TZ joined me for a showing of Good Food, a documentary highlighting organic and sustainable farms of the Pacific Northwest. There were some shots of beautiful produce and some fuzzy-wuzzy cattle, but it wasn’t a cinematic feast. The filmmakers had farmers and a few ranchers explain why they were organic, how they were doing it, and their relationships with their customers. All very interesting. But as far as film making goes, it left quite a bit to be desired, and came across as extremely amateurish. Yet, the two people who made it have apparently been making documentary films for a couple decades. I suppose to them the message is more important than the delivery. Our conclusion, though, is that, sadly, this film is preaching to the converted. The chance that someone who doesn’t already know the benefits of organic, sustainable, local farming, someone who isn’t already incorporating those values into their lives, the chance is very slim that they’ll see this film.

After the film and its Q&A session, TZ and I headed to Moe Bar to experience the SIFF Lounge. I am pretty sure we were the only people there who had attended a festival film.