We are finally nearing the end of the exhilarating and exhausting 2017 Boston Springs A Fethival season, as the last major fest of the spring, the Independent Film Festival Boston, is officially underway
Things really begin to heat up as we head into the weekend – Friday is usually a day for unusual and outlandish fare at IFFB and this year is no exception, with a documentary devoted to that dying music artform, the cassette, and another pair of buzzed about films from other recent festivals.
Here’s the schedule for today – most screenings take place at the Somerville Theatre, with a couple screenings at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. Box office opens at 6 PM at both venues for this evening’s screenings. Click through on each title to get a full synopsis of the film, as well as ticketing info – remember, IFFB frequently sells out of many of the films it screens, and there are RUSH lines at both venues the night of the screening in case you miss out on early ticketing and want to snag any tickets that become available at the last minute. And for info all at once on all the films, check out the IFFB official website!
BRATTLE
7:00 Cassette – A Documentary Mixtape (director Zack Taylor expected to be in attendance)
9:45 Sylvio (co-presented by Boston Underground Film Festival; directors Kentucker Audley & Albert Birney expected to be in attendance)
SOMERVILLE 1
8:00 The Hero (Centerpiece Film; director Brett Haley expected to be in attendance)
SOMERVILLE 2
7:15 Trophy
SOMERVILLE 3
7:00 Beach Rats (co-presented by Wicked Queer – Boston LGBTQ Film Festival)
9:15 Shorts Program B (Documentary)
SOMERVILLE 4
7:30 Shorts Program G (Narrative)
9:45 Shorts Program I (Narrative)
SOMERVILLE 5
7:00 Whose Streets? (co-presented by GlobeDocs Film Festival)
9:30 Tormenting the Hen (director Theodore Collatos expected to be in attendance)
IFFB continues through May 3, with the bulk of screenings happening at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, and selected screenings at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, and Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline. eCinemaBoston will have daily schedule, venue, and ticketing info for you to check out, and of course, IFFB, as it’s commonly known, will be a HUGE part of Subject:CINEMA‘s annual “Boston Springs A Fethival” Double Feature weekend on May 20-21 – two HUGE podcasts devoted entirely to the Boston spring festival circuit – you definitely will NOT want to miss those!
We’ll be here every morning with each day’s schedule, so don’t miss it!