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VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 24-28, 2021
FEATURED FILMS
THE BEST IN FILM, FOOD, WINE & FUN
A social event as much as a viewing party, many of us block out the Sonoma International Film Festival schedule on our calendars the same way we highlight family vacations and important birthdays. This year promises to be a little different, an opportunity to settle into our personal screening rooms and immerse ourselves in cinema on our own schedule...
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FILM FESTIVAL
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-Includes SIFF2021 Virtual Film Festival March 24-28, 2021
-100+ Films
-Cooking & Wine Tasting Experiences
-Film Q& As
-Panels + Workshops
-Plus all SIFF Saturdays monthly virtual films throughout the year
-And additional specially curated virtual events throughout the year
2021 VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING PASS
MARCH 24
OPENING NIGHT
6 PM PT
Six Minutes To Midnight
MARCH 25
5 PM PT
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
6 PM PT
Window To The Sea
(Una Ventana Al Mar)
7 PM PT
Escape From Extinction
SPOTS ARE LIMITED
Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero.
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Marking the centenary of the death of Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), this documentary feature is the story of a remarkable talent that transcended stereotypes.
From his origins in Livorno, Italy to the Paris of Picasso and Brancusi that became the center of modernity, to his love for his wife and frequent subject of his portraits Jeanne Hébuterne, the film depicts the life and work of an avant-garde artist who has become a contemporary classic.
Maverick Modigliani
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6 PM PT FRIDAY, MARCH 26
Documentary | 97 Minutes | Italy
Director: Valeria Parisi
After breaking up with her boyfriend, 28 year old aspiring journalist Hanna decides to leave Stockholm and moves back to her parents and brother in her small hometown Alingsås. After getting a job at the local news station, her world is turned upside down when her father, who is a respected priest in the community, informs his family about his lifelong feminine side. Wanting to come out as Marianne, the whole family now have to deal with the consequences this might have for themselves, as well as for the community at large.
7 PM PT FRIDAY, MARCH 26
West Coast Premiere
Feature | 110 Minutes | Sweden Director: Mårten Klingberg
In Swedish with English Subtitles
My Father Marianne (Min Pappa Marianne)
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In 2016, almost anyone you asked, or any poll you consulted, pointed you to a Hillary Clinton landslide. This documentary seeks to answer one question: How the hell did Donald Trump win? As America began to try and come to terms with the surprising (and for many voters, horrifying) results of the presidential race of 2016, the subsequent rapid-fire speed of events and jam-packed news cycles meant that nobody would ever have the opportunity to truly and properly reflect on what exactly just happened -- and how did it?
5 PM PT FRIDAY, MARCH 26
Documentary | 108 Minutes | U.S. Director: James Fletcher
The Accidental President
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In 1933 in Berlin. Anna is only nine years old when her life changes from the ground up. To escape the Nazis, her father Arthur Kemper, a well-known Jewish journalist, has to flee to Zurich. His family, Anna, her 12-year-old brother Max and her mother Dorothea, follow him shortly thereafter. Anna has to leave everything behind, including her beloved pink rabbit, and to face a new life full of challenges and privations abroad.
8 PM PT FRIDAY, MARCH 26
Feature | 119 Minutes | Germany/Switzerland/Italy
Director: Oscar Winner Caroline Link
In German with English Subtitles
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Als Hitler Das Rosa Kaninchen Stahl
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Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
6 PM PT SUNDAY, MARCH 28
Feature | 104 Minutes | U.S.
Director: George Gallo
Starring Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman and Zach Braff
The Comeback Trail
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Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.
6 PM PT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
Feature | 99 Minutes | U.S.
Director: Andy Goddard
Starring Dame Judi Dench, James D'Arcy, Eddie Izzard and Jim Broadbent
Six Minutes To Midnight
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The CEO of a big international wine company must meet again with his clumsy cousin to renew the contract allowing him to manage the brand, going down a rabbit hole of adventures and catastrophes in the process.
8 PM PT SATURDAY, MARCH 27
Feature | 104 Minutes | France
Director: Jan Kounen
In French with English Subtitles
My Cousin
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Barbara Lee: Warrior for Peace and Justice is a documentary film that paints a portrait of Representative Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace and diplomacy in the U.S. Congress.
5 PM PT SATURDAY, MARCH 27
Documentary | 82 Minutes | U.S. Director: Abby Ginzburg
Truth To Power: Barbara Lee Speaks For Me
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A comedy about the tragedy of being forever young. An old group of friends gathers to celebrate Mitzi's surprise birthday party over a nostalgic weekend at an idyllic seaside villa - just like they used to do as teenagers. Familiar surroundings and the old rituals get to the core of the group and make them forget their adulthood. Revelations, not meant to harm the balance, make them reassess their past as well as their present.
