Big Eddy Film Festival
My mother and I made a day of it. The film was screened at the historic Tusten Theatre in Narrowsburg, NY. I have never actually been in there so that was a treat in and of itself. The documentary was good. Kutcher's hotel was the last one in the Catskills to be open that had been owned by the same family since it opened, a total of over 100 years. It was recently torn down to make way for a wellness and yoga resort. It is sad, but I am glad there is something new going there that will hopefully rejuvenate the area. Growing up around the massive abandoned buildings of these once stunning and prosperous resorts has always been super depressing. They serve to remind us of how far our area has fallen. The documentary showed me a part of my home I had missed out on and never knew very much about. It was a privilege to see it. You can take a look at the website here.
After the screening there was a short Q&A with the directors of the film (above), which revealed they worked on this documentary for 8 years. That is a long time to work on a single film, and they aren't even from the area! Goes to show that a place doesn't have to be part of your own personal history for you to fall in love with it.
After the film we had lunch in the town, I had a rather delicious grilled cheese sandwich, and then went for ice cream.
I hope this film festival becomes larger, and has more young people involved in it in the future. I love film festivals, and cultural events like them in general, so to see one growing in my backwoods home is really something. To see it become successful would be even greater.
Narrowsburg is a beautiful town nestled right on the edge of the Delaware River. You can walk from New York to Pennsylvania from there. It is one of the best places in the area to spot bald eagles, which we did later that day driving to the ice cream! All in all it was a great day :)
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