50 Watt Fuse
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50 Watt Fuse presents the musical life of quintessential sideman, musicologist and guitarist G.E. Smith, front man for Saturday Night Live's house band for 10 years and guitarist for Hall & Oates, Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger, among others. PRECEDED BY: Darryl Henriques Is in Show Business 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 October 7. Click here for more details. Fri. Oct 6, 8:00PM, Rafael |
Between the Lines: India's Third Gender
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Thomas Wartmann's Between the Lines: India's Third Gender explores the complexities of gender and identity in this intimate and provocative portrait of the Hijra, India's eunuch subculture. Fri. Oct 13, 9:15PM, Sequoia |
Black Gold
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For Ethiopian coffee farmers a delicious cup of Joe represents the corrupt side of the global economy. Black Gold exposes the political, economic and cultural consequences of the worldwide coffee business. Sun. Oct 8, 2:00PM, Throckmorton |
The Breast Cancer Diaries
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With grace, grit and humor, TV journalist and full-time mom Ann Murray Paige documents her own journey with stage 2 breast cancer. Through nine months of medical treatment, this luminous Everywoman goes through hell and keeps going, fighting to maintain a sense of herself as a woman, mother, wife and professional. PRECEDED BY: Toxic Bust: Chemicals and Breast Cancer Sat. Oct 14, 10:45AM, Sequoia |
Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace
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Narrated by Debra Winger, Lilly Rivlin's passionate documentary focuses on Israeli and Palestinian women who insist on dialogue, inspiring hope that women may lead the way to peaceful coexistence in the Middle East. PRECEDED BY: Voices of Patriots: Why Are We In Iraq? Sat. Oct 7, 12:30PM, Throckmorton |
China Blue
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This potent documentary gets inside a Chinese sweatshop, revealing the lives of the mostly teenage girls who make the West's blue jeans. A humanized portrait, not a polemic, about this intersection of Chinese society and international commerce. Sat. Oct 7, 3:15PM, Sequoia |
Cinematographer Style
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More than 100 of the world's most gifted cinematographers, including László Kovács, Vittorio Storaro, Haskell Wexler and Gordon Willis, illuminate their magical artform through candid interviews and insider revelations in this dream doc for film fanatics. Fri. Oct 6, 9:00PM, Rafael |
Deliver Us from Evil
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A chilling portrait of moral deception and innocence lost from filmmaker Amy Berg centers on one of the most unsettling documentary protagonists in memory – the twinkle-eyed local parish priest with the treacherous heart of gold. Sat. Oct 14, 6:30PM, Sequoia |
Emile Norman: By His Own Design
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A wonderfully warm portrait of a renowned and respected gay American artist in his 80s who transforms dirt, wood, rock and cement into works as beautiful and quirky as his own trademark purple beret. PRECEDED BY: Phoenix Dance Sat. Oct 14, 1:00PM, Rafael |
Georgi and the Butterflies
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Dr. Georgi Lulchev's indefatigable entrepreneurial scheming has kept his home for psychologically challenged men afloat in the turbulent waters of post-Cold War capitalism in Bulgaria. PRECEDED BY: Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott Mon. Oct 9, 6:30PM, Rafael |
God Grew Tired of Us
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Three young Sudanese men journey from a Kenyan refugee camp to the US, where they must master a new culture while coming to terms with the violence and the families they left behind. Sat. Oct 7, 3:00PM, Throckmorton |
Have You Heard from Johannesburg?
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Academy-Award–nominated filmmaker Connie Field (Freedom on My Mind) traces the turbulent rise of the 1980s anti-apartheid movement in this tightly constructed and enlightening documentary. Sat. Oct 14, 5:00PM, Rafael |
Klunkerz
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Originating in MVFF's backyard–Mt. Tam, to be exact–as an outgrowth of Bay Area counterculture, the global phenomenon of mountain biking is celebrated in this fast-moving documentary that honors the sport's gonzo riders. PRECEDED BY: Russian Hill Roulette Sun. Oct 8, 6:30PM, Sequoia JUST ADDED! |
The Observer
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Badrul, a young Malaysian man, embarks on an extraordinary journey away from his regular pursuits (like making a skateboarding video) and trains to be an election observer in Afghanistan. Sun. Oct 8, 12:45PM, Rafael Please be aware that this time has changed
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One Winter Story
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Surfer Sarah Gerhardt gained celebrity status as the first woman to conquer Northern California's legendary Maverick's. Her dramatic personal journey, from poverty and despair to accomplishment and peace, takes center stage in this beautifully layered and artful film. PRECEDED BY: Talking to My Mom Sun. Oct 8, 4:15PM, Sequoia |
Orozco: Man of Fire
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A rich, multihued portrait of a master Mexican painter, Orozco: Man of Fire portrays a life that was as colorful and explosive as the art it engendered. PRECEDED BY: Working Title Sat. Oct 7, 12:30PM, Sequoia |
Outside/In
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These five fine, fearless films explore with dignity and respect the risks and rewards of lives lived outside the mainstream, either by choice, by birth or by social assignation. SHORTS IN PROGRAM: The Blood of Yingzhou District, The Days and the Hours, One in 2000, Reporter Zero, Stuffed Fri. Oct 6, 9:30PM, Throckmorton |
Purvis of Overtown
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Purvis of Overtown is a beautifully constructed portrait of Purvis Young, a self-taught painter influential in the contemporary folk art world and beacon of hope to the residents of the blighted community where he continues to live and paint. PRECEDED BY: A Taste of Nate Sat. Oct 7, 5:00PM, Throckmorton |
The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez
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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. Sat. Oct 14, 4:30PM, Sequoia |
So Long Are You Young: Samuel Ullman's Poem and Passion
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An engaging documentary that traces the remarkable path of Jewish immigrant Samuel Ullman's poem, “Youth,” from its 1917 inception to its influence over a generation of Japanese war survivors to its ongoing inspiration around the world. Sun. Oct 8, 11:00AM, Sequoia |
Swim for the River
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In 2004, Chris Swain swam the entire 315 miles of New York's Hudson River. Yuck! This heartfelt chronicle of his journey aims to bring a larger awareness to the river's ongoing pollution problems and to inspire more homemade environmental activism. PRECEDED BY: Titans of the Coral Sea Sat. Oct 7, 7:00PM, Rafael |
Three Women and a Chateau
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Once the grandest of residences but later reduced to decrepitude and notoriety, Chateau Carolands stands through time as one woman's disappointed dream, another woman's social fulfillment and a third woman's joyful stewardship. Sat. Oct 7, 2:30PM, Rafael |
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
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This gripping account of race and injustice in the US legal system tells the nearly incredible story of a wrongfully convicted man's 20-year quest for vindication in the North Carolina legal system. Fri. Oct 13, 9:15PM, Throckmorton |
Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo-The Great Mother
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A rare inside look into His Holiness the Dalai Lama's very first spiritual teacher—his mother. Thu. Oct 12, 6:45PM, Rafael |
