 38 Miller Ave. Ste. 6, Mill Valley

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

Saturday, September 23, 9:00 am–12:00 pm

Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center

1118 Fourth St., San Rafael

• Includes a free screening of a Festival ﬁlm!

IN-KIND DONORS

Adolph Gasser

Aidells Sausage

All Seasons Catering

Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria

Bell Market

Chef’s Touch Catering

Clover Stornetta

Constellation Wines U.S.

Cosentino Signature Wineries

Creative Technology

Design Within Reach

Dianda’s Italian Pastry

Dub Express

Everett Ridge Vineyards and Winery

F. Joseph Smith Massage Therapy Center

Final Draft

From Soup to Nuts Catering/Bogie’s Café

Garden of Eatin’, Health Valley, Hain

Get Fresh with Edible Arrangements

Gourmet Mushrooms Inc., Growers of Mycopia Mushrooms

Mary Hammond, CMT

Heather Glen Winery

Highlands Winery

Horizons Restaurant/Events Ondine

Inhance Digital – The Ultimate Presentation Experience

Aaron Irons, CMT

SCREENING COMM ITTEES

Ellery Allen

Jenny Appleton

Seema Arora

Kim Bender

Nick Bogle

Chris Brown

Eva Brzeski

Paula Cavagnaro

Maia Cybelle Carpenter

Rama Dunayevich

Rico Estrada

Blake Facente

Abigail Farrell

Richard Farrell

Gary Flatow

Taro Goto

Dianne Griffin

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John Hess

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Peter Moore

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Francesca Prada

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Terrie Samundra-Girdner

Ingrid Schulz

Tim Scott

Molli Amara Simon

Van Spriggins

Gail Sullivan

Timothy Taylor

Ilya Tovbis

Chris Wiggum

Doug Wolens

Kenji Yamamoto

Alvaro Zelaya

J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

Judy’s Breadsticks

LightFull Foods

Makers Mark Handmade Kentucky Bourbon

Marich Confectionary

Marin Brewing Company

Mill Valley Flowers

Rebecca Nile—The Bubble Lady

Noah’s Bagels

Pasta Pomodoro

Piazza D’Angelo

Prime Smoked Meats

Rental Express

Rhythm Fusion, Inc.

Row Eleven Wine Company

Safeway Inc.

Salsa Da Luna

Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker

Special Events

Stefano’s Solar Powered Pizza

“Take a Dip” Fondue Fountains

Tea-n-Crumpets

thumbprint cellars

Trader Joe’s, San Rafael

Renick Turley, CMT

Waterfall Healing Arts

Whole Foods Market, Mill Valley

SCREENING COMMITTEE SPONSORS

Bay Area Video Coalition, San Francisco

Blowfish Sushi, San Francisco

The Broken Drum, San Rafael

The Crepevine, San Rafael

Il Davide, San Rafael

Juan’s Place, Berkeley

La Méditerranée, Berkeley

La Méditerranée, Fillmore Street, San Francisco

Small Shed Flatbreads, Mill Valley

Smart Alec’s Intelligent Food, Berkeley

00h17

AGAT Films & Cie +33 1 53 36 32 32 julie@agatﬁlms.com www.agatﬁlms.com

1:1

Danish Film Institute +45 33 74 34 64 christianjl@dﬁ.dk

3 Needles Wolfe Releasing 323.466.3536 jeffreyw@comcast.net www.WolfeReleasing.com

50 Watt Fuse 50 Watt, LLC 718.926.5135 Gblondes@aol.com www.50watt.com

Across the Hall First Look Studios

212.450.1606 mkonieczny@ﬁrstlook.com

Afraid So Jay Rosenblatt 415.641.8220 jayr@jayrosenblattﬁlms.com www.jayrosenblattﬁlms.com

After the Wedding IFC Films

917.542.6385 pkindlon@ifcﬁlms.com www.ifcﬁlms.com

All That Remains Stephanie Maxwell 585.425.1832 sampph@rit.edu www.rit.edu/~sampph

Ambassadors Day Dave Kellum 408.266.1602 dave@anglebender.com www.ambassadorsday.com

Animal Finnish Film Foundation +358 9 62203021 marja.pallassalo@ses.ﬁ www.ses.ﬁ

Apocalypse Oz SWOOT 323.969.8039 dane@menithings.com

Arcs of Texture For Eyes Films 415.255.8058 kenpaulrosenthal@hotmail.com

Assertion Techniques Poo Films +44 208 392 2799 nixreed@blueyonder.co.uk

The Astronaut Farmer Warner Independent Pictures 818.954.5765 valerie.delaPena@warnerbros.com www.wip.warnerbros.com

August Days

Benecé Produccions, S.L. +34 932 840 719 documental@benece.es www.benece.es

Avenue Montaigne THINKFilm 212.444.7900 www.thinkﬁlmcompany.com

Ayla, the Tsunami Girl Lemming Film +31 20 661 04 24 info@lemmingﬁlm.com www.lemmingﬁlm.com

Babel Paramount Vantage 323.956.2334 eric_lane@paramount.com

Between the Lines: India’s Third Gender Telepool +49 89 558 760 telepool@telepool.de

Big Girl

Canadian Film Centre’s Flow Distribution 416.445.1446 flowinfo@cdnfilmcentre.com www.flowdistribution.ca

Black Gold International Film Circuit 212.777.5690 wlidell@internationalﬁlmcircuit.com www.blackgoldmovie.com

The Blood of Yingzhou District Thomas Lennon Films 212.875.6181 tl@thomaslennonﬁlms.com www.chinaaidsmedia.com

Blue Willow New Zealand Film Commission +64 4 382 7688 hayley@nzﬁlm.co.nz www.nzﬁlm.co.nz

Bonkers Lemming Film +31 20 661 04 24 info@lemmingﬁlm.com www.lemmingﬁlm.com

The Boy Who Turned Yellow BFI Collections +44 20 70 957 8938 andrew.youdell@bﬁ.org.uk

The Brave Cat La Matatena Asociación de Cine para niñas y niños A.C. +52 560 33 46 81 liset.cotera@lamatatena.org www.lamatatena.org

Break New Zealand Film Commission +64 4 382 7688 hayley@nzﬁlm.co.nz www.nzﬁlm.co.nz

Breaking and Entering Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. 310.449.3995 www.mgm.com

The Breast Cancer Diaries 7th Art Releasing 323.845.1455 udy@7thart.com www.7thart.com

Breathe Me Carmen Rozestraten 415.553.8075 rcarmenrose@gmail.com

Bright Lights Fourare Films 646.708.1387 jarrah@gmail.com www.jarrahgurrie.com

Café Setareh Farabi Cinema Foundation +98 21 22734953 fcf1@dpi.net.ir www.fcf-ir.com

Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace Lilly’s Productions 212.242.0327 lilith@att.net www.LillyRivlin.com

Candy THINKFilm 212.444.7900 www.thinkﬁlmcompany.com

Cataract Sabotage Films GmbH +49 30 440 30 890 karsten@sabotage-ﬁlms.de www.sabotage-ﬁlms.de

Catch a Fire Focus Features 818.777.7373 kyle.thorpe@focusfeatures.com www.focusfeatures.com

