Erik Moe Art & Design

Film Fest season is my favorite time of year. For two amazing weeks, we cinema-starved Philadelphians have access to way more international and indie film than we can possibly see. Because last year I only really saw things at the Philadelphia Film Festival that later had longer runs at mainstream theaters, this year my strategy is to only see things that might be unlikely to screen outside of the fest. This means that I’m gritting my teeth and passing up the latest by Todd Solondz, Francois Ozon, Steve Buscemi, and Isabelle Huppert in favor of some more obscure selections. Among the picks that I already have tickets for are:

• Me and You and Everyone We Know, the debut film by performance artist Miranda July.
• Survive Style 5+, a surreal Japanese comedic action film from the ever-popular Danger After Dark sub-festival
• This Charming Girl, a debut film from Korean director Lee Yoon-ki

I’ve also plugged some of the more interesting films that might work with my schedule into iCal and published the listings here. Send me a message if you see something you’d like to go see with me.

Update: The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival is also going on now. There is usually quite a bit of overlap between the two fests. Minny readers - please let me know what you are seeing!