COOCOO for Cucalorus!

Cucalorus was awesome!! My life kind of went on pause for those four days…but it was worth it.  I saw five short blocks, the soundwalls, and the Bus to Lumberton installation.  On top of that, I went to multiple parties and frequently hung out in the filmmakers’ lounge.  Because of spending so much time at this festival, I made contacts, friends, and became more familiar with the Wilmington film community.  Festivals have such an awesome vibe that it’s contagious.  The short blocks I saw were: Exceptional block, Comedy block, Twisted block, Dance block, and Social block.  My favorite was the Twisted block.  Those were so awesome. I feel like a slightly twisted person so that’s probably why. AND…you know what? The comedy shorts were horrible! The twisted ones were way better and funnier.  There was almost a riot outside the comedy shorts door to get in, and the films really fell flat for me.  The twisted ones focused on more black humor and oddball topics.  I also really like the dance blocks. Those were beautifully done and really made me appreciate the amount of work and detail that goes into dance.  However, my favorite thing during Cucalorus was the Bus to Lumberton installation.  It was so trippy and awesome. Everything was interactive. There was a legit band upstairs and a bar with free drinks.  There was so much going on that by the end of it, Zoe and I really couldn’t make out what was real and what was fake anymore.  It was insane. I really like Lynch and crazy installations, so this felt completely right to me.