Middleburg Day 2: "Living", "The Whale", and special guests Stephanie Hsu and Dolly De Leon
Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:06PM by Nathaniel R
Modering a Stephanie Hsu Q&A at Middleburg Film Festival
Here's the thing with weekend festivals. They are brutal with either/or decision-making. At the longer festivals you can promise that you'll catch up with a film later (or delude yourself into thinking you can... which has the same effect). At weekend festivals there's often only one chance to see a particular film. And the whole thing can feel over in a flash. I'm typing this on day four, closing day, because I haven't been able to get to it before now. On Day two I wasn't able to squeeze in many movies between one moderation gig (a special screening of Everything Everywhere All At Once with Stephanie Hsu, pictured above) and two sit down interviews but at least both of the movies were must-sees in terms of the Best Actor Oscar race...