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We said it earlier in our video Post Festival Depression Hits Hard After The SJIWFF. We said “Rachel Peters ate fire.”
What we didn’t say was that she was wearing a tutu.
Well, here […]

Remember Cathy Parsons? She was volunteer driver extraordinaire at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival this past October. She taught me how to walk into people’s houses without knocking and we also tasted cod tongues for the first time together at Velmas.
Well, bless her little environmentally green and eco-conscious heart. Here’s a great tale […]

Remember SJIWFF* festival volunteer and Newfoundlander Cathy Parson’s who had never tasted cod tongues? Here’s a reminder - when she told her mom she’d got a scolding from Kay at Kay’s Chalet B&B, her mom said “well you just tell them you’re from town.”
Well, we fixed that when a bunch of us went off to […]

Michelle McCree reports from the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Closing Night Party.
“Just let go a little bit. That’s what I want to tell this crowd.”
Hoop La party featuring DJ Mama Cutsworth, the Woop Woop Hoop Troupe, Rachel Peters, the fire eating animator, and a cast of thousands of hula hooping funsters.
Held […]

Argh. It’s November 20th. Exactly one month ago, we were attending the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival - sipping champagne at Rosemary House’s house, watching films, attending gala receptions, and woop hooping it up to the beat of DJ Mama Cutsworth.
But it’s all gone. And so very far away.
Rachel Peters and […]

St. John’s is one of the friendliest towns on earth, and it’s really easy to strike up conversations with people that you meet.
Since asking questions is one of my favourite pastimes, I was able to come home with some good bits that I will share with you here.
First, if you’re lonely and needing to talk […]

Suffering from post-festival depression (PFD)? Feeling listless and counting the days until the next St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival? Who isn’t?
Because we all know that film making is easy and you have nothing but leisure time on your hands, keep your pain at bay by throwing yourself into some useful work.
1. Add all […]

Mmmm. Pan fried capelin for breakfast at Kay’s Chalet Bed and Breakfast located just outside Lamanche, Newfoundland. These little guys are the staple of the Atlantic, feeding the whales, cod, and homo-sapiens most graciously. We thanks ya.

The views along the East Coast Trail are spectacular. That’s filmmaker and pilgrim Sue Kenney, with Anita Shuper and […]

The whole conversation at Rosemary House’s inaugural lunch party was heard by the neighbourhood. “A friend who came late to the lunch today said she walked over and she could hear the party three blocks away.”
“But you’re supposed to,” said an astonished Marlene Creates when told she was the only one who RSVPed to the […]

The Cleanse was made for the “69 Hour Film Festival Challenge” part of Darryl’s Hard Liquor And Porn Festival, and it screened at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto a week ago.
Oh, this has nothing to do with the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival - I just wanted you to see it […]