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Villa Albertine San Francisco is proud to support the 49th<\/sup> annual Mill Valley Festival<\/strong>, featuring a dynamic lineup of films, including In Waves<\/em> by former Villa Albertine resident Phuong Mai Nguyen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Mill Valley Film Festival offers Bay Area audiences an opportunity to encounter\u00a0a range of approaches to visual storytelling and dynamic narratives\u00a0through a selection of French and French-language productions, including\u00a0former Villa Albertine San Francisco resident Phuong Mai Nguyen\u2019s In Waves<\/em>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Waves by Mai Phuong Nguyen<\/em><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Based on AJ Dungo\u2019s graphic novel, In Waves<\/em> follows two young people whose relationship unfolds against the worlds of surfing and skateboarding, exploring love, loss, and friendship through an interplay of vibrant contemporary imagery, hand-drawn animation, and references to the Hawaiian origins and cultural history of surfing. During her Villa Albertine residency, Nguyen spent time in San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, and Hawaii, meeting historians, oceanographers, artists, musicians, and others whose knowledge of surfing, Hawaiian history and culture, and the landscapes of the West Coast informed her approach to the film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Gradiva<\/em> by Marine Atlan <\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 The festival also presents Minotaur, Andrey Zvyagintsev\u2019s French-Latvian-German drama, La Gradiva, Marine Atlan\u2019s French-Italian coming-of-age feature, Iron Boy, Louis Clichy\u2019s French-Belgian animated film, and All of a Sudden, Ry\u00fbsuke Hamaguchi\u2019s French-Japanese-Belgian-German production. Together, these films reflect the range of contemporary filmmaking\u2014from animation and coming-of-age cinema to psychological drama and formally ambitious international co-productions\u2014while demonstrating craftsmanship and intellectual curiosity that continue to characterize French cinema and its collaborations across borders.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in its 49th edition, the Mill Valley Film Festival has developed into an internationally recognized Bay Area gathering for new cinema, presenting American independent and international films alongside award contenders, filmmaker conversations, and other programs in a collaborative and convivial setting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the complete selection of French films screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival, and reserve your tickets here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8999668,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[225],"app_event_type":[237,239,504],"class_list":["post-8999667","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-sf","app_event_type-festival","app_event_type-film","app_event_type-film-festival"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrech Film Selection at the 2026 Mill Valley Film Festival - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Villa Albertine San Francisco is proud to support the 49th annual Mill Valley Festival, which features dynamic lineup of films, including In Waves by former Villa Albertine resident Phuong Mai Nguyen. 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