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Docs on the SpotHOT SPOT FOR DOCS: Documentary Festivals Calling / Ones to watch / Docu Fests Highlights and Awards / SubmitPlan B for The Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival 2020 which will finish out the year online
The night in March when we postponed SDFF 2020 is now far behind us. It was just days before Opening Night. A set of circumstances none of us could have foreseen as Sonoma County introduced measures to severely restrict public gatherings. Nor could we have imagined the ensuing pandemic that has torn through nearly every habitable place on earth. Postponed was a statement of hope. It is no longer possible to hold a festival gathering in person for the remainder of 2020.
We, as have so many others, turned to the internet to explore programming in order to present the talented work chosen for SDFF 2020. It is not possible for us to stream the original program of 72 films. It’s been really difficult to make choices. Streaming is not free for us. The receipts have to cover current costs and those of the festival that didn’t take place. SDFF does have a web presence through our website and social media. Please keep us up to date on your plans and we will do our best to get the word out through the tools available to us. While the chatter, energy and hugs are absent, we have discovered great opportunities, beyond “lemonade”, via digital connection and exhibition.
With that in mind as an extension of possibilities, SDFF 2021 opened its call for entries July 6, 2020 for a festival in Sebastopol, California April 22 - April 25, 2021.
This past year has been marked by global upheaval of outrageous proportions. That change has only strengthened our commitment to filmmakers: to deliver your work to as wide an audience as possible, while insisting on preserving integrity, security and the value of your endeavors. Our commitment to the audience is to provide the best independent documentary films that engage, inform and excite. We also have a commitment to the safety of all who participate. We are optimistic that SDFF 2021 can take place with few restrictions but are prepared to be flexible in how we fulfill our role in providing exemplary documentary work. We relish the opportunity to experience life through another lens; to reveal storytelling through voices familiar and obscure; to explore frames of information as a base for critical thought and decisions.
We hope you stay safe and well and that, when it’s possible, we can gather again. No doubt the light of films to come will guide us in determining where we are in this narrative of our generation.
The Team at Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
08.07.2020 | Docs on the Spot's blog Cat. : FESTIVALS
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