RAFAEL@HOME LIVESTREAM CONVERSATIONS
WRITING DIRECTORS LIVES: CAPRA • FORD • SPIELBERG
Conversation with author, critic and historian Joseph McBride
14 January, 2021
JOSÉ NETO: THE MAN BEHIND THE WHITE GUITAR
Conversation with José Neto , JJ McGeehan (Composer/Musician and Film’s Music Mixer) and moderator Merl Saunders, Jr.
9 August, 2020
REBUILDING PARADISE
Conversation with producer Xan Parker and film subject Michelle John.
9 August, 2020
BOYS STATE
Conversation with filmmakers Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss following a special CFI Member screening of BOYS STATE.
30 July, 2020
THE RABBI GOES WEST
Janis Plotkin in conversation with co-directors Gerald Peary and Amy Geller, film subject Rabbi Chaim Bruk.
26 July, 2020
GATHER
GATHER director Sanjay Raawal in conversation with Joni Cooper, DocLands Documentary Film Festival Director of Programming. Sanjay was a participant in DocPitch 2019 where he received a grant to help fund the completion of this film.
25 July, 2020
ROBERT BLY: A THOUSAND YEARS OF JOY
Conversation with ROBERT BLY: A THOUSAND YEARS OF JOY director Haydn Reiss and Buddhist Film Foundation founder Gaetano Kazuo Maida.
19 July, 2020
FERLINGHETTI: A REBIRTH OF WONDER
FERLINGHETTI: A REBIRTH OF WONDER director Christopher Felver in conversation with filmmaker Haydn Reiss.
12 July, 2020
COME STREAM WITH ME: THE ART OF JOHN SANBORN
Filmmaker and multimedia artist John Sanborn – in conversation with Zoë Elton, Mill Valley Film Festival Director of Programming – shares insights into his work from 1979 to 2020 with clips exhibiting his diverse and unique range.
11 July, 2020
MY DARLING VIVIAN
Conversation with MY DARLING VIVIAN director Matt Riddlehoover, producer Dustin Tittle and music columnist Paul Liberatore.
2 July, 2020
RAY HARRYHAUSEN: MASTER OF CINEMA MAGIC
Smith Rafael Film Center Director of Programming Richard Peterson gathered with some of Harryhausen’s students and friends to discuss his influence and legacy. A conversation with Oscar-winning visual and special effects artists Craig Barron, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Phil Tippett, who shared film clips and insights into the master’s worked how it influenced their own.
29 June, 2020
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
Conversation with director Martin Shore and special guests William Bell, Al Bell and Boo Mitchell.
28 June, 2020
AVIVA
Conversation with director Boaz Yakin, Daniel Gillies and dancer Bobbi Jene Smith.
27 June, 2020
STAGE: THE CULINARY INTERNSHIP
Conversation with director Abby Ainsworth and and KCBS Radio Foodie Chap, Liam Mayclem.
21 June, 2020
RUNNER
Conversation with RUNNER director Bill Gallagher and DocLands Director of Programming Joni Cooper.
19 June, 2020
BABYTEETH
Conversation with director Shannon Murphy and Actress Eliza Scanlen following a CFI Members’ streamed screening of their new film BABYTEETH. Thank you to IFC Films for this special evening.
18 June, 2020
RUMI: POET OF THE HEART
Conversation with director Haydn Reiss and Gaetano Kazuo Maida, Founder Buddhist Film Foundation.
8 June, 2020
SURVIVING SKOKIE
Conversation with SURVIVING SKOKIE filmmakers Eli Adler and Blair Gershkow & film subject Jack Adler.
31 May, 2020
16 BARS
Conversation with 16 BARS director Sam Bathrick, Film Subject Speech Thomas of Arrested Development, Film Subject Sarah Scarbrough, Director and Founder of Real Life Re-Entry Program and Re-entry activist and community leader Lyn Twyman, CEO of LASERS. Moderator: Steve Michelson, Executive Director, The Fund for Sustainable Tomorrows
27 May, 2020
THE STORY OF PLASTIC | CFI EDUCATION
Conversation with THE STORY OF PLASTIC director Deia Schlosberg, Ecology Center Executive Director Martin Bourque and some local youth environmental activists.
Presented by CFI Education in partnership with Children for Change
26 May, 2020
THE LURE OF THIS LAND
Conversation with THE LURE OF THIS LAND director Alexandra Lexton
24 May, 2020
MICROPLASTIC MADNESS | CFI EDUCATION
Q&A with MICROPLASTIC MADNESS directors Debby Lee Cohen and Atsuko Quirk.
19 May, 2020
GIFT
Conversation with GIFT director Robin McKenna.
17 May, 2020
THE BIKES OF WRATH
Conversation with BIKES OF WRATH Filmmakers/Film Subjects Charlie Turnbull and Cameron Ford.
16 May, 2020
OTHER MUSIC
Conversation with John Goddard of the infamous Mill Valley record store Village Music and Barry Lazarus of San Rafael’s Red Devil Records.
10 May, 2020
MOSSVILLE
Conversation with director Alexander John Glustom and producer Daniel Bennett with Royce McElmore, Executive Director, Women Helping All People.
Presented by CFI Education in partnership with SURJ and Drawdown Marin.
9 May, 2020
TEAM MARCO
Conversation with TEAM MARCO director Julio Vincent Gambuto.
26 April, 2020
WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL
Conversation with WHAT SHE SAID: THE ART OF PAULINE KAEL director Rob Garver.
26 April, 2020
THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD
Conversation with THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD stars Rosalind Chao and Chris Cooper with Filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto.
26 April, 2020
THE LORAX | SCIENCE ON SCREEN
Conversation with journalist David Templeton and illustrator Paige Braddock.
22 April, 2020
MY PLACE | MY STORY
Short films from the students of CFI Education program MY PLACE | MY STORY
16 April, 2020
THE BIKES OF WRATH
Conversation with BIKES OF WRATH directors Charlie Turnbull and Cameron Ford
11 April, 2020
THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD
THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD Livestream Conversation with special guests Rosalind Chao and filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto.
5 April, 2020