THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 5:30 PM

This short documentary, beautifully filmed in Indonesia, represents a cautionary tale about a 90-year-old fisherman that sees the ocean’s majesty from his simple life on his small boat. He’s been a fisherman his whole life. In recent years, he started catching more plastic than fish. This has caused him to find new purpose, and it reminds us that our own personal actions make a difference.

Meet the Filmmaker Thursday Night!

Directed and Written by: Dana Frankoff
Runtime: 11:15
Country: USA

Through the use of historical footage, interviews and exquisite cinematography, this film explores the history of the West Peak of Mt. Tamalpais and how local citizens have been fighting to restore their mountain to a natural state. It asks the question: Is there the possibility of redemption for desecrating our sacred places?

Written by Peter Coyote
Directed by Gary Yost
Runtime: 21: 29
Country: USA

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympic is held at the Bird's Nest in Beijing on March 4th. Chinese artist Jody Xiong was invited by chief director Zhang Yimou to become the short film director and visual artist of the opening ceremony, and created a technological and artistic installation called The Bloom.

Bahamian sport fishing legend Ansil Saunders guided Martin Luther King, Jr. through the mangroves on a fishing trip just days before King was assassinated in 1968. Ansil Saunders takes us there.

Directed by: Shannon Vandivier
Runtime: 17:00
USA

The opening Gala includes four short films, and culinary delights

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 7:00 PM

Coup 53, starring Ralph Fiennes, is a 2019 British documentary about the 1953 Iranian coup d'état to overthrow Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.

Directed by Taghi Amirani and co-written and edited by Walter Murch.
Runtime: 2:00

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Dinner and show!

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1:00-3:00 PM

HIGH COUNTRY is a timeless story about a community of young people, disguised as hippies and ski bums, who happened upon a ramshackle immigrant mining town on the fringe of society and together fought to conserve and protect it for years to come. Our film will explore how one small mountain community has attempted to walk the line between development and conservation; growth and sustainability.

Directed by Conor Hagan
Runtime: 1:00:02
USA

PANEL DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW FILM

Filmmaker panel discussion to follow film!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 4:00-5:30 PM

Marty has been photographing the landscapes of Northern California and the surrounding areas near Point Reyes for over 25 years. His work portrays the coastal wilderness area in the classic manner of the great American landscape photographer.

Directed by Logan Kelsey
Runtime: 3:40
USA

After a major storm, Tess Felix found her local beach covered in plastic debris, making her aware of the magnitude of the plastic pollution in the ocean. Tess’s art form shifted that day. She began to assemble large portraits of her eco heroes from the plastic she collected on the beach. In making these portraits, she not only creates beautiful works of art from items such as discarded plastic toys, lighters, and empty water bottles, but also reminds the viewer of the throwaway culture we live in. Her hope is to inspire us to change our habits and ask ourselves, “How much plastic do we really need to use?”

Directed by Cynthia Abbott
Runtime: 8:05
USA

Santa Barbara's three-time World Surfing Champion, Tom Curren, discovers new waves, tests the limits of board design, and takes us into his refreshing and thoughtful outlook on surfing and life.
This is considered one of the greatest surf films ever made.
Digitally remastered.

Directed by Sonny Miller
Runtime: 38:00
USA

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 7:00 PM

A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.

Directed by Savanah Leaf.
Runtime: 1:40
USA

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1:00-5:00 PM

An avant-garde film about a rogue skateboard in Bolinas

Directed by Oliver Whitcroft
Runtime: 3:15
USA

In this short, we follow a magical journey through time, embedded with vivid images of Spyros, Greece.

Directed by Manos Triantafillakis
Runtime: 12:54
Greece

An Afghan man and his wife want to cross the borders illegally and reach Europe.

Mohammad Reza Mohammadi
Runtime: 21:59
Afghanistan

A wisened actor journeys towards the afterlife with his
faithful apprentice. In search of an audience, he performs fragmentary soliloquies to a handheld mirror. As the sun starts to wane, his apprentice begins to question whether he is willing to accept his elder's fate.

Directed by Lucian Patton, Lisa Townsend
Runtime: 16:50
USA

A father sets out with his daughter in a small boat onto a tidal estuary with a solemn undertaking. As their losses accumulate, they become immersed in the shifting landscape, and getting back to shore becomes an unexpected passage.

Directed by Jeff Warrin
Runtime: 15:00
USA

An unassuming man spends his entire life baking doughnuts. The long 9 hours shifts, for 7 days a week, are fueled by a time period that robbed him of his childhood.

Directed by Chealy Jean
Runtime: 12:30
USA