First drafted/ written Sept 2016:
I thought I’d get back to the roots of it all – queer cinema was what started this whole blog back in 2011, so I should get back to talking about that for once (instead of talking about my feelings) especially now that I’ve been exposed to a wide range of queer films thanks to the film festivals circuit.
I have been lucky enough to have been involved with the Vancouver Queer Film Festival for the past four years. The first year I participated as an “artist” (aka filmmaker) when my short film Bill, Please! was accepted and took home all three short film awards they hand out at the festival! The second year, in 2014, I was engaged as a jury member for one of the awards. Then in 2015, they decided that I am a useful human being with a skill set adequate enough to help coordinate the tech side of things so they employed me. I must have proved myself worthy because they asked me to be part of the team again for their 28th festival this past August.
…then again in 2017! Hopefully this will continue be my stable summer activity for many years to come. 2018 is going to be Vancouver Queer Film Festival’s 30th anniversary. That means I am turning 30 years old (I am the same age as the festival!) during the festival; and this year will also mark my 5th consecutive year of involvement with the event, from artist to jury member to staff! Exciting times!
I forget what I was originally going to write – probably something about the films I saw in the festival. Which makes sense, because I wanted to go back to the ‘roots’ of this blog and discuss things that made me start it in the first place. Oh well. Maybe come August inspiration will hit again and I’ll write about the many queer films we are very fortunate to see on screen. Until then, if you are curious:
Where's My Dime? 