I dare say it was my favorite in terms of film quality though we know it just means I got lucky with my choices.
"After the jump" as they say, I will post snapshots, movie list and favorites, oh my.
All the movies I saw at Full Frame:
Features:
Eating Alabama
Jesse Owens
Samsara
Beauty is Embarrassing
The Waiting Room
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Intimate Stranger
Herman's House
Radio Unnameable
How to Survive a Plague
First Position
Escape Fire
Trash Dance
Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
Shorts:
Kiss the Paper
Needle Exchange
Translating Edwin Honig: A Poet's Alzheimers
Santa Land
Fanuzzi's Gold
Again, I didn't see anything I disliked, which is virtually unheard of at any film festival. And there were a few I quite loved. Highlights were:
Radio Unnameable - a glimpse into the career of local legend radio DJ Bob Fass, and a wonderful NYC story I did not know
Samsara - Never have I more wanted to get out of my seat and just go traveling. The second the credits started rolling I started cataloging all the beautiful things I have to see still in this life.
How to Survive a Plague - Wow, what a movie. Don't fuck with NYC gays - they're smarter and tougher than you could even imagine, and this movie shows how their tenacity and mobilization directly contributed to advancements in AIDS treatments
Awww I haven't seen it yet but I'm pretty sure my sister is in that Jason Becker movie, she used to date him
ReplyDeleteOh interesting! They spend a lot of time on his caregiver and exfiance, and they acknowledge other girlfriends past but I don't know that they show any interviews with other ones. They show one blonde which was his current girlfriend at the time of filming anyways. Really pretty blonde woman. The movie is very very good!
ReplyDeleteYeah thats my sister, she was still dating him when they filmed! I am really looking forward to seeing it
ReplyDeleteNice! She had a bit of screen time - a few shots at least, I can't remember if they aired much of an interview. They showed her long enough for me to think "wow that girl is gorgeous."
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