Sept 27- Okt 7th, RIFF: Reykjavik International Film Festival. Before I forget, back a few wks ago, we decided to enjoy a little of this film festival especially since the university theatre was only three blocks away. I'd never been to one & it proved to be enjoyable for all of us. Films from Germany, France, Italy and Iceland. Some were in foreign languages, sometimes the film producer was present afterwards. Mobile Home, was a hilarious story of two young men in France who decide to buy a mobile home and live on the road, only to find it wasn't that simple. A German film called Lore, was based on a true story of five children (siblings) survival during the German-Nazi time (1947) when their Nazi parents were taken and no one coulld be trusted. Another, Kon-Tiki, the true story of a man named Thor Heyerdahl who in 1947 followed an ancient path 4300 miles across the Pacific on a fragile Kon-Tiki raft. Attacked by tidal waves, sharks and dangers, Thor and five buddies battled nature to prove they could ride a current on a raft that far! Beasts of the Southern Wild, during an ecological apocalypse a six-yr old girl and hometown are washed away by rain & try to restart their lives (a Sundance film winner). Italy: Leave It or Love It, included a tour of Italy by two people who wonder if they should stay or leave, as the present conditions in Italy for young people are not good. Got to see italian countryside & understand the dilemnas there. Startup Kids: the boys went to this film documentary focused on three entrepreneurs who started as kids putting together an online enterprise, their lessons, adventures, failures, perseverence & success. Overall, it was kinda a cool experience for us all - I may never go to another one but glad to what they're like - very cu the culture & creativity of it..
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