The Cave of the Yellow Dog Tartan Films 323.655.9300 gtrischitta@tartanﬁlmsusa.com www.tartanﬁlmsusa.com

Chicle Lofu Productions 618.521.1070 josh@lofuproductions.com www.lofuproductions.com

China Blue Teddy Bear Fims 415.348.1796 teddybearﬁlms@earthlink.net www.teddybearﬁlms.com

Chronicle of an Escape The Weinstein Company 646.862.3404 marc.balgavy@weinsteinco.com www.weinsteinco.com

Cine Manifest Judy Irola 213.309.0303 jirola@cinema.usc.edu www.cinemanifest.com

Cinematographer Style ARRI Inc. 845.353.1400 info@cinematographerstyle.com www.cinematographerstyle.com

Coconut Island La Matatena Asociación de Cine para niñas y niños A.C. +52 560 33 46 81 liset.cotera@lamatatena.org www.lamatatena.org

Cold Kenya Annate Films 561.676.8378 Info@ColdKenya.com www.ColdKenya.com

Colony Berkeley High School 510.601.5164 drasiah@berkeley.k12.ca.us

Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business William Farley 415.505.5288 farleyﬁlm@aol.com www.farleyﬁlm.com

Dash Jody Rice 510.303.1500 jrice@ucla.edu www.jodyrice.com

The Days and the Hours John Haptas and Kris Samuelson 650.723.0943 samuelson@stanford.edu

Days of Glory

The Weinstein Company/IFC Films 646.862.3404 marc.balgavy@weinsteinco.com www.weinsteinco.com

Deliver Us from Evil LionsGate Entertainment 310.449.9200 x4938 www.lionsgate.com

Diet Leibovich The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Jerusalem +972 2 6731950 dana@jsfs.co.il www.jsfs.co.il

Din Les Film du Nord +33 0 3 20 11 11 30 smr@euroanima.net www.euroanima.net

Disappearing Bedford Productions 323.653.3652 stefanieberk@hotmail.com

Dobrinya and the Dragon Melnitsa Animation Studios +7 812 567 1552 Natasha_Rodina@melnitsa.com www.melnitsa.com

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox Ghost Robot 212.343.0900 zach@ghostrobot.com www.magicsoapbox.com

Dragon

Troy Morgan 213.804.6665 troy@troymorgan.net www.troymorgan.net

Dreaming of Space

InterCinema XXI Century +7 495 255 90 82 post@intercinema.ru www.intercinema.ru

Drifting Elegant

Southbay Film Studios 408.687.8537 dallas@southbayﬁlmstudios.com www.southbayﬁlmstudios.com

Duck Man Theatre Corporation +44 787 656 0304 brian@theatrecorporation.com www.duckmanmovie.com

Dupe

Scottish Screen +44 141 3021756 bryony.mcintyre@scottishscreen. com www.scottishscreen.com

Elalini (Place of Rest) Tristan Holmes +27 836 503 688 tristanﬁlm@gmail.com www.elalini.co.za

Emile Norman: By His Own Design The Emile Norman Documentary Project 212.362.0631 tuckbery3@yahoo.com

Envious Heart Carolyn Chrisman 805.969.5079 s.chrisman@cox.net

Every 15 Minutes Jeff Stallman 415.205.4732 jeffstallman@hotmail.com

Falling Tingle Tangle Films 415.285.1026 tiffanydoesken@earthlink.net

Family Law IFC Films 546.273.7209 kakalyka@ifcﬁlms.com www.ifcﬁlms.com

Father’s Day

Simon Blyth +61 2 9569 4242 simon.blyth@macquarie.com

Fence Saf Cakovec +385 40 310 458 saf@ck.htnet.hr www.safcakovec.com

Figner: The End of a Silent Century Holland Film +31 0 570 7572 a.naus@hollandﬁlm.nl

Filter Purebred Productions 415.934.1101 stacey@purebred.tv

Fish out of Water New Zealand Film Commission +64 4 382 7688 hayley@nzﬁlm.co.nz www.nzﬁlm.co.nz

A Fish with a Smile Flash Forward Entertainment +886 2 2926 2839 therese@ffe.com.tw

Fishy Déva Films +44 20 7987 2353 deva@devaﬁlms.com www.devaﬁlms.com

Forgiveness

Elevation Filmworks 212.430.5090 jessica@elevationﬁlmworks.com

Fourteen AB Productions 213.364.9000 fourteenﬁlm@mac.com www.fourteenﬁlm.com

Frozen City Finnish Film Foundation +358 9 62203021 jaana.puskala@ses.ﬁ www.ses.ﬁ

Full Grown Men Grottoﬁlms 415.487.1278 xandra@sfgrotto.org www.grottoﬁlms.org

Fuss, Mess and Scrumble

Saf Cakovec +385 40 310 458 saf@ck.htnet.hr www.safcakovec.com

Gandhi at the Bat Mental Slapstick LLC 323.663.9911 info@gandhiatthebat.com www.mentalslapstick.com

Georgi and the Butterﬂies AGITPROP +359 2 983 14 11 producer@agitprop.bg www.georgiandthebutterﬂies.com

The Glenmoore Job Melodrama Pictures +61 3 9416 3566 melanie@melodramapictures.com www.melodramapictures.com

God Grew Tired of Us Newmarket Films 310.858.7472 info@newmarketcap.com

Going Home 415.764.6707 diana5001@sbcglobal.net

Going Private

Dschoint Ventschr +41 44 456 30 58 tunje@dschointventschr.ch www.nachbeben.ch

A Good Year 20th Century Fox 415.591.9610 shelley@thaweb.com

Gretchen Cineticmedia 212.204.7979 erin@cineticmedia.com www.cineticmedia.com

Happy Day

Saf Cakovec +385 40 310 458 saf@ck.htnet.hr www.safcakovec.com

Have You Heard from Johannesburg? Clarity Films 510.841.3469 connie@clarityﬁlms.org www.clarityﬁlms.org

Heavy Metal Jr. Dogtooth Media Limmited +44 141 248 9005 marge@dogtoothmedia.com www.dogtoothmedia.com

Hinokio Shochiku Co., Ltd. International Division +81 3 5550 1623 akiko_suzuki@shochiku.co.jp www.shochikuﬁlms.com

Holly Arclight Films +61 2 8353 2433 linda@arclightﬁlms.com www.arclightﬁlms.com

The Host Magnolia Pictures 212.924.6701 mwendel@magpictures.com www.magpictures.com

Hotel Harabati Film Distribution +53 10 33 99 wisnia@ﬁlmsdistribution.com

Humor Me Silver Slug 360.573.3593 jtmorton@aol.com

I Am Dream Entertainment 323.655.5501 taly@dreamentertainment.net www.dreamentertainment.net

I Love My Doctor Eva Saks 212.995.1367 nyevita@aol.com www.EvasaksMovies.com

I Swear I Saw It: Iara Multirio +55 21 2528 8206 lszajowicz@pcrj.rj.gov.br www.multirio.rj.gov.br

I’ll Call You Focus Films +852 3694 0620 julian@focusﬁlms.cc www.focusﬁlms.cc

I’m Not Going to Think About Her Lev Yilmaz 415.350.5286 illeverent@yahoo.com www.ingredientx.com

