Opal Dockery, Dan Mirvish & Jack Truman
Slamdance 2013 Screening of BETWEEN US
Day 3 in Park City
Okay. Officially, my third day here in
Park City. Second full day.
It was a hell of a lot better day than
yesterday. Things are starting to really look up.
Overall, a lot got done today. Talked
with some film friends, made some really good new contacts, started
getting the new NO BUDGET FILMMAKING book out, found some good people
interested in working on the feature film version of PHONE SEX
GRANDMA, saw a good film at Slamdance, good networking, good parties,
and more. It made for a good Sunday here in Park City at Sundance and
Slamdance 2013.
Here's a brief rundown of my Sunday:
Got up around 8:30 a.m in the Motel 6
room. It was really hard to get up Sunday morning and get started. I
can feel myself getting old. In the room, I lined up my Sunday for
Sundance, wrote yesterday's blog and drank coffee while getting
ready. Then Opal and I had a time in the motel room. We couldn't find
the car keys. Spending about an hour looking for them, we thought we
lost them and were going to be stuck. Suddenly they appeared on the
floor underneath my Boston Red Sox ball cap. So we headed out around
10 o'clock from Salt Lake City. Got parked in Park City around 11:00
a.m.; we were able to park again by the Sundance Headquarters. There
was a Queer brunch we were reserved for about a block down the road.
I figured that would be a great place to promote our film PHONE SEX
GRANDMA. The short film version is a huge hit on the queer / LBGT
culture. They eat it up. But when we got there to the restaurant,
there was a waiting line of almost 2 blocks long. So that petered
out. We decided to head on up to Main Street. When getting on Main,
we started walking towards Slamdance at TMI, and I stopped by Dolly's
bookstore to talk to them about carrying my new NO BUDGET FILMMAKING
book. It was a great meeting. They want to carry the new book. And
next year, during Sundance 2014, They want to arrange a book signing
there at the store for the book during Sundance. So I know now for
sure already that I will be returning again next year. This book will
be able to be on the festival circuit this year where my films
screen, then make Sundance next year. That was a great way to start
the day. After that, we headed over to the Morningstar Farms building
and had some great Vegan Veggie burgers to start the day with some
iced tea. Then crossed the street to the Sundance Channel
headquarters to get some coffee. It was really good. Opal and I drank
coffee there for about an hour and chatted with our film friends
Anthony Pedone from RXSM in Austin and Chris Roberts with his wife
and newborn son Joshua. After an hour, we went over to Slamdance to
check on what was going on and met Forrest Whitaker. Opal had a great
chat with him. It was time to run down on Main to the Riverhorse for
the Deluxe Sundance party. They had some good food and coffee. I
really liked there veggie rolls. I was feeling like an old man there,
wore out and not wanting to do the networking thing, and Opal nagged
me to get going on it; that it was why we were here. So I went up and
started networking. Met the boys behind the new Sundance film MAGIC
MAGIC. Then met a few other people, and was starting to get into my
mode / groove of networking when it was time to head back to
Slamdance. I didn't want to leave the Deluxe party with the way
things were going, but I had to get back to TMI for Dan's film. So
Opal and I got up to TMI right around 5:15 p.m., and went into the
Slamdance happy hour for about 15 minutes to do some brief networking
before the film. That flew by. It was time for Dan's film BETWEEN US.
I was really happy for my good friend Dan Mirvish to get his film
done. He had been trying to get BETWEEN US made for quite some time.
It was a pretty good film. Started out slow, but got much better. The
acting was really good. Julia Stiles was great. And with the film
being based on a stage play, it was great to see a film that you
couldn't really tell that it looked like it came from a play. I liked
that. After the film, some great networking happened. A lot of people
that worked on Dan's film started talking with me, and got really
interested in working on the feature film version of PHONE SEX
GRANDMA. So I might have found some good Los Angeles people to work
with me on the upcoming film. That networking went on for about an
hour. After that, it was time to walk done to Dan's after-party for
BETWEEN US on Main Street at Cisero's. Saw some good friends I hadn't
seen since last year here; people like Mark Bell from Film Threat,
Josh Mitchell, Anthony from RXSM, my friend Don that I roomed with
here last year, my other fellow condo roomie from last year Ed
Stencel from Detroit, and more. Plus made some new contacts. After
being there for about an hour, it was time to head over to the
Slamdance weekend party on Heber. But on the way we stopped again at
the Morningstar Farms building and had a couple of free Vegan Veggie
burgers. Then after that, it was down to the Slamdance party. It made
for a good time. Damn, those filmmaker kids this year are young. I
never remember them looking so young. They look like high school
kids. They could be my kids. It's so funny. Being at these things
makes me realize how far I've got. I saw some good friends at the
party. My great friend, Slamdance founder Peter Baxter, David Pierce,
Kelly Calligan, Ed Stencel, and more...damn. I can't remember
everyone. I could tell I could have got laid from some of these hot
girls who are actresses. But that's okay. That part's entertainment.
Opal started really fading at the party. She started getting sick
before we got here, and I've felt bad her working the festival with
me while she's sick. But she wants to do it rather than resting. She
sat and rested while I made some rounds at the party. It was great
chatting with my friend Peter Baxter. I really like that guy. He and
I are on the same level. After an hour or so, it was time to get Opal
back to the room. I could tell she was really fading. So we left the
party a little after midnight, went to the car and drove back to Salt
Lake City. Got back to the Motel 6 room about 1:30 in the morning,
ate a little, worked a little, then called it a night.
Not a bad Sunday day 3 in Park City. I
can't believe we've been here just 2 full days. It seems a hell of a
lot longer.
Today is lined up for a much busier
day. We'll see what gets done here on Day 4.
THE ACCEPTABLE SIN
Directed by Jack Truman
Featuring Opal Dockery
Screened at over 30 Film Festivals Worldwide.
A Dixie Film
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