tonight we went to a short film festival at the museum of anthropology. the films were made by college students in an intermediate video production course. strangely, this event was co-sponsored by the french and german embassies, and the ambassadors were there and of course made remarks. we were very underdressed but the ushers motioned us to the front row, maybe because we are more gringo looking. the actual films were pretty normal student films (all 6 were about love) but it seems the students were also required to integrate french and german characters or influences. the winning film involved two mimes arriving in el salvador, one wearing a german flag on his shirt and one wearing a french flag. the film detailed their wacky tourism antics with their beautiful salvadoran host. the overall program was half watching films and half congratulating the students who made them.
afterwards they gave out free sandwiches filled with some kind of potato salad. it was too dark outside to identify the actual contents, but mayonnaise was a determining factor. dinner and a movie for free with a side of weird intercultural exchange. ideal. plus there was fanta, nectar of the gods.
it got me thinking about film projects i could do here. i will probably make a promotional video for FIMRC while we have a big group of volunteers this week. my goal is to avoid doing a voiceover because no one likes them.
additionally, what's with 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner? what a lie, a dirty lie. more like 0-in-1. it's indecent and immoral.
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Fanta is SO MUCH BETTER in foreign countries. It's so unfair.
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