Telluride Film Festival
- shananelizabeth
- Sep 6, 2016
- 2 min read
It was my first year attending the Telluride Film Festival, and I couldn't be more excited to go back next year. Seriously though, I am counting down the days! This year was incredible, but it was so chaotic that I could barely keep up. We were constantly waiting in lines to get into the movies, and often times we were denied because the pass holders filled the quota. Our best chance at getting into a film was early in the morning and late at night, which made for a long, tiring day.
My mom and I drove to Telluride Friday night, where we made ourselves at home in our suite at the Mountain Lodge Resort in Mountain Village. By Friday, we were ready to take on the festival for the remainder of the weekend.
Saturday:
We began our festival experience at the Chuck Jones theater Saturday morning, attending a Tribute to Casey Affleck with Manchester by the Sea, which ended up being our favorite film of the weekend. The show was proceeded by a Q&A with Casey Affleck, who was very nice, but definitely had some nerves.
We were unsuccessful throughout the day, but later in the night we attended Bleed for This at the Palm theater. Miles Teller introduced the film with a brief speech.
Sunday:
Sunday morning, we woke up and went to Elk's Park for a day of seminars. First, we watched the directors panel with Morris, Herzog, Rosi, and Von Einsiedel.
Immediately following the directors panel, we stayed in Elk's Park for a seminar with Tom Hanks, Miles Teller, Bryan Cranston, and Aaron Eckhart.
Following the seminars, we made our way to Le Pierre theater for the student prints. One film, called Nocturne in Black, stood out in particular. It was a film about music in worn torn Syria, done by Jimmy Keyrouz of Columbia University.
Sunday night, we went to the Palm theater for a showing of Moonlight, a modern film about identity and childhood. The film was directed by Berry Jenkins, who has been a Telluride Festival goer since his childhood.
Monday:
Before leaving on Tuesday, we filled our Monday with an additional three films - Una, Sully, and Lost in Paris. I enjoyed the films, but I would never recommend Lost in Paris - I guess I'm not a fan of quirky, slapstick comedy skits compiled into a story.
Unfortunately, we did not get a chance to see Arrival, La La Land, Maudie, Wakefield, Norman, and many other films that were favorites among the festival.
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