The unwashed masses

There are all kinds of ways to experience TIFF.
When I was a journalist, I spent the festival inside a hotel suite doing interviews or at a intimate press screening, away from the crowds, away from public reactions.

Without a press pass these days, I sit in line ups. If I am alone or holding seats for a willing accomplice, I usually do the time honoured thing. Turn to the person, in front or behind, and ask if they've seen anything good.

This demands a certain extroverted gene, I admit. But it hasn't failed me yet. Everyone wants to share.
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