My First Mocumentary.

I would like to preface this post by saying that I really love the word, "preface".
Now, on we go.
Filmmaker, actress, and officially St. John's Film Festival blogger, Irene Duma wanted three great last HURRAHS for her festival blog. (all week at the fest she was running around with a notepad. Little did we realize our random nonsense would be quoted and posted for the world to see -- fun stuff.)
The first of her three video "hurrahs" is a mocumentary about Ontario festival goers dealing with their post-festival depression now that they're home.It's full of inside jokes that only St. John's fest goers would get, and it's very much intended FOR them. We know that. We accept that.There are other funny things in it for all to enjoy as well though. Things such as Rachel Peters trying out some gratuitous slapstick and exploring the humour in the word "corn". And crying.

Inside stuff:

Kelly Davis = Fest director
Noreen GULFman = Fest CEO/creator
"The Song" = the theme song of the fest's 2007 animated trailer, which was animated by yours truly, and played all the live-long fest.
NIFCO = NFLD Indi Film Co-op
Rosemary House = a lady... who, for half the fest, I thought was an organization. "The Rosemary House", like "The Ronald McDonald House". She turned out to be a lady.

The MOCU:

Film Festival in Newfoundland

Last year I had a film in the St. John's International Women's Film Festival. This year they let me create the signal film or "trailer" or "sting" for the festival, which would open each screening.
All went well.
As a part of the deal I asked if they would bring me out there again so I could be a part of the festivities. If you've never been, I highly recommend it. They know how to have a good time there on The Rock.
To add to the joy of just being there, at the closing party the festival allowed me to do a 5(ish) minute set of my comedy fire eating -- a show I've been developing over the last year.
It went spleennndidly and couldn't have been a better ending to a fabulous week on the Atlantic. There are so many new people to develop friendships with now. Priceless.

Performers in Pavement

Rachel Peters can also provide dynamic, entertaining and fun artwork on other subjects your festival might want highlighted, as well as impromptu craziness derived from her own head.
Keep checking in to see where Rachel will be performing chalk this summer!








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