2025 Festival Schedule
Friday, March 14, 2025
Doors Open 6:00pm
Individual afternoon event ticket $30
5:00 pm Box Office open
6:45 PM Welcome and City Proclamation by Mayor Derek Timm
7:00 PM “Hitchcock in Scotts Valley” Aaron Leventhal, co-author of Footsteps in the Fog, and Jay Topping, local historian, will share the local and regional history of Alfred Hitchcock in Scotts Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Tere Carrubba, granddaughter of Alfred Hitchcock, will share her experiences growing up with her famous grandfather.
7:45 PM 30-minute intermission. Snacks and drinks will be available in the lobby
8:15 PM Panel discussion with Logan Walker, UC Santa Cruz Lecturer in Film & Digital Media, and Shelley Stamp, Professor of Film & Digital Media at UC Santa Cruz, will introduce and discuss Alfred Hitchcock's film techniques in the movie Rope. Audience Q&A afterwards.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Doors Open 12:00pm
Individual afternoon event ticket $25 (all day $60)
12:00 PM Doors open, light refreshments, music
1:00 PM Jason Isralowitz, attorney and author of Nothing to Fear: Alfred Hitchcock and the Wrong Men will introduce and show the film The Wrong Man.
[10-minute break]
3:00 PM Jason will discuss in depth the real story of Manny Balestrero, as well as the themes and techniques deployed in the film itself, in a case of mistaken identity that ruined this man’s life.
Audience Q&A afterward.
Evening Reception Gala (Individual evening event ticket $50)
6:30 PM Doors Open Complimentary wine tasting from local wineries with a dessert reception
7:30 PM The silent movie, The Lodger:"William Park, author of What Is Film Noir?, will discuss the achievement ofThe Lodger, Hitchcock's "first" film.” Shown and accompanied by the much-acclaimed pianist, Kylan DeGhetaldi.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Doors Open 11:00am
Individual event ticket $40
11:00 AM Doors open, complimentary mimosas and light snacks
12:00 PM With his presentation, “The Hitchcock 20: The Forgotten TV Gems. Directed by the Master Filmmaker” author, and Hitchcock Whisperer, Jeffrey Michael Bays, will introduce the 20 TV episodes Hitchcock directed as well as some history on the origin of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He will discuss Hitchcock’s artistic choices as if they were paintings: how his camera choices, editing style, suspense techniques, and more evoke a response from the viewer.
1:00 PM Small Screen Episodes - Bang You’re Dead!, Breakdown, One More Mile to Go
Audience Q&A afterwards.
Schedule subject to change.
Venue: The Landing (Scotts Valley Cultural & Performing Arts Center)
251B Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley, California 95066
Presented by: Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild