The Mendocino Film Festival: Outstanding Films in a Spectacular Setting

The Mendocino Film Festival: Outstanding Films in a Spectacular Setting

MENDOCINO, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Quickly becoming the "go to" festival of intimate film festivals, the Mendocino Film Festival on Northern California's coast presents a rich and varied selection of independent films in this village by the sea from May 29 to May 31.

Some highlights for filmgoers this spring:

Trouble the Water, Executive Producer Danny Glover, nominated for an Academy Award. This documentary tells the story of New Orleans' 2005 flooding catastrophe and its aftermath through the eyes of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband.

Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music, presented by special arrangement, a 1969 documentary on this legendary performer at his peak. This offering was directed by Robert Elfstrom, who will be receiving the Albert Maysles Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking during the Festival this year.

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29, part sports movie, part document of the 60s. It contrasts the blue-bloods of Yale (including George W. Bush and Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau) and the proletariat underdogs of Harvard (including Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones) as these institutions faced off in a stunning football upset during the tumultuous days of 1968.

The "Films for Our Future" category features Dirt! The Movie, about the history and future of our relationship with soil, and The World We Want, an inspirational look at the way young teens around the globe are changing their local communities for the better.

Greetings From the Shore, winner of 45 awards, is a coming-of-age film starring Paul Sorvino, Jay 0. Sanders and Kim Shaw, and will screen opening night.

The "Films on the Arts" category includes Archeology of Memory, about Chilean exile musician Quique Cruz creating a multimedia artwork to heal his wounds from the Pinochet regime's torture, and Wonders Are Many, about the making of the opera "Doctor Atomic," by John Adams and Peter Sellars, based on atomic bomb creator J. Robert Oppenheimer's story.

Additionally, there is a children's program, an opening party and a "meet the filmmakers" reception.

For more information about the Mendocino Film Festival or to join the mailing list, go to www.MendocinoFilmFestival.org or 707-937-0171. Tickets are available on line, by phone and at the box office. Due to Mendocino's more intimate venues, shows are expected to sell out quickly, so purchasing early is recommended.

Source: Mendocino Film Festival

CONTACT: Ann Walker of Mendocino Film Festival, +1-707-937-0171

Web Site: http://www.mendocinofilmfestival.org/

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