When Mill Valley Film Festival organizers at the California Film Institute dove into launching the inaugural DocLands documentary film festival several years ago, they did so to expand the palette of the films the organization has been so good at curating and...
We wake up every morning with pure joy to shout to the hills about the amazing town we get to live in and celebrate. But it’s pretty cool when someone does it for us! In a WorldAtlas piece focusing on “7 Picture-Perfect Towns In Northern California,”...
The 46th Mill Valley Film Festival began on Oct. 5 with the uniqueness of hosting a blockbuster event stocked with amazing films and renowned filmmakers but lacking a crucial ingredient, as many of the stars of the show remained on strike and unable to promote their...
When asked about the uniqueness of hosting the 46th edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival in a year in which many of the stars of the show are still on strike and unable to promote their films, Zoe Elton, the event’s director of programming told an audience...
Through fly-on-the-wall footage and insightful interviews, director ShakaJamal chronicles the effort to create a first-of-its-kind yoga and mindfulness program for Oakland Unified School District middle schools. Aimed at expanding students’ awareness and refining...
With an estimated 35 million people currently displaced from their homes, the world now has more refugees than at any other time since World War II. While media reports thrive on sensationalism and populist politicians adopt fear-mongering campaigns, the lives of...
