Production Lag in Toronto
As expected I was unable to see any more films due to shooting and editing. The timing has just been bad. The plus side is that the films I wanted to see will be coming to New York's screens and soon after, Netflix.
Back in Brooklyn, Luci has diligently finished digitizing all the footage for her upcoming doc, "All's Well and Fair." Somehow while attaining that feat, she is also keeping ReelerTV alive and well amongst all the outlets (too many to link to) . She's the epitome of work ethic.
I was still exhausted today from Thursday's night late edit . I finally got to sleep around 4am, but had to be up and taping the Scott Hicks interview by 10am. You can see the results of that interview in episode 2 just below this post.
There won't be a show on Sunday, but we'll return on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to wrap up the festival coverage. Not to take away from the first two, but I am especially excited about these last 3 episodes. You won't want to miss them.
My exhaustion was compounded on Friday by a couple of parties. The great people at Renew Media, namely our friend, Brian Newman, had an early celebration. There, I was able to catch up with a few people I haven't seen in a while, namely film critic, Anthony Kaufman, Florida Film Festival's Programming Director, Matthew Curtis and NewFest's programmer Basil Tsiokos.
For you cigar fans, there was a vast display of Cubans for sale on the patio. I took this picture for my cigar-loving friends to salivate over:
After a quick bite to eat, I walked to the Control party. I was expecting to hear lots of Joy Division and New Order, but, alas just the typical 80's party music. Despite how tired I was, I was glad I went. I made a handful of new friends. Doing so much work at home lately, it was great to be able to get out and socialize. I also don't go to too many film events in New York, so I was happy to be able to see everybody face to face in the offline world.
Regarding my review of "Captain Mike Across America" check this post on the Toronto blog site that has nothing but praise. Biased?