The Kings of Queens: QIFF Day #3 + Wrap-Up

We came to NYC on 11/13 to screen our short film Snow Bunny at the Queens International Film Fest.  Here’s what we did on Day #1.  Here’s what we did on Day #2.

DAY THREE, SUNDAY, 11/15

Brunch w/ Nina-Rose

Still high from our screening on Saturday night, Jessica and I skipped to a coffee shop in Jackson Heights for coffee, pumpkin scones, and good company. Jackson Heights, by the way, is supposedly the most diverse area in the country.  We might vouch for that. A neighborhood with people of many ages, social levels, and ethnic backgrounds. Kumbaya!

Catching up on the interwebs

Relaxing at The Verve

Found out from trusty Twitter friend Matt Shea (@MattOfAllMedia) that the QIFF awards ceremony was pushed back to 6:30pm (I’m guessing someone had to make another emergency run to Staples. Get it?  Because on Day #2…oh, nevermind…), so we decided to relax at the hotel before meeting a friend for dinner. One of us turned on a football game and fell asleep. Her name rhymes with Dessica.

Subway art

Pretty subway car (sans upholstry)

Refreshed and revitalized, we headed to Manhattan.

J & J on NYC train: "No upholstery!"

J & J on San Fran train: "Upholstery?"

Unlike the public transit in San Francisco, the NYC trains were completely upholstery-free…which we liked.

The stars of Snow Bunny

On the train, we got a message from Marci and Jeremy, the stars of Snow Bunny. Turns out their baby boy, Isaac Evan Price, arrived on the night of the Snow Bunny screening at QIFF. We don’t have a picture yet, so you’ll have to trust us that he’s beautiful.  And he definitely has star potential…Snow Bunny 2, anyone?

Justin & Julie

Julie & Jess in NYC

Met Julie’s old high school friend Justin for dinner at Little Frankie’s on the Lower East Side.  Great food.  Great conversation. Great way to spend our last night in NYC.  We flew back to Chicago the following morning.

And that brings us to the end.

• Did we enjoy our trip? Yes.

• Do we want to go to more film festivals? Absolutely.

• Anything we would have done differently? We were a bit shy at this fest, so next time we’ll try to meet more filmmakers and make more contacts.  We’ll also set aside more time to see other films.

• What was the best part about the fest? Showing Snow Bunny; meeting filmmaker Matt Shea, producer Maria Lokken & Eren Gulfidan from the Film Annex.

• What was the worst part? Showing Snow Bunny. (Just teasing…we were nervous but proud.)

• Any regrets? Just one: we never got to eat Pizza in the Cone.

Jessica + Pizza in the Cone