Friday: the arrival...
Well, after a long day of travel, I arrived in Park City yesterday afternoon. I had a close call and almost didn't make it. I used a buddy pass from my sister, a flight attendant, and little did I know I was flying stand-by. The flight was delayed for two hours which turned out to be a blessing in disguise because there was also a dress code i wasn't aware of. Thanks to some nice guys from the Airport Hilton (who drove me to Target to buy a new outfit) I made my flight and looked presentable enough to board.
I arrived in Park City just in time to pick up my press pass from Festival Headquarters. And it was there i saw my first celebrity sighting: Crispin Glover. He was being interviewed for his film "It's Fine, Everything is Fine" which premiered last night. After chatting with some friends I haven't seen in a long time (festivals are the equivalent of high school reunions) I headed back to the condo to wait for Julie to arrive.
After traveling for 13 hours, Julie arrived from London. She was exhausted but somehow mustered up enough strength to go to the GEN ART party held at Delta Sky Lodge on Main Street. Or should I say, attempt to go. We arrived only a half hour from the parties start time but the event was already full capacity. Julie decided to go get some rest, but not before seeing her first celebrity: Lance Bass (bye, bye, bye...). I decided to stay and soon was let into the party.
I didn't see many GEN ART folks but it turns out they were sharing the party for the short film, High Falls, directed by Andy Zuckerman (pictured). Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (the latter two were at the party), the film is about a man and his pregnant wife who share their secrets with their best friend, on a weekend in their country home. Zuckerman, who is also a photographer, had an incredible press kit with stills from the film. Here I had a couple of more celeb sightings: Screech and Beth from Real World. Oh, the horror.
After a couple of cocktails, I headed up to Slamdance for the party for the premiere of Weirdsville, directed by Allan Moyle. I missed the film but everyone was raving about how great it was, saying it was a cross-between Slackers and Pulp Fiction. Two of its stars were on hand: Wes Bentley and Scott Speedman. After that, I decided to head home, making my way through the people fighting to get in parties on Main Street. Wanted to get some rest to prepare for a full day of movies on Saturday. After all, that is why I came!
Long live indie film,
Michelle
I arrived in Park City just in time to pick up my press pass from Festival Headquarters. And it was there i saw my first celebrity sighting: Crispin Glover. He was being interviewed for his film "It's Fine, Everything is Fine" which premiered last night. After chatting with some friends I haven't seen in a long time (festivals are the equivalent of high school reunions) I headed back to the condo to wait for Julie to arrive.
After traveling for 13 hours, Julie arrived from London. She was exhausted but somehow mustered up enough strength to go to the GEN ART party held at Delta Sky Lodge on Main Street. Or should I say, attempt to go. We arrived only a half hour from the parties start time but the event was already full capacity. Julie decided to go get some rest, but not before seeing her first celebrity: Lance Bass (bye, bye, bye...). I decided to stay and soon was let into the party.
I didn't see many GEN ART folks but it turns out they were sharing the party for the short film, High Falls, directed by Andy Zuckerman (pictured). Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (the latter two were at the party), the film is about a man and his pregnant wife who share their secrets with their best friend, on a weekend in their country home. Zuckerman, who is also a photographer, had an incredible press kit with stills from the film. Here I had a couple of more celeb sightings: Screech and Beth from Real World. Oh, the horror.
After a couple of cocktails, I headed up to Slamdance for the party for the premiere of Weirdsville, directed by Allan Moyle. I missed the film but everyone was raving about how great it was, saying it was a cross-between Slackers and Pulp Fiction. Two of its stars were on hand: Wes Bentley and Scott Speedman. After that, I decided to head home, making my way through the people fighting to get in parties on Main Street. Wanted to get some rest to prepare for a full day of movies on Saturday. After all, that is why I came!
Long live indie film,
Michelle
posted by indieIN | 3:42 PM
1 Comments:
YAY! Glad you made it. Am curious about the "dress code" on the plane but more so about your favorite films...have fun you two!
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