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IFF Boston, Part 2
April 27th, 2009
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!
IFF Boston, Part 1
April 23rd, 2009
Tonight, I went to see “The Incident at Tower 37″ at the Boston Independent Film Festival! It screened with 5 other short animated films, one of which was by Don Hertzfeldt. Mr. Hertzfeldt has been doing traditional hand drawn animation since before I was born, so I was pretty excited to see some of my work in the same screening.
In my opinion, Tower 37 had much steeper competition in Boston than in did in Providence, but I really think it held it’s own in fine style. The other films ranged from rather abstract mixed media to full 3D animations. Along with Don Hertzfeldt’s hilarious yet powerfully thought provoking “I Am So Proud of You”, I really liked “Skhizein” by Jérémy Clapin. The latter was about man who finds himself 91 centimeters to the left… I won’t spoil it!
I’m looking forward to Saturday when I’ll be joined by some more of the crew, at which point part 2 of this story will follow! Also, If you are planning on going, buy your tickets online now and get to Davis Square an hour before the show starts. I showed up a half hour early and the line went around the corner, so I can only imagine the crowd on a Saturday night!
