SIFF day three
Apr. 10th, 2021 10:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ironymaidenStarted the day fighting a headache, so it was a no subtitles day.
Will come back to edit this properly, but
Chuck Connelly: Into the Light
Doc about an agoraphobic artist (so good). now i'm curious about a previous documentary about him that chronicles how he got to where he is now. in the present he's clean and sober, but he's not leaving the house much and it is full to the rafters with his paintings because he's never stopped. and damn, they're good. i still have no idea what he's living on since he doesn't seem to sell them.
This Town
New Zealand comedy, first "walkout" of the fest. like Eagle vs Shark from many festivals ago, this seemed like it should be comedy gold - dude acquitted of murdering his family in a small town tries to date again while an ex-cop convinced of his guilt keeps working the case. but like Eagle vs Shark it fell completely flat for me, probably because i don't know enough about New Zealand culture to get the jokes.
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Doc about Amy Tan, will be on American Masters, watch on PBS if you like Amy Tan. she has an interesting background and it highlights how much her life and family feeds directly into her fiction.
All Sorts
Washington-made quirky comedy about an underground filing competition. this had a lot going for it, but really needed more polish to be more than a curiosity. it was completely outshined by the short that played before it, Sing Along if You Know the Words, a sweet and funny vignette of a man with social anxiety navigating a dinner party with friends. i hope this one pops up on Vimeo so that i can share it around.
Chuck Connelly: Into the Light
Doc about an agoraphobic artist (so good). now i'm curious about a previous documentary about him that chronicles how he got to where he is now. in the present he's clean and sober, but he's not leaving the house much and it is full to the rafters with his paintings because he's never stopped. and damn, they're good. i still have no idea what he's living on since he doesn't seem to sell them.
This Town
New Zealand comedy, first "walkout" of the fest. like Eagle vs Shark from many festivals ago, this seemed like it should be comedy gold - dude acquitted of murdering his family in a small town tries to date again while an ex-cop convinced of his guilt keeps working the case. but like Eagle vs Shark it fell completely flat for me, probably because i don't know enough about New Zealand culture to get the jokes.
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
Doc about Amy Tan, will be on American Masters, watch on PBS if you like Amy Tan. she has an interesting background and it highlights how much her life and family feeds directly into her fiction.
All Sorts
Washington-made quirky comedy about an underground filing competition. this had a lot going for it, but really needed more polish to be more than a curiosity. it was completely outshined by the short that played before it, Sing Along if You Know the Words, a sweet and funny vignette of a man with social anxiety navigating a dinner party with friends. i hope this one pops up on Vimeo so that i can share it around.
