Wednesday, April 03, 2013

No PNP in PTown?


From my pal Kevin Sessums' Facebook:
I hear through the grapevine that Jane Clark's film "Meth Head" has been rejected for the Provincetown International Film Festival this year because some on the committee felt the film was too dark and would make too many people uncomfortable and wouldn't sell enough tickets even though "Meth Head" has been screened at film festivals throughout the country. Whose sensibilities are the committee members attempting to protect? It's not like no one has ever experimented or smoked or snorted or shot meth in this town - including me. Is John Waters still a guiding force for this film festival or has the ghost of Walt Disney displaced him?
 

1 comment:

gehrett said...

I'm surprised too, Kenneth. I volunteered for the film festival for several years and this film seems to be something John Waters would love. Yes, he's still a part of the festival, but don't know if he is on the committee.