Festival views

I'm crashing pretty hard today as part of my post-film festival recovery. In the meantime I present a few pictures. Above you can get an idea of how many people were squeezing into the theaters. This picture was taken in the walkway outside the theater. The walkway also leads to Quicken Loans Arena, so imagine how crazy it was out there when people were also trying to get through here to go to a Cleveland Cavaliers game.

I realize this photo is dark, although this one has the lights up for the director's Q&A after the screening. The theaters are kept pretty dark even when they're just seating people. Most of the time I got my preferred seat on the aisle in a two- or four-seat row on the left at the back. Why that spot? More leg room, usually, and a quick exit to help with the rush to the restrooms afterward.

Here's an overview of the fountain area in Tower City Center. The food court area, which is where I spent the most time when I wasn't in a theater, is straight behind on that level, with the theater to the left.

And just because I think I've mentioned how I feel like the parking area underneath the building feels like a place where one would get murdered, especially when headed down here after a midnight screening, here's a picture of it. The low overhead beams with that mossy-looking substance on it and the darkness are definitely responsible for my impression of the place, although in fairness I've never been in danger down there.

Not a great bunch of photos, but with this being my fifth year attending the event, I didn't feel the need to take many this time around.