Full Frame is coming to town.

I bought my pass to this year's 9th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and I'm so excited. Beyond the fact that I love film festivals, my former professor Julie Gustafson will be in town screening her film "Desire."

Along with being a great filmmaker, she was very inspiring to me when we first met at Hollins University. She's very dedicated to work and sees its impact on not only on the people who see it, but also the people who make it. I think part of her rubbed off on my ambitions.

There are a few good movies showing, but like every good festival, I'm most looking forward to meeting other filmmakers. If you're in Durham this week, please say hi.

j.brown