Last night Husband and I were guests of the AFI and Discovery Channel at the presentation of the Charles Guggenheim Award as part of Silverdocs, I’m so greatful to the person who put us on the guestlist, it was such an incredible evening. Not only did I get to speak with two of my heros, Barbara Kopple (the night’s honoree) and Al Maysles (one of the great gods of documentary film), but I got to see Harlan County, USA on the big screen.

After the symposium and the film we attended the closing night gala and ate terrific food and consumed yummy drinks and listened Hazel Dickens perform. I really would have liked to talk to her but she and her band were still going strong when I ran out of steam. I did get to catch up with lots of colleagues who I haven’t seen since I went back out on leave, so that was fun, too.

It’s been an enjoyable documentary weekend. Friday we finally caught Super Size Me and tonight we’re going to see Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.