Delightful Irony #1: Opening night at the start of the showcase film screening at the 19th Annual aGLIFF, a female voice loudly implores other members of the boisterous, predominantly female, near-capacity audience to “be quiet.” No. No, please don’t be quiet. As the opening credits for Puccini for Beginners begin to roll and the audience settles in, the point becomes all too clear: this—the film itself, our participation, everything that will happen in the... more ›