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Cinequest - Day Four
Movie Count: 9 movies in 4 days Ahhh, the day of mix-ups. Started the day out going to the Repertory Theater with my Starbucks oatmeal to see if the filmmaker lounge was open. The volunteer told me no, they were still setting up. No problem, I just sat on a nice park bench to eat my oatmeal. Just as I got it open, she came back to the door and said it was a mistake, that it WAS open. So up I went for my first time (“Press” get to lounge in the lounge with the filmmakers). WOW. I had heard other people exclaim how nice it was, but I had no idea. Six computers hooked up to the internet with another 2-3 with gigantic screens. A large table with an assortment of snacks lain out: Bagels and cream cheese, crackers with assorted bries (peppercorn and pesto were my favorites), fruit, pastries, and of course coffee. I just wanted a place to sit and eat my oatmeal, so I did, and helpers kept coming to me asking if they could bring me anything, like coffee or a bagel. Umm, no, that’s okay… it’s right THERE. Haha. They were the nicest volunteers ever. I wish my movie schedule allowed me more time to visit the lounge. So then I started my walk from the Rep to the California Theater, just a couple blocks. But a fellow moviegoer said I was going to the wrong theater, that Historias Extraordinarias was at the Cameras. There was a little group of us who were confused then, so we went in and asked Nathan Louie. He sent us to the CAL Theater. We all walked over, but it looked deserted. We tried the doors, one was open so we went in and through the lobby but wondered why we didn’t see any volunteers. Finally a Cal employee saw us and asked how we had gotten in. Heh. She said the movie had changed from 11am to 11:30am and could we all please wait outside. So we all did. Ten minutes later another volunteer came running up to us and said that Historias was actually at the CAMERAS. Good grief. We only had ten minutes left. So back we went running up the street and into the Cameras and up to the third floor where the movie had not started yet and the theater was not even half filled. Yay. And in Nathan’s defense, Cinequest had just opened for the day, I’m sure he had not gotten the memo yet. THEN. I was back in the Cal Theater this evening listening to the cast Q&A from Witch Hunt (No Sean Penn, but it was fabulous anyway). It was really running long, and I had to get back to the Cameras for a 7pm showing of Billy Was a Deaf Kid. I would have snuck out, but I was in the middle of a packed row, there was no way to get out of there until it was over. As soon as it ended (around 6:45) I zipped out of there, around the crowd and down a different exit, out the doors… and into a different street. I wasn’t sure where I was, so I just hurriedly followed the building around. My son called and said he was waiting for Billy the Deaf Kid to start, so I was happy to see it with him. Then he said he was at the REP. “The Rep??” I asked, “I thought it was at the Cameras.” “No, it’s at the Rep.” So I booked it over to the Rep. The Rep wasn’t even half full but I found my son sitting in the balcony. We sat down while I caught my breath from running around downtown. It was 7:05 and they were still showing previews, so that was good. But then the announcer came out. “Welcome to our premiere of The Skeptic.” “The SKEPTIC???” I said to my son. “WE’RE AT THE WRONG THEATER.” But there was no way we’d get to Billy on time. Skeptic was on my schedule for a different day, so I just hoped I could rearrange things later. So, The Skeptic was good, but I was disappointed to not see Billy the Deaf Kid tonight. I’ll get to see it Monday night instead – but then I won’t get to see Samurai Avenger or The Friend. Ah well, if that’s the worst of my problems with scheduling 33 movies in 12 days, then I’ll just have to deal with it. I still had a great time today. On the list for tomorrow (very much up for revision): Shorts 2: Document the World Comments
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