I’m getting perilously close to the sell-by date on this meme, so having been tagged by both Danielle DiGiacomo and Yance Ford I am finally getting my meme on.

Here goes:

1. Favorite feature: Burma VJ by Anders Ostergaard (incredibly powerful, like being punched in the stomach – this shows what documentaries can do that the news simply can’t, it’s not just about footage but about story and characters and context)

2. Most problematic/interesting/thought-provoking feature: Boy Interupted by Dana Perry (I found the portrayal of childhood mental illness fascinating and very disturbing and was floored by the ability of his parents to make a film about their son’s suicide at age 15 with such unflinching courage and honesty)

3. Favorite short film: So The Wind Won’t Blow It All Away by Annie P. Waldman, Utopia Part 3: The World’s Largest Shopping Mall by Sam Greene and Carrie Lozano, I Live in the Woods by Max Winston (made me laugh)

4. Film most regrettably missed: Sergio, Push, We Live in Public, Humpday and The Cove (I missed a lot of films unfortunately)

5. Most fun party: The British/Afghan party – epic!

6. Best post-screening Q & A: Um, does The Panic Button panel count?

7. Favorite nonfiction character(s): The Rough Aunties in Kim Longinotto’s Rough Aunties

8. Most memorable moment: Inauguration Day in the Filmmakers Lodge – such a lovely, warm, happy, optimistic morning

I think everyone I know has already been tagged so I’m not tagging anyone. Does that mean I killed a meme? Oh dear.