IFFR 07: The Killing of John Lennon

So there it was, February 6th and I was taking my customary 3-day Amsterdam break between the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). I've been pretty abstemious during this trip, as I might have mentioned. Drinking relatively little, early to bed and rise, no drugs, etc. However, with Amsterdam, well, when in Rome... So I was sitting in Barney's, somewhat...altered, having just finished an Irish breakfast (minus the black pudding, thanks) and sipping on a "cuppa tay." I hope I remember to proof this before I post.... (proofing it sober in Berlin....)
The Killing of John Lennon was heads and shoulders above nearly everything else at this year's IFFR and one can't help but wonder what the Berlinale was thinking when they used the fact that the film had played the Edinburgh fest as reason for turning it down... or so I've heard. Andrew Piddington's chronicle of the months leading up to and following Mark David Chapman's murder of John Lennon is an exceptional piece of work and I can't imagine that US and other distribs won't be clamoring to pick up this gem at the European Film Market in Berlin (screening times: Sunday, Feb. 11th at 5:30pm, CineStar 1 on HDCam and Tuesday, Feb. 13th at 9am in CinemaxX Studio 17 on Digi Beta. I might even see it again. It would also be nice to see this film get a slot at the New York Film Festival...hint hint! Ok, I am a retard and can't tell my August from my September. Yes, if it was going to play the NYFF, it would have played last year. Duh. I do believe it's eligible for ND/NF, if you're listening, FSLC!