Tickets are now available through the California Film Institute. Our apologies for the delay.

The Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, CA is the area's premier theatre screening independent films as part of the California Film Institute, who bring us the prestigious Mill Valley Film Festival each Fall. In celebration of the Smith Rafael Film Center's ten-year anniversary, they have asked Bay Area artists and filmmakers to present films that they love or have special significance for them as part of The Films of My Life series. The series has brought out local luminaries including actor and director Sean Penn, novelist Isabell Allende, director Andrew Stanton and other noted authors and filmmakers, who have each shown one of their favorite movies.

Well guess what, the nice people at the Smith Rafael Film Center and CFI have invited Lars, our resident film enthusiast, to participate in the series. So, if you happen to find yourself in the Bay Area on Wednesday, September 2, and are in the mood for a cool independent film, head on over there for a special screening and discussion with Lars of "The Five Obstructions."

The film is a documentary co-directed and written by Danish filmmakers Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth that finds von Trier challenging Leth to remake one of his early short films five different times, each with a specific "obstruction." For more info about the film, click here.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday July 1 at 10am. Please visit the California Film Institute for ticketing information. The Smith Rafael Film Center is located at 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901, 415-454-1222. For more information, visit www.cafilm.org.