The TIFF Season
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” ― Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg It’s TIFF time of the year again and if you‘re in Toronto, at sundown, you’ll be greeted by a sea of orange. These people, dressed in bright, mostly oversized, orange t-shirts are the festival volunteers. The people who took time off of watching movies, staying in their pajamas drinking wine or just chilling with their furbaby, to help improve your festival experience. A sacrifice that must not be undervalued. I used to think volunteering is about giving back but TIFF changed that for me. Aside from watching all those movies and fangirling, there’s just so much that you can take away from the experience. I wouldn’t trade the endless conversations about the red carpet outfits or secretly devouring the candies in the volunteer lounge while still pretending to be on a diet, for anything else. So if you’re not doing it already, here’s why you should volunteer for TIFF :