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 |
The Astronaut Farmer
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Charlie Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) is a Texas rancher with a giant dream. Once an astronaut-in-training, he's built his own rocket in his barn and is determined to launch it into space, with the US government working just as hard to see him fail. Sun, Oct 15, 5:30 pm Rafael FILM AND PARTY $65 ASTR15P  FILM ONLY $25 ASTR15R Sun, Oct 15, 6:00 pm Sequioa FILM AND PARTY $65 AST215P FILM ONLY $25 AST215S Also see: |
August Days
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Taking a break from his research into the life of his old friend, the late journalist Ramon Barnils, Marc and his twin brother, David, embark on a tour of Catalonia. Sat. Oct 7, 5:45PM, Sequoia |
Bonkers
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Little Bonnie confronts loss, her “bonkers” mother, and a world into which she doesn't fit using instinct and resiliency, traits she shares with the elephants she adores, as well as her legacy of love. Thu. Oct 12, 4:15PM, Rafael |
Breaking and Entering
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Reality and metaphor crash loudly and with muted intensity throughout this brilliant, multilayered drama by the talented Anthony Minghella. Starring Robin Wright Penn, Juliette Binoche and Jude Law as a landscape architect reevaluating love and life after his office is burglarized. Thu. Oct 5, Sequioa BRE205P 7:15 PM FILM ONLY $25 BRE205S Also see: |
Café Setareh
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Three Iranian women navigate the lively living rooms, quiet back streets and private apartments of their tight-knit community in modern Tehran, in this intriguing film that speaks to the universal experiences of love, loss, honor and duty that transcend time and place. Sat. Oct 7, 12:30PM, Rafael |
Cine Manifest
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This poignant, hilarious and fascinating film charts the giddy highs and teeth-gnashing lows of a unique Marxist political film collective that rose from the utopian ideologies of the '60s and somehow survived the turmoil and tumult of the '70s. PRECEDED BY: McLaren's Negatives Sun. Oct 8, 6:00PM, Rafael |
Dobrinya and the Dragon
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A classic Russian fairy tale reimagined with a gleefully modern sensibility. Princess Zabava is kidnapped by the fearsome three-headed dragon, Gorynych, and only the great hero Dobrinya can save her. Visual tricks and slapstick hilarity abound in this animated delight. Sat. Oct 7, 1:15PM, Rafael |
Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox
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This irreverent yet unexpectedly poignant documentary relates the incredible-but-true saga of the German Jewish chemist behind that hippy-chic iconic bottle of peppermint Castile soap, and the son who devised his own inspiring way of following in dad's footsteps. PRECEDED BY: Diet Leibovich Tue. Oct 10, 9:15PM, Sequoia |
Drifting Elegant
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Locally produced, the suspenseful Drifting Elegant focuses on Victor, a young Arab-American man convicted of rape, and three educated San Franciscans whose lives he affects, triggering a web of secrets, sexual desire and prejudice. Sat. Oct 7, 8:00PM, Sequoia |
Figner: The End of a Silent Century
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The finest and last practioner of a fading art, analog soundtrack designer Edgar Figner is cast aside by contemporary Russian society and retreats into the past, where reality, memory and stunning footage from Soviet films blend into an intimate portrait of the post-Soviet Russian experience. Wed. Oct 11, 7:00PM, Rafael |
Forgiveness
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A ghost story with strong political overtones, Udi Aloni's psychological thriller uses the conventions of suspense and the supernatural to examine Israel and Palestine's need for healing to begin. Sat. Oct 7, 7:30PM, Sequoia |
Frozen City
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Full of frank and believable conversations and interactions, this portrait of a taxi driver whose life is on a downward trajectory offers an indelible, intimate portrait of a life gone awry. Fri. Oct 13, 6:45PM, Rafael |
Going Private
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A garden party on Switzerland's trendy Gold Coast goes irreparably awry in this dramatic investigation into the overlapping of work and private life. Tue. Oct 10, 9:00PM, Rafael |
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 |
Hinokio
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Seeing through the eyes of the robot Hinokio makes it possible for wheelchair bound Satoru to go to school, but school also means bullies and budding romance. Saturday, October 7, 10:00 am |
Holly
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With powerful performances and a searing look into Cambodia's underbelly, Holly explores the overwhelming problem of and demand for human trafficking. All the more, what happens when one stops, looks into a stranger's eyes and knows they are worth saving. Sat. Oct 7, 3:00PM, Rafael |
Hotel Harabati
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A stylish, surreal dark comedy that boldly examines the risks of daily life in the age of terrorism. Sat. Oct 14, 4:00PM, Rafael |
I'll Call You
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A fresh look at modern romance that avoids boy-meets-girl, etc.: What happens when two people, not romantically right for each other, find a connection and candor they can't find in anyone else? Sat. Oct 7, 9:15PM, Rafael |
I'm Seducible
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How does a rebellious Beijing artist juggle two cultures and two men as she makes a new life for herself in San Francisco? Follow Shi-Wei as she reclaims her own ambitions amid the sacrifice required by her newfound freedom. Fri. Oct 6, 6:45PM, 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! |
Lapislazuli: In the Eye of the Bear
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A meteorite crashes in the Alps, awakening a frozen Neanderthal boy. Then Bataa and Sophie meet, in a crash of modern and ancient worlds. Sophie risks everything to help Bataa, who can't survive in this time and place. Fri. Oct 6, 4:30PM, Rafael |
The Liar Shepherd
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Filmmaker Sirus Hassanpur upholds Iranian cinema's tradition of exquisite stories centered around children with this fable about a boy who spares a sick animal out of pity and sets off a chain reaction with dire consequences. Tue. Oct 10, 9:30PM, Sequoia |
Live!
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The engrossing story of a middle-aged woman who lets go of a haunted past in order to live fully and deeply in the present. Thu. Oct 12, 7:15PM, Sequoia |
Longing
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An adulterous affair between a German fireman and a waitress threatens his marriage. With outstanding performances by a nonprofessional cast, and director Valeska Grisebach's striking, unadorned style, the film's emotional intensity is transcendent. Sat. Oct 7, 9:45PM, Rafael |
Men at Work
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In this absurdist comedy-meets-Sufi parable, four 50-something buddies returning from a ski trip in an SUV try to push over a huge stone on the side of a mountain road. Fri. Oct 6, 7:15PM, Rafael |
Midsummer Dream
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Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream gets a fresh coat of CGI paint in this splashy animated feature from Spain, showcasing a dazzlingly rendered dream world ruled by fairy queen Titania and the fabulously beer-bellied beach bum Oberon. Wed. Oct 11, 4:30PM, Sequoia |
The Moon on the Snow
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Three siblings (played by Julie Depardieu (A Very Long Engagement), Marie-Josee Croze (The Barbarian Invasions) and Nicolas Rossier are reunited at their mother's deathbed after years of separation-and, as the weekend progresses, find themselves facing their radically different understandings of the event that had driven them apart. Sat. Oct 14, 8:45PM, Sequoia |
Mysterious Creatures
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Bill and Wendy Ainscow can no longer cope with their adult daughter Lisa's autism, so when the British mental health service deems Lisa well enough to live at home, the couple resort to extreme measures. Sun. Oct 8, 6:00PM, Sequoia |
The Mystery of the Sardine
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An exploding pooch inexplicably destroys Professor Tim Boerhave’s legs, setting in motion Erik van Zuylen’s The Mystery of the Sardine, a surreal, twisty story of broken people and fractured families struggling with disruption, crime and punishment, memory and dreams. Wed. Oct 11, 6:30PM, Sequoia |
