Explorer's Club Documentary Festival

Last year...wait, was it last year? Yes, I think so...um, last year I went to the Explorer’s Club Documentary Film Festival which is held up at the Explorer's Club HQ on the Upper East Side. I actually interviewed the President Richard Wiese for a documentary I was working on and found him a really cool guy. And then after that I headed to the Explorer's Club dinner which was one of the neatest things I've done. I got to shake hands with James Watson of DNA fame and basically hobnob with stars in the world of exploration and adventure. What a fascinating night. They eat bugs at these things. Ever had fried cockroach? Yummy.

Anyway, this is about the film festival, which I am eager to remind you takes place this weekend. The films I saw last year were generally very good. A few made me drowsy, but the one I saw about the guy who trekked across Australia was immensely entertaining. I’m sure this year’s crop of films will be wonderful as well.

A few of the films showing (and you can check out the schedule yourself) are A BOY AMONG POLAR BEARS, which is about, um, a boy…and polar bears. Kidding. It’s about a young Inuit boy making his first trips out over the Arctic Sea ice with his father, Andrew. A coming of age tale. Also showing in the evening is SHARK MOUNTAIN by Michele and Howard Hall, which takes them to an area off the coast of Costa Rica, a place called Cocos Island, where there is an extraordinary abundance of sharks.

So check it out. This might make a nice antidote if you’re fed up with Sundance hoopla and/or if you cold not make it to park City this year.  

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