Sizzle reel created for the 2018 Mendocino Film Festival. In this reel, the theme of water and justice weave together a powerful story (clips from films showing that year) with a dramatic music score.

Sizzle reel created for the 2019 Mendocino Film Festival from a variety of films shown that year. This was, the last live, in-person festival before the pandemic hit and the festival had to figure other ways to reach the audience. We hope to see the return of in-person at the festival in June 2022.

This sizzle reel was also created for the 2018 festival with a look inside the previous year’s festivities (along with comments by attendees, actors, and filmmakers) along with foot stomping music!

Interview clips from the Kick-Off Party at the 2014 Mendocino Film Festival, including comments by Exec. Director Michael Fox, President, board member Paul Kemp, and two founding members who were the driving force behind the parties, Sally Stewart and Jennifer Taylor. They convey what the fest is all about – fun, food & wine by the ocean, and in the mountains & redwoods. Redwoods through which one drives to reach the coast from Highway 101 after visiting boutique wineries in the Anderson Valley Appellation. Kick-off weekend this year is “Cinema in the Vineyards.”

Check it out: http://mendocinofilmfestival.com/

This round table of women are Mendocino County vineyard & winery owners &winemakers. In part 1, they talk about their places, the wine and Mendocino County. Footage of those places can be seen as they talk. Guests Suzanne Jahnke-McConnell, Owner Rivino Winery, Ukiah, CA Deanna Starr, Owner & Winemaker Milano Family Winery, Hopland, CA Stephanie Riven, Assistant Winemaker Signal Ridge Vineyards, Anderson Valley, CA Kristy Charles, Owner Foursight Wines, Anderson Valley, CA Deb Schatzlein, Owner Bink Wines, Anderson Valley, CA Eliza Frey, Owner Frey Wine, Redwood Valley, CA Martha Barra, Owner Barra of Mendocino, Redwood Valley, CA Deborah Wallo, Owner Yorkville Cellars, Yorkville Hills, CA Moderator Heidi Cusick Dickerson, Author “Mendocino Roots & Ridges, Wine Notes America’s Greenest Wine Region. Shot at Roederer Estate, sparkling wine producer in Anderson Valley.

Here you can learn a lot about vineyard management and winegrowers in Mendocino County. This is a fun contest where they give to show off their pruning skills to the public. Aubrey Rawlins, Executive Director of the Mendocino Winegrowers tells you all about this annual event. (Filmed and edited by Leigh Anne Lindsey, Sea Storm Studios, formerly Out & About Media.)

Includes comments by
George Lee, Mendocino Winegrowers
Dave Downey, Downey Vineyard Management
Martha Barra, Barra Mendocino (Redwood Valley Vineyards)

Winners & Finalists listed in the credits at the end!

This 20 minute show (shot in a luxurious cliff-side home) has 4 guests who are owners & innkeepers of coastal getaways in Mendocino County, along with the CEO/President of Visit Mendocino.

Guests are Pam Amante, Owner The Beachcomber Motel & Spa, Surf & Sand Lodge, and The Beach House (all in Fort Bragg); Jo Bradley, Former Owner Victorian Farmhouse (Little River); Mary O’Brien, Former Manager & Innkeeper of Elk Cove Inn & Spa (Elk); Jim Hay, Owner Mendocino Preferred Vacation Rentals; and Scott Schneider, former CEO & President of Visit Mendocino, the designated tourism bureau in the county. Moderator
is Sally Stewart, Owner Southern Exposure Salon & Spa in Mendocino. Produced by Out & About Media (now known as Sea Storm Studios.) Voiceover by departed friend and Colorado radio personality, Frank Eriksen.

These owners talk about their places and the food they have to offer. Organic, local products are used at their restaurants. Moderator is the Mendocino County Sheriff. Guests Dave Richards, former Manager Patrona in Ukiah, Cynthia Ariosta former owner Saucy in Ukiah, Nicholas Petti former owner Mendo Bistro (now closed), Jeff Stanford owner or Raven’s Restaurant at his Stanford Inn by the Sea in Mendocino, and Liz Jacobs owner of Wild Fish in Little River, along with Moderator Tom Allman, former Mendocino County Sheriff. Shot at Mendo Bistro in Fort Bragg (now closed.)

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is over 47 acres of lush, varied plants, birds and trees by the sea in Fort Bragg in Northern CA.

Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens is over 47 acres of lush, varied plants, birds and trees by the sea in Fort Bragg in Northern CA.

This cook-off is the highlight of this annual crab festival in Mendocino County. In this video are interviews with judges, participants and vendors.

Come along for a ride on the Skunk Train from Fort Bragg inland along the river and through the redwoods as guests are provided a crab feast for the 2013 Mendocino County Crab, Wine, & Beer Fest.