I’m Seducible The Beijing–San Francisco Film Group 510.237.7122 andy@bsfﬁlmgroup.com www.bsfﬁlmgroup.com

The Impatient Patient Eva Saks 212.995.1367 nyevita@aol.com www.EvasaksMovies.com

Infamous Warner Independent Pictures 818.954.5765 valerie.delaPena@warnerbros.com www.wip.warnerbros.com

The Intimacy of Strangers National Film and Television School, UK +44 1494 731 452 festivals@nftsﬁlm-tv.ac.uk www.nftsﬁlm-tv.ac.uk

Invasion of the Space Lobsters National Film Board of Canada 212.629.8890 j.sirabella@nfb.ca www.nfb.ca

It’s My Turn Now Kalmér & Johansson AB (Stroza Industries) +46 70 8 76 04 97 hjerdt@bredband.net www.stroza.se

Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits Johnny Slade Productions 781.367.4563 jﬁore007@comcast.net

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen Isuma Distribution International 514.486.0707 cohn@isuma.ca

Karma New Zealand Film Commission +64 4 382 7688 hayley@nzﬁlm.co.nz www.nzﬁlm.co.nz

Klunkerz Pumelo Pictures 323.393.5710 bill@klunkerz.com www.klunkerz.com

Knowledge for Life SFF Film 31206245278 sander.francken@planet.nl

Kuboå

Sometimes on Sundays Productions 617.240.7498 daveb@sometimesonsundays.com www.sometimesonsundays.com

Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear DOR Film Produktion GmbH +43 1 42710 0 office@dor-film.at www.lapislazuli-derfilm.de

The Last King of Scotland Fox Searchlight Pictures isabelle.sugimoto@fox.com www.foxsearchlight.com

The Liar Shepherd Cima Media International (CMI) +98 21 2548032 cmi@cmi.ir www.cmi.ir

Little Blue Bob Svihovec 603.964.4076 svihovec@littleblue.us www.littleblue.us

Little Children New Line Cinema 310.854.5811 www.newline.com

The Little Matchgirl Disney Feature Animation 818.460.8936 emily.hoppe@disney.com

Little Pig Is Flying Swedish Film Institute +46 86 65 11 00 petter.mattsson@sﬁ.se www.sﬁ.se

Live!

Holland Film +31 20 570 7575 hf@hollandﬁlm.nl

Locked Upstairs Allison Cook 917.488.3366 alc2110@columbia.edu

Longing

In Frame/Hollywood Classics +44 207 424 7280 melanie@hollywoodclassics.com www.inframe.net

Lorange, Muffin and Dartanjang Swedish Film Institute +46 8 665 1100 gual@sfi.se www.sfi.se

Love for Share

Kalyana Shira Films +62 21 750 3223 kalyanashira@yahoo.com www.berbagisuami.com

Lovers Red Panda Productions 845.810.0430 myravee@mac.com

Madeinusa Film Movement 212.941.7744 x212 cassidy@ﬁlmmovement.com www.ﬁlmmovement.com

Maggie and Ernie Idyllwild Arts Academy 951.659.2171 x2304 bradleybattersby@yahoo.com www.idyllwildarts.org

McLaren’s Negatives MJSTP Films 514.274.0373 info@mjstpﬁlms.com www.mjstpﬁlms.com

Men at Work Film Movement 212.941.7744 x212 cassidy@ﬁlmmovement.com www.ﬁlmmovement.com

Message from the Boss Thrillionaire Productions 650.245.2344 vbellomo@sonic.net www.thespiritofgravity.com

The Mexican Cloud Swing Disaster Ein Aus Animation 612.781.7600 tschroeder@mcad.edu

Midsummer Dream Dygra Films +34 91 521 35 08 production@dygraﬁlms.com www.dygraﬁlms.com

Milarepa Milarepa Film 703.847.5180 greg@milarepamovie.com

Minutiae Jason Jakaitis 415.238.2243 jakaitis@hotmail.com

Mirrors The Urban School 415.824.3843 mstrebel@urbanschool.org www.urbanschool.org

Moab Monster Spy Hop Productions 801.532.7500 natalee@spyhop.org www.spyhop.org

Modern Attraction Julie Mattison 415.386.6073 mattison@pacbell.net

Mono GMAC +44 141 553 2620 karenohare@btconnect.com www.g-mac.co.uk

The Moon on the Snow High Point Films and Television, Ltd. +44 207 586 3686 piers@highpointﬁlms.co.uk

Morbid Curiosity Free Dream Picures LLC 818.763.5299 purgatoryhouse@cs.com www.purgatoryhouse.com

Move Your World In Sync Video 416.367.0330 insyncvideo@rogers.com www.insyncvideo.ca

Mysterious Creatures Leopardrama +44 (0) 207 704 3392 amandajenks@leopardrama.com

The Mystery of the Sardine Holland Film +31 20 570 7575 hf@hollandﬁlm.nl

Nail Polish Pigdog Films 415.872.5263 ja@pigdogﬁlms.com

The Nightly Song of the Travellers Perspectives Nomads +33 1 45 43 23 23 persnomades@wanadoo.fr

Nine Days Taylor Broek 415.847.4256 tbroek@gmail.com

No Umbrella—Election Day in the City Creative Filmmakers Association 216.321.3280 lpaglin@en.com

The Observer The Asia Foundation 415.743.3367 jbetti@asiafound.org

On Alzheimer’s Vanessa Woods 415.606.1027 vcw47@hotmail.com www.vanessa-woods.com

On the Farm Sarah Klein 415.310.4225 thesarahklein@yahoo.com www.sarahklein.com

One in 2000 Polyvinyl Pictures 512.228.2936 aclearway@austin.rr.com

One Rat Short Charlex 212.719.4600 chris@charlex.com www.oneratshort.com

One Winter Story Frank Films 415.648.7824 onewinterstory@frankﬁlms.net www.frankﬁlms.net

Opening 9@Night Films 408.836.9515 ciro1@pacbell.net www.robnilsson.com

Orange Blossom Xochitl Dorsey 917.584.7667 xochitl_dorsey@hotmail.com

The Orange Thief Black Boot Beach Films 212.691.6955 vinnie@w3email.com www.theorangethief.com

Oranges Tamalpais High School, Academy of Integrated Humanities + New Media (AIM) 415.954.3600 3aimteachers@gmail.com www.tamhigh.org/aim

Orozco: Man of Fire Paradigm Productions 415.282.8784 lauriecoyle@sbcglobal.net

Outside Danish Film Institute +45 3374 3573 festivalprintmanager@dﬁ.dk www.dﬁ.dk

Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott Fanlight Productions 617.469.4999 x10 ben@fanlight.com www.fanlight.com

Pan Citizen Cinema 408.836.9515 ciro1@pacbell.net www.robnilsson.com

Paradox JH Productions 33 624 658 855 shoot@jhprod.com www.jhprod.com

The Peace Tree Sandalwood Productions 416.441.0253 ﬁlms@sandalwoodproductions.com

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise TV Loonland AG +49 8920508100 tbachetzky@loonland.com www.loonland.com

Phantom Limb Jay Rosenblatt 415.641.8220 jayr@jayrosenblattﬁlms.com www.jayrosenblattﬁlms.com

