From Sundance: Time travel?

Mark Duplass is well known to Austin audiences. He stars in the Sundance entry Safety Not Guaranteed, directed by Colin Trevorrow. It’s one of those films where you really want things to work out, no matter how illogical the world would have to become. We all loved it.

Seeing a movie at 8:30 in the morning requires a certain level of commitment. It’s mostly a mature audience, with a contingent of younger people, bleary-eyed from last night’s parties. And the audience took these characters to heart right away, erupting in a spontaneous outburst of emotion toward the end.

I didn’t know Aubrey Plaza before this film, but she’s someone I want to see again.

The screening was preceded by an unforgettable Australian short by Nash Edgerton called Bear. Its eleven minutes pack in a lot of drama and the kind of Pulp Fiction humor that makes you gasp before laughing. He said he has a feature film under his belt which no one saw. It’s called The Square and I immediately added it to my Netflix queue.

Editor’s Note: Vicki Vogel is a Member of the Austin Film Society. She and her husband David regularly attend the Park City fest.

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