I just saw Waste Land, an amazing film about an artist named Vik Muniz. He goes to garbage dumps and begins making art out of garbage and, in the process, uplifting the lives of the dignified but super poor garbage workers.
I cried twice. The power of art to change peoples lives. The power of a culture's thrown-away objects to uplift people when they change their perceptions of what they are looking at.
The Chesapeake Film Festival debuted in 2008. Over its short history, CFF has built on its success and continues to bring top-notch film and film events to the Chesapeake region. Now it's time to get ready for CFF 2011, scheduled Sept. 23-25 on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This year, in order to provide festival fans with a glimpse into how you go about putting together a festival such as CFF, we'll let you peek behind the scenes as films are found, discussed and invited. This year CFF Artistic Director Doug Sadler and CFF Executive Director Margaret Tessier return to Sundance to scout films. They'll be filing reports about the adventure. Since we can't all be in Utah, we can at least experience some of the joyful mayhem through their eyes--and blogs.
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Just read that 700 Miles 2010 is the festival darling! Great bounce back, Doug! Hope you packed some eye drops to refresh the screen tired eyes....
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