Phobias Bertie Films 447802628056 bert@bertieﬁlms.co.uk www.bertieﬁlms.co.uk

Phoenix Dance

Karinafilms 510.559.8892 karina@karinafilms.us www.karinafilms.us

The Porcelain Doll Bynyik Enterprises Inc. 818.848.5902 hatvusa@sbcglobal.net

The Propellerbird Filmakademie +49 7141 969 0 eva.steegrayer@ﬁlmakademie.de www.ﬁlmakademie.de

Purvis of Overtown Rural Studios 312.953.9357 franzzwergel@mac.com

The Queen Miramax Films 212.625.5152 julie.fontaine@miramax.com www.miramax.com

A Quiet Street

The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School +972 2 6731950 dana@jsfs.co.il www.jsfs.co.il

Raining Cats and Frogs Studio Canal Image +33 1 71 35 09 06 iannesophie.chollot@canal-plus. com

The Ranch Ma’ale School of Television Film and the Arts +972 2 6277366 channa@maale.co.il www.maale.co.il

Read You Like a Book Read You Like a Book, LLC 510.649.1663 rnz@mindspring.com

Ready Lev Yilmaz 415.350.5286 illeverent@yahoo.com www.ingredientx.com

Reporter Zero

The Free History Project, Inc. 510.701.3136 carrloz@yahoo.com www.reporterzero.com

Rose Indian Rock Pictures 510.526.5123 hoku@rosethemovie.com www.rosethemovie.com

Russian Hill Roulette Chanarchy 415.563.7265 chanarchy@gmail.com www.russianhillroulette.com

Screening Creation Films Inc. 416.937.2400 ps@creationﬁlmworks.com

Severance Magnolia Pictures 212.924.6701 mwendel@magpictures.com www.magpictures.com

She He

Acalumaﬁlms +39 0624407095 mail@acaluma.com www.acaluma.com

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion +49 221 65025900 info@tagtraum.de www.tagtraum.de

Shortstop Criolla Production 818.919.5616 fannyandrisa@yahoo.com www.shortstopmovie.com

The Shovel Cascade Media 917.838.0966 nchilds@optonline.net

Small Ant Syndrome BigKidz Entertainment +61 3 9347 0050 ann@bigkidz.org www.bigkidz.org

So Long Are You Young: Samuel Ullman’s Poem and Passion “Youth” Productions 415.388.2446 judithschaefer@earthlink.net

Something Like Happiness Film Movement 212.941.7744 x212 cassidy@ﬁlmmovement.com www.ﬁlmmovement.com

Starﬁsh Hotel 100 Meter Films +81 3 3358 3411 martin@100meterﬁlms.com

Stolen Holidays Tu Vas Voir! +33 141 437 132 tenembaum@morgane-prod.fr

The Stories William Farley 415.505.5288 farleyﬁlm@aol.com www.farleyﬁlm.com

Story of Hong Murdoch University, School of Media +61 8 9328 6995 mrodriga@murdoch.edu.au www.teeshandtrude.tv.co

Stranded Galloping +61 7 3366 0965 calos@gallopingﬁlms.com www.gallopingﬁlms.com

Stuffed Arwen Curry 415.305.4411 tanner_curry@yahoo.com www.stuffedﬁlm.com

The Substitute The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Jerusalem +972 2 6731950 dana@jsfs.co.il www.jsfs.co.il

Summer Palace Palm Pictures 212.320.3653

Ed.Arentz@palmpictures.com www.palmpictures.com

Swim for the River Moira Productions 510.558.8013 tomweidlinger@sbcglobal.net www.swimfortheriver.com

Taafe Fanga California Newsreel 415.621.6196 cm@newsreel.org www.newsreel.org

Talking to My Mom

Marjorie McAfee 415.264.7000 marjoriemcafee@hotmail.com www.talkingtomymom.com

A Taste of Nate SBK Pictures 610.658.5858

jim_mcgorman@sbkpictures.com www.sbkpictures.com

Ten Canoes Palm Pictures 212.320.3653 Ed.Arentz@palmpictures.com www.palmpictures.com

There Was the Moon and a Fox Kanoon +98 21 88967392 intl_affairs@jamejam.net

The Thief N-Orasis LTD +30 2310 425880 mail@n-orasis.gr

Three Women and a Chateau Luna Productions 510.526.9500 lunaprods@earthlink.net www.lunaproductions.com

’Til Death Lunaria Films 310.351.3884 lunariaﬁlms@mindspring.com

Titans of the Coral Sea Firelight Films 831.402.0813 jplotsky@earthlink.net www.ﬁrelightﬁlms.net

Toxic Bust: Chemicals and Breast Cancer Bullfrog Films 800.543.3764 john@bullfrogﬁlms.com www.bullfrogﬁlms.com

The Treatment Gotham Film Sales 212.897.3949 peternewman@gothamsales.net

Tree in the Forest Steve Anthopoulos + 9527 2850 steveanthopoulos@hotmail.com www.geocities.com/ steveanthopoulos

The Trend Experiment Tamalpais High School, Academy of Integrated Humanities + New Media (AIM) 415.954.3600 3aimteachers@gmail.com www.tamaim.com/main/about.php

The Trials of Darryl Hunt Break Thru Films 917.621.7212 info@thetrialsofdarrylhunt.com www.thetrialsofdarrylhunt.org

Ujbaz Izbeneki Has Lost His Soul Ko Lik Films Ltd. +44 131 553 4494 cameron@kolik.co.uk www.kolik.co.uk

Vagabond Shoes Trio Films 310.207.7800 nancy@trioﬁlms.com

Valentine’s Day Eva Saks 212.995.1367 nyevita@aol.com www.EvasaksMovies.com

Venus Miramax Films 212.219.4100 www.miramax.com

Vitruvius’ Toybox Dennis Michael Iannuzzi 215.342.2724 dennimi@mindspring.com http://dennimi.home.mindspring. com

Voices of Patriots: Why Are We in Iraq? Luna Media 510.932.2980 valmih@gmail.com www.voicesofpatriots.com

Wakeup Lee Gardner 415.621.6693 leegardnersf@earthlink.net

Walking to Werner Linas Films, LLC 206.850.3613 dh@daynahanson.com

The Wallet Les Film du Nord +33 0 3 20 11 11 30 smr@euroanima.net www.euroanima.net

Wanted: Man Waterland Film & TV +31 20 68 22 164 roen@waterlandﬁlm.nl www.waterlandﬁlm.nl

War and Peas Danish Film Institute +45 3374 3573 festivalprintmanager@dﬁ.dk www.dﬁ.dk

What if Jesus Were Gay? Tamalpais High School, Academy of Integrated Humanities and New Media (AIM) 415.954.3600 3aimteachers@gmail.com www.tamaim.com/main/about.php

What Remains Factory 630 917.412.8844 cherry@factory630.com

Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo— The Great Mother Frame of Mind Films, Inc. 510.524.1926 rosemary@frameofmindﬁlms.com www.womenoftibet.org

Working Title Phil Lane 415.516.7656 hiphil@yahoo.com www.workingtitle.tv

Wristcutters: A Love Story No Matter 917.833.5279 tatiana@wristcutters.com

Renick

Veialu Aila-Unsworth Blue Willow

Jane Ainbinder Nail Polish

Takahiko Akiyama Hinokio

Roger Allers The Little Matchgirl

Udi Aloni Forgiveness

Massimo Amici She He

Vinnie Angel The Orange Thief

Pilar Anguita-MacKay The Moon on the Snow

Steve Anthopoulos Tree in the Forest

Stephanie Argy Gandhi at the Bat

Neil Armﬁeld Candy

Cindy Baer Morbid Curiosity

David Baeumler Kuboå

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen Live!

