Celebrating its second annual year in 2009, Couch Fest Films is a cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses in Seattle. 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.
An all day pass is only $10. Ten bucks for the whole day, not per house. The film program includes such genres as animation, comedy, documentary, experimental, horror, mixed, and the category I’m looking most forward to- inappropriately awesome! Plus, I can’t wait to see the interior of people’s houses. It’s kind of like a home tour disguised as a film festival.
This will be my first year attending Couch Fest, but if it is as wonderfully quirky and energetic as the founder Craig Downing is, I can guarantee you, you won’t fall asleep. So get yourself off your own couch, beat the weather blues, and move your butt to someone else’s this weekend!
couch fest films promo 1 from couch fest films on Vimeo.
And here’s my favorite promo video from last year.
Couch Fest Films: Action from couch fest films on Vimeo.
For more info on maps and schedule, check out the official site.
Couch Fest Films Official Site
