DOCLANDS Documentary Film Festival

DOCLANDS Documentary Film Festival Presented by CAFILM, DocLands Documentary Film Festival returns May 2026 For more information please visit www.cafilm.org.

Presented by the California Film Institute, DocLands Documentary Film Festival brings compelling stories and the provocative insights behind them to Marin County, California. Expanding upon the exchange of ideas and inspiration through public screenings and engaged conversations, DocLands aims to bring diverse communities together for dialogue and build an active, inclusive, and fully supportive c

ommunity around documentary film. Dedicated to initiating connections and partnerships that will illuminate and invigorate the business and art of non-fiction filmmakers. About the California Film Institute
The non-profit California Film Institute celebrates and promotes film by presenting the annual Mill Valley Film Festival and DocLands Documentary Film Festival, exhibiting film year-round at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, and building the next generation of filmmakers and audiences through CAFILM Education.

🎥 🧊 From our friends at Causeway Impact, you're invited to attend a special screening of THAW, a powerful documentary ex...
05/28/2026

🎥 🧊 From our friends at Causeway Impact, you're invited to attend a special screening of THAW, a powerful documentary exploring fertility preservation, reproductive freedom, and the rapidly evolving future of women’s health.

Following the film, director Robin Hauser joins leaders in reproductive health, innovation, and advocacy for a live conversation on agency, ethics, and the future of fertility.

📆 WED, JUNE 3 | 6PM
📍The Walt Disney Family Museum
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05/15/2026

History isn’t just found in books—it lives in the music. 🪕✨

We were honored to host Patrice Strahan of the Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellowship (Oakland Public Conservatory of Music) for a special screening of BOIL DOWN THAT CABBAGE.

After watching Candace Williamson’s moving short film, 100 students got to experience the music firsthand. Patrice didn’t just perform—she brought the film’s history to life, sharing the deep and vital roots of the banjo in Black American culture.

A huge thank you to Patrice and for an absolutely stellar experience. 🎶🖤

🏆 The votes are in... the DocLands Audience Award winner is NUNS VS THE VATICAN and filmmaker Lorena Luciano!This powerf...
05/05/2026

🏆 The votes are in... the DocLands Audience Award winner is NUNS VS THE VATICAN and filmmaker Lorena Luciano!

This powerful documentary follows three former nuns who come forward to seek justice against their ra**st, a priest with close ties to the highest levels of the Catholic Church. Their courage, testimony, and the solidarity they find in one another leave a lasting impression.

Thank you to all the filmmakers who were part of the 10th Annual DocLands Documentary Film Festival, and to everyone who voted. 💛

Photos:
- NUNS VS THE VATICAN director Lorena Luciano, producer Filippo Piscopo, protagonist Barbara Dorris, and SNAP representative Mary Dispenza; conversation moderated by Anne Barrett-Doyle, co-director of BishopAccountability and co-founder of the Coalition of Catholics and Survivors
-Director Lorena Luciano
📷 © Allison Levenson

📸 What a fabulous night and rockin' film! DocLands 2026 Closing Night with LITTLE FEAT: THE DOCUMENTARY and director Jes...
05/04/2026

📸 What a fabulous night and rockin' film! DocLands 2026 Closing Night with LITTLE FEAT: THE DOCUMENTARY and director Jesse Lauter!

Find morepics → bit.ly/42beGlu

Photo © Allison Levenson

Sunday, Sunday! A big thanks to our guests who joined us to share more about their films and filmmaking process.. Includ...
05/04/2026

Sunday, Sunday! A big thanks to our guests who joined us to share more about their films and filmmaking process..

Including:
🎬 NO PLACE FOR FOOTBALL
🎬 INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS with DIPSEA GENERATIONS & INTO THE LIGHT - A STORY OF SURFERS, NOT STREET CHILDREN
🎬 PLAN C FOR CIVILIZATION
🎬 HARD TWIST: THROUGH THE LENS OF BARBARA VAN CLEVE

Find more photos: bit.ly/42beGlu
Photos 1. Allison Levenson, 2. CAFILM Staff, 3-4. © George Lazarus

05/04/2026

Thank you to BIRDS OF WAR co-director Janay Boulos for sharing this beautiful, courageous film—shifting the focus from war as politics to the real people whose lives are forever changed by it.
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☕️ A great way to start the day! Thank you so much to our wonderful panelists for such an engaging discussion at this mo...
05/03/2026

☕️ A great way to start the day! Thank you so much to our wonderful panelists for such an engaging discussion at this morning's DOCTALK: HAS THE NEW NORMAL ARRIVED?

MAIDA LYNN • Founder, FACET
VICTOR VELLE • Y VÂN: THE LOST SOUNDS OF SAIGON
DOUGLAS EMERSON • Y VÂN: THE LOST SOUNDS OF SAIGON
KENJI YAMAMOTO • THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD, REBELS WITH A CAUSE
NANCY KELLY • THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD, REBELS WITH A CAUSE
JONI COOPER • DocLands Director of Programming
DAN ZASTROW • Programmer/Director of Cinemas, CAFILM

Sponsored by Eagle Studio

Photo drop! A huge thanks to all the filmmakers who joined us in person at the Smith Rafael Film Center yesterday!Includ...
05/03/2026

Photo drop! A huge thanks to all the filmmakers who joined us in person at the Smith Rafael Film Center yesterday!

Including...
🎬 HELLCAT: THE TRUE STORY OF AN UNREASONABLE TEXAN with protagonist Diane Wilson and director Fax Bahr. Paired with 🎬 FOG EATERS with dir. Kyle Baker
🎬 CREATING A PHOTOJOURNALIST, dir. Erik Castro
🎬 THE LAST CRITIC, dir. Matty Wishnow & producer Ben Wu

Find more photos: bit.ly/42beGlu
Photos © George Lazarus

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