Nicole Barnette Fourteen

Taylor Barton 50 Watt Fuse

Betsy Bayha Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott

Victor Bellomo Message from the Boss

Amy Berg Deliver Us from Evil

Stefanie Berk Disappearing

Bert&Bertie Phobias

Caitlin Bicknell The Trend Experiment

Susanne Bier After the Wedding

Vincent Bierrewaerts The Wallet

John Bills Moab Monster

Larry Blamire

Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits

Alec Boehm Gandhi at the Bat

Irina Boiko The Thief

Bong Joon-ho The Host

Rachid Bouchareb Days of Glory

Taylor Broek Nine Days

Daniel Burman Family Law

Israel Adrián Caetano Chronicle of an Escape

Nathalie Alonso Casale Figner: The End of a Silent Century

Brice Cauvin Hotel Harabati

Frank Yeean Chan Russian Hill Roulette

Nick Childs The Shovel

Neten Chokling Milarepa

Xavier de Choudens 00h17

Sainath Choudhury Cataract

Carolyn Chrisman Envious Heart

Lam Tze Chung I’ll Call You

Ajae Clearway One in 2000

Norman Cohn The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

Steve Collins Gretchen

Shaun Conrad Purvis of Overtown

Allison Cook Locked Upstairs

Laurie Coyle Orozco: Man of Fire

Angel de la Cruz Midsummer Dream

Arwen Curry Stuffed

Gilles Cuvelier Din

Simon Blyth Father’s Day

Byambasuren Davaa The Cave of the Yellow Dog

Boogie Dean The Orange Thief

Ann-Marie Denham Small Ant Syndrome

Nia Dinata Love for Share

Peter Djigirr Ten Canoes

Tiffany Doesken-Polos Falling

Ohad Domb The Ranch

Xochitl Dorsey Orange Blossom

Adama Drabo Taafe Fanga

Goran Dukic Wristcutters: A Love Story

Karina Epperlein Phoenix Dance

Michaela Eremiasova All That Remains

David Evans Mysterious Creatures

William Farley

Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business The Stories

Jon Fauer Cinematographer Style

Damon Fepulea’i Karma

Connie Field Have You Heard from Johannesburg?

Todd Field Little Children

Thom Fitzgerald 3 Needles

Mark Francis Black Gold

Nick Francis Black Gold

Sander Francken Knowledge for Life

Stephen Frears The Queen

Binyamin Freidenberg A Quiet Street

Lee Gardner Wakeup

D G J

Péter Gárdos The Porcelain Doll

Jacques-Rémy Girard Raining Cats and Frogs

John Givens

Working Title

Amy Glazer Drifting Elegant

Sergio Glenes I Swear I Saw It: Iara

Manolo Gomez Midsummer Dream

Anthony Green Screening

Valeska Grisebach Longing

Lucas Guilkey Oranges What if Jesus Were Gay?

Jarrah Gurrie Bright Lights

Jeremy Haccoun Paradox

Chapour Haghighat The Nightly Song of the Travellers

Mani Haghighi Men at Work

John Haptas The Days and the Hours

Siroos Hassanpour The Liar Shepherd

Jannik Hastrup War and Peas

Rolf de Heer Ten Canoes

Brian Hennigan Duck Man

Thomas Hinke The Propellerbird

Jörgen Hjerdt It’s My Turn Now

Tristan Holmes Elalini (Place of Rest)

Julia Horowitz Maggie and Ernie

Josh Hyde Chicle

H I K

Dennis Michael Iannuzzi Vitruvius’ Toybox

Frozen City A B C E F

Alejandro González Iñárritu Babel

Judy Irola Cine Manifest

Neil Jack Ujbaz Izbeneki Has Lost His Soul

Jason Jakaitis Minutiae

Alicja Jaworski Little Pig Is Flying

Renuka Jeyapalan Big Girl

John Karr The Observer

Dorota Kedzierzawska I Am

Dave Kellum Ambassadors Day

Sarah Klein On the Farm

Martin Koolhoven Bonkers

Lalita Krishna Move Your World

Zacharias Kunuk The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

Casey Laird The Hyphy Movement

Sara Lamm

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox

Harris Lapiroff Colony

Talya Lavie The Substitute

Avishag Leibovich Diet Leibovich

Jørgen Lerdam Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise

Wilma Ligthart Ayla the Tsunami Girl

Eric Lin What Remains

Poliang Lin A Fish with a Smile

Claudia Llosa Madeinusa

Jan Locher The Propellerbird

Hannah Long Moab Monster

Lou Ye

Summer Palace

Aku Louhimies

Carrie Lozano Reporter Zero

Sally Lundberg One Winter Story

Kevin Macdonald The Last King of Scotland

Risa Machuca Shortstop

Ilya Maksimov Dobrinya and the Dragon

Julie Mattison Modern Attraction

Stephanie Maxwell All That Remains

Marjorie McAfee Talking to My Mom

Peter McCarty James Marshall’s Cinderella

Shona McCullagh Break

Stuart McDonald Stranded

Jim McGorman A Taste of Nate

Douglas McGrath Infamous

Alex Merkin Across the Hall

Roger Michell Venus

Valerie Mih Voices of Patriots: Why Are We in Iraq?

Anthony Minghella Breaking and Entering

Jason Mitchell Filter

Noelle Mitchell Every 15 Minutes

Saman Moghaddam Café Setareh

Troy Morgan Dragon

Jay Morton Humor Me

Guy Moshe Holly

David Munro Full Grown Men

Wolfgang Murnberger Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear

Babak Nazari There Was the Moon and a Fox

Rob Nilsson Opening Pan

Phillip Noyce Catch a Fire

Annette K. Olesen 1:1

Jackie Oudney Vagabond Shoes

Laura Paglin No Umbrella—Election Day in the City

Deva Palmier Fishy

Andrey Paounov Georgi and the Butterﬂies

Will Parrinello Emile Norman: By His Own Design

Linda Pattillo The Breast Cancer Diaries

Micha Peled China Blue

Elizabeth Pepin One Winter Story

Janet Perlman Invasion of the Space Lobsters

Olivier Peyon Stolen Holidays

Linas Phillips Walking to Werner

Jordan Plotsky Titans of the Coral Sea

Tatu Pohjavirta Animal

Michael Polish The Astronaut Farmer

Michael Powell The Boy Who Turned Yellow

Christopher Quinn God Grew Tired of Us

David Raccuglia Purvis of Overtown

Rosemary Rawcliffe Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo—The Great Mother

Matt Reynolds The Trend Experiment

Jody Rice Dash

films by filmmaker

Bohdan Sláma Something Like Happiness

O Q P T V S R U Z W Y M N

Marc Recha August Days

Nick Reed Assertion Techniques

Don Richards Voices of Patriots: Why Are We in Iraq?

