We went through hundreds of photos and want to share some candids from the first half of the Festival.

Karan Kendrick and Jamie Foxx JUST MERCY | Photo © Jonathan Scott Shensa

Olivia Wilde and Kasi Lemmons at the reception for Robert Pattinson | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

Karan Kendrick, Jamie Foxx | photo credit: Bill Johnston, Jr.

Spotlight on Kristen Stewart | SEBERG | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

Tribute to Alfre Woodard | CLEMENCY | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

Behind every movie screen there are those working tirelessly to make sure that films sound and look the way the filmmakers intended. Leading them are the projectionists. Here, Dan Zastrow, Technical Director at the Rafael Film Center is in the booth.

WINDOWS ON THE WORLD team | Photo © Allison Levenson

Edward James Olmos, Charlie Musselwhite, Carlos Santana and Michael Olmos | WINDOWS ON THE WORLD | Photo © Tracey Pettis

PHIL TIPPETT: MAD DREAMS AND MONSTERS | Photo © Kirke Wrench

Gaijin à Go-Go at Sweetwater after Petra Hanson’s short film XMAS CAKE: This American Shelf Life | Photo © Allison Levenson

@5 LIFE IS FOR LIVING youth filmmakers | Photo © Allison Levenson

5@5 LIFE IS FOR LIVING youth filmmakers | Photo © Allison Levenson

Spotlight on Olivia Wilde, with Sid Ganis and Program Director Zoe Elton | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

Students enjoy a screening of AS THE WORLD TOONS | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

THE HOOPLA family event | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

39 1/2 team| Photo © Allison Levenson

HARRIETT director Kasi Lemmons | Photo © Tommy Lau Photography

Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto | THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD | Photo © Roslyn Yeager

AUGUST director Armando Capó Ramos with MVFF World Cinema Programmer João Federici | Photo © Steve Disenhof

Actor Violet Nelson and director Kathleen Hepburn | THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN | Photo © Allison Levenson

Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, programmer Faridah Gbadamosi | Photo © Allison Levenson
DRIVEWAYS director Andrew Ahn | Photo © Bill Johnston, Jr.