SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. Where there are no bad seats.

Welcome to the first of many bloggings from here at the Sundance Film Festival. This is my 4th year attending this iconic event and the 25th year of the event itself. I work as an Assistant Manager at the Prospector Theater, though my blog will be about my experiences outside that realm. In my spare time, I will be seeing films, seeing friends, and writing!

My special interest this year is the unique juxtaposition of the film festival and the inauguration and Presidency of Barack Obama.

It will certainly be interesting to watch the inauguration with everyone here at Sundance. As CNN says, "We can't all be there in person", but no matter where you ARE, chances are you will always remember where you WERE. I'll be watching it on a big screen outside, with what I imagine will be a huge and diverse crowd of people with huge smiles and faces filled with hope.

Being here at Sundance presents itself as an amazing opportunity to experience this historic moment immersed with filmmakers and patrons from here and around the world. Each filmmaker puts their heart and soul on the screen, with the hope that their work will travel far and wide into the hearts and minds of their audiences. I think that concept epitomizes Barack Obama, and there is a poetic parallel and/or juxtaposition to that notion. We don't always see the results of the impact of our work, but for filmmakers or Presidents, it is those results that can help effect change.

There are no bad seats. We are all witnesses to history. And at this pivotal moment of hope, any seat is a good seat because if you're watching, you're interested. And if you're interested, you're engaged, and if you're engaged, you just might get involved. We'll see how much that impact is felt here at Sundance.