Tuesday, April 11, 2006DISCOVERING ESTONIA, At the World Film Festival, part 7I had a surprisingly restless night. Would anyone come to the screening? How would they react? Would they ask questions I couldn't answer? Rather than lay in bed I got up early and went to breakfast just as the one woman who worked in the kitchen was setting out the buffet. Soon after I sat down a... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:20 AM Comments (5) (link) Saturday, April 8, 2006DISCOVERING ESTONIA, At the World Film Festival, part 6We spent the entire day at the museum; myself, the filmmakers, most of the audience, and the festival organizers. In the early evening, the official "Opening Event" for the festival was to be held in the lobby. The new museum director, a thin, energetic, dynamic woman, a native Estonian, was to give... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 2:31 PM Comments (6) (link) Sunday, April 2, 2006STRANGE BEDFELLOWS; The Smithsonian Institution and Showtime NetworkThere was a message from Edward Wyatt on my voice mail a few days ago. He identified himself as a NYTimes reporter and left his phone number. Curious, wondering why a Times reporter might want to talk to me, hoping that maybe they wanted to do an article on our company's 35th Anniversary as a... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:42 AM Comments (11) (link) Thursday, March 30, 2006DISCOVERING ESTONIA, On the Way to the World Film Festival, part 5The cold is sharp, biting but gratefully little wind. Time to take cover in the museum. A banner stretched across the two story rectangular box of tinted glass and concrete announces the film festival. Tartu is a university town so I anticipate students and professors will make up a large part of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:43 AM Comments (4) (link) Tuesday, March 28, 2006DISCOVERING ESTONIA, On the Way to the World Film Festival, part 4My alarm goes off and for a moment I'm disoriented. Nothing looks familiar. Where am I? - Then, of course! The events of the previous day come flooding back. Every small thing becomes a discovery. How does the shower work? Is there hot water? My hair dryer - while it has an international setting -... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:25 AM Comments (2) (link) |
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