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All Souls International Film Festival Reminds Us of Our Mortality

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With Halloween so close-by, some may have been surprised at the lack of frightening films at the 7th Annual All Souls International Film Festival on Thursday.

The All Souls International Film Festival is held at The Loft on Speedway Blvd.

Instead, the festival put on by Many Mouths One Stomach (MMOS) a Tucson-based group of “festal culture” perpetuators, included films with themes of life and death and the rituals that honor them. Also included was a short piece,“Life & Death of a Pumpkin,” in which a pumpkin laments over its purpose in life after mistreatment by human-beings. Naim Amor provided music which kept the transient mood during the intermission.

Music was provided by Naim Amor during the intermission.

 

The program distributed at the festival stated that the festival’s intent in opening the conversation about death is to help “experience a re-humanization of ourselves, our community, culture, and planet."

 

The film festival began as only documentary footage of the All Souls Procession, and was shown about a month after the parade occurred. It was originally shown at the Screening Room on Congress Street, but outgrew the arena and moved to The Loft on Speedway Blvd.

 

Having the film festival come at that time was difficult as people were “out of the Halloween and ‘all souls’ mentality,” said Adam Cooper- Terán, the artistic director of the festival.

 

Now the collection of films is a “ way to get them in the mood for the procession” on November 6.

 

Attendee, Melissa Newland, said she enjoyed the pieces on the procession itself the best.

 

"I'm definitely ready to go to it," said Newland.

Adam Cooper- Terán, the Artistic Director of the All Souls International Film Festival at The Loft on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.

 

The films, which ranged from one minute to 15 minutes in length, were selected by Cooper Terán from around the world, although Tucson films were given preference.

Submissions for the festival are accepted, but he also searches the web on sites like www.youtube.com to find relevant films.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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