So Cucalorus, just like last year, was pretty awesome. It was interesting to experience Cucalorus from the point of view of a regular person this year, as opposed to a volunteer/filmmaker (kinda), which I was last year. Because of a busy schedule, I wasn't able to attend any parties or anything so I can't really talk about that, but something I really respect about Cucalorus is how it maintains a feeling of fun the entire time, no matter what. Whether I was waiting to get into a film or watching one (or in the case of last year, the parties, which I actually had time to go to), Cucalorus had a consistent feeling of smooth fun-ness to it.
The other thing I enjoyed was its overall sense of community; this is drawing from last year as well as this year, but anywhere you go, you're among fellow film fans and filmmakers, so it makes it easy to strike up a conversation with anyone. I remember last year I had an experience talking with other volunteers about the kinds of things we enjoyed doing in film, and I met a guy who was a specialist in special effects who told me about the films he was working on and had worked on in the past. I think that's definitely something we should strive for with our festival - I feel it's been successful in the past, but even moreso this year, we should place a strong emphasis on community and fun.
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