SilverDocs 2008, June 16-23
 

Anybody attending any screenings at this year's Silverdocs Film Fest at the AFI Silver in Silver Spring, MD? I'll be there Tuesday-Saturday for 3 or 4 films a day.

yup, got my pass! (but that's no surprise coming from me).

I wish people would post threads on these events with more than -15 hours notice. :sad:

Any of you seeing American Teen?

I'm hoping to get out there Tuesday or Wednesday night.

Giles, I'll look for you.

pjflyer, what are you planning on seeing?

Well then consider this a very early posting for the 21st Silverdocs -- just 8775 hours to go!!!

I got a ticket for Garden on Wednesday night. Looks interesting, and I enjoyed the director's previous film OT: Our Town. The Hunter S Thompson film looks to be sold out so I may see Kalinovsky Square after Garden.

EDIT: Looks like Kalinovsky Square is sold out as well. Maybe I'll try a rush line after Garden.

How long should it take to drive to AFI from Alexandria around 5:30? I could take the metro but that would mean I couldn't stay for a late film.

Probably about an hour and a half.

If you've looking for something to see after THE GARDEN, I highly recommend WILD COMBINATION: A PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR RUSSELL.

I bumped into him (the director) the next day and told him I really enjoyed his film, as well as 'OT: Our Town' which I told him I saw with my subscription to Film Movement.

I have to say of the four films I enjoyed the most, three actually have theatrical release: 'Up the Yangtze', 'Man on Wire' and the Werner Herzog film: 'Encounters at the End of the World'. 'Holy Land Hardball' about the attempt to bring a baseball league to Israel - was a really fun doc.

for the record 'Hi My Name is Ryan' was terrible.

'My Winnipeg' is opening at the Silver this Friday (the 27th) even though I had a tix to it, I kind of threw in the towel after 'Theatre of War' and went home and crashed.

'Gonzo' opens at E Street on the 4th of July
'Up the Yangtze' opens at E Street on the 27th of June
'Kicking It' - about the Homeless World Cup also opens on the 27th at E Street.

Giles, it's a testament to how many great films they had that I didn't see more of you. My favorites were the retrospective of AN AMERICAN FAMILY, WILD COMBO: A PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR RUSSELL, and DEAR ZACHARY.

AN AMERICAN FAMILY was the hightlight for me. It's a masterpiece of 1970s cinema vérité and I'm so happy to have finally seen it. I devoted 14 hours to this one, but it was definitely worth it.