10th Anniversary Celebration

In 2009 the Smith Rafael Film Center Celebrated its 10th Anniversary with the following programs:

Tenth anniversary programming supported in part by a grant from:

The Films of My Life Series:

Sean Penn presents Come and See
Monday, May 4, 7:00

Isabel Allende presents Shakespeare in Love
Wednesday, May 13, 7:00

Anne Lamott presents Bab'Aziz- The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul
Wednesday, May 20, 7:00

Andrew Stanton presents Ryan's Daughter
Wednesday, June 3, 6:30

Brad Bird presents Dr. Strangelove
Wednesday, August 19, 7:00

Lars Ulrich presents The Five Obstructions
Wednesday, September 2, 7:00

Other Programs:

Touching Home with Noah & Logan Miller in Person
Wednesday, May 6, 7:00

A Conversation with Barbara Hale: Remember Raymond Burr & Perry Mason
Saturday, May 16, 3:00

Outdoor Movie: A Hard Day's Night
Free community screening on Fourth Street, projected right next to the Rafael!
Sunday, June 21, 8:30

For the past ten years, the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center has brought the very best in international and independent cinema to downtown San Rafael, attracting world-renowned filmmakers and guests from across the globe, contributing to the prestige of the city and making it a destination for visitors from all parts of the Bay Area.

The Annual Rafael Honors, which we will inaugurate in 2010, will continue the tradition of celebrating the best that modern cinema has to offer. There are few communities in the world that can sustain a theater of this caliber, enabling us to thrive and thus continue our mission of celebrating and promoting film as art and education. 

For more information on the history of the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center and our plans for the next decade, please click here.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us and helped to make our first decade such a success!