MUSHKA tells the story of the Ukrainian girl Sarah who raises a Siberian tiger during the 1970s. She calls him Mushka, when she discovers an “M” shaped birthmark on the tiger cub’s forehead. The word Mushka is a Russian term of endearment, like sweetheart.
As the tiger grows into adulthood, Sarah finds out that a few shady people in the village plan to kill and sell him for profit. In an effort to save him she takes Mushka deep into the forest to the same spot where she found him as an orphaned cub. Sarah hopes that her tiger will stay in the forest and learn how to be a wild animal, far away from any humans.
The story’s theme can be summed up like this: Having to let go of someone you love is the hardest thing, but life has a way to provide hope and happiness again.
NETFLIX San Diego Premiere
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband Joe (twenty-three years her junior) brace themselves for their twins to graduate from high school. When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry comes to spend time with the family to better understand Gracie, who she will be playing in a film, family dynamics unravel under the pressure of the outside gaze. Joe, never having processed what happened in his youth, starts to confront the reality of life as an empty-nester at thirty-six. And as Elizabeth and Gracie study each other, the similarities and differences between the two women begin to ebb and flow. Set in picturesque and comfortable Camden, Maine, May December is an exploration of truth, storytelling, and the difficulties (or impossibility) of fully understanding another person.
TRIBUTE HONOREE HEBA THORISDOTTIR Will be in attendance for the Q+A
Pre-Party:
Steve Van Doren, VP Marketing and Special Events | Vans (cast member)
Wing Lam, Co-Founder, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos (cast member)
Tony Alva, cast member
Lizzie Armanto, cast member
Michael Ien Cohen, Producer, Director
Ian B. Gibson, Director of Photography/Editor
Q & A:
Tony Alva, cast member
Lizzie Armanto, cast member
Michael Ien Cohen, Producer, Director
Ian B. Gibson, Director of Photography/Editor
A documentary about the beauty in overcoming fear and other challenges facing humanity, as seen by icons of pro skating, science, art, music, activism, and education, all of whom share experiences and perspectives shaped by their love of skateboarding.
Humanity Stoked is in the middle of its global film festival run, with over 18 WINS in 8 countries, and over 40 official selections in 16 countries thus far.
Humanity Stoked is a feature length documentary featuring world-famous skateboarders, scientists, artists, musicians, activists and educators, all of whom share a love of skateboarding. The iconic cast, respected as leaders in their fields, reveal their unique experiences and insights on being human. Their perspectives on issues that affect humanity’s ability to move forward together are shaped by their own backgrounds, and often inspired by their love of skateboarding. The conversations focus on understanding fear, depression, addiction, education, activism, philanthropy, racism, sexism, homophobia, and the environment. The film’s purpose is to inspire deeper thinking, and more empathic perspectives about people and the world around them.
Humanity Stoked was produced entirely for free by team of dedicated volunteers. The film’s Producer/Director, and life-long skater, Michael Ien Cohen, the entire crew of Revere 8 Films / WhatStopsYou.org Foundation, and all 3rd parties involved have refused salary and compensation of any kind. As result, 100% of the revenue from the film and merchandising goes directly to charity, to help make positive and long-lasting change in the lives of children and young adults around the world, especially in low socio-economic areas. This film is a mission of love and everyone involved is passionate about inspiring deeper thinking and positive change in the world.
Join Moderator Leonard Maltin (and historian Tim Reid) for a special presentation
on Olivia DeHavilland's spectacular rise to fame and unique connections to Coronado.
Co-Starring a galaxy of Golden Age stars. Featuring sensational film, music, and photography.
Moderator, Leonard Maltin Panelist Historian Tim Reid"
Coffee & Presentation with author Christian Esquevin-----In Designing Hollywood: Studio Wardrobe in the Golden Age, Christian Esquevin showcases the designers who dressed Hollywood's stars from the late 1910s through the 1960s and the unique symbiosis they developed with their studios in creating iconic looks. Studio by studio, Esquevin details the careers of designers like Vera West, who worked on Universal productions such as Phantom of the Opera (1925), Dracula (1931), and Bride of Frankenstein (1931); William Travilla, the talent behind Marilyn Monroe's dresses in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955); and Walter Plunkett, the Oscar-winning designer for film classics like Gone with the Wind (1939) and An American in Paris (1951). Christian Esquevin is a writer, collector, blogger, and researcher of Hollywood costume design history. His collection of classic film costume design sketches has been featured by the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum in Los Angeles. He is the author of Adrian: Silver Screen to Custom Label. Mr. Esquevin is a CIFF Founding Board Member and served as Board President from 2020 - 2022.
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) welcomes makers and lovers of film from all over the world to the storied seaside village of Coronado, California to celebrate the magical art of visual storytelling. Coronado’s enduring love affair with Hollywood began more than a century ago.