My reaction to the Cleveland Film Festival

Hello again All,

So, I attended the 34th Annual Cleveland Film Festival this past friday the 26th. The whole day was a very rushed occasion; with packing for break, going to class, and attending the film festival- it was a pretty busy day. But enough about me, lets get to the festival. And of course, lets discuss first things first...Parking!!! From the direction I took, the streets were walled with taken spaces, leaving no place for my friend and I to part. Finally, we got into the Tower City parking deck, only to be charged $10 when leaving because they wouldn't validate. But enough about parking.

The film festival itself was pretty cool. Although I must admit that to me navigating the Tower City center to get to the festival entrance was liking walking a maze. When inside the doors, there was a couple of booths set up with information, places to vote for the winning movie, a place for souvenirs, etc. but I noticed that overall, the theatre the festical is held in seemed kind of small. I had imagined some place bigger for the festival in my mind.

As for the festival itself, I thought that it was very cool apart from the parking situation. To have something like this where people can come and enjoy some obscure movie selections that they wouldn't be likely to see in normal theaters. Looking through the film festival's information packet I saw a lot of very interesting looking movie choices. It's a shame that I didn't have time to see more of them. I am already looking forward to next year's 35th Annual Cleveland Film Festival!

Hope you all enjoyed your movie selections!

-Sam P.