Happy 40th SIFF Part Three

1995- “The World Exposed” May 18 - June 11

(As I mentioned in the last entry I would cover what happened that I never wrote a script or submitted a film to SIFF. My friend and I had thought about doing a behind the scenes piece on one of my photo shoots. Towards the end of the year,  1994, my friend had an accident and he lost his eye sight.)

(This sculpture stands outside of (S.A.M.) Seattle Art Museum, it's called The Hammering Man)

I had become a Goodwill member of SIFF.

When I returned to Seattle I would be driving for the first time. Until I got my bearings it was like the blind leading the blind, literally. You know what its like to visit a place and someone else is driving so you just sit back and you don’t pay that much attention as to where you are going. That’s what happened on my previous visits, but then it all came back to me and it was like being home again. Seattle was feeling like a home away from home.

I was learning a lot about myself. Expressing myself through my photography and opening myself up to new experiences. There was more social activity this year so I didn't see as many films.

Brave heart (DDDD) was the opening night film and Cold Comfort Farm(DDD) was the closing night film. Half Spirit- Voice of the Spider(DD), Afrique Mon Afrique (DDD) Burkina Faso, A Busniess Affair Great Britain/France, Heaven’s A Drag Great Britain, The Postman Italy, 1-900 The Netherlands, Bleeding Hearts, Crumb, Denise Calls Up, The Doom Generation (DDDD), another film by Greg Araki. (This film would change the way I saw his films. This one was much better than the other film. Perhaps it was its over the top scenes of violence and sex. It was part porn, part art. Mr. Araki was also introducing the world to a lot of young talent.) Headless Body In A Topless Bar (DDDD),Joe's Rotten World, Live Nude Girls (DD), Living In Oblivion (DDD), Lotto Land (DDDD), The Low Life (DDD) It was actually for the screening of this film that I met Rory Cochrane., Party Girl (DDDD), Picture Bride (DDDD), Swimming with Sharks (DDD), Unzipped (DDDDD), The Usual Suspects (DDD), The Year of My Japanese Cousin (DDDD),




Here is my new rating system. DDDDD highly recommend. DDDD It should be watched. DDD Entertaining DD So, so if you like the stars. D Just out of curiosity watch it.
(I like all movies. Even those that most people don’t like, it makes for great conversation.)


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The Seattle International Film Festival will celebrate it’s 40th year in May of 2014. I’ll review some of my favorite films. And talk about my experiences from 1993 - 1999. Continuing with part four next week.

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