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  Julie Huntsinger

  Introduction

  Julie Huntsinger is the executive director of the Telluride Film Festival.
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  Orville Schell

  Introduction

  Orville Schell is a writer, academic, and activist best known for his works on China.
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  Judith Rosenberg

  On Piano

Introduction

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  Sheldon Renan

  Sheldon Renan was the founding director of the Pacific Film Archive, where he worked between 1967 and 1973.
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  Jean-Pierre Gorin

  Jean-Pierre Gorin is a French filmmaker and professor with a long association with UC San Diego.

Introduction

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  Edith Kramer

  Edith Kramer was assistant film curator at the Pacific Film Archive between 1975 and 1980 and served as acting director in 1980.
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  Jean-Pierre Gorin

  Jean-Pierre Gorin is a French filmmaker and professor with a long association with UC San Diego.

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  David Thomson

  Introduction

  David Thomson is a noted film critic and historian who has authored more than twenty books.

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  Janet & David Peoples

  Introduction

  Janet and David Peoples are scriptwriters, and among their credits is 12 Monkeys, inspired by Chris Marker’s La Jetée.

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  Werner Herzog

  In Person

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  Philip Kaufman

  Introduction

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  Claudia Squitieri

  Prerecorded Introduction

  Claudia Squitieri is director of the Fondazione Claudia Cardinale and editor of the book Claudia Cardinale: The Indomitable. Photo: Myriam Tirier.

Marcela Florez

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  Marcela Florez

  Workshop led by

  Marcela Florez holds an MFA in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute and has taught at Southern Exposure, LA Commons, the de Young Museum, and BAMPFA.

Linda Artel

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  Linda Artel

  Reading led by

  Reading led by Linda Artel, former BAMPFA children’s film festival programmer

In Person

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  Deborah Kaufman
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  Alan Snitow
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  Gregory Scharpen

  Gregory Scharpen is the editor of Town Destroyer.

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  Errol Morris

  Prerecorded Introduction

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  Maureen Gosling

  Introduction

  Maureen Gosling has been a documentary filmmaker for more than thirty years and is best known for her twenty-year collaboration with acclaimed independent director Les Blank.

Introduction

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  Alice Waters

  Alice Waters is a celebrated chef, restaurateur, author, and owner of Chez Panisse.
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  Davia Nelson

  Davia Nelson is half of The Kitchen Sisters, producers of radio programs on NPR.

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  ruth gebreyesus

  Introduction

  ruth gebreyesus, a writer and producer based in the Bay Area, is currently the cocurator of Black Life.