Events Calendar · October 2022
The MVFF Centerpiece Award - TILL
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Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm in theater
Phone: 877-874.-6833
Celebrating 45 years of film in Marin County from October 6th through October 16th! The internationally renowned Mill Valley Film Festival offers a high-profile, prestigious, non-competitive environment perfect for celebrating the best in independent and world cinema. MVFF (the oldest fall film festival in California) remains committed to celebrating film and filmmakers and offering the highest resources and production elements possible, whatever challenges the world throws our way.
TILL
CENTERPIECE
MIND THE GAP AWARD • CREATIVITY & TRUTH
MIND THE GAP | US CINEMA
US 2022, 130 min, Director: Chinonye Chukwu
Visually striking and moving, Till centers the story of Emmett Till through the experience of his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. It’s a powerful choice, revealing the journey of a mother for whom grief becomes action—and whose action changes history. Danielle Deadwyler as Till Mobley is brilliant and leads a terrific cast, including Jalyn Hall, who exudes a confident charisma as Emmett, Whoopi Goldberg, and Frankie Faison. It feels as though director-screenwriter Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency, MVFF42) empowered her cast to go deep in an incredibly truthful way, creating a breathtaking drama that confirms all the promise of her earlier work with sure-handed artistry and insight. The emotional integrity of the cast is a great counterpoint to the wonderfully cinematic experience that she creates, with a confidence and style that recalls classic American film. This is a story both timeless and timely, as full of love as it is of grief. —Zoë Elton
GUESTS EXPECTED: writer-director Chinonye Chukwu, actor Danielle Deadwyler
Additional Location or Other Information
Cine Arts Sequoia Theater in Mill Valley / Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael / The Lark Theater in Larkspur / BAMPFA in Berkeley / The Roxie in San Francisco