First-time filmmakers, world premieres are Cinequest hallmarks
It’s fitting that Chris McGilvray, a Los Gatos native, made his first documentary feature about Mount Eden Vineyards in Saratoga. He began working on the film seven years ago and now, like opening a bottle of fine Cabernet Sauvignon, he’s eager to find out how the public reacts to “Eden.”
He’ll get that chance Saturday when his movie is screened at the palatial California Theatre during Cinequest — the Silicon Valley film and creativity festival where filmmakers often get their first opportunities and world premieres of…