History isn’t just found in books—it lives in the music. 🪕✨
We were honored to host Patrice Strahan of the Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellowship (Oakland Public Conservatory of Music) for a special screening of BOIL DOWN THAT CABBAGE.
After watching Candace Williamson’s moving short film, 100 students got to experience the music firsthand. Patrice didn’t just perform—she brought the film’s history to life, sharing the deep and vital roots of the banjo in Black American culture.
A huge thank you to Patrice and @oaklandpublicconservatory for an absolutely stellar experience. 🎶🖤
Did you know INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DAY is tomorrow? Ya, we just heard that too! Bring the fam to see a film on the big screen...
Now Playing THE SHEEP DETECTIVES at the Sequoia #MillValley
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Styled to perfection 🌟 Join fashion stylist Molly Rogers as she shops for the iconic styles as seen in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2.
Now Playing | Sequoia Cinema #millvalley
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#devilwearsprada #devilwearsprada2 #annehathaway
🍿 Let’s take a ride… to the movies!
New at the Rafael • San Rafael:
SAT, 5/16 $5 Western Gems Series, THE MAN FROM LARAMIE
SUN, 5/17 Queen Kelly (Now in 4K)
SILENT FRIEND
OMAHA
The Sequoia • Mill Valley:
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2
THE SHEEP DETECTIVE
🗓️ rafaelfilm.org | sequoiafilm.org
In OMAHA, one unexpected road trip changes everything.
This tender, deeply affecting coming-of-age drama follows a brother and sister crossing the American West with their father, slowly uncovering the truth behind their sudden journey.
Opens FRI, MAY 15 | Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
🎟️ rafaelfilm.org
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#indiefilm #comingofage #sundance #seeitintheaters #sanrafael @greenwichentertainment
Scandal, obsession, and silent-era excess.
QUEEN KELLY remains one of Hollywood’s most infamous unfinished films — a lavish, chaotic melodrama starring Gloria Swanson and directed by Erich von Stroheim, now restored in stunning 4K.
SUN, MAY 17 • 4:15PM (One-off screening!) | Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
🎟️ rafaelfilm.org
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#silentfilm #classiccinema #gloriaswanson #filmhistory #arthousecinema #sanrafael
🎬 Next up in our 'HIDDEN WESTERN GEMS OF THE 50s' series...
THE MAN FROM LARAMIE, a gripping frontier tale of revenge and reckoning, one of the decade’s most compelling Westerns starring James Stewart.
📅 THIS SAT, MAY 16 | 11AM
📍 Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
🎟️ $5 admission: rafaelfilm.org
🌵 With community partner California Gold @californiagold_bar & Pixels Arcade & Taproom @pixelsarcadetaproom
🎬 We kick off our 'HIDDEN WESTERN GEMS OF THE 50s' series this Saturday with the 70th anniversary of THE SEARCHERS, John Ford’s sweeping, influential Western starring John Wayne — a landmark of American cinema.
🎙️With an intro from CAFILM's Programming Manager Sterling Hedgpeth.
📅 SAT, MAY 9 | 11AM
📍 Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
🎟️ $5: rafaelfilm.org
🌵 With community partners California Gold & Pixels Arcade & Taproom
@sterlingsez@californiagold_bar@pixelsarcadetaproom
Top off your day at May Madness this Saturday with George Lucas’ classic AMERICAN GRAFFITI—a nostalgic love letter to cruising, rock ’n’ roll, and the last golden nights of youth.
SAT, MAY 9 | Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
🎟️ rafaelfilm.org
🍿 Concession confessions: Tell us your dream car & receive a free small popcorn!
Note: May Madness includes street closures. Parking in the A Street Garage (951 A St.), the parking lot right next to Il Davide is free on the weekends.
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🎬 Filmmakers, last call for MVFF49 entries...
Send in your film by Monday, May 11 to be part of the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival! Presented by the California Film Institute@cafilm .
We welcome short- and feature-length films across narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, and youth-produced work.
→ mvff.com
#filmfreeway #filmfestivals #filmcommunity
