Loving the Sarasota International Film Festival
Posted by Fetch Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:36:00 GMT
The Sarasota International Film Festival was incredible! Mind you, staying at a fabulous hotel like the Longboat Key Resort was no small shakes either. Arriving at any locale with a view directly to the ocean while holding a strawberry daiquiri in your hand is quite a nice way to spend your afternoon after an early morning on a plane.
It’s always really encouraging to be at a film festival in places like Sarasota or Durango where the community embraces it so much. The community of Sarasota lined up to see everything – not just the bigger movies with bigger names like “Lucky Number Slevin,” with Josh Hartnett and Bruce Willis (though this was sold out and we sadly couldn’t get a ticket in time!), but also smaller movies, documentaries (“No Vacancy” was particularly interesting) and shorts (check out “Lucid” if you can) also got their attention. After being in a city like New York for so long where there is so much going on all the time that it’s hard for any one arts festival to stand out, it’s very refreshing to see the enthusiasm that’s present in places like Sarasota.
One of my personal favorites from the festival had to be, “Wristcutters: A Love Story.” This off-beat movie, I’m sure, will get distribution (if it hasn’t already) so be sure to check it out! It has Patrick Fugit of “Almost Famous” fame and has a great, fresh feeling to it. I don’t want to give too much away about it because I think you should see it as soon as it’s in theaters!
