FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS ARCHIVES
From Wall Street to his very own organic farm, an inspiring and powerful journey.
Each year, one of the world's most inspiring and life-affirming films receives the coveted Kaiser Permanente Thrive Award and is presented at Cinequest. Previous…
Roll out the red carpet and join us for an evening of laughs and big guests as director, star, and past Cinequest Maverick Award recipient William H. Macy (Shameless, Fargo) returns to Cinequest to present his highly anticipated new comedy, Krystal…
Having once described David Lynchs Inland Empire as if playing the viewers spine like a xylophone, Richard von Busack has always dedicated himself to maintaining his passion as a film lover. His unique brand and wit eloquently lend themselves to…
The film AND THE EARTH DID NOT SWALLOW HIM & Catered Reception. Based on the contemporary classic of Chicano Literature by Tomas Rivera, the autobiographical tale of the early life of a migrant worker who later became Chancellor of the…
Born into a family of surfers on the island of Kauai, Hawaii in 1990, Bethany began surfing at a young age. At the age of eight, Bethany entered her first surf competition winning both the short and long board divisions. At thirteen, Bethany was…
Mavericks transform lives, and this year?s Life of a Maverick recipient, Deepak Chopra, has transformed the lives of millions. ?The possibility of stepping into a higher plane is quite real for everyone. It requires no force or effort or sacrifice.…
When one thinks of Silicon Valley, creative seems to be the perfect descriptor. Wild ideas, impossible concepts, and quantum leaps have been the wellsprings that grow and nurture the amazing technology that is part of everyday life. Yet one of the…
Samuel A. Maverick died in 1870. Maverick was an American pioneer who did not brand his calves. Cinequest Maverick Spirit events have honored many of the world's most accomplished directors, producers, actors, cinematographers, editors and composers…
PDI (Pacific Data Images) wizards will present a fun and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of ANTZ. Starring the voices of Woody Allen and Sharon Stone, ANTZ is PDI?s first fully computer-animated feature film and the latest…
Cinequest opens in high fashion as the glorious Nandita Das presents her sweeping biopic, Manto a moving and gorgeously crafted look at the work and life of India's beloved and controversial writer, Saadat Hasan Manto.
At the dawn of India's…
Maria?s Men is a delightful romantic comedy about a divorced single mom who must choose if giving love a second chance is for her.Forty year-old Maria, who?s got a cool grip on her life, is an unconventional single mom of three children. Her…
A grandfather, a father, a son, soy sauce and the family chicken in this fable from Indonesia. It's all in the family.After a terrible accident that puts a family?s patriarch and soy sauce tycoon in the hospital?along with ridding the company of…