Last night I walked back to my hotel around midnight. It was lightly snowing, the streets were filled – but not as crowded as past years – with people looking for a party or waiting on the street to get into the best parties. Some dudes were yelling “bro” at one another, while girls in skimpy outfits navigated Park City’s icy streets in heels and “ambush marketers” did their ambush thing. I was exhausted and thinking about how early I needed to wake up today to make a morning movie.

If you are not in Park City for the festival, Sundance might be coming to you. On Thursday January 27th, Sundance will be bringing 9 films to 9 cities. I am particularly excited about Connected coming to San Francisco’s Sundance Kabuki Cinemas. I can’t promise the glitz and celebrity of Sundance will be exported along with these 9 films, but I am confident that the spirit of independent filmmaking that makes Sundance Sundance will make the trip.