Why do we watch movies? Why do we go to film festivals? What does all of this really mean? Is there more to cinema than just entertainment? Asking these questions is the way I continue to challenge myself while at this festival. It’s the beginning of Day 6 at Sundance 2013, I’m 16 films in (with three more today and four more days to go) and I can’t help but take a brief pause to think about my life at this point. The other night I caught the world premiere of Before Midnight, the third film in the Before Sunrise/Sunset series from Richard Linklater, and it floored me. But left me an emotional mess and I’ve been different ever since. Whenever I return home from Sundance every January, I’m a different person. This is my New Year. That may sound cheesy, but it’s the honest truth. I’m admittedly not a fan …
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