We started our day with a 9:00AM movie (something I would only do at Sundance), Julie Delpy's 2 Days in New York. A comedy, the story unfolds as Marion's (played by Delpy) family descends on the small apartment she shares with her boyfriend Mingus (Chris Rock) for a visit from France. While the whole cast is great, Delpy's father steals the show as - who else - Marion's father. While this movie won't blow your socks off, it has some very funny moments and anyone who has had a stressful weekend with familial house guests will relate to it.
Gypsy Davy was our next film. The film maker, a very angry daughter, turns the camera on her father, who abandoned her and her mother. Her father is a flamenco guitarist who travels the world leaving a trail of women and children in his wake. Using a combination of home video, interviews and narration, a very personal story unfolds. In the end, the film feels a little self-indulgent. Father and daughter are on better terms in the end, but I personally didn't need to go along for the ride.
Our third film was a documentary about Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is a brilliant portrait of is artist and it was created by a very young, first-time film maker. I was already a big fan of Ai Weiwei, but after this movie he has moved up to hero status. His art is provocative and thoughtful, and his politics are communicated passionately and rationally. Currently silenced by the Chinese government, follow him through the film's Twitter account: AWWneversorry.
If this film comes to the Portland International Film Festival, see it!
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