Take 4! We return to Mendocino village on May 29th - 31st for an intimate and selective lineup of independent films. Featuring special guest appearances, and a rich assortment of curated films, the 2009 festival will include an Opening Night Party on Friday, May 29th.
Most of the filmmakers are attending the festival in person, to meet and converse with you, our audience of film enthusiasts. There are recognized veterans in the line-up, including Jon Else (Eyes on the Prize, Day After Trinity) screening Wonders Are Many; Bob Elfstrom (receiving the Albert Maysles Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking) screening his classic 1969 film Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music; and Kevin Rafferty (Atomic Café) with Harvard Beats Yale 29-29. You will also find talented emerging filmmakers with cutting edge stories from around the world, including One Way (Afghanistan) and Nutkin’s Last Stand (US/England) and the animated masterpiece Azur and Asmar (France).
Other 2009 highlights include films about unforgettable characters (
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai,
Trouble the Water, The Brothers Warner); the lives of artists (
This Dust of Words, S
hadow & Light, Archeology of Memory); important issues of our times (
Dirt! The Movie, The World We Want) great music (
Always Been a Rambler, Waiting for a Train) and stories to delight and entertain (
Greetings From the Shore, Eating Alaska, Dot.Com, and shorts program Vive l’Amour). A special guest for conversation over coffee at the Little River Inn will be new part-time resident to the coast, screenwriter Audrey Wells, to talk about her work as a screenwriter and director (Under the Tuscan Sun) in Hollywood.
Sold out screenings are expected, so buy your tickets early.
From the beginning call of "Action!" to the final wrap, the 2009 Mendocino Film Festival will be a classic!
