Film Festivals - what you might see soon

It's June! And apparently that means a whole bunch of film festivals, so here's a overview of what's going on and what I might write about in the next few weeks.

I'm developing an extensive collection of festival badges and passes.

Right now: Brooklyn Film Festival (May 29th - June 7th)

I'm still deciding whether to write an overall post or talk about the films individually; I've got a 4 film pass and have already seen one film, a documentary called Placebo about life at the hardest med school to get into in the world (which I recommend, but warn that the narrative structure makes it somewhat uneven). I've already posted a review on Letterboxd, which will probably show up here in some form at some point. The other three films I plan to see are still up in the air, though Placebo is probably the only documentary I'll see there.

Soon: Lower East Side Film Festival (June 11th - 21st)

Right on the heels of BFF is the Lower East Side Film Festival, which I have even less of a plan for since I'm going to be volunteering there. I'm most interested in Jane Wants a Boyfriend, Party Time Party Time, and Pop Meets the Void, so there's a good chance I'll end up writing about some of those.

Later: BAM Cinemafest (June 17th - 25th)

Cinemafest has got a real interesting selection; the sci-fi film Advantageous is a must see for me, but I probably won't be able to see more than that; my theater staff perks don't include the festival, and summer's not a particularly lucrative time for me. There's a chance I may get to see The End of the Tour since it's showing in the Opera House instead of the movie theater, but I'm not getting my hopes up.


Ones I'll be missing out on: Northside Festival (June 8th - 10th), American Black Film Festival (June 11th - 14th)

There's obviously only so much I can do, but I'm still sad I'll be missing these two. Northside is a week long festival encompassing film, music, and technology events, taking place around north Brooklyn. The film part runs the first three days, but between limited funds and the venues being a bit difficult to get to (you'd think getting from southern Brooklyn to northern Brooklyn would be simple...but it's not), it's not something I can do this year. I'm even more disappointed to be missing the American Black Film Festival; I can't deny that my film choices overall are overwhelmingly white and that needs to change. But once again, money, and time, and the fact that their volunteer application period ends at the beginning of March, and I didn't even check until after Tribeca.