After a two-year break during the pandemic, the Sundance Film Festival is back in Park City – bringing filmmakers and film enthusiasts to the beehive state. MythiliGubbi
“It’s nice to be back – welcome back, Sundance,” said Aaron Cartwright, who lives in Park City.
Sundance is a ten-day festival celebrating films, something southern Californian filmmaker Marco Rios Bollinger appreciates. “I love that Sundance has created this stage for us independent filmmakers and really helping get the work that we create which is oftentimes not the bigger budget or super well-paying stuff, but it usually the stuff that’s close to our heart,” Bollinger said. “It’s pretty special”Some others have seen the festival for decades – like Aaron Cartwright who has lived in Park City since 2001.
“Over the years, through ’08 and ’09 we got really busy, unfortunately, the traffic kind of got worse," Cartwright said."To see a rebound is good for the community, it’s good to rebound from Covid."“I just walked past the Egyptian theatre and you’ve seen red carpets there, so you feel like you’re part of the magic that’s been going on here for a while,” said Bollinger.
The Egyptian theatre is one of the venues screening films during the festival. There are also engagement opportunities through panels and community houses, to celebrate filmmaking and those involved in the process.“Just how these incredible new filmmakers, so vibrant and incredible new filmmakers, reflect the world that we live in, in this much more interconnected world,” explained Joana Vicente, Sundance Institute CEO.
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