Jun
20
2007

a love / hate relationship

Love / Hate Relationship

When I first saw the documentary Helvetica at SXSW, I was given an “I Hate Helvetica” mini-button, which I affixed to the front pocket of my purse. On Saturday, I was able to complete the set, picking up an “I Love Helvetica” button at the AFI Silverdocs screening of the film. I’m tempted to take it even further and pick up Khoi Vinh’s Helvetica-booster button, but I don’t know if that one’s my style.

Anyway, I enjoyed seeing the movie a second time — some of the interviews are wonderful, and I love the music — and it was fun to see it with friends this time. During the Q&A after the film, the director asked for a show of hands from the designers in the theatre. At least ¾ of the people in the room raised their hands. Oh, to revel in the design nerdity of such an event.

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This movie was on my list of possibles for Silverdocs but I ended up not going. I am not a graphic designer but I work in the communications field and work regularly with designers. I had a teacher in college who was a font freak so learned an appreciation for fonts so this movie was intriguing. Maybe Netflix will have it soon.

I did see “Living Goddess” which was fascinating, and the Goddess came from Nepal and was in the theater. The movie production was only OK, but the story was very interesting, and having the Goddess there was amazing.

Posted by Sarah in DC on June 20, 2007 10:40 AM

Helvetica is worth a Netflixing, I think. At the Q&A, the director said that the DVD would be coming out in October; hopefully Netflix will carry it.

Thanks for the movie recommendation; I’ll have to keep an eye out for it. It has to be pretty cool to have the subject of a film actually there at the theatre — one of the wonderful things about film festivals. :)

Posted by Aly on June 20, 2007 11:21 AM

Oh no — AP reports that the “living goddess” lost her title after going abroad to promote the documentary.

A 10-year-old Nepalese girl was stripped of her title as a living goddess because she traveled overseas to promote a documentary about the centuries-old tradition, an official said Tuesday.

Sajani Shakya had her status revoked because she broke with tradition by leaving the country, said Jaiprasad Regmi, chief of the government trust that manages the affairs of the living goddesses.

Sajani is among several “Kumaris,” or living goddesses, in Nepal, and as one of the kingdom’s top three, is forbidden from leaving the country. However, last month she went to the United States and other countries to promote a British documentary about the living goddesses of the Katmandu Valley. She is to return to Nepal this week.

(Associated Press: “Nepal ‘living goddess’ loses status” - 07/03/07 | Thanks to Dari for the link.)

Posted by Aly on July 6, 2007 11:34 AM

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