Cucalorus Film Festival- Day 5

When I find something that works I stick to it, for example, for 5 days I've ordered a croissant and vanilla latte from Port City a Java. It has been such a great way to start the day. When I was in New York a couple of years ago, it was the latte with some Mallorca. If you've never had mallorca, you need to!

The Act of Killing - In a country where killers are celebrated as heroes, the filmmakers challenge unrepentant death squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. The hallucinatory result is a cinematic fever dream, an unsettling journey deep into the imaginations of mass-murderers and the shockingly banal regime of corruption and impunity they inhabit.

I don't know why I keep starting my days with such graphic and controversial films. Yesterday was the film about the youngest mother and today it's about these executioners who were so causal about what they did that Anwar ( the man the film focuses on) cha cha'd on the very ground where hundreds of communist Chinese were brutally killed. I can't get that image out of my head. 

It's time for lunch and the only thing we can all seem to agree on was the best sushi place in Wilmington, Nicki's sushi which is one of my favorite sushi places in the world. Well in the US really cause I've never had it anywhere else. 

We really took a chance today and attended the Secret Screening of Butter on the Latch. By the end of the film I had no idea what I watched. I did, however, have a terrible headache from the unfocused shots. They were unnecessary in my opinion. There were moments in the beginning that seemed hopeful with no pay off. I was stuck and couldn't leave. 

What's a visit to Wilmington without a walk downtown. It was in the mid 70s and Kilwans fudgery was calling my name. So was the filmmaker's Lounge where Brandon finally met us. We dined at Reel cafe which is a local Hollywood stop and rushed back to Thalian Hall to watch 

The guys are pooped!

Short Term 12 again. It was just as good the 2nd time around! But this time I was able to drag a few with me. 

The festival wrapped in such a fun way, Kareoke at City Stage. Everyone was in good spirits, and although I did not sing I had an incredible time. I met some really awesome people and saw some really great films! Until next year, Cuc!