These Boots
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
Last night, I went to the Cinewoman Festival at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater. A combination of independent video store, movie theater, and pizza parlor, Two Boots is a pretty cool place. Located in the Lower East Side (which I love), its name refers to the blending of Italian and Louisiana cuisine. Two Boots! (It took me a while to get it.)
The theater hosts frequent events featuring independent films. At the Cinewoman, we watched two films directed by women which discussed Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge. The first was an awesome short by Rain Breaw about a Cambodian immigrant family, which showed animated flashbacks to horrors of their experiences with the Khmer Rouge. Very interesting stuff. The second was a documentary about Cambodian landmine victims directed by Alison McMahan. Pretty intense, but also very hopeful for the future. Not exactly merry movies, but both very well-done and thought-provoking.
After watching these heavy films, we headed downstairs to “Den of Cin” for the free pizza and beer that comes with the movie ticket. The place lived up to its name, serving a saucy pizza with a cajun spice twist. Delicious! I plan to return for more thought-provoking films in the future. And more pizza.