# of the end of the world according to Abel Ferrera: 444

# of films pre-screened for Press & Industry so far: 24

# of cigarettes smoked on screen today: 20

# of twists in A Separation: 12…ish

# of walk-outs during Twenty Cigarettes: 10

# of films so far that have an extremely fatalistic and yet poignant view on life: 4

# of walk-ins during Twenty Cigarettes: 3

# of theaters needed for Carnage screenings: 2

# of days until NYFF premieres: 1…(but I’m calling tomorrow Day Zero so Friday is officially Day 1. I am terrible at counting down.)

# of the end of the world according to Lars Von Trier: …no fucking clue how you calculate the size of that planet.