Dear Shaded Viewers,
Emotions ran high for the festival and for me personally. The festivals 50th year opened with a favorite son, Ang Lee and his astounding film Life of Pi. We were all swept away by the high seas and the debut of a young actor, Suraj Sharma, who, sharing the screen with a fearsome Bengal tiger creates a surprising love story. For me, I have been going to the New York Film Festival since I was 15 years old. I'll leave the math to your imaginations (hint, I am 58). As I venture into making my first feature film, the evening became not only a coming full cirlcle but it gave me a sense of a belonging that I first sensed at the age of 15. We all moved to the Harvard Club for a party that could only happen in New York, in the fall with the Film Society of Lincoln Center as its host.
Vincent
Ang Lee, morning press conference
Playwright Catherine Gropper and myself ready for our 3D adventure
Producer Anne Hubbell making a glamorous entrance in electric blue
Anticipation
At the Harvard Club.
