I started the day with Documentary Shorts 1 at Topfer. The initial film 'After' was haunting and very personal for me. A day at Auschwitz with the camera observing the visitors, the cleaning staff, and those who care for and restore the artifacts (shoes, boots) of the victims destroyed at this notorious concentration camp. Another favorite was 'Recollections' a Japanese film about a volunteer photography project that restores family photos destroyed in the tsunami and returns them to their owners. 8 films were shown in this series. In the Q&A many of the filmmakers discussed their preference for shooting with film and that was a pleasure to hear.
I then walked to Long Center where I saw the Narrative Shorts 3 program. My favorite here was made by an NYU student from France, titled 'Mobile Homes'. A dismal view of a sex trafficked mom and her son who are saved by a house on wheels. A heartfelt film was 'Dotty' about an elderly woman learning to send a text. A number of films were about relationships ending and it was amazing to see how violence could make people laugh when the perpetrator is a sweet woman. No films tonight...sometimes you just have to chill and cook and stay in with your husband.
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