Thinking about making a weekend of it at the Montclair Film Festival? It can be daunting to decide where to start. Having spent the past few weeks pouring over the schedule, here are three suggested Saturday itineraries, all of which as of this writing, have tickets available through the festival website.
For a full day into night Saturday showcasing the variety of dramatic story lines living under the rubric "Documentary", start off with
11:30 AM
Clairidge Cinema 2
When American soldiers go abroad, their families cope with "heroes on a stick." In person: dirs Nara Garber & Betsy Nagler.
When American soldiers go abroad, their families cope with "heroes on a stick." In person: dirs Nara Garber & Betsy Nagler.
2:00 PM
Clairidge Cinema 2
Wall Street crook Marc Dreier looks back on his crimes while under house arrest. In person: dir Marc Simon.
Wall Street crook Marc Dreier looks back on his crimes while under house arrest. In person: dir Marc Simon.
Then, catch an early dinner or late lunch and a little shopping in downtown Montclair, or nip over to the Montclair Art Museum for their classic film poster exhibition (you could probably do all three) before going back to the Clairidge for
7:00 PM
Clairidge Cinema 2
Examining the history and legacy of the "father of trash TV." In person: dirs Seth Kramer & Daniel Miller.
Examining the history and legacy of the "father of trash TV." In person: dirs Seth Kramer & Daniel Miller.
Or, if you feel like a full day and night are a bit more than you want to tackle, here's a performance-centric dance and spoken-word 1/2 day menu. Start off with
11:30 AM
World's most promising ballet students compete for scholarships. In person: dir Bess Kargman. Bellevue Theater
Grab lunch and/or shop in Upper Montclair before returning for
4:30 PM
Bellevue Theater
Three-time felon, one-time Tony Award winner, Lemon Andersen is an acclaimed poet who broke out on Broadway in Russell Simon's Def Poetry Jam.
I'll post ideas for Sunday tomorrow!
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