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In the weeks leading up to Sundance, "Mary and Max" maker Adam Elliot strikes up a video correspondence with animator Max Winston ("I Live in the Woods"), commiserating about jitter-proof whiskey, vitamin D deficiencies, and more.; Adam Elliot; I Live In The Woods; Mary & Max; Max Winston; Sundance Film Festival; Neighborhood theatre owners from Michigan to Nashville gather at the Egyptian, Park City’s own grand, old single-screen, to swap survival stories and celebrate the communities that keep them thriving.; Arthouse convergence; Independent; Sundance Film Festival; theatres; Video pen pals Max Winston and Adam Elliot exchange some final encouraging words (plus a bonus full-frontal with Kevin the pug-bat) before meeting in person for a toast at the "Mary and Max" premiere.; Adam Elliot; I Live In The Woods; Mary & Max; Max Winston; Filmmakers Tze Chun ("Children of Invention") and Kevin Willmott ("The Only Good Indian") both shine a light on subsets within subsets of American culture, offering a more nuanced understanding of the truth behind outsiders’ perceptions.; Children of Invention; Kevin Willmott; The Only Good Indian; Tze Chun; In this corner: Mark Duplass (“Baghead”), celebrating digital’s affordability and homespun relatability. And in this corner: Jeff Lipsky (“Once More with Feeling”), bashing the self-consciousness and unwanted meddling digital breeds. ; Baghead; digital; Film; hd; Jeff Lipsky; Mark Duplass; Once More With Feeling; Like a Festival within a Festival, New Frontier on Main spotlights artwork that demonstrates innovative ways of applying the latest leaps in technology and science.; New Frontier; Cult-Legend John Waters shares this trip down Sundance memory lane, as only he can.; John Waters; Director of Programming John Cooper gets to call filmmakers with the best news of the year -- they're in!; John Cooper; with ACTING FOR THE CAMERA filmmakers Justin and Thomas Nowell.; with YOU WON'T MISS ME director Ry Russo-Young; with HUMPDAY director Lynn Shelton; Humpday; Joshua Leonard; Lynn Shelton; Mark Duplass; with THE GREATEST director Shana Feste.; Pierce Brosnan; Shana Feste; Susan Sarandon; The Greatest; with SERGIO director Greg Barker; Greg Barker; sergio; from PAPER HEART director Nicholas Jasenovec; Charlyne Yi; Judd Apatow; Knocked Up; Michael Cera; Nicholas Jasenovec; Paper Heart; with I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS co-director John Requa; ewan mcgregor; Glenn Ficarra; I Love You Phillip Morris; Jim Carrey; John Requa; with TAKING CHANCE director Ross Katz; Kevin Bacon; Ross Katz; Taking Chance; with DON'T LET ME DROWN director Cruz Angeles; Cruz Angeles; Don't Let Me Drown; with THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE director R.J. Cutler; with FIELD NOTES FROM DIMENSION X: OASIS director Carson Mell; with I AM SO PROUD OF YOU director Don Hertzfeldt; Producer Chris Rock on "Good Hair"; Chris Rock; Good Hair; Jeff Stilson; Sundance Film Festival; Directors Gene Rosow & Bill Benenson on "Dirt! The Movie"; Bill Benenson; Dirt! The Movie; Gene Rosow; Sundance Film Festival; Writer/Director Lynn Shelton on "Humpday"; Humpday; Lynn Shelton; Sundance Film Festival; Director/Co-Writer Nicholas Jasenovec on "Paper Heart"; Nicholas Jasenovec; Paper Heart; Sundance Film Festival; Director and Co-Writer Ry Russo-Young on "You Won't Miss Me"; Ry Russo-Young; Sundance Film Festival; You Won't Miss Me; Writer/Director Cary Joji Fukunaga on "Sin Nombre"; Cary Joji Fukanaga; Sin Nombre; Sundance Film Festival; Director Ondi Timoner on "We Live in Public"; Ondi Timoner; Sundance Film Festival; We Live in Public; Director and Co-Writer Ross Katz on "Taking Chance"; Ross Katz; Sundance Film Festival; Taking Chance; Founder and President of Sundance Institute Robert Redford tells the story of the Festival's roots from the artist labs in his own words. Exclusive from the 2008 Gala Celebration in NYC.; Al Gore; Elvis Mitchell; Robert Redford; Stacy Peralta; Sundance Film Festival; Sundance Institute; Sundance Labs; Werner Herzog; Writer/Director Emily Abt on "Toe to Toe"; Emily Abt; Sundance Film Festival; Toe to Toe; Director Lee Daniels on "Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire"; Lee Daniels; push; sapphire; Sundance Film Festival; Writer/Director Shana Feste on "The Greatest"; Shana Feste; Sundance Film Festival; The Greatest; Director/Producer Louie Psihoyos on "The Cove"; Louie Psihoyos; Sundance Film Festival; the cove; Writer/Director Tom DiCillo on "When You're Strange"; Sundance Film Festival; The Doors; tom