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Carlos Bolado/Second Day in Sun......?.

Yesterday, we have our premiere. But before that happened. Our team (yes the same football team) wake up in the middle of night completely dry because of the weather. We were trying to breathe but there was no humidity in the air. So awake from early hours of the morning we have our "breakie" and start the day with the interviews.
The Sundance channel choose us to be one of the filmmakers to follow for a day. So "a day in the life of myself" start shooting at 9am in front of the Egyptian theater the place that we would have later our Premiere.
So they start follow me for the whole day. Which basically was Photo shoots and 1 or 2 interviews. We meet with Diego Luna and Alice Braga and start going from tent to tent, from a saloon to an old jail (yes as the far west in old westerns). All about images and few content. Images no words. I guess that's the way that the world is become since the internet, more graphics and images and few words. So we went and walk in the cold streets of Park City.
We have a great Premiere, sold out, full house and it went amazing. People love the movie, they laugh and clap, and cry and think. The team loved and I was happy director (for a while, you know directors are never complety happy or at least not for a long time). But I was happy to see that the "Solo Dios Sabe" works with real audience, people that pay tickets, wait in line, choose a film from a bunch and was there watching the movie.
So we finish euphorically and went to celebrate.
Fist our PARTY paid for by Heineken (ok gracias) with lost of beer, of course. Sushi (nice) and some liquor (gin and tonic). The whole football team was there and Gael Garcia and the great people from Canana (the company of Diego and Gael) and lots of people (half of them you do not know ) and from there another party (the ICM) and to end the night the Canana-Focus party. We arrive and as always you need to deal with the guy in black who is guarding the door. Saying, You do not know who I am. And of course, they do not know. But strangely enough. I said my name Carlos Bolado director of Solo Dios Sabe and they open the door for me and my friends (5 people, the other part of the team was still in the other party). You do it to get in. Once inside, Diego open another door (the VIP door) and ask How did you get in. Gael and Diego spent 15 min. outside their own party to get in. Pointing at the sign. You see that sign? That's our company! Of course Paris Hilton was there and some of this kind of people so you can imagine why was not easy to get in...
So we laugh and laugh and dance with the mexican band from Sinaloa that the guys from Canana brought in a bus from LA.

Was funny and lovely to dance (in the parties here, people just talk and talk and talk... so dance was Gooood.
Anyway. Early in the morning. I am going to my next screen at 9 am in the Egyptian.
See you tomorrow.
Chao
Adios por ahora...

Posted by Carlos Bolado on Jan 21, 2006 at 10:16AM
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Mike Broder formally of Small Planet Pictures has disappeared with the proceeds from both Gypsy 83 and the Steve Buscemi produced Rockets Redglare! (sundance 2003) Please help spread the word to expose this criminal if you can, thank you

A director's side of view seems to be very 'normal'. i mean, we the rest of the world not related to movies feel like this is great to be a little bit closer to it. It's something strange to be able to know how it's like. Un montón de gracias for sharing what you are living. Now having relief after premiere? Suppose so. Sigue por favor, no lo dejes. Besos desde España.

Hey Carlos -

Caught the screening Friday night at the Egyptian. Loved it, beautiful scenery, great music, etc, etc, etc. By far the best I've seen at Sundance ths this year (now Tuesday morning). Best of luck.

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