Cucalorus!!!!

Cucalorus was awesome. I’ll list the screenings and events that I went to: opening party at Bellamy Mansion, Visual Sound Walls, excellent shorts, dance shorts, twisted shorts, comedy shorts, social shorts, Bus to Lumberton installation, and lots of hanging out in the filmmakers’ lounge and jengo’s backyard. Obviously, I really like shorts. My favorite shorts were the twisted shorts. They were super fun and dark. I wanted to see features, but a lot of them were playing while I was working and during some of them, I just needed sleep. One of my favorite parts was the Bus to Lumberton. That was so awesome. The entire place was interactive and really kind of messed with your head. You became part of this world that you didn’t know what was real and what was an act. It was sick.

            As far as learning about festivals, there were little things that I picked up on that I thought could run a little smoother.  Ok, maybe it’s just me, but I definitely pick up on little things.  For example, at the opening party there were no trashcans and no places for anyone to set their drink much less sit.  My sister and I actually started making jokes about it because it seems so ridiculous that it got overlooked. I’m definitely a logistics person as well as having the phrase “attention to detail” engrained in my head from the Coast Guard.  But these little details really set the tone for how this festival is going to run. 

            Cucalorus is always a fun festival, and they do a really good job at making it cool and intriguing. I think that we need to learn from them in a sense that we need to find our tone and niche.  The reason why everyone wants to go to Cucalorus is because it exudes fun.  Right now, we’re planning an event rather than an experience.