By the way . . . the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) shows roughly 160 feature-length films, and about 150 more "shorts" over a short eleven-day marathon. It seems to grow yearly. They are in their 36th year. I don't know how we became lucky enough to become interested (I think this is our fifth year?) and be able to see 10 this year.
Anyways, unfortunately for us no hotel was willing to accept our Priceline bid for a hotel room Friday night. Merely two years ago, we successfully bid the Hyatt at $60 per night before taxes. Couldn't touch one for near that price this year, for some reason. Fine by us.
Today we will see 5. In this post I will discuss the first - "All Alone". CIFF billed it as the following:
Two couples living in the suffocating concrete jungle of Los Angeles decide to take a camping trip together to explore the wilderness and attempt to regain composure in the solace of nature. As they soon find out, however, their troubles follow them from city to countryside. After meeting a woman in the woods who proclaims to be a reclusive environmentalist, the façade and masks each couple wears in the city begin to reveal the true evil nature of their intent. Mother Nature is the backdrop to the lies and betrayal that come to a horrifying head in this thriller written and directed by Jon Cellini. ALL ALONE isn't just a suspense film portraying the disguises we wear in survival of mundane lives; it's also a film revealing the great lengths people will go to in order to survive when taken out of the captivity of isolation. While most thrillers and horror films feature villains in masks, ALL ALONE flips the script and explores the true enemies hiding within. Do your friends really know who you are?
Bright and early we arose and drove the short 35 minutes to downtown Cleveland. Here's your preview for our first film Saturday:
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