FILMS
For a listing of all films, or to see a grid calendar, please use the links below:
MVFF 32 Film Categories and Focuses:
World Cinema
World Cinema films tell stories that reveal elements of the universal while changing our ways of seeing and understanding our global neighbors.
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Valley of the Docs
Reality spins some of the most fascinating yarns of all. Valley of the Docs presents the latest in documentary filmmaking.
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US Cinema
A showcase for new American films by master and emerging filmmakers who share a talent for independent storytelling.
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5@5 and MVFF Shorts
Our 5@5 matinee series always takes its program titles from the songs of a musical performer. This year’s selected artist is Morrissey. Our shorts programs are an assortment of filmic gems by emerging artists and established masters.
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Children's FilmFest
The Children’s FilmFest gives young people a taste of cultures and adventures they won’t get anywhere else.
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FOCUS: ARCHITECTS OF THE AVANT-GARDE
Programs celebrating some of the greatest 20th century artist-innovators:
Breath Made Visible (Ruedi Gerber), Meredith Monk – Inner Voice (Babeth M. VanLoo), A Sweeter Music: a Live Performance by Sarah Cahill with John Sanborn, Troupers (Glenn Silber and Claudia Vianello) and TRIMPIN: the sound of invention (Peter Esmonde).
FOCUS: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Apron Strings (Sima Urale),
The Boys Are Back (Scott Hicks),
Four of a Kind (Fiona Cochrane),
Passengers (Michael Bond) and
The Strength of Water (Armagan Ballantyne).
FOCUS: FRANCE
The Girl on the Train (André Téchiné), Pierrot le fou (Jean-Luc Godard), Ricky (François Ozon).
FOCUS: NEW RUSSIAN CINEMA
Hipsters (Valery Todorovsky), Room and a Half (Andrey Khrzhanovsky),
Stalin Thought of You (Kevin McNeer).
FOCUS: IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
The Bass Player: A Song for Dad (Niall McKay), Bomber (Paul Cotter), The Eclipse (Conor McPherson),
An Education (Lone Scherfig), Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold) and Looking for Eric (Ken Loach).