Exploding Cinema @Crosskings
Yesterday I attended the screening of “The Internet“, among other 19 short films, at the Cross Kings in London.
It was a fun night, the piece got quite a few laughs and people seemed to enjoyed it. The staff at the Cross Kings was extremely helpful and friendly, so a big thank you to them.
I generally enjoy this type of events, you get to see different type of films on a big screen, instead of your computer, and mingle around people struggling through the same ordeals as you.
Sometimes you discover talent, and sometimes you see films selected for the wrong occasion. More than 10 minutes of colours and sounds could be part of an incredible art installation, but in between drinks, and live music it seems to be a bit out-of-place.
Still, people are very respectful of each others work, and we all know we’re no Paul Thomas Anderson, so the good vibe is always present.
When we all introduce or talk about the piece we just screened, being humble, saying thanks and understanding that people have just sat through your 10 minutes of nonsense helps to keep the night going and make a good lasting impression.
What its appalling is when not only your piece hasn’t work with the audience, but you actually are so arrogant that you tell the audience off for not “getting it”, for not understanding how your mix of random 20 minutes of scenes is a critique of commercial cinema and human nature.
And whoever says that he does art for himself is a liar.
Have you ever heard of that proverb about a tree falling on the mountains where no one can hear it? Art is the same, if you do art, it will only work once someone sees it, once there’s an emotional connection, when what you’ve created manages to get a reaction from someone else.
No one does art for himself.
But why trying to badly express with words what the Monty Python have already perfectly filmed?
