Kat: Festival Diary Sept 17
Posted by Katarina Gligorijevic on October 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Today is yet another one of those “remember, it’s a marathon not a sprint” days when I finally have to accept the fact that I’m too tired to even go out for cocktails (depressing) and end up taking a nap instead (amazing idea, though).
After a morning at the Scotiabank watching the latest Zach Braff joint, The High Cost of Living, for REEL CANADA, I struggle through a workday and eventually leave early for the specific and exclusive purpose of napping. En route to the hotel, though, I run into a non-TIFF-related pal who I was supposed to have drinks with in August (failed), so we end up going to Biermarket at King and Portland and having two rounds of much needed pick-me-up-beers, after which I really did go to the hotel for a nap.
The nap proved to be the best idea I ever had, because it allowed me to stay awake during Stake Land, which I completely loved. Colin’s folks were in town, so I sat next to his mom during the film, and when it was over she leaned forward and introduced herself to director Jim Mickle’s parents. They shared a “our sons were just on the stage together” moment, and Jim’s mom told the most adorable story of how they took him to see a Dario Argento film at Midnight Madness when he was just 15 or 16 years old. The cutest.
Top three highlights of the day:
1) Running into my friend Adam, which meant I had someone to have a pre-nap drink with (because doing it alone would have been sad).
2) Meeting Stake Land director Jim Mickle’s mom and being able to sincerely tell her that I thought her son’s film was super awesome.
3) The fact that I get to sleep in tomorrow AND get a day off from TIFF for a good friend’s wedding.
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