My second viewing of the 1st shorts package and the Boston IFF was just as good, if not better than the first. First off all, Hanging out with the Tower 37 crew before hand was great! I got to catch up with everyone and see some people I hadn’t seen in quite a long time. After the show, we all made our way to a bar/restaurant in Somerville (wish I could remember the name!) for drinks. One of our ranks, Basaam, did a suberb job of explaining to us all why he thought the film Undone (one of the shorts in the festival) was one of the best. Previously, I had thought the film was too long, too ambiguous and contained several elements that I thought were a tad cliche. Basaam, however, explained in great detail about the language of film, and how Undone was speaking that language very effectively. I came out of the discussion with a new appreciation for the short.

All in all, I had a great time, and I can’t wait to hear about the two other festivals that took place that night!