By Michael Pelosi
With over three dozen documentaries being shown throughout the week, I assumed that the overly excited crowd would have a lot to say…I was right. Most responses came from JUNIOR which screened on Thursday night and proved to be a crowd favorite. The audience was intrigued by the festival and gave us their insight on independent filmmaking and their views on specific films including Jury award winner SEVERE CLEAR. Take a look at a short video I made with my interviews with the crowd!
The press and volunteers also had a great time sipping wine and commenting on their favorite highlights of the festival. I got a chance to catch up with them and get a few testimonials. Included are Mik Augustin, who created both the jury prize and the audience award (which will be announced during the Oscar party), Editor-in-chief of ART THROB Dinah Cardin, and the festival’s own Joe Cultrera.
