park city or bust

park city or bust

Just kidding. I am heading to a different frigid part of the country.

Sundance Film Festival starts this Thursday and I will be there in spirit while in another snowy location. I was lucky enough to be see a slew of incredible flicks in 2002 when I was there. I worked at the Olympics in Salt Lake City so the arrival in Utah for both those events coincided perfectly. We watched movie shorts and documentaries, foreign films and silent films. We saw these in various places from retail spaces, to independent theaters and even got to meet the makers and ask them questions. It was an extraordinary event to be a part of.

This year I have caught wind of a couple films that I can’t wait to see, as soon as I have access. One is Pariah that I wrote about a short time ago here. The other is called Race To Nowhere. This movie looks at Americas achievement culture. You know, those overworked kids who don’t even know what grass-stained play clothes or a kickball game means. I’m looking forward to following Sundance this year and hearing reactions on these two films and others. It amazes me how many talented and dedicated people are out there. Especially the ones who somehow create pieces of art with little or no budget, and manage to keep massive amounts of heart and faith until they finish.

Cheers to the artists of the world and Congratulations to all the Sundance Films!