• Generation Impact: The Coder

  • Proof of Loss

  • When You Clean a Stranger’s Home

  • Wearable Tracy

Special Admission

Shorts program: $10

Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $8.

BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.



Shorts: LUNAFEST®



Eight short films that empower and inspire. This year’s stories are told from a variety of perspectives championing women and gender nonconforming individuals—highlighting their aspirations, accomplishments, resilience, strength, and connection. Each filmmaker gives an informative onscreen introduction before their film, providing valuable context to the work and reflecting on their process.

  Closed captioned  

Films in this Screening

How to Be at Home

Andrea Dorfman, United States, 2022

An animated poem reflects on coping with pandemic isolation.

FILM DETAILS 
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  • Color
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  • 5 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival

Close Ties to Home Country

Akanksha Cruczynski, United States, 2022

An immigrant dog walker finds connection in the hearts of the pets she cares for.

FILM DETAILS 
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  • Color
  • DCP
  • 15 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival

Generation Impact: The Coder

Samantha Knowles, United States, 2022

A teen girl designs a mobile app to help kids stay connected to their incarcerated parents.

FILM DETAILS 
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  • Color
  • DCP
  • 7 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival

Proof of Loss

Katherine Fisher, United States, 2022

When a fire takes their home, a father and daughter must salvage what remains.

FILM DETAILS 
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  • Color
  • DCP
  • 14 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival

When You Clean a Stranger’s Home

Sharon Arteaga, United States, 2022

A first-generation high schooler describes what she and her mom learn about people when cleaning their homes.

FILM DETAILS 
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  • Color
  • DCP
  • 7 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival

Between the Lines: Liz at Large

Abi Cole, United States, 2022

Meet the first Black woman cartoonist in The New Yorker’s history.

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  • Color
  • DCP
  • 5 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival

Wearable Tracy

Emily McAllister, United States, 2022

A woman’s social experiment connects her with fellow city dwellers who’d otherwise be strangers.

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  • Color
  • DCP
  • 12 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival

To the Future, With Love

Shaleece Haas, Hunter Jimenez, United States, 2022

A nonbinary trans teen animates a self-portrait of feeling caught between expectations and dreams.

FILM DETAILS 
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  • Color
  • DCP
  • 7 mins
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  • Mill Valley Film Festival