The Siren Society’s Filmanthropy Film Festival was the place to be yesterday in LA! Of the 144 films submitted, six shorts and three features had been accepted and were shown throughout the day. This was the first festival Lynne has entered; for her film to have been one of the six shorts chosen was quite an accomplishment!
We arrived early to set up the CTT table and to catch the first film, which was shown at 10:00 a.m. Cinespace Theatre is on Hollywood Boulevard; we had to put on our star faces as soon as we got out of the cab.
The films included, among others, ones about street children in Rwanda, a garden in South Central LA, America’s addiction to oil, skin cancer in America and an organization that provides safe water to children in Cambodia. The latter, “A Drop in the Bucket”, was directed by photographer Lauren Shaw.
Tom and Randy, members of Team 2, came up from San Diego for the day. It was great seeing them! My friend and amazing photographer/teacher/blogger/curator Aline Smithson even dropped by with her husband and nephew.
“Changing the Truth” got rave reviews from the audience and from the jurors. It was well liked because of the way it was filmed, its emotional aspects and the fact that it felt hopeful. The film did not win first prize. (We were told it was very close, though.) After the red carpet and cocktails and dinner, it was announced that Lauren Shaw’s film won in the both the shorts category and the overall audience pick. Congratulations to her!
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