The Sundance Film Festival starts this week. That’s where I’ll be From January 20th to the 28th. I’ve spent the last few weeks finalizing my movie-watching schedule. It’s going to be madness.
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As of right now, I have 34 films scheduled that I’m planning to see. With three years of Sundance already behind me, I know that plans always change and I’m never able to see as many films as I intend. Before the festival starts, I see a huge list of movies and I get a little overzealous. The first few days are fine, but after the third five-movie day in a row, the grind begins to wear me down. Still, I always go into the festival expecting to see every film that I’ve scheduled for myself.<\/p>\n
Like last year, I’ll try to get to as many public screenings as possible. The public screenings are always the best since the filmmakers and actors give Q&A sessions after each film is finished. Press screenings are much different. We’re herded into a small tent, formed into lines, and filed in and out of the theater. It’s like a movie-watching assembly line. That’s why I like to get to as many public screenings as I can. That way, I can watch the films with actual movie-going audiences and see how they react.<\/p>\n
Below is my tentative schedule at this point. Things will change, that I’m sure of, but this is the schedule I have planned as of Day 1:<\/p>\n
1:30 PM \u2013 ‘This Must Be the Place<\/a>‘ 9:00 AM \u2013 ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever<\/a>‘ (Public screening) 10:00 AM \u2013 ‘The End of Love<\/a>‘ 9:00 AM \u2013 ‘Liberal Arts<\/a>‘ (Public screening) 8:30 AM \u2013 ‘Bachelorette<\/a>‘ (Public screening) 9:00 AM \u2013 ‘Goats<\/a>‘ (Public screening) 9:00 AM \u2013 ‘Price Check<\/a>‘ (Public screening) 9:00 AM \u2013 ‘Hello I Must Be Going<\/a>‘ (Public screening) 9:00 AM \u2013 ‘The Words<\/a>‘ (Public screening) (I’m still undecided with these last two films. I’ll have to make up my mind at some point since they’re at the same time.)<\/p>\n
\n4:30 PM \u2013 ‘The Queen of Versailles<\/a>‘
\n8:30 PM \u2013 ‘Your Sister’s Sister<\/a>‘ (Public screening)<\/p>\nJan. 21<\/h5>\n
\n1:00 PM \u2013 ‘The Pact<\/a>‘
\n4:00 PM \u2013 ‘The Raid<\/a>‘
\n7:00 PM \u2013 ‘Filly Brown<\/a>‘<\/p>\nJan. 22<\/h5>\n
\n12:00 PM \u2013 ‘The First Time<\/a>‘
\n4:00 PM \u2013 ‘Red Lights<\/a>‘
\n7:00 PM \u2013 ‘Lay the Favorite<\/a>‘
\n9:30 PM \u2013 ‘Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap<\/a>‘ (Public screening)<\/p>\nJan. 23<\/h5>\n
\n1:00 PM \u2013 ‘Save the Date<\/a>‘
\n3:30 PM \u2013 ‘Nobody Walks<\/a>‘
\n7:00 PM \u2013 ‘Black Rock<\/a>‘
\n10:00 PM \u2013 ‘Young and Wild<\/a>‘ (Public screening)<\/p>\nJan. 24<\/h5>\n
\n12:00 PM \u2013 ‘For a Good Time, Call\u2026<\/a>‘
\n4:30 PM \u2013 ‘Safety Not Guaranteed<\/a>‘
\n7:00 PM \u2013 ‘The Surrogate<\/a>‘
\n10:00 PM \u2013 ‘John Dies at the End<\/a>‘<\/p>\nJan. 25<\/h5>\n
\n12:30 PM \u2013 ‘Grabbers<\/a>‘
\n3:30 PM \u2013 ‘Mosquita y Mari<\/a>‘
\n5:30 PM \u2013 ‘Wish You Were Here<\/a>‘ (Public screening)
\n9:00 PM \u2013 ‘VHS<\/a>‘<\/p>\nJan. 26<\/h5>\n
\n12:00 PM \u2013 ‘Shadow Dancer<\/a>‘
\n3:00 PM \u2013 ‘The Comedy<\/a>‘ (Public screening)<\/p>\nJan. 27<\/h5>\n
\n12:15 PM \u2013 ‘Big Boys Gone Bananas<\/a>‘ (Public screening)<\/p>\nJan. 28<\/h5>\n
\n11:30 AM \u2013 ‘Predisposed<\/a>‘ (Public screening)
\n12:15 PM \u2013 ‘Indie Game: The Movie<\/a>‘ (Public screening)<\/p>\n