SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 7:30pm, FESTIVAL TENT • $25
After the film MEETING THE BEATLES IN INDIA on Saturday night in the Festival Tent, stay for live Beatles music with Steven Bates (guitar, vocals), Jon Faurot (bass), and Ralph Humphrey (drums). Arrive a little early, buy a glass of beer or wine, and catch Steven’s acoustic set before the film begins.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1:00pm, FESTIVAL TENT
$13 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR
See the documentary, THE CHOIR AND CONDUCTOR, and meet Academy Award winning director, Freida Lee Mock, at the Q&A. Mock is a director, writer and producer of feature length and short form theatrical documentary films including Maya Lin: A Strong Vision, Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember, SING!, Never Give Up, and Anita: Speaking Truth to Power.
Stay for live music with Anne Tomlinson, the director of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, and some of the kids from the chorus.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1:00pm, FESTIVAL TENT $13 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR
The most local, and locally relevant of all the films in this year’s Festival, LADY BUDS tells the story of female cannabis growers in our community. Plan to stay after the film for a lively panel discussion that will include the director, Chris Russo, some of the film’s featured players, and locals in the cannabis industry.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 10:00am, FESTIVAL TENT
$13 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR
This powerful documentary about California’s incarcerated youth being trained to fight wildfires is extremely topical. Stay after the film to follow a discussion with the filmmaker and the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department.
Part of Native Cinema Short Films & Conversation
Directed by Evan-Marie Petit
Produced by Evan-Marie Petit , Louis Fox & Michael Hunter/Hope 4 Natives
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1:00pm, CROWN HALL
$13 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR
Created in collaboration with the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo, POMO LAND BACK: A PRAYER FROM THE FOREST aims to honor the vital movement towards indigenous-led stewardship and rematriation of California forest lands. The film is a poetic document of an alliance-building, inter-tribal gathering in February 2022, led by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, calling for protection and co-management of the 48,652 acre Jackson Demonstration State Forest
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1 PM, CROWN HALL
$13 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR
Join us for a special program starting with the feature documentary CHASING VOICES followed by four short films and a conversation with directors Dan and Nathaniel Golding, Tribal Chairman Michael Hunter, Priscilla Hunter, director Evan-Marie Petit, filmmaker Linda Mai Green, and Regenerative Youth Leaders working to sustain local art and culture. Sponsored by Thanksgiving Coffee Company
Part 1:
CHASING VOICES: THE STORY OF JOHN PEABODY HARRINGTON
Directed by Dan Golding
Documentary/Pat’s Pick
Ethnographer John Peabody Harrington spent 50 years recording and documenting over 150 different, dying Native American languages which are being revitalized using his archives. 57 min.
Part 2: Native Cinema Short Films
Join us for four short films and a conversation with all the filmmakers.
AWAKEN
Directed by Nathaniel Golding and Xavier Madrid
A look at the issues and challenges young people face growing up on the Quechan Nation’s Fort Yuma Reservation in Southern California. 14 min.
CHISHKALE: BLESSING OF THE ACORN
Directed by Linda Mai Green
A dance film with Bernadette Smith (Manchester Band of Pomo Indians) created to honor Tan Oak conservation efforts and the sacred, traditional food of California Natives. 5 min.
FOREST GRANDMOTHERS
Directed by Bee RYL Productions
Exploring the years of activism by Priscilla Hunter (Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians) and Polly Girvin to preserve the forest and educate others to its cultural significance for Native People. 2 min.
POMO LAND BACK: A PRAYER FROM THE FOREST
Directed by Evan-Marie Petit
Produced by Evan-Marie Petit , Louis Fox & Michael Hunter/Hope 4 Natives
Created in collaboration with the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo, POMO LAND BACK: A PRAYER FROM THE FOREST aims to honor the vital movement towards indigenous-led stewardship and rematriation of California forest lands. The film is a poetic document of an alliance-building, inter-tribal gathering in February 2022, led by the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, calling for protection and co-management of the 48,652 acre Jackson Demonstration State Forest.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1:00pm, CROWN HALL
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 10:00am, COAST CINEMAS
$13 IN ADVANCE, $15 AT THE DOOR
Join us on a scenic tour through Northern California (and a few points beyond) with our Nature Shorts program. 80 min.
THREE OCEAN ADVOCATES
Directed by Cynthia Abbott and Andrea E. Leland. An artist, a fisherman and a photographer answer the call of an ocean in crisis. 28 min.
REQUIEM FOR A FALLEN TREE
Directed by Chet Jamgochian. Cellist Marcia Sloane plays a requiem and an improvisation for a 155-year old redwood tree felled in the controversial Caspar 500 timber harvest plan in Caspar, California. 3 min.
PLANT HEIST
Directed by Chelsi de Cuba and Gabriel de Cuba. California’s fight to protect native succulents from an international poaching ring worth millions. 17 min.
A LITTLE PIECE OF EARTH
Directed by Ryan Malloy. In 1968, the young architect Charles Bello and his pregnant wife, Vanna Rae, left the city to live on
a 400-acre ranch in a remote Mendocino redwood forest. As they worked to create a sustainable lifestyle, Charles was free to create fantastical structures subject only to the dictates of his own artistic vision. 15 min.
