Sundance – The Last Detail

Another typical festival day. Up at 6 and in line at the box office by 6:30a. The place was packed and when it opened at 8a, the line barely moved. A woman came by selling a ticket to the 9a screening of Luv at the Egyptian, which I really wanted to see, so I bought it. Time sped up, and soon I had to make a decision. Stay in line to get group tickets for tonight, or betray my husband and good friends and make a mad dash up Main to get to Luv on time. I’m glad I made the right decision, because Luv was terrific!

This afternoon we went up to Olympic Park to watch our friends’ daughter practice her aerials. I cannot believe people do that willingly, but it’s beautiful to watch.

We made it to our 5:15p screening of Red Lights (we liked most of it, but not the resolution) and then walked back to the house to visit with friends until the award winners were announced.

Turns out I saw the World Cinema award winner last night (Violeta Goes to Heaven) so I won’t need the two tickets I bought for the winner tomorrow. I don’t have a ticket for the Dramatic Grand Prize winner at 9:45p (Beasts of the Southern Wild), but I grab my flashlight and head for the Eccles Theater. After selling my World Cinema winner tickets to folks waiting in line, I dash to the wait list line where I am number 145 or some such terrible place. Then a fellow walks in with an extra ticket to sell, and suddenly I am scrambling into the theater for the screening. The director and crew and star are still in town for the Q & A, and the film is quite good.

To top off my good luck, a shuttle picked me up out back and dropped me off at the end of my street instead of the regular stop farther off. I didn’t fall on the ice. Hooray! Now it’s midnight, and first thing tomorrow, we will head for home. It’s been a fun week. Thanks for letting me share it with you!

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