So it begins, 19 days of films from the 4 corners of the world. So many great films and so little time and even less cash to afford to see all that I want to see!
I had my grand kick off at the festival on Saturday with a tasty documentary: The War Tapes
Edited down from over a thousand hours of footage, this film follows 3 US National Guard soldiers doing their tour of Iraq from an amazing first person perspective, showing us viewers a side of the war that we don't get to see after passing through the media censors.
More from a soldiers point of view, this film explores the soldier's mentality and tracks them before, during and after the war and how the sights and terrors they seen would somehow irreparably affect some of them for the rest of their lives.Andy rates this: 4/5
The second offering I saw on Sunday was a tasty piece from Israel: Jellyfish
This film weaves a web over 4 different characters through Tel Aviv who are touched by loneliness. Its six degrees of separation which doesn't exactly make much sense until halfway through the show where the simplicity and brilliance of the story flows through. Its a whimsical exploration of existential angst
We need more films like these that explores and celebrates the nuances of life, giving you a warm fuzzy feeling leaving the theatre.
Andy rates this: 5/5
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