Forgive me for the delay in this posting. I kept awaiting for the awards to be posted on the thin line film fest website. However, it doesn't appear that the awards will be announced.

I was able to take in two separate viewings over the weekend. The first, "Short Compilations," was on Friday night at the Fine Arts Theatre on the Square. The experience was made not by the films alone but by being able to sit in the 100 year old building and view a film. I wish the building would be renovated to bring back the charm that is hidden under years of disrepair. There was eight films shown which ranged from 6-15 minutes in length. I can appreciate the difficulty in expressing your point with such a small time constraint and with that perspective I thought each film did well. However, there was a standout: "Go Geocache." Although the title, if you are familiar with geocaching, might lead you to believe it to be a boring film; the creators did a great job being both informative as well as entertaining. You can see the trailer on youtube.

On Saturday, I took in a feature film and the historic Campus Theater. The Campus Theater is, unlike the Fine Arts Theatre, an active theater for local plays. The feature film was "Weiner Takes All: A Dogumentary." This film was about 100 minutes long and though some bias exists because I am a proud owner of a dachshund, I thought it was extremely well done. Though it clearly didn't have the funding like that of "Supersize Me," this film was extremely well filmed and written. The film follows 5 dachshunds in their pursuit for the national championship of wiener dog racing. However, throughout the film, the creators highlight the hidden world of dachshunds, from dog shows to middle America "mutrimony" ceremonies between two wiener dogs. The film did make me feel sad and did make me laugh out loud. In fact, I would recommend buying the DVD when it comes out if you enjoy good documentaries.

Overall, I was impressed with the coordination and production by the Thin Line group and I am excited to see what film makers bring back to Denton next year.