Though the frenzied AFI Film Festival ended more than a week ago (Nov.11), I still find myself pondering the two film screenings I attended. The films (and screenings) could not have been more radically different:
” target=”_blank”>“Look” is a film by Adam Rifkin, a seasoned writer-producer-director-actor with an eclectic filmography that includes “Homo Erectus,” “Detroit Rock City,” and “Welcome to Hollywood.”
“The Quest for the Missing Piece” is Israeli Oded Lotan’s first stab at filmmaking.
Attendees started lining up to see the sold-out Thursday night screening of “Look” an hour and a half before the scheduled 9:30 p.m. showtime.
Roughly a dozen viewers strolled into the theater for the Friday afternoon screening of “The Quest.”
“Look” is a polished, dark drama composed of various intertwining stories told through a clever gimmick – all the scenes are shot from the point of view of public surveillance cameras – that raises questions about a modern technological phenomenon.
I commend AFI for their widely diverse film choices, many of which I did not have a chance to see, and very much look forward to being unsettled again next year.
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