AFTER THE CLOSING NIGHT SCREENINGS, HEAD ON DOWN TO THE BEAUTIFUL SAUSALITO WATERFRONT TO CELEBRATE THE FINALE OF 11 DAYS OF SUPERB CINEMACLOSING 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.
THE ASTRONAUT FARMER
 Sunday, October 15, 5:30 pm
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
FILM AND PARTY $65 ASTR15P
FILM ONLY $25 ASTR15R
Sunday, October 15, 6:00 pm
CinéArts@Sequoia
FILM AND PARTY $65 AST215P
FILM ONLY $25 AST215S
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 Astronaut Farmer from 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. With the support of his wife Audie (Virginia Madsen), their three 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” into unexpected directions. But Farmer is determined to reach his goal of breaking through the Earth's atmosphere, and instilling in his children the courage to pursue their own dreams, no matter the odds. He will not let himself be grounded again.
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