Wandering from house to house, watching movies in the living rooms of perfect strangers? We must have died and gone to heaven.
Celebrating its second annual year in 2009, Couch Fest Films is a cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses. During Couch Fest Films, lovers of film can sit shoulder to shoulder watching short films while stuffing their faces with the snacks they thought they had to sneak in.
On Saturday, November 7th, 2009, each Couch Fest Films house will have its own genre of short movies that play on rotation all day. Starting every hour, each inviting house will have its own unique 30 minute program of short films. You, early adopter and a lover of film, may visit the houses with themes that interest you. The houses will be comfortably located near each other so you can stroll, meander or bike with excitement and anticipation to your next selected house. There will be a short intermission during each individual program where you and your couch neighbors can gripe or praise the films you are watching. Ultimately, the hope is that you might interact, share and discover fellow lovers of film.
Craig dropped us a note, letting us know that Couch Fest Films is recruiting hosts for their 2009 “festival”:
Do you like where you live? Do you like film? Do you like strangers? Well, why not open your residence to film loving strangers for couchfest 2009?Share your unshakable fever for film with other compulsive cinephiles! Couch Fest Films is currently looking for Seattleites who are willing to open their home to host a short film program for this one day community film event. You could be an honored host of a 30-minute shorts film program that will play every hour from 11am to 7pm.
If you are interested, email us: [email protected] or visit www.couchfestfilms.com
Apparently, not only did Wallingford provide five of the venue houses at last year’s Couch Fest, but the Bronze Couch Winner, Jarid del Deo, is a Wallingford resident.
