Preparing for The Toronto International Film Festival

September 3, 2019 By Jonathan McNeal

Hello Dayton Most Metro!

I’m leaving early tomorrow morning for Toronto…a favorite part of my job.

I’m so glad I can use this platform to once again report back home (as well as sort my thoughts) regarding my time and screenings at The Toronto International Film Festival. There are over 300 films to chose from over the next several days, and I have secured several tickets for films that I’m greatly anticipating.

Though my screening schedule is never 100% locked down, here are trailers for a handful of films that I’m excited to see:
PAIN AND GLORY – the new film from my favorite director, Pedro Almodovar

JOJO RABBIT – the new film from the director of HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, Taika Waititi

VARDA BY AGNES – the last film from one of my favorite artists ever, Agnes Varda

Starting Thursday night, I’ll jot down notes about all the films I’m screening (and the stars I’m spotting).

Thanks for checking in!
Jonathan

About Jonathan McNeal

Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.

About Jonathan McNeal

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