Tim Basaraba – Watching a film outside of my favorite genres can be a refreshing change, especially at a film festival where most people, including myself, tend to focus on Drama, Suspense, and Thriller categories. That’s where Float comes into play.
We’ve completed four days of films at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival. What have we learned so far? Well, we’ve learned that grandma might be a beach ball. We’ve learned that getting hit by a train isn’t always that bad, that paying your employees on time is important and that chopping wood is harder than it looks.
Tim Basaraba – For me, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s academy-award winning 2021 film Drive My Car (2021) came out of nowhere. At the time, I had yet to see a film from the Japanese director. Since his first film debuted 20 years ago, I might have lost some cool points by admitting that, but no bother.
Tim Basaraba – A drop in the bucket. Is that what any of our altruistic efforts amount to? Is “a drop in the bucket” the impact made by a brilliant film like The Green Border? Is it even worth it to do the right thing when the challenges seem so overwhelming
Tim Basaraba – After covering SIFF (the Seattle International Film Festival) the last two years, it’s time to tackle VIFF. This week, my wife and I are venturing north with NadaMucho.com Editor Matt Ashworth for our first trip to the Vancouver International Film Festival, scheduled for September 28 through October 8.
