TT Film Fest Preview

Yesterday, I got to see Sanskara, a local film noir that’s going to be screened this year at the TT Film Festival.

Let me tell you, I enjoyed it. To be fair acting isn’t our forte, and Lord does it ever show in this piece, but there’s so much thought behind this film that shines though. Plus there’s some very surprising elements in the film that added positively to the presentation.

The story is cliched, and not always believable, but not so much that you can’t become invested in the storyline.

Christopher Liard’s short doc on the  The Dying Swan King costume from Carnival 2016 was lovely in it’s starkness. Set to music, no voiceover was required for this piece that reminds that sometimes less is more.

I’m supposed to return today to preview some of the other films in the festival. Stay tuned for that blog post.

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