The Pinwheel Film Festival was an array of emotions. I laughed. I cried. I scratched my head in utter confusion.

For those of you not familiar, the Pinwheel is an annual event that screens short films from local filmmakers. The films were broken up into two narrative sections and a documentary section, with an intermission between.

One of the most memorable shorts this year actually came from the documentary category – a section that usually fails to grab my attention.

The film entitled Collectors took viewers into the life of die-hard Star Wars action figures collectors.

Of course, my fascination with this film was primarily due to the days of yesteryear when I could remember the joy of my parents taking me to get the latest Star Wars toys. What fifth grade boy wouldn’t have traded his soul to get a Princess Leia as Jabba’s slave.

Anyway, one of the interesting parts of this was deciphering whether it was real. One would think, with the stereotypical Star Wars geeks, this was fake, but then I had to ask myself – where did all those mint-condition figures come from?

The Pinwheel also gave students a chance to see what the Pirate Captain has been up to this past year. Whil Piavis’ film, Butterfly Nets, takes the Oscar for special effects. How do you make a giant butterfly chase down two kids?

All in all, I would say the festival was a success. There was some talent for sure, such as the makers of the film Home for Good.

I urge everyone to attend the Pinwheel festival next year. Free popcorn, Vault soda and novelty pinwheels. What more could you ask for?

After all, what else are you going to do on a Saturday afternoon?