Breather?
Sunday was a light day with only four films each. I woke up at 8, did some work and went to Starbucks to get online. MC and I headed out at about 11 am to On a Clear Day and Twist of Faith respectively. Twist of Faith, another amazing doc, follows Tony Comes and his family as he realizes the priest that molested him as a teen lives five houses away. The film is a moving and extremely honest look at a family in crisis. (Two days later it would be nominated for an Oscar.)
I was craving soup again, this time chicken curry, yum! On my way to the Racquet Club for Police Beat, I met the partner of the director of Une Dia en la Vida. Nice chap. Police Beat is a dreary Seattle love story told almost completely through the inner monologue of Z, an African immigrant mystified by his American girlfriends lack of commitment.
Back at the Prospector (would I ever get to Main Street again?), the lines for Rize were crazy. This doc about krumping, a dance style developed in South Central LA, focuses on the positive dancers who want to change the world. The audience was energized and nearly frenzied when the dancers appeared on stage afterward for the Q&A. I dont think I have seen kids that happy in a long time. The crowd was enamored with them and so was I.
Back at the condo, I ate some mac and cheese and tried to tame my static mad scientist hair before going to the Eccles for The Jacket, a suspenseful thriller starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightly. Despite its high intensity, I was fading again. The plot was clever and disturbing, a la 12 Monkeys. Good stuff. Three long days down and three more to go
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