submitted by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan On Wednesday June 10th, I took the ferry from Boston’s seaport, along Chlotrudis Film Society members Vicki Oleskey and Beth Curran. It was a gorgeous day for the 90-minute trip to the end of Cape Cod
Read the review...Highlights from the 2026 IFFBoston Shorts Programs ()
by Jessica Haas Thanks to Aaron and Michael literally forcing the festival badge onto me, I ended up catching four different shorts programs. And honestly, what a treat it was! The shorts wound up being some of my absolute favorite
Read the review...IFFBoston 2026: A Walk on the Wilde Side ()
a report by Chlotrudis member Cheryl Eagan-Donovan The 23rd Annual Independent Film Festival Boston, which ran from April 22nd through the 29th this year, was a bit of a wild ride. I missed the opening night film because of a
Read the review...The 27th Provincetown International Film Festival: Filmmaking on the Edge 2025 ()
by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan This year my attendance at the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) was abbreviated by other travel commitments, but I still managed to see 8 feature-length films, 2 shorts programs, and attend 5 parties! I hated to miss
Read the review...The 26th Provincetown International Film Festival: Starry Nights and Sunny Days ()
by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan This year’s festival saw fewer attendees than last year’s 25th anniversary edition, but the stars were out in full force nonetheless. The weather for the 1 p.m. ferry ride from Boston on Wednesday was picture perfect but
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by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan (with apologies on the very late posting of this story) I arrived late Friday night after a delay in Boston because of thunderstorms. Saturday morning I walked from the Chelsea Hotel on Gerrard Street to John Street,
Read the review...The 25th Annual Provincetown International Film Festival ()
by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan This year’s 25th anniversary edition of PIFF included lots of big budget premieres, both international and locally shot films, and as always, really great parties. Producer Vicki Oleskey and I arrived by the fast ferry from Boston
Read the review...Film Festivals 2022 and Beyond: Where Do We Go From Here? ()
by Peg Aloi Now that we’re essentially in the third year of an ongoing pandemic, one that as of December 2022 looks like it might be surging again and with added complications from new strains of RSV, flu and who
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by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan WEDNESDAY JUNE 15th It was wonderful to be back in person in Provincetown for the 24th Annual International Film Festival! The afternoon ferry from Boston was crowded with filmmakers and the weather was perfect! We even saw
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