Orinda Theatre Owner Derek Zemrak, left, and California Independent Film Festival (CAIFF) Program Director Eli Lubliner, right, welcomed movie lovers to opening night of the festival at the Orinda Theatre on Nov. 9.
CAIFF is in its 25th year, and scores of film fans turned out for the gala opening reception held in the colorful lobby of Orinda’s historic movie palace. This year’s festival, which ran through Nov. 16, screened 29 films from 14 countries, including 14 Bay Area premieres and after-movie programs that featured Q&As with directors of nine of the films.
