Sundance logistics.

When I told you I was tired in Anita, it occurred to me that I needed to tell you how hectic it is.  The film Top of the Lake began at 9:00 a.m. but we had to be in the ticketed viewer line at least a half-hour before doors opened.   There is also a standby line and if you aren’t there your seat is given away.

Then there is parking.

Films are shown at 9 locations in Park City and there are tons of people everywhere.  Parking is terrible in Park City on a good day so forget that during Sundance.  It is not like going to a movie at a shopping mall.  For example, on Monday morning when all 5 of us were going to an 8:30 a.m. showing, we had to be in the car shortly after 7 a.m. to drive to the Eccles Center parking lot.  We waited there for a city bus that would drop us off at the Library Center Theatre.  We waited in a line in a tent outside the library until the doors opened,  then climbed 2 flights of stairs to the theater and were early enough to get seats in the second row.  You want to be up front for the Q&A.

Be sure you wear walking shoes or comfortable boots.  It was cold and snowy.  And slippery in some places.   Not complaining though.  It was total fun.