Film festival concludes with choral performance

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s 22nd annual Rehoboth Beach Film Festival officially wrapped up Nov. 10, having screened 35 feature films and documentaries and 14 short films at the society’s theater in Lewes and Cape Henlopen High School. 

On Nov. 9 at the high school, the CAMP Rehoboth Choir performed as guests arrived to watch “Gay Chorus Deep South,” a documentary filmed during a tour of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in southern states, in an effort to confront a resurgence of anti-LGBTQ laws. This live performance from the CAMP choir celebrated the end of the annual festival, with many movie-goers in attendance.

Concession sales went toward Cape Henlopen’s National Honor Society so it can adopt families for the holidays.

The list of audience award winners was also announced, with viewers voting for their favorite films of the festival. 

“Balloon,” a German thriller about the miraculous escape of two families crossing from East Germany into West Germany in a home-made hot-air balloon, was selected as best feature.

“Still Human,” a Chinese film about a paralyzed man becoming friends with his younger caretaker, won best debut feature.

“Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins,” a look into the life of the famed political journalist, won best documentary.

With another strong festival this year, Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival officials say they expect to continue the festival’s legacy to bring independent films to the Cape Region next year.

For more information on the festival and the film society, visit rehobothfilm.com.