It finally feels like springtime again for film critic seanmburns, with the return of IFFBoston. Canceled in 2020 and banished to virtual screens in 2021, the area’s annual feast for cinephiles returns at last in person, running April 27-May 4.
It finally feels like springtime again with the return of the. Canceled in 2020 and banished to virtual screens in 2021, the area’s annual feast for cinephiles returns at last in person, starting this Wednesday, April 27, and running through Wednesday, May 4. Once again offering eight days of eclectic selections at beloved indie arthouses the Somerville Theatre, the Brattle Theatre and the Coolidge Corner Theatre, this year’s festival is also screening for the first time at WBUR’s CitySpace .
Quite a few film festivals, such as Wicked Queer earlier in April, have opted to continue with a hybrid model of theatrical and virtual screenings, citing the opportunity to geographically expand their reach. But Tamm — who I know for a fact hates watching movies at home — can’t wait to get back to connecting with local, in-person audiences. “We had to do it,” he says of IFFBoston’s virtual incarnation, “but it felt like running a film festival from inside a well.
After all, it’s impossible to tell how your movie is going over when everyone’s watching it at home. On the other hand, “when you’re standing backstage at Somerville One and something happens on screen that makes the whole audience gasp or scream, that’s a really thrilling moment for a filmmaker,” Tamm enthuses. “It’s a really cool thing that you lose virtually. One of the things IFFBoston is known for among filmmakers is that we have really good audiences.
The rest of the festival offers such a wide-ranging array of films that if you can’t find something to your tastes you’re probably not looking hard enough. “It’s a buffet,” Campbell explains. “We like this stuff. Maybe you want to try it?” There are documentaries profiling everyone from Putin’s nemesis
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