FLEFF Films!

Oh what a week it was! FLEFF kept me very busy, and incredibly inspired. I got to see many amazing films, talked with directors and distributers about their experiences, as well as simply soak up the film festival atmosphere. It was just so great.

I watched all documentary films, and am posting the trailers to some of my favorites. I really hope you all check them out!




Nothing Like Chocolate:
This is a very sweet documentary about chocolate production in Grenada, specifically focusing on one man's chocolate factory to change the production process.


Shored Up:
This is a great film, and uses a lot of great media to illustrate it's point. This is in a more classic environmental documentary style, which isn't my preferred style of documentary films, but is very compelling and entertaining


The Throwaways
This is an incredibly powerful film, but sometimes a little hard to watch. I saw this the same day that I heard about the protests going on in Albuquerque regarding the shootings by the police, and this film deals with the same issue that are happening in upstate New York. Keep an eye out for this one when it finally is released.



Who is Dayani Cristal?
I absolutely loved this documentary. It deals with the issue of illegal immigration in a way that is not usually depicted in the media, and creates an interesting story in the retracing of an immigrant's steps by the famous actor Gael Garcia Bernel.



A Will for the Woods
This is my favorite documentary that I saw in the festival. I love the subject matter and the way it is filmed, as well as the story it tells. It is a film that really captures the people it follows and their relationships with each other, as well as makes an interesting commentary on relationships with death, which doesn't have to be a bad thing. I was able to chat with one of the filmmakers after this screening, and she talked to me about their experience with making this film and getting to know all of the people that are in it and I felt so incredibly inspired. This is the kind of film that I hope to one day make.