Poppy Jasper International Film Festival run from April 6 to 13


By Staff Report

Mattie Scariot, the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival director, asked four film lovers to pick their top 10 films to help audiences decide on what to see. The festival runs from April 6 to April 13 in various venues throughout the South Valley.

To look up films and find out where and when they are playing, visit www.pjiff.org and click on the “tickets” tab, click on the “film schedule” tab and the films will be listed in alphabetical order. Attendees can buy individual tickets or get a “Filmmaker Pass,” which allows screenings in all cities.

Kim Bush, founding director of the PJIFF

  • Finding Dad
  • Parizad
  • Misfit
  • All That Glitters
  • Feeling Through
  • Dog In Translation
  • Book of Ruth
  • The Grand Bolero
  • Spell It Out
  • Saving Elodie

Alina Malletti Galore, drag queen co-host of the Poppy Bash!

  • Addict Named Hal
  • Pride of Lions
  • Fabiu
  • Hear My Voice
  • Identity
  • Cocktail Hour
  • Amor en Cuarantena
  • Book of Ruth
  • Spell It Out In Neon
  • Just a Ghoul

Diane Scariot, PJIFF screener and board secretary

  • Parizad
  • Misfit
  • Spell Me Out
  • Fallen Friends
  • Miracle Baby
  • Plastic Dream
  • Break Away Spell
  • Entwined
  • Milk
  • Feeling Through

Guillermo Gomez, PJIFF screener and filmmaker/educator

Top five feature length:

  • San Francisco Stories
  • Vinyl Nation
  • Human Resources
  • Addict Named Hal
  • The Grand Bolero

Top five shorts:

  • Hello Frisco
  • Memento Mori
  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  • Cherry
  • Just A Ghoul