Lilly Rivlin Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace

Lala Rolls Fish Out of Water

Jay Rosenblatt Afraid So Phantom Limb

Ken Paul Rosenthal Arcs of Texture

Carmen Rozestraten Breathe Me

Oren Rudavsky The Treatment

Diana Rumjahn Going Home

Catherine Ryan Three Women and a Chateau

Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre McLaren’s Negatives

Eva Saks I Love My Doctor The Impatient Patient Valentine’s Day

Kristine Samuelson The Days and the Hours

Michael Santiago Moab Monster

Billy Savage Klunkerz

Judith Schaefer So Long Are You Young: Samuel Ullman’s Poem and Passion

Daniel Schnur The Hyphy Movement

Tom Schroeder The Mexican Cloud Swing Disaster

Ridley Scott A Good Year

Mitra Sen The Peace Tree

Thomas Shefﬁeld Moab Monster

C. Jay Shih A Fish with a Smile

Megan Siler Toxic Bust: Chemicals and Breast Cancer

Christopher Smith Severance

Richard Smith Mono

Anders Sørensen Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise

Heidi Specogna The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez

Paolo Speirn Oranges

Jeff Stallman Every 15 Minutes

Ricki Stern The Trials of Darryl Hunt

Colin Stice Every 15 Minutes

Max Strebel Mirrors

Annie Sundberg The Trials of Darryl Hunt

Saul Sutcher The Hyphy Movement

Phoef Sutton ‘Til Death

Bob Svihovec Little Blue

Tibor Szemzo A Guest of Life

Cerissa Tanner Stuffed

Rick Tejada-Flores Orozco: Man of Fire

Ewan Telford Apocalypse Oz

Danièle Thompson Avenue Montaigne

Patrice Toye Wanted: Man

Alan Tuan A Fish with a Smile

Alexey Uchitel Dreaming of Space

Hoku Uchiyama Rose

Myra Sito Velasquez The Lovers

Franny Véliz Shortstop

Igor Veyshtagin Lorange, Mufﬁn and Dartanjang

Sasha Vitelli Moab Monster

Chris Waitt Dupe Heavy Metal Jr.

Tommy Walker God Grew Tired of Us

Laurence Walsh Cold Kenya

Xiao-Yen Wang I’m Seducible

Thomas Wartmann

Between the Lines: India’s Third Gender

Eva Weber The Intimacy of Strangers

Tom Weidlinger Swim for the River

Alex Weil One Rat Short

Gary Weimberg

Three Women and a Chateau

Kassandra Wellendorf Outside

Caitlin Wells

What if Jesus Were Gay?

Stina Werenfels Going Private

Arthur Wilinski The Orange Thief

Greg Williams The Glenmoore Job

John Williams Starﬁsh Hotel

Cassandra Wong Story of Hong

Vanessa Woods On Alzheimer’s

Ruby Yang The Blood of Yingzhou District

Lev Yilmaz I’m Not Going to Think About Her Ready

Robert N. Zagone Read You Like a Book

Erik van Zuylen The Mystery of the Sardine

Below is a list of ﬁlms by their country of production.

AFGHANISTAN

The Observer

ALGERIA Days of Glory

ARGENTINA

Chronicle of an Escape Family Law

ARMENIA

The Nightly Song of the Travellers

AUSTRALIA Bright Lights

Candy Father’s Day

The Glenmoore Job Small Ant Syndrome Story of Hong Stranded Ten Canoes Tree in the Forest

AUSTRIA

Going Private

Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear

BHUTAN Milarepa

BOSNIA Breaking and Entering

BRAZIL

I Swear I Saw It: Iara

BULGARIA

Georgi and the Butterﬂies

CAMBODIA Holly

CANADA

3 Needles

Big Girl

Invasion of the Space Lobsters

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen

McLaren’s Negatives

Move Your World

The Peace Tree

Screening

CHINA

3 Needles

The Blood of Yingzhou District China Blue

I’m Seducible Summer Palace

CROATIA Fence

Fuss, Mess and Scrumble Happy Day

CZECH REPUBLIC

Something Like Happiness

DENMARK

1:1

After the Wedding

Outside

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise War and Peas

ETHIOPIA Black Gold

FINLAND

Animal Frozen City

FRANCE

00h17

Avenue Montaigne Days of Glory

films by country

Films that take place in another country or in which another country is a primary subject of interest are listed as well, with the bird symbol following the ﬁlm title.

Din Figner: The End of a Silent Century

A Good Year

Hotel Harabati

The Moon on the Snow

The Nightly Song of the Travellers

Raining Cats and Frogs

Stolen Holidays

Summer Palace

The Wallet

GERMANY

Between the Lines: India’s Third Gender

Cataract

The Cave of the Yellow Dog Going Private Longing

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise

The Propellerbird

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez

GREECE

The Thief

GUATEMALA

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez

HONG KONG

I’ll Call You

HUNGARY

A Guest of Life

The Porcelain Doll Severance

INDIA

Between the Lines: India’s Third Gender

Milarepa

Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo— The Great Mother

INDONESIA Love for Share

IRAN

Café Setareh

The Liar Shepherd Men at Work

The Nightly Song of the Travellers There Was the Moon and a Fox

IRAQ

Voices of Patriots: Why Are We in Iraq?

ISRAEL

Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace

Diet Leibovich

Forgiveness

A Quiet Street

The Ranch

The Substitute

ITALY

The Orange Thief She He

JAPAN

Babel Hinokio

The Host

So Long Are You Young: Samuel Ullman’s Poem and Passion

Starﬁsh Hotel

MALAYSIA

The Observer

MALI

Knowledge for Life

Taafe Fanga

MEXICO

Babel

The Brave Cat

Coconut Island

Orozco: Man of Fire

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez

MONGOLIA

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

MOROCCO

Babel

NEPAL

A Guest of Life

NETHERLANDS

Ayla, the Tsunami Girl

Bonkers

Figner: The End of a Silent Century

Knowledge for Life Live!

The Mystery of the Sardine Wanted: Man

NEW ZEALAND

Blue Willow

Break

Fish Out of Water

Karma

Titans of the Coral Sea

NORWAY

Kuboå

PALESTINE

A Quiet Street

Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Titans of the Coral Sea

PERU

Chicle

Madeinusa

POLAND

Cold Kenya I Am

RUSSIA

Dobrinya and the Dragon Dreaming of Space

Figner: The End of a Silent Century Georgi and the Butterﬂies

SCOTLAND

Dupe

Heavy Metal Jr.

Mono

Ujbaz Izbeneki Has Lost His Soul

SICILY

The Orange Thief

SINGAPORE

Story of Hong

SOUTH AFRICA

3 Needles

Catch a Fire

Elalini (Place of Rest)

Have You Heard from Johannesburg?

