19th annual Mendocino Film Festival opens Thursday with 80 films across 4 venues

THIS YEAR MARKS the 19th iteration of the Mendocino Film Festival, with 80 films shown across four viewing venues. Featured is the largest short-film program in the festival’s history, local and foreign films, ten films from the prestigious Sundance film festival, and special events keyed to the films. The festival starts Thursday, May 28 and runs through Sunday, May 31. 

The Mendocino Film Festival was founded by Keith and Judith Brandman in 2006. The couple had been hosting movie nights in their Mendocino store, Gallery of the Senses, to demonstrate the sound quality of Keith’s handmade speakers. The screenings brought Mendocino’s film lovers together, and the idea for a film festival began.