7:17AM Seth | Tonight marks the beginning of yet another
Sundance Film Festival; we’ll be covering the proceedings from a safe distance, far from the intoxicating allure of all-night
Ketel One-and-Strawberry Hot Tub parties with the juggsiest indie film execs in Park City. We already have some
heavy-buzzers out of the gate. Like breakout hits of Sundance past, such as
Once,
Little Miss Sunshine, and
Hustle & Flow, all your film really needs to get the buyers to come knocking at your condo door is a good antihero (Dublin busker, hip-hop pimp), a major disease or problem to overcome (death, lack of demo CD), an engaging solution (madcap road trip, recording of demo CD), and an unconventional romantic angle thrown in for good measure (love in a piano store, falling for your ho). With that in mind, we’ve taken the time to break down for you this year’s crop according to their fundamental, Sundanciest elements:
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