SOUTH KOREA

The Host

SPAIN

August Days

Midsummer Dream

SUDAN

God Grew Tired of Us

SWEDEN

It’s My Turn Now

Little Pig Is Flying

Lorange, Mufﬁn and Dartanjang

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise

SWITZERLAND

Going Private

The Moon on the Snow

The Short Life of José Antonio

Gutierrez

SYRIA

Hotel Harabati

TAIWAN

A Fish with a Smile

TANZANIA

Move Your World

THAILAND

Ayla, the Tsunami Girl

TIBET

A Guest of Life

Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo— The Great Mother

TURKEY

The Nightly Song of the Travellers

UGANDA

The Last King of Scotland

Assertion Techniques

Black Gold

The Boy Who Turned Yellow

Breaking and Entering

Duck Man

Figner: The End of a Silent Century Fishy

The Intimacy of Strangers

The Last King of Scotland

Mono

Mysterious Creatures

Paradox

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise

Phobias

The Queen

Severance

Vagabond Shoes

Venus

50 Watt Fuse

Across the Hall

Afraid So All That Remains

Ambassadors Day

Apocalypse Oz

Arcs of Texture

The Astronaut Farmer

Babel

Black Gold

The Blood of Yingzhou District

The Breast Cancer Diaries

Breathe Me

Can You Hear Me? Israeli and

Palestinian Women Fight for Peace

Catch a Fire

Chicle

China Blue

Cine Manifest

Cinematographer Style

Colony

Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business

Dash

The Days and the Hours

Disappearing

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox

Dragon

Drifting Elegant

Emile Norman: By His Own Design

Envious Heart

Every 15 Minutes

Falling

Filter

Forgiveness

Fourteen

Full Grown Men

Gandhi at the Bat

God Grew Tired of Us

Going Home

A Good Year

Gretchen

Have You Heard from Johannesburg?

Holly

Humor Me

The Hyphy Movement

I Love My Doctor

I’m Not Going to Think About Her

I’m Seducible

The Impatient Patient

Infamous

Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits

Klunkerz

Kuboå

Little Blue

Little Children

The Little Matchgirl

Locked Upstairs

The Lovers

Maggie and Ernie

Message from the Boss

The Mexican Cloud Swing Disaster

Minutiae

Mirrors

Moab Monster

Modern Attraction

Morbid Curiosity

Nail Polish

Nine Days

No Umbrella—Election Day in the City

The Observer On Alzheimer’s On the Farm

One in 2000

One Rat Short

One Winter Story

Opening

Orange Blossom

The Orange Thief

Oranges

Orozco: Man of Fire

Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith

Scott

Pan

Phantom Limb

Phoenix Dance

Purvis of Overtown

Read You Like a Book

Reporter Zero

Rose

Russian Hill Roulette

Shortstop

The Shovel

So Long Are You Young: Samuel

Ullman’s Poem and Passion

The Stories

Stuffed

Swim for the River

Talking to My Mom

A Taste of Nate

Three Women and a Chateau

‘Til Death

Toxic Bust: Chemicals and Breast

Cancer

The Treatment

The Trend Experiment

The Trials of Darryl Hunt

Valentine’s Day

Vitruvius’ Toybox

Voices of Patriots: Why Are We in Iraq?

Wakeup

Walking to Werner

What if Jesus Were Gay?

What Remains

Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo—

The Great Mother

Working Title

Wristcutters: A Love Story

13 Bernard .........................140

A Party Center ......................51

Adolph Gasser ..................100

Alexander’s Rugs ..............140

All Seasons Catering .......... 66

Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria ..............................157

Anna Pennington Boucher McGuire Real Estate ........ 56

AT&T Yellow Pages ............107

Bank of Marin ......................IFC

Baskin Robbins .................146

Bellam Self-Storage & Boxes ............................... 44

Best Beverage Catering ..... 47

The Big Picture ..................124

Bogies Cafe/From Soup to Nuts Catering .............108

Budish Insurance Services ...........................158

CBS 5 TV - KPIX .................52

Chambers and Chambers144

Chef’s Touch Catering .....158

Cingular Wireless ................ 57

Clover Stornetta ................108

Coldwell Banker ................129

Comcast .................................16

Cosentino Signature Wines................................... 44

Courtyard Larkspur Landing.............................111

Cove Construction ...........150

Creative Technology .........126

Crystal Geyser Water Company.............................20

Design Within Reach .......... 66

Duarteau..............................156

Dub Express .......................158

Dustpan ................................157

Eastman Kodak Company 38

Environmental Forum of Marin ...............................33

Fabrizio Ristorante ............151

Falco Construction ............157

Film Movement ..................108

Final Draft............................146

Fireman’s Fund .....................10

Fiske Video Productions 154

The Folk Art Gallery ..........146

Framecrafters .....................140

Frank Howard Allen Realtors ............................... 46

Frank Howard Allen Mill Valley (Strawberry Village) .......123

Frantoio Ristorante ..............21

G2 Mill Valley .....................111

Galliani Dental Laboratory118 Giraffex ................................130

Helen Baldovinos - Morgan Stanley ............154

Hotel Sausalito ..................120

ICG Magazine ....................110

Idell & Seitel .......................144

Idllywild Arts .......................100

Italian Street Painting Festival................................. 30

J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines146

Joie de Vivre Hospitality...... 58

Kathleen Dughi Jeweler .......5

KGO Newstalk AM810 ...... 59

KQED 34

La Ginestra ............................45

Lexus of Marin .......................24

The Lodge at Tiburon ..........42 Lucasfilm Ltd. ................... OBC

Marich Confectionary .......111

Marin Acura ...........................43

Marin BMW Motorcycles 140

Marin Community Foundation .......................... 60

Marin Independent Journal/ANG.......................32

Marin Luxury Cars (formerly Jaguar of Marin) .................12

Marin Oriental Rugs .........119

Marin Suites Hotel ............106

The Marin Youth Center (MYC) ............................... 127

Maroevich, O’Shea & Coghlan ...............................14

Massage Therapists Group ...............................151

McGuire Real Estate ........109

Mill Valley Art & Paper ......144

Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce .......................151

Mill Valley Public Library .......4

Mill Valley Services ...........134

Montecito Shopping Center ...............................126

Mountain Home Inn ..........151

MW General Contracting 45

NT Audio .............................114

Ora Restaurant ..................125

Pacific Sun .........................114

B C D E F G H I J K L M Q R T P O N S U W Y

Dolby Laboratories ...........104

Dorothy J. Slattery, DDS 134

Judy’s Breadsticks ............140

Pacific Union ......................135

Pasta Pomodoro ...............134

Patrik Argast .......................142

Pearl’s Phat Burgers ........159

Peet’s Coffee & Tea .............18

Perry’s Gourmet Deli & Catering ...........................112

Piazza DAngelo..................... 50

Pizza Antica ........................... 64

Point 360 ............................142

Post Street Surgery Center ...............................113

ProMortgage ......................114

Qantas Airways .................... 68

Rafael ......................................26

Rental Express Video .......144

Richards, Watson & Gershon .............................. 50

Richardson Architects......... 66

Rims & Goggles ................122

Ritz Carlton Hotel................. 36

RMA .....................................136

Russel & Davis Architects ....2

San Francisco magazine 115

San Rafael BID.......................4

San Rafael Joe’s ................159

Scandinavian Designs ........ 37

Scheyer/SF ........................116

Sequitur Creative ...............117

SF Station ...........................126

SF Weekly .............................19

Skywalker Sound .................45

Smith & Hawken ................... 65

Sparkology 151

Spy Post ..............................154

Stefano’s .............................140

Stephan-Hill ........................... 36

Stephanie Witt ...................... 36

Strawberry Village .............121

Strawberry Village Dental CareJoseph L. Bauer .............122

Studio Knit ...............................4

Sutton Suzuki Architects ......8

Sweetwater ........................158

“Take A Dip” Fondue Fountains ............................42

Tamalpais Bank..................... 67

Technicolor .........................105

thumbprint cellars .............118

Toyota Marin .......................134

University of California Press .................................142

Walter Anderson Museaum of Art ..............106

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage ......................... IBC

