We were back at the Roxie volunteering for the fest. We saw a collection of animation shorts and a doc, "The Bodybuilder and I." Our favorite shorts were
Hope Springs Eternal , The Cock Song , and the "Fantasies of Bubblewrap".
We met the composer, Armando Sandoval, for Hope Springs Eternal. He was really sweet, funny and very proud of his work on the movie.
Later that night we saw the short, "Surfing Thru" about women surfers who have cancer. It was quite moving and inspiring. The movie is only 24 minutes long which we found out is the length of one chemo treatment. The filmmaker, Chloe Webb, who was Nancy in the film, "Sid and Nancy" is hoping to get this film into hospitals so that women (& men) can watch it during chemo sessions. What a great idea!
We also saw "Sliding Liberia", a surf movie with a social justice twist. I don't know if it will get released but their basic goal is to turn Liberia into the next big surfing spot which at the same time will help the country's economy by turning it into a tourist destination. The director, editor and two of the surfers featured in the film were going over to the Bissap Baobab after Q&A. We didn't go because it was a school night and we haven't even finished one week of fun yet!! Ugh, I really am turning 40 when I turn down drinks and talks with film makers.
-- B
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