"Homeward Bound"

"...I am sitting in the Crown Room at JFK, waiting for my connecting flight and thinking back on the last week.  I was very sad to leave Berlin, a city that has made me feel so very much at home..."

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"Berlin - Day Seven"

"...I slept in.  Not enough to be late for my last screening, but enough to put me on edge and

make it all the clearer that at some point in the near future I am going to have to get a proper night’s sleep.

Rather than battle the public transportation, I splurged for a taxi..."

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"Berlin - Day Six"

"...Dragging myself out of bed, I could feel the partying of the last few nights taking its toll.  No matter, as I am determined to suck every last ounce of fun out of this week.

I’m staying on the northern edge of Mitte, near the Nordbanhoff station..."

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"Berlin - Day Five"

"...Today I more or less had the day off.  Specifically, I didn’t have a screening of my film, which left me plenty time to catch some others.  That said I did sleep in slightly, given that my first screening was an 11:30am showing of “Ben X” at the Babylon.

This Belgian film takes in inside look at a teenager living with Asperger’s Syndrome..."

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"Berlin - Day Four"

"...Today was the most relaxed day to date.  Coming off of such a high yesterday, I was content to take it a little easier, a little slower.  One thing I’ve learned at a festival is that you really have to pace yourself..."

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"Berlin - Day Three"

"...I am at a loss for words.  This is not particularly helpful when you are writing about your experiences, but I’m afraid it’s true.  I simply cannot put into words what it felt like to screen my film in Berlin.  What you are therefore about to read is a paltry attempt to convey what the day was like..."

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"Berlin - Day Two"

"...So when I said yesterday that I don’t need sleep I was grossly in error. By the end of my second screening it was all I could do but stagger to the nearest S-Bahn station, find my way back to the hotel, and collapse in bed. This jet lag is a killer..."

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"Berlin - Day One"

"...I am sitting in my compact yet ultra modern hotel room, freshly showered to the relief of all, and about to take a nap.  Hanging on the wall in front of me is a flat screen TV displaying a gently crackling fire and I can think of nowhere I’d rather be.  Welcome to Berlin..."

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"Berlinale or Bust"

"...Ok, it’s 4:17pm and in just over 6 hours I’m getting on a plane and heading for the Berlin International Film Festival.  My film, “A Little Night Fright” is screening in the Generation section, and I’m experiencing a mixture of excitement, nerves, and a ringing in my ears that won’t go away..."

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