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Cook: Chattanooga’s First Annual Samuel L. Jackson Film Festival

photo David Cook

Why the (expletive) not?

Austin has one. So does Telluride. And Savannah, Ga.

Even Rome, Ga., has a film festival. An “international” film festival, that is.

Why not Chattanooga?

“It is hard to find a midsized city or larger that does not have a film festival,” said Dave Porfiri, co-founder and president of the Chattanooga Film Society. “We believe Chattanooga is a place that will attract people from all over the country just to celebrate film.”