6 PM PT SATURDAY, MARCH 27
Feature | 119 Minutes | Finland Director: Jenni Toivoniemi
Games People Play (Seurapeli)
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In 2006, a group of thieves performed what is considered one of the most famous and smart bank heists in the history of Argentina when they rob the Banco Río branch in Acassuso.
7 PM PT SATURDAY, MARCH 27
Feature | 114 Minutes | Argentina
Director: Ariel Winograd
NominatIon: Spanish Goya Award for Best Latin American Feature In Spanish with English Subtitles
The Heist Of The Century (El Robo Del Siglo)
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man is the cinematic documentary that explores the world's fascination with the greatest piano and keyboardist over the last 40 years. Hear the stories and go behind the stage to hear from the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers Band, the Black Crowes, Blues Traveler, Gov't Mule, John Mayer, Pink Floyd and others from an on tour point of view. Featuring Chuck Leavell, Former President Jimmy Carter, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Chris Robinson, Dr. John, John Mayer, David Gilmore and others.
5 PM PT THURSDAY, MARCH 25
Documentary | 102 Minutes | U.S. Director: Allen Farst
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
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World weary, Dublin stand up comedienne Kate McLoughlin is in a dark place. She wants out. Her morbid prayers are answered in the form of a cancer diagnosis. For Kate, this is the perfect excuse. But a last supper of dodgy shellfish and champagne puts paid to her overdose attempt. To placate her family, she begrudgingly agrees to undergo chemotherapy. Armed with staggering levels of cynicism and a plethora of blackly comic jokes, Kate gets off to a bad start with four other women she encounters in the chemo ward; four women from all walks of life, whose unsolicited friendships are perfectly designed to blow open her shut down heart.
8 PM PT THURSDAY, MARCH 25
Feature | 100 Minutes | Ireland Director: Ruth Meehan
The Bright Side
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Rare footage of endangered animals and interviews with the world's leading animal welfare specialists and conservation scientists working to protect animals from all seven of Earth's continents, and its mighty oceans, lakes, and rivers. Produced by the American Humane Association.
7 PM PT THURSDAY, MARCH 25
Feature | 114 Minutes | Argentina
Director: Ariel Winograd
NominatIon: Spanish Goya Award for Best Latin American Feature In Spanish with English SubtitlesDocumentary | 88 Minutes | U.S.
Director: Matthew R. Brady
Narrated by Helen Mirren
$10,000 Matching Donation by Susan Atherton on behalf of the Oakland Zoo.
Escape From Extinction
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Faced with life changing news, Maria, a 55 year old woman, chooses to take a trip to Greece with her closest girlfriends against the advice of her son and doctors.
6 PM PT THURSDAY, MARCH 25
Feature | 105 Minutes | Spain
Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez In Spanish with English Subtitles
Window To The Sea (Una Ventana Al Mar)
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The Bright Side
8 PM PT
My Father Marianne
(Min Pappa Marianne)
7 PM PT
Maverick Modigliani
6 PM PT
The Accidental President
5 PM PT
MARCH 26
The Heist Of The Century
(El Robo Del Siglo)
7 PM PT
Games People Play
(Seurapeli)
6 PM PT
Truth To Power:
Barbara Lee Speaks For Me
5 PM PT
MARCH 27
The Comeback Trail
6 PM PT
CLOSING NIGHT
MARCH 28
My Cousin
8 PM PST
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
(Als Hitler Das Rosa
Kaninchen Stahl)
8 PM PT
SEE OUR ENTIRE SIFF2021 FESTIVAL CATALOG HERE!
SIFF Passholder-Only Early Online Access Events
Events include:
-The Devour! Cooking Series featuring demonstrations from notable chefs.
-The SIFF Wine Tastings Series features select virtual tastings from wineries from many local wineries.
-A private screening on Saturday, March 13 at 6 PM PT of Samuel Goldwyn’s Food Club, the Italian film from Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg, which tells the story of three girlfriends from elementary school; three very different women, all with one thing in common--they are all in the fall of their lives and they all feel how relentless old age can be. Space is limited for this screening.
All SIFF Passholder-Only Early Online Access Events will be available beginning March 1.
SIFF Live Film Festival Drive-Ins
In addition to the virtual experience, SIFF is hosting three live Drive-Ins during the festival on Opening Night March 24, and Friday and Saturday evenings March 26-27 at the Sonoma Airport.
The Opening Night film on March 24 is "Six Minutes To Midnight" starring Dame Judi Dench. Friday’s Drive-In will feature the SIFF Shorts Showcase, a compilation of the best short films in the virtual festival, and Saturday’s live event will showcase SIFF2021’s Closing Night feature "The Comeback Trail" starring Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman. Gates open each night at 5 PM PT. General Admission tickets for the live Drive Ins are per vehicle and are on sale separate from the Virtual Film Festival.
