Last week was IFP’s Independent Film Week, and for the first time I volunteered to help out; I’ve been tempted ever since we moved here, and this year I finally decided to move my schedule around and make it happen, even though I was only able to go three days (three is better than none!). All the IFP folks, like Erin O’Kane the Volunteer Coordinator, were fantastic, and it reminded me again how supportive and communal the independent film scene is–another reason I love living in New York.
I was working in filmmaker registration and with the documentary film screenings–where I got to see some great rough cuts on social topics–but I was also able to attend several panel discussions–not every one that I really wanted to see, but certainly several of them, and I got to bump into some great filmmakers like Ry Russo-Young and Fred Seibert. Continue reading
