"For the most part, the movies have very, very small budgets and they're a total labor of love," Sukara says. "And sometimes we're the only festival to accept some of the movies. So it's kind of nice to be giving people a voice regardless of how much money they have. And that's why we haven't changed the price."
"I end up becoming Instagram friends with all of the filmmakers and watching their success," he says. "It's really exciting to see."
This year, the festival's eighth, he's especially excited to show Mr. Sun, a short by former Bay Area resident Aviva Siegal, co-producer of the beloved live comedy show Talkies (now also transplanted to Los Angeles). There’s a documentary about legendary B-movie director Albert Pyun, who made the fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982).
A gleeful enthusiasm for making and watching movies of all stripes presides over the entire Scumdance endeavor. Sukara, for his part, has been involved with the festival since it started in Reno in 2017."
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