My All-too-brief Journal of the 2000 Seattle International Film Festival…
Seattle, Washington USA, May 18 through June 11Jumping the gun (festival films seen prior to the festival)
The Case of Majella McGinty (short)
Jesus’ Son
Wednesday 24 May
Strange Planet
Life Tastes Good
Thursday 25 May
Ressources humaines (Human Resources) – New Directors Showcase Award Special Jury Prize for Laurent Cantent
Absolute Giganten (Gigantic)
Saturday 27 May
A la medianoche y media (At Midnight and a Half)
Amargosa
Sunday 28 May
Le Temps retrouve (Time Regained)
Monday 29 May
What’s Cookin’
Tuesday 30 May
The Woman Chaser
Friday 2 June
Archival screening of How the West Was Won
Sunday 11 June
My own personal Closing Night Gala: The Missus presented us with a gorgeous (half-)Irish colleen. Life is good.
Better way late than way never (festival films seen after the festival)
Chuck & Buck
My Commentaries
25 May 2000: My 15-year springtime love affair with sitting in the dark [The best fest]
1 June 2000: Why it’s okay if Frasier and Niles want to go the film festival [Can SIFF survive being cool?]
8 June 2000: From the home office in Seattle, Washington… [Excuses, excuses]
Links to official film festival sites