Join us on Tuesday, November 6, at 7:30pm for the Lost Film Fest!
Traveling the globe since 1999, the Lost Film Fest is a laugh-a-riot (with equal emphasis on both "laugh" and "riot"). Some people say it's like the film equivalent of an underground dance party with all the chaos and energy. It's probably the only film fest with an FBI file.
The program is an action packed two hours and never drags. “What’s playing this year?” isn’t exactly the right question, as the answer is almost impossible to predict. Festival director Scott Beibin spins the films in the same way a house DJ spins records, shifting the playlist spontaneously depending on the mood of the room. Imagine Mystery Science Theater 3000 mixed with a heavy helping of Che Guevera and Pee Wee Herman.
What makes Lost Film Fest unique is that it’s an interactive experience incorporating storytelling with short films. It features narrative shorts, documented pranks, and hot amateur protest footage from around the world appropriately called Riot Porn by the festival organizers. Beibin specifically aims for films that defy expectations. “It’s a revelation for a lot of people,” he says. “Usually when people think about independent film they think of something very austere and artyish.”
Lost Film Fest sports a strong guerrilla aesthetic. Its indigenous environs are squats, clubs, warehouses, and rooftops, but it regularly appears at theatres and universities as it has gained enormous popularity over the years. Most recently, the festival was showcased as the opening act of a Gogol Bordello show.
http://www.lostfilmfest.org
http://www.myspace.com/lostfilmfest
