Sundance
Posted on Thu, 12 Feb 2009
The snow finally came down the morning of 23 January - just before my ride to the airport - but, alas, it was not cold enough for the white stuff to stick to the ground, but after a 8 days of no snow and lots of sunshine, it was nice to see.
Northern Lights is a much better known film festival now. I went through a wad of business cards. The festival took a back seat to Obama's inauguration on Tuesday, but amidst the euphoria of the new President (apparently there weren't a lot of Republicans attending Sundance) there were some very good films to see, such as Ry Russo-Young's edgy, challenging feature You Won't Miss Me, the eye opening documentary Tibet in Song and the Argentine feature The Maid.
It was also interesting to note the mellow and sometimes downright quiet atmosphere in Park City, due in large part to the current economic challenges out there. It seems as if all the hanger-outers who normally gather on Main Street to spot a celeb or two, get drunk and perhaps see a film didn't show up in the usual numbers. And many industry folks apparently left earlier than usual in order to cut costs. So by Thursday, the last day I spent watching films, it was really quiet. Sundance's main man Robert Redford saw the good in this when he expressed satisfaction in more attention being paid to the films - even though Paris Hilton did indeed show up for a shopping spree.
I return to the North East feeling very satisfied in regards to getting some choice Sundance titles for next November and giving notice that NLFF is here to stay.
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