Alexander Valley Film Festival

Schedule of Events:

1:30 PM: Green Border

Master filmmaker Agnieszka Holland turns her lens to the refugee crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border in her straight-shooting and soul-shattering drama Green Border. Beautifully crafted in stunning black and white, the film follows a group of African and Middle Eastern migrants traveling through the swampy forests of Belarus as they attempt to enter the European Union. Their journey is harrowing, and just when we feel as trapped, desperate, and repeatedly victimized as the refugees, the lens changes to the point-of-view of the border guards, and then to a group of Polish citizens trying to ensure that all people are provided with basic human rights. Holland's film is a poignant and essential clarion call that opens our eyes and pulls at our heartstrings, challenging viewers to reflect on the moral choices that ordinary people make every day.

Location: Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

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5:00 PM: Opening Night - Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Kick off the Festival with a darling, angsty teen comedy sure to set the tone for the week. Meet the director and stars whose sweet chemistry "takes a bite" out of everything you thought you knew about vampires. After the film, celebrate 10 years of AVFest in Northern Sonoma County with a Block Party on the Boulevard!

Writer/Director Ariane Louis-Seize and lead actors Sara Montpetit and Félix-Antoine Bénard will be in conversation at the screening.

5:00PM - Feature film at Cloverdale Performing Arts Center
7:00PM - Cloverdale Block Party

Dinner, drink tickets, and the screening are included in the ticket price. This event is included in PLATINUM & OPENING WEEKEND PASSES.

FILM SYNOPSIS:

Just as the twisty title suggests, first-time feature director Ariane Louis-Seize surprises us at every turn with her hugely entertaining and exquisitely designed genre mash-up about Sasha, a young female vampire whose primal instincts aren’t developing as expected. When her frustrated parents decide to nudge her out of the nest hoping she’ll land on her feet, she encounters Paul, a young boy who might be the solution to her problems. Packed with humor and pathos from the opening scene, this rom-com/coming-of-age/horror comedy is ultimately a heartfelt journey about two lost and lonely souls finding each other in a big crazy world. Picking up more than a dozen Audience Awards at festivals around the globe, including four prizes at the prestigious Venice Film Festival, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is a charming crowd-pleaser not to be missed.

Location: Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

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6:00 PM: Cloverdale Block Party

Celebrate 10 years of AVFest in Northern Sonoma County with a Block Party on Cloverdale Boulevard!

Event is FREE to the community. Food and drink tickets will be for sale. Two drinks tickets and a meal voucher at one of our many food vendors are included in PLATINUM & OPENING WEEKEND PASSES.

EVENT SYNOPSIS:

Join us as we fill the Boulevard with live music, food, and local wines. If you want to add a ticket to our Opening Night film at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, which includes drink and food tickets, click here.

Location: City of Cloverdale

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8:30 PM: Late Night Shorts

An edgier collection of stories for a midnight audience at 8:30PM.

Filmmakers will be in conversation at the screening.

Included Shorts

FLAIL (13min)
& YET HERE WE ARE... (5min)
MONOCHROME (14min)
SPYSLUTS (10min)
NO BEDROOM (12min)
THE LAST BRUNCH (12min)
BUG DINER (7min)
ROOM FOR ONE MORE (7min) 
LA PURSÉ (9min)

Location: Cloverdale Performing Arts Center

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