AIFF2025: Tuesday Doesn't Start Until Noon

 Everything today is happening at the E Street Theater.  

12 Noon:  International Shorts

2pm:   Respecting the Earth Short Docs

4pm:   Among Thieves — Trevor J. Wallace, Gino R. Caspari 

From the film's website:

"DESTRUCTION OF HERITAGE

THE ISSUE

The looting and destruction of archaeological sites is a global issue that destroys our shared heritage. Cultures known from only a limited number of sites are especially vulnerable, as each loss significantly impacts our understanding. In recent years, the problem has intensified due to growing demand and a corresponding surge in market prices. Yet despite this escalation, little is known about the illegal trade in antiquities or the underlying structures and dynamics of the black market. A broad public with a strong interest in archaeology often remains unaware of the critical differences between grave robbing and legitimate archaeological research - an issue compounded by popular portrayals that lack nuance."

Anchorage will be one of the first places this film is shown.   

6pm:  Honeyjoon -  Lilian T. Mehrel

Image from Cineuropa

From Hammertonail:

"In Honeyjoon, find ourselves in the paradise that is San Miguel island, the Azores, Portugal. Stark blue waters mirror the cloudless sky above as honeymooners bask in the sun, hand in hand, enveloped by the romantic allure of the island. It’s a scene taken from a Renoir painting. For Honeyjoon’s main characters, though, it’s more like Dante’s Inferno.

In her debut feature film, director Lilian T. Mehrel paints a landscape that traverses the human experiences of tragedy, comedy, and joy. Mother and daughter, Lela (Amira Casar) and June (Ayden Mayeri) embark on a trip to San Miguel on the one year anniversary of their husband/father’s death. Although a veil of grief is cast upon their trip, they find themselves surrounded by happy couples, trapped in saccharine claustrophobia. Mehrel captures the waves of loss, joy, and relief June and Lela feel by having them, and the viewer, bend to the will of San Miguel’s mercurial nature. . ."

There were good films yesterday and I'll try to catch up - but I really liked The Collaborator and Rosemead, two excellent, but very different narrative features.

The film makers are off on an excursion today - to walk on a glacier I think.