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Emmy Award-winning series returns to the Mill Valley Film Festival

September 27, 2017

The Mill Valley Film Festival returns to the Bay Area next month from October 5-15. The festival will be screening the latest installment of the Emmy Award-winning series, “The New Environmentalists: From Guatemala to The Congo,” which showcases the work of the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winners. Robert Redford narrates this annual tribute to six passionate environmental heroes from around the world who share a common goal of safeguarding the Earth’s natural resources from exploitation and pollution. Directors Will Parrinello, John Antonelli, and Tom Dusenberry will be in attendance at the October 7 and 11 screenings. See showtimes below and click here for more ticketing info:

Friday, Oct. 6 at 2:00 PM at CinéArts Sequoia (before Earth Wisdom for a World in Crisis)
Saturday, Oct. 7 at 8:30 PM at Smith Rafael Film Center (before A River Below)
Wednesday, Oct 11 at 8:45 PM at Century Larkspur (before A River Below)

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