SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2010, from before it begins.

And it begins...
Well, sorta. It's a pre-festival state-o-mind right now at the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2010. Travel day today. Thoughts from the air....as the world recognizes both the selfless sacrifice of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the continuing aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, I couldn't help but wonder. Amidst all the rubble in Haiti, if there isn't already an independent filmmaker there witnessing and documenting what has happened and what is happening. Therein lies the significance and importance. A documentary is a witness. Imagine how different the story being handed down the generations about Martin Luther King would be without the incredible footage that exists. Imagine how stories from hundreds of years ago might have been perceived differently if they had Facebook and Twitter then. Who knows what tales will be told and what amazing opportunities lie ahead at Sundance for films that don't even know it yet. Imagine....