Off to Cannes We Go
Well, here we are! Focus On Film goes to France! I'll be taking you on a bit of a blogger's journey to the Cannes Film Festival where we have seven (count em! seven!) FOF student work entered into the Cannes Short Film Corner this year.
I"ll be talking you all through my trip. So enjoy the ride- i already am!
The flight was super- i managed to get two films in: The Wrestler by Aranofsky and Milk by Van Sant. Two of my favorite directors. Both inspiring. The rest of the time was a sleep fest. Apparently i was snoring. Well, that is what you get when you go from program and shooting till three am to jumping on a plane!
London airport was a trip. I had never been there and i instantly felt the stamp of personality of the place. I will go back someday.
Paris is as beautiful as ever. And so begins my tour of old friend's couches. First couch: Patrick. A friend for over twenty years and a Parisian writer and film maker.
I am working from my laptop for half the day and the other half doing city things. Yesterday it was the Centre Pompidou and the Marc Chagal paintings really got me going- the Diane Arbus photography moved me to tears. I was so tired from jet lag that i ended up in the video research room at the museum watching Chris Cunningham video work as well as Peter Greenaway's early television work and some really strange stuff from Robert Wilson.
Already i feel resourced and culturally 'fed' and i have only been here one day!
More tomorrow folks! Stay tuned!
