Humberto, Chloë (in her pink Chloë for OC Vision Cuffed Shorts), Derek, Chris, and Carol Just getting to the Six Senses Yao Noi resort, where Film on the Rocks was held, required a 40-minute boat ride from Phuket through the crazy-gorgeous limestone island mountains. Carol on the boat to Yao Noi Delfina On our first day, we took a longboat ride to a neighboring island for a picnic and a hike to "the Big Tree" (more on that in a bit). Carol and Derek sat on the bow and Carol almost lost her new Kenzo hat! Chloë and Ryan waiting for everyone else to get off the boat Basically the only thing bluer than the water was the sky! Our lunches were brought in cool Thai tiffin boxes It turns out "the Big Tree" isn't just a whimsical nickname Arto Lindsay and Rikrit Tiravanija put on a performance piece at the Big Tree. Originally Arto was going to play his electric guitar (which he brought, along with a generator) but he was warned the noise would wake the tree spirits. Tilda with Ryan and Sandro at the performance Gregg and Humberto at the picnic Gregg, Ryan, and me hiking on the way Me, Ryan, and Chloë exploring the island Delfina, back at Six Senses for dinner and film screenings on the beach Carol Patrick, Chris, and Chloë On the second day, we took a boat out to Phi Phi Island (the island from the movie The Beach) for snorkeling and scuba-diving. Me jumping into the water! C-O-O-L!!!! Derek snacking on watermelon Me and Chloë For dinner, we took a ride across the island at sunset to a Dan Flavin-inspired pier. Derek, Ryan, and Humberto Carol, Annabelle, André, and Delfina at dinner Pow, Tom, and Caroline on the ride to the next part of the evening... A Thai-style carnival with the locals, complete with carnival games, food vendors, and the evening's film screenings! Here's Chris trying (in vain) to win a tiffin box On the third day we attended a workshop by Tom Chloë, Carol and Cleo, my three favorite C's! Cleo going down the slide! Ryan That night was the final night, so for the grand finale we took a boat ride in the dark to a movie screen on built on the ocean. It was full-on furnished with chairs, couches, a bar, and even a popcorn machine. Watching the 1903 silent version of Alice in Wonderland reflected on the ocean water was about as cool as a film festival can get. Group pic: Humberto, André, me, Sara, Josh, Carol, Annabelle, Derek, Patrick, and Chloë