An Olde Man Reminisces During ‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’
I went to Lilith Fair in its inaugural year (1997) for one reason and one reason only: Sarah McLachlan. It...
David Phillips has been a Senior Writer for The Contending from its inception on 8/26/2024. He is a writer for film and TV and creator of the Reframe series, devoted to looking at films from the past through a modern lens. Before coming to The Contending, David wrote for Awards Daily in the same capacity from August 2018 to August 2024. He has covered the Oscars in person (2024), as well as the Virginia Film Festival, and served as a juror for both the short and the full-length narrative film categories for the Heartland Film Festival(2024) He is a proud member of GALECA and the IFJA.
I went to Lilith Fair in its inaugural year (1997) for one reason and one reason only: Sarah McLachlan. It...
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