As the Sundance Film Fest Leaves Park City, Here's a Look Back at the Year I Attended

This resort has been the location of the Sundance Film Festival for decades, regarded by some as the most important source for emerging cinema. I attended Sundance when I was plying my trade at the independent movie site Film Threat. Distinctions, Dubious and OtherwiseThe hype and press coverage of Sundance films has almost always been at odds with reality. In its history, 22 Sundance films have earned Best Movie nominations, a quarter of those arriving after the Academy expanded the category to 10 titles. In the context of the Sundance Film Festival, most movies take on an inflated sense of import.