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| - This is my second year being a member of the Phoenix Film Society and my second year attending the Phoenix Fim Festival. I go with a flex pass so each year I see 4 films.
This year, I almost didn't attend because I had a ski accident and was told by the doctor to stay home and rest with my leg elevated before my surgery.
Well, I got bored and decided to do double headers on the last 2 nights before the festival ended.
I was able to call ahead and reserve my tkts ahead of time which was a big time saver. On my way to the theater, a volunteer saw me walking with crutches and walked with me, held the door open for me and even sat with me through the movie to make sure I would be okay.
In betwn the movie, a volunteer got a chair for me to sit on so I didn't have to walk far while they cleaned the theater in btwn the movies.
The second night was the same. The volunteers were so nice. One even adjusted my crutches for me because they were not fitted correctly. In addition, I sat next to a couple who really empathized with my situation~ the husband had just got done with surgery and rehab. They told me they would bring me his wheelchair and walker for me to use during recovery and sure enough, the hubby brought it by the other day!
Here I am glowing about the volunteers at the festival and haven't talked about the festival itself.
. . . this festival is a year long planning event completely run by volunteers . . . for this to happen, the festival itself has to have a lot of heart, And any event that has a lot of heart, has to be good.
I love movies, I love the Phoenix Film Society, and I love the Phoenix Film Festival.
I ask that anyone who has attended the festival and had a bad experience to become a volunteer or a member and once you get to know the directors (volunteers) and what it takes to pull a festival of this scale together, then you can better appreciate the existence of this wonderful festival.
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