VISIONS OF THE LOST SIERRA
Directed by Matthew Ritenour. A look into the past, present and future of the Middle Fork of the Feather River, one of the first eight rivers designated as Wild & Scenic in 1968. 14 min.
BRIEF SURVEY
Directed by Dava Whisenant. WINNER: Best Comedy Short, Sedona International Film Fest. A good-hearted hiker finds himself overcome by nature’s majesty, only to be drawn into a cosmic nightmare. 3 min.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 7:30pm, MENDOCINO THEATRE COMPANY • $25
MUST BE 21+ FOR MEZCAL TASTING
Stay after the film KEEPERS OF CORN for a conversation with the filmmaker and with Marsilio Gabuardi of Tahona Mercado to discuss the traditional sustainable practices of both farmers and distillers.
Then join us for a special mezcal tasting event to celebrate the ancestral techniques of Oaxacans to distill agave. Also enjoy small bites by Chef James Sant, of Plant Food Culinary Arts, that showcase the local Mendocino bounty, both foraged and grown, and served with beautiful rainbow-colored corn.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 10:00am, COAST CINEMAS
$5 KIDS; $10 ADULTS
Winner BAFTA Children’s Award, Best Feature Film; Winner Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Animation
In this 1999 animated modern classic with Brad Bird’s directorial debut, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendship with him.
Ages 6+. 86 min. Sponsored by Noyo Harbor Inn.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 8:00pm • $15 AT THE DOOR ONLY
LARRY SPRING MUSEUM FORT BRAGG, 225 E REDWOOD FORT BRAGG
The Larry Spring Museum & Video Hoarder present TAPES FROM BEYOND, an outdoor screening of mind-melting cinema exploring the strange and wonderful world of rare VHS tapes!
Check out the Holy Goats munching their way through the gorse and French broom in back of the Mendocino Presbyterian Church. Holy Goats is a fire protection resource for the community creating resilient and safe communities through the munching power of 20 goats and 25 sheep.
It is part of the non-profit Fortunate Farms, “working to regenerate the land while increasing resilience in our community by growing nourishing food, producing fiber, and managing pastures to restore native biodiversity. We share nature’s bounty and our knowledge with our local and global communities to build a vibrant, sustainable, climate-resilient future for everyone.”
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 9:00am, CAFE BEAUJOLAIS GARDEN, MENDOCINO
The unlikely trio of Walt Disney, Bill Plympton, and Spain Rodriguez come together at this year’s Mendocino Film Festival. Join Bill Plympton, Susan Stern, the director of BAD ATTITUDE, and a Disney animator for a morning chat about the glorious art of animation.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 9:00am, GOOD LIFE BAKERY PATIO, MENDOCINO
Join some of our visiting filmmakers as they share their stories and the art of independent filmmaking. What are the trials and tribulations they’ve endured to get their visions onto the screen?
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 4:00pm, MENDOCINO THEATRE COMPANY
Sponsored by Mendocino Grove. Directed by Holly Morris.
Winner, Best Adventure Film, Boulder Film Festival 2022; Winner, Audience Award, DC Environmental Film Festival 2022
As the Arctic polar ice cap melts, reaching the North Pole has become increasingly dangerous. But a daring and unprecedented group of women from Europe and the Arab World navigate everything from frostbite and polar bear threats, to sexism and self-doubt in an intimate story of resilience, survival and global citizenry—in what may be the last- ever over-ice expedition to the top of the world. 89 min.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1:00pm, CROWN HALL
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Check our website, box office, and social media for a very special addition. You won’t be disappointed. Sponsored by Cafe Beaujolais.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 3:00pm, FESTIVAL TENT
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Where would the Festival be without our supportive community? Join us in the Festival Tent for a free screening as a thank you. Tickets not required; first come, first served. Sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
EXHIBIT: ALL WEEKEND, KELLEY HOUSE MUSEUM, MENDOCINO
LIVE MUSIC: SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, KELLEY HOUSE LAWN
Cannabis and Cat Mother panel 3:30
Cat Mother music 1-3
Both at Kelley house- free
The Kelley House Museum is celebrating Cat Mother, and their impact on the Mendocino Coast with a collection of ephemera, albums, and articles. On June 4th a panel will discuss the intersection of Cannabis and Cat Mother, in addition to live music on the Kelley House lawn from 1:00 – 3:00pm.
Cat Mother was an eclectic rock band formed in Greenwich Village in 1967. They toured with Jimi Hendrix who co-produced their first album and had a hit with “Good Old Rock ‘N Roll” in 1969, by 1970 Cat Mother was living on the Mendocino Coast
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, ROTARY PARK, 44690 MAIN ST, MENDOCINO
Make your way to Rotary Park in beautiful Mendocino on Friday, June 3, for a craft market complete with educational booths from local cannabis cultivators in honor of the Friday screening of LADY BUDS sponsored by Sol de Mendocino and The Bohemian Chemist. See TheBohemianChemist.com for timing and other event details.
GALLERY BOOKSHOP, 319 KASTEN ST, MENDOCINO
Stop in at Gallery Bookshop in Mendocino and browse their selection of Festival-related books. Tom Weidlinger, director of the documentary THE RESTLESS HUNGARIAN will be on hand to discuss the book The Restless Hungarian: Modernism, Madness, and the American Dream on Saturday, June 4, 11 am-1 pm. Check out the Gallery Bookshop website for dates, times, and additional events: gallerybookshop.com.
