Join award-winning writer-director Will Geiger for a special screening and discussion of his wonderful film Elvis and Anabelle. Starring Blake Lively, Max Minghella, Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, and Keith Carradine, Elvis and Anabelle charts an unexpected love story between a young mortician and a Texan beauty queen. Poised to win the Miss Texas Rose beauty pageant, Anabelle collapses on the runway and ends up on Elvis’ embalming table. With stunning cinematography and an original soundtrack, Elvis and Anabelle is a magical film. The screening includes Geiger’s seven-minute short narrative Red Man (2001). Geiger was born in New York and grew up in various locations as the son of an F.B.I. agent. A local resident and member of the Mendocino Film Festival Advisory Board, Geiger lives in a water tower in Mendocino Village with his wife, Antonia, and their two young children. One or more members of the cast of Elvis and Anabelle may join the discussion. Check the Festival website for updated information about possible actor appearances. Reception following with wine provided by Goldeneye Winery.