Well, the 4th Annual WFF is over, and has again surpassed attendance expectations with over 18,000 admissions to the four day festival. I saw 15 feature films and 10 short films (ranging from 6 to 32 minutes long). Personal Highlights from the festival:
1.
La Cienaga (d. Lucrecia Martel, 2000, Argentina/Spain)
2.
Kippur (d. Amos Gitai, 2000, Israel)
3.
Waterboys (d. Shinobu Yaguchi, 2001, Japan)
4.
Man Hunt (d. Melanie Middien and Alia Yunis, 2002, USA)--Winner Best Feature Documentary, Wisconsin's Own Competition
5.
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (d. Zacharias Kunuk, 2001, Canada)
6.
Field Diary (d. Amos Gitai, 1983, Israel)
7.
When Two Won't Do (d. David Finch and Maureen Marovitch, 2001, Canada)
8.
Rocks With Wings (d. Rick Derby, 2001, USA)
9.
Home Movie (d. Chris Smith, 2000, USA)
10.
Immaculate (d. R. Callan, 2001, USA), Winner of Best Narrative Short, Student Competition
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's
Cure could have made my list, but I couldn't stay awake for the second half (too late, no food), I will have to watch it again once it is out on video. Other notable movies:
Meeting Uncle Mark (d. Emily Rumsey, 2001, USA),
Bomba: Dancing the Drum (d. Ashley James, 2000, Puerto Rico),
The Beaver Trilogy (d. Trent Harris, 2001 [part 1-1979, part 2-1981, part 3-1985], USA),
Cool and Crazy (d. Erik Knut Jensen, 2001, Norway/Sweden) and
Songs from the Second Floor (d. Roy Andersson, 2000, Denmark/Norway)
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