Wired magazine.................128 World of Sound .................122

Yet Wah Restaurant............. 50

Come join us after the movies. Sun.& Mon.11AM - 10PM Tues.- Thurs.11AM - 11PM Fri.& Sat.11AM - Midnight

00h17 71

1:1 70

3 Needles 70

5@5: Change Your Mind 70

5@5: Comes a Time 70

5@5: Falling off the Face of the Earth 71

5@5: I Am a Child 71

5@5: Truth Be Known 71

5@5: When You Dance You Can Really Love 71

50 Watt Fuse 72

Across the Hall 71

Afraid So 97

After the Wedding 72

All That Remains 97

Ambassadors Day 97

Animal 96

Apocalypse Oz 71

Arcs of Texture 97

Assertion Techniques 70

The Astronaut Farmer 23, 72 August Days 72

Avenue Montaigne 73

Ayla, the Tsunami Girl 81

Babel 49, 73

Beneath the Southern Cross 73

Between the Lines: India’s Third Gender 73

Big Girl 81

Black Gold 74

The Blood of Yingzhou District 91

Blue Willow 73

Bonkers 74

The Boy Who Turned Yellow 74

The Brave Cat 80 Break 73

Breaking and Entering 22, 74

The Breast Cancer Diaries 75

Breathe Me 71 Bright Lights 71

Café Setareh 75

Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace 75 Candy 75

Cataract 71

Catch a Fire 76

Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business 72 Dash 96

The Days and the Hours 91 Days of Glory 77

Deliver Us From Evil 77 Diet Leibovich 78 Din 96 Disappearing 70 Dobrinya and the Dragon 78

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox 78 Dragon 96

Dreaming of Space 78

Drifting Elegant 78 Duck Man 70 Dupe 70

Elalini (Place of Rest) 73

Emile Norman: By His Own Design 79

Envious Heart 83 Every 15 Minutes 83 Falling 97 Family Law 79 Father’s Day 71 Fence 80

Figner: The End of a

Hyphy 83

The Hyphy Movement 83

I Am 84

I Love My Doctor 80

I Swear I Saw It: Iara 81

I’ll Call You 84

I’m Not Going to Think About Her 71 I’m Seducible 84

The Impatient Patient 80

Infamous 84

The Intimacy of Strangers 97

Invasion of the Space Lobsters 80

It’s My Turn Now 70

James Marshall’s Cinderella 80

Johnny Slade’s Greatest Hits 85

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen 85

Karma 73 Klunkerz 85 Knowledge for Life 89

Kuboå 71

Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear 85

The Last King of Scotland 22, 86

The Liar Shepherd 86

Little Blue 80

Little Children 86

The Little Matchgirl 96

Little Pig Is Flying 80 Live! 86

Locked Upstairs 71 Longing 87

Lorange, Muffin and Dartanjang 87

Mysterious Creatures 89

The Mystery of the Sardine 89

A B C D E F G H I J K L N O P Q R S T U V W

The Cave of the Yellow Dog 76

Chicle 81

China Blue 76

Chronicle of an Escape 76

Cine Manifest 77

Cinematographer Style 77

Coconut Island 80

Cold Kenya 70

Colony 83

at the Bat 71 Georgi and the Butterflies

Glenmoore Job 95

God Grew Tired of Us 81 Going Home 97 Going Private 81 A Good Year 99 Gretchen 81 Grown Up 81 A Guest of Life 82 Happy Day 80 Have You Heard from Johannesburg? 82 Heavy Metal Jr. 81 Hi De Ho Show 82

Hinokio 28, 82 Holly 83 The Host 83

Hotel Harabati 83

Humor Me 83

Love for Share 87

The Lovers 71

Madeinusa 87

Maggie and Ernie 83

McLaren’s Negatives 77

Men at Work .......................... 88

Message from the Boss 96

The Mexican Cloud Swing Disaster 96

Midsummer Dream 88

Milarepa 88 Minutiae 71

Mirrors 83

Moab Monster 83

Modern Attraction 83

Mono 71

The Moon on the Snow 88

Moondance 80

Morbid Curiosity 71

Move Your World 89

Nail Polish 89

The Nightly Song of the Travellers 90 Nine Days 83

No Umbrella—Election Day in the City 94

The Observer 90

On Alzheimer’s 79 On the Farm 80

One in 2000 91

One Rat Short 96

One Winter Story 90

Opening 90

Orange Blossom 71

The Orange Thief 91 Oranges 83

Orozco: Man of Fire 91

Outside 97

Outside/In 91

Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott 80

Pan 91

Paradox 70

The Peace Tree 92

Pettson and Findus: Pettson’s Promise 92

Phantom Limb 97

Phobias 70

Phoenix Dance 79

The Porcelain Doll 92

The Propellerbird 80

Purvis of Overtown 92

The Queen 41, 93

A Quiet Street 82

Raining Cats and Frogs 93

The Ranch 71

Read You Like a Book 93

Ready 70

Reporter Zero 91

Rose 70

Russian Hill Roulette 85

Screening 71

Severance 93

She He 70

The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez 94

Shortstop 71

The Shovel 71

Small Ant Syndrome 80

So Long Are You Young: Samuel Ullman’s Poem and Passion 94

Something Like Happiness 94

Spotlight: Alejandro González Iñárritu 48

Starfish Hotel 94

Stolen Holidays 95

The Stories 71 Story of Hong 73

Stranded 95

Stuffed 91

The Substitute 71

Summer Palace 95

Swim for the River 95

Taafe Fanga 96

Talking to My Mom 90

A Taste of Nate 92

Ten Canoes 96

There Was the Moon and a Fox 80

The Thief 74

Three Women and a Chateau 96

’Til Death 71

Titans of the Coral Sea 95

Toon In, Turn On, Drop Dead 96

Toxic Bust: Chemicals and Breast Cancer 75

The Treatment 97

Tree in the Forest 83

The Trend Experiment 83

The Trials of Darryl Hunt 97

Tribute: Helen Mirren 39

Tribute: Tim Robbins 53

Ujbaz Izbeneki Has Lost His Soul 96

Vagabond Shoes 70

Valentine’s Day 83

Venus 97

VidéOnze 97

Vitruvius’ Toybox 97

Voices of Patriots: Why Are We in Iraq? 75

Wakeup 97

Walking to Werner 98

The Wallet .............................. 96

Wanted: Man 98

War and Peas 80

What if Jesus Were Gay? 83

What Remains 71

Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo— The Great Mother 98

Working Title 91

Wristcutters: A Love Story 98

•Financing

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