This year, we are thrilled to be bringing in such a wide array of local, domestic and international Filmmakers to attend the Mill Valley Film Festival. We work very hard to give you, the viewer, the opportunity to discuss the film with the filmmaker during post-screening Q&A sessions, as well as the chance to show these filmmakers just how much our community loves cinema!  

Please note guest attendance is subject to change.

FILM ATTENDING GUESTS SCREENINGS ATTENDING
Albert Nobbs Actress Glenn Close, Director Rodrigo Garcia 10/6
American Homes Director Bernard Friedman 10/14
The Artist Director Michel Hazanavicius, Actor Jean Dujardin, Actress Bérénice Bejo 10/16
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement Co-Director Robin Fryday 10/15, 10/16
Between 2 Fires Director Agnieszka Lukasiak 10/9, 10/11
Beyond the Road Director Charly Braun 10/8, 10/11
Bon Voyage Director Margien Rogaar 10/12, 10/13
A Brush with the Tenderloin Director Paige Bierma 10/15, 10/16
Busong (Palawan Fate) Producer Jong De Castro 10/8, 10/10
The Butcher's Wife Director Gao Xiongjie 10/7, 10/9
Buud Yam Director Gaston Kaboré 10/11
California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown Director Sascha Rice, Producer Hilary Armstrong 10/11
Christmas Piggy Director R.S. Söderström .
Circus Columbia Director Danis Tanovic 10/14, 10/16
Circus Dreams Director Signe Taylor 10/9
Collaborator Director Martin Donovan 10/9
Country Music Producer Sarah Childress 10/15, 10/16
Da Monzon, The Conquest of Samanyana Director Sidy Diabaté 10/8, 10/10
Day of the Flowers Director John Roberts 10/11
Deaf Jam Director Judy Lieff 10/13, 10/15
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Co-Director Lisa Immordino Vreeland 10/10, 10/11
A Doctor's Job Director Julio O. Ramos 10/11, 10/13
Dolphin Boy Co-Directors Dani Menkin and Yonatan Nir 10/9, 10/10
Eames: The Architect and the Painter Co-Directors Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey 10/8, 10/14
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson Producer Kevin Eastwood 10/7, 10/9
ELIMINATE: Archie Cookson Director Rob Holder, Producer Ioanna Karavela 10/8, 10/11
A Few Best Men Director Stephan Elliott, Actor Kris Marshall, Producer Share Stallings, Producer Laurence Malkin 10/14
Floyd the Android Director Jonathan Lyons 10/10, 10/14
Girlfriend Director Justin Lerner, Actor Evan Sneider 10/9, 10/10
GOLD VIOLIN: bow of death Director Mark Pope 10/12, 10/19
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator Director Pamela Yates, Producer Paco de Onís 10/7, 10/9
Guru: Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard Co-Directors Sabine Gisiger and Beat Häner 10/15, 10/16
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? Co-Directors Donald Goldmacher and Frances Causey 10/13, 10/15
Hip Hop Maestro Director Christine Lee 10/15, 10/16
Jeff Who Lives at Home Co-Directors Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass 10/6
The Lady Director Luc Besson, Actress Michelle Yeoh 10/8
Library of Dust Co-Director Robert James 10/12, 10/15
Like Crazy Actor Anton Yelchin, Actress Felicity Jones .
Lotus Eaters Director Alexandra McGuinness 10/8, 10/10
Martha Marcy May Marlene Actress Elizabeth Olsen, Actor John Hawkes, Director Sean Durkin 10/15
Moonless Night Director Bethynia Cardenas Iñiguez 10/10, 10/12
Mr. Happy Man Director Matt Morris 10/13, 10/15
My Big Red Purse Director Giancarlo Iannotta 10/12, 10/13
My Week with Marilyn Director Simon Curtis 10/11
The New Environmentalists Co-Directors Will Parrinello, John Antonelli and Tom Dusenbery 10/8, 10/15
Pariah Director Dee Rees, Actress Adepero Oduye 10/10
Pegasus Actor Anas El Baz 10/7, 10/9
Penultimate Director Paul Meyers 10/11, 10/14
Pioneer Director David Lowery 10/12, 10/13
The Planets Director John Sanborn 10/12, 10/14
Play Like a Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan Director Joshua Dylan Mellars, Musician Alam Khan 10/9, 10/12
Portrait of a Winemaker: John Williams of Frog's Leap Director Deborah Koons Garcia 10/8, 10/15
Pot Country Co-Directors Mario Furloni and Kate McLean 10/11, 10/14
The Prize Director Paula Markovitch 10/16
The Real Rocky Director Jeff Feuerzeig 10/9
Right to Play Director Frank Marshall 10/9
The Sacred Science Director Nick Polizzi 10/12, 10/15
Sarabah Co-Director/Producer Maria Luisa Gambale, Co-Director Gloria Bremer, Producer Steven Lawrence 10/7, 10/8
Saturn Rising Director Garry Bowden 10/12, 10/13
Small, Beautifully Moving Parts Co-Directors Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson 10/8, 10/10
Smokin' Fish Co-Directors Luke Griswold-Tergis and Cory Mann 10/8, 10/11
The Soul of Flies Director Jonathan Cenazul Burley 10/14, 10/16
Stage Left: A Story of Theater in San Francisco Director Austin Forbord 10/10, 10/12
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Director Mark Cousins 10/12, 10/14
Sunshine Director Doug Nichol 10/11, 10/14
Swimming in a Dream Director Jim Sugar 10/11, 10/14
Thumbs Director Bill Couturié 10/9
To Say Goodbye Director Jason Headley 10/11, 10/13
Transition Town Totnes Director Deborah Koons Garcia 10/8, 10/15
Trust Me Director Johan Kling 10/9, 10/10
Turn Me On, Dammit! Director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen 10/8, 10/10
Voices from the Shadows Director Natalie Boulton 10/8
The Walk Co-Directors William Farley and Hyeyon Moon 10/8, 10/11
We Need to Talk About Kevin Actor Ezra Miller 10/13
The Welcome Director Kim Shelton 10/13, 10/14
Wend Kuuni (God's Gift) Director Gaston Kaboré 10/9
What Happened Here Director Rob Nilsson 10/8
William Kurelek's The Maze Co-Directors Robert M. Young and David Grubin, Producers Nick Young and Zack Young 10/12, 10/15