The Seattle International Film Festival (otherwise known as SIFF) is, in a nutshell, bad-ass. It is a (almost!) month of artistic supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. And I've enjoyed my first encounter, thus far ... in all its bad-ass-aucity.
This past Sunday, I witnessed my first SIFF - WTF? lineup of shorts. All eight of them. Some were fabulous, and some, not so fabulous, but regardless of my own value judgement(s); I have to give the format of "the short film" kudos--like, massive kudos. This genre of filmmaking HAS to be one of the hardest artistic forms to master. Sorry features (ahem).
Some of my favorite highlights included: Theo chocolate bars, "director Q & A" (yay!), and a super enthusiastic, supportive crowd. Drum role, please ... short favorites were: Howard From Ohio, directed by SJ Chiro (she rocks), Love Birds, directed by Brian Lye, Time Freak, directed by Andrew Bowler, and Anna Fitch's The Burning Wigs of Sedition (humorous, erotic, and delicious).
Still from Howard From Ohio
Still from The Burning Wigs of Sedition
Still from Love Birds
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