MVFF44: MTG Directors Forum - Conversation Halle Berry, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nana Mensah, Rebecca Hall

The 44th Mill Valley Film Festival (October 7-17, 2021) and Mind the Gap presents a conversation among filmmakers, ’Bruised’ Director Halle Berry, ’The Lost Daughter’ Director Maggie Gyllenhaal, ’Queen of Glory’ Director Nana Mensah and ’Passing’ Director Rebecca Hall, moderated by MVFF Director of Programming Zoë Elton. Bruised US 2021, 129 min Director Halle Berry Years after walking away from her promising career, aging mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Jackie Justice accepts an offer to fight the top female MMA fighter in an unsanctioned bout while also dealing with the unexpected return of her 6-year-old son, whom she gave up for adoption as an infant. The Lost Daughter US/UK/Greece/Israel 2021, 121 min Director Maggie Gyllenhaal For her indelible feature directing debut, Maggie Gyllenhaal (MVFF Mind the Gap Award, 2018) adapts Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel, in which a vacationing professor’s concern for a young mother triggers an uneasy reck