Sundance Day 3
1-23-2014
I have been studying Banksy in every modern art class I've taken. I was pleasantly surprised to bump into one on Main Street.
I met Matthew Harrison on the bus, a juror for SlamDance and SunDance alumni. We have coffee at the Sundance channel and get to know each other. I had the privilege of watching an exchange with Mathew and his wife over the phone. Then as we parted we created a vine together that I have unfortunately not seen.
Afterwards, Auggie and I head over to the Eccles Theatre for Life after Beth
"Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she miraculously comes back to life, Zach takes full advantage of the opportunity to experience all the things he regretted not doing when she was alive. However, the newly returned Beth isn’t quite the way he remembered her, and before long, Zach’s world takes a turn for the worse.
Imitating what Dr. Frankenstein did with his monster, writer/director Jeff Baena assembles disparate parts of his film into a new whole and jolts fresh life into it. By fusing elements of a young love story and a zombie movie, he concocts a wickedly funny and shockingly poignant film. With its killer soundtrack and all-star cast, including Aubrey Plaza, whose distinctive delivery has never been used to greater effect, and Dane DeHaan, who perfectly embodies the suffering of a young man with a broken heart and a rotting girlfriend, Life After Beth will leave you dying to see it again."
Now I love a good zombie movie. And I'll give every zombie movie a shot. Even Warm Bodies. Dane DeHaan, who plays the lead, is an alumni of my school. I think he did an incredible job. I also appreciate John C Reily. & Molly Shannon. They were saving graces for what would have been a top notch short film. I think it was unfortunate that Aubrey Plaza had to be an aggressive zombie like she was. We get use to a certain way things are suppose to be, and change is good. But I don't know if it worked for these zombies. The people died and then "came back"
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| Auggie interviewed for Youtube about Sundance |
MEET THE INSTITUTE PANELISTSKRISTIN FEELEY is responsible for the DFP's Artist Support Programs and Public Programming for the DFP. She orchestrates five Creative Documentary Labs and cross-program Labs, as well as our Fellows Programs at the Sundance Creative Producing Summit and Sundance Film Festival. She plays a staff advisory role with the Sundance Documentary Fund, and is staff liaison for several Sundance Institutes cross-program initiatives. Feeley earned a Master of Philosophy in Media Studies in Glasgow, Scotland in early American documentary film.
JAROM ROWLAND is a University of Utah graduate that has worked for the Institute on and off for the better part of a decade. Previously, he worked in both the Production and Film Maker Offices and has for the last five years produced and managed the Music Café at the Sundance Film Festival. In addition to managing the Film Music program for Sundance, Jarom is a musician and actor. He could last be seen in the Utah Premiere of Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi. Additional composing credits include the short films The Penny Ante Affair and Nature Nation.
ANNE LAI serves as Creative Producing Initiatives Director in the Feature Film Program at Sundance Institute. There, she oversees the Creative Producing Lab and Fellowship, the Creative Producing Summit, and the Sundance/Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant and Lab Fellowship. She provides year- round development and strategic support to projects coming out of all Feature Film Labs and plays a key role in selection for the Screenwriters and Directors Labs. Upcoming and recent releases include Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale, David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George, and Ritesh Batra’s Lunchbox.
EMILY DOE is a short film programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. She also works in youth education at the San Francisco International Film Festival, bringing films and filmmakers into classrooms around the Bay Area. Previously, she was an editor at Wholphin DVD, a division of McSweeney's. A native of Massachusetts, Emily attended Kenyon College in Ohio before settling in San Francisco.
MEET THE INSTITUTE MODERATOR
MEREDITH LAVITT (Moderator) has over 20 years experience working in the independent film arena and in youth media. Under her direction, FILM FORWARD has reached over 46,000 underserved audience members over the past three years in over 30 locations throughout the US and around the world including China, Colombia, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Turkey, and Puerto Rico.
Then to Flanagan's Irish pub with some new friends! If you know me, you know I will find an Irish pub anywhere. In Cannes it was Ma Nolan's. Flanagan's did not disappoint with live music as well!
The Egyptian Theatre for Mr. Leo's CaraX where we meet Robbie, young Wisconsiner who, funny enough is staying next door to us. The building Auggie & I broke into.
"Mysterious. Brilliant. Uncontrollable. Many words like these have been used to describe French filmmaker Leos Carax in both rapturous and negative ways. One thing that everyone agrees upon is that Mr. Carax went from fantastic success as a young, poetic filmmaker to having a reputation as a controversial, mad genius who struggled to get a single film made—and then created Holy Motors, one of the most-loved films of the last 10 years. Obsessed with romantic, but destructive, characters, Carax has made breathtaking films with his strong visual style to back up his mythic status.
Combining thoughtful interviews with film critics and members of Carax’s cast and crew and moments with the man himself, director Tessa Louise-Salomé paints a compelling picture of the thoughtful Mr. X using her own visual poetry. The most captivating element in the film is the endless insight from Carax’s main actor and virtual double, Denis Levant, himself both firecracker and unassuming leading man—a perfect alter ego for Carax."
This was by far the most bizarre film I've seen so far at the festival. I'd never heard of Leos Carax nor have I seen any of his films. But after this documentary I'd definitely see something of his, like The Lovers on the Bridge. There were some behind the scenes in the doc that how different Carax's film and directing techniques are.
Sushi on the brain we head to Oishi with our new Alabama friends, the best (and cheapest sushi) I ordered the luxury roll, kiri beer and miso soup. ($35) whew... Cheap?
I have to admit I'm so happy Auggie is an early bird like me. He's fine with crashing by 10p!
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