dicillo; When You're Strange; Director/Co-Writer Cruz Angeles on "Don't Let Me Drown"; Cruz Angeles; Don't Let Me Drown; Sundance Film Festival; Director R.J. Cutler on "The September Issue"; R.J. Cutler; Sundance Film Festival; The September Issue; Writer/Director Max Mayer on "Adam"; adam; Max Mayer; Sundance Film Festival; Director Eric Daniel Metzgar on "Reporter"; Eric Daniel Metzgar; reporter; Sundance Film Festival; Director Natalia Almada on "El General"; el general; Mexico; Natalia Almada; Sundance Film Festival; the general; Directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra on "I Love You Phillip Morris"; Glenn Ficarra; I Love You Phillip Morris; John Requa; Sundance Film Festival; Director Pamela Yates on "The Reckoning"; Pamela Yates; Sundance Film Festival; The Reckoning; Director Joe Berlinger on "Crude"; crude; Joe Berlinger; Sundance Film Festival; Writer/Director John Hindman on "Arlen Faber"; Arlen Faber; John Hindman; Sundance Film Festival; Director Greg Barker on "Sergio" ; Greg Barker; sergio; Sundance Film Festival; Director Adam Salky & Writer David Brind on "Dare"; Adam Salky; Dare; David Brind; Sundance Film Festival; Director Dana Perry on "Boy Interrupted"; Boy Interrupted; Dana Perry; Sundance Film Festival; Writer/Director Jay DiPietro on "Peter and Vandy"; Jay DiPietro; Peter and Vandy; Sundance Film Festival; Director Liz Garbus on "Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech"; Liz Garbus; Shouting Fire; Stories from the Edge of Free Speech; Sundance Film Festival; Writer/Director Sophie Barthes and Producer Andrij Parekh on "Cold Souls"; Andrij Parekh; Cold Souls; Sophie Barthes; Sundance Film Festival; Director Michel Orion Scott & Producer Rupert Isaacson on "Over the Hills and Far Away"; Michel Orion Scott; Over the Hills and Far Away; Rupert Isaacson; Sundance Film Festival; BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.; Adam Elliot; Max Winston; BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.; Adam Elliot; I Live In The Woods; Mary & Max; Max Winston; BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.; Adam Elliot; I Live In The Woods; Mary & Max; Max Winston; BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.; Adam Elliot; I Live In The Woods; Mary & Max; Max Winston; BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.; Adam Elliot; I Live In The Woods; Mary & Max; Max Winston; BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.; From hottub to midnight zombie show, beyond-real 3-D concert to a filmmaker playing drums, the 2008 Sundance Film Festival was all about making something new and doing something different.; Live@Sundance talks to zombie-master George A. Romero about his latest ode to the undead, the creative upsides of shooting on a budget, and the beauty of midnight screenings.; Moments before the curtains go up on the premiere of U2 3D, Bono, Robert Redford, and the filmmakers gather back stage to celebrate the achievement of a film long in the making.; Elegant and efficient, short films offer a concentrated jolt of creativity that takes viewers through all the emotions of a feature in a fraction of the time, and at a fraction of the cost.; Sundance Institute's own Corey Brill demonstrates that doing the Festival on the cheap is as easy as stealing a sled from a baby.; New Frontier on Main thinks outside the plain white box of more typical art spaces. Up for exploration this year? A virtual sweatshop, moving mosaic, Orwellian self-surveillance, and more.; Alex Rivera first started dreaming of SLEEP DEALER in the early days of the Internet and NAFTA, influences that still loom large in this sci-fi film set in near-future Mexico.; 30 years of hard rock pay off in Anvil! The True Story of Anvil, directed by Sacha Gervasi. After the documentary world premiere, the band retires to the hot tub to reflect.; High school film critic Whitley Palmer and Eugene Hernandez, Editor in Chief and Co-founder of indieWIRE.com, compare notes after a night of Secrecy.; Tune in for a live performance of Fats Waller tunes, with BE KIND REWIND filmmaker Michel Gondry on drums, composer Jean-Michel Bernard on piano, and actor Mos Def on vocals.; Tech experts explore DIY distribution tactics in this point-and-click era, including collaborative filtering, monetization, eyeballs, and other Digital Age-isms.; In Italian director Anna Negri's film-within-a-film RIPRENDIMI, a team of doc-makers hopes to capture a true love story but ends up documenting a spectacular romantic meltdown instead.; To experience the magic of U2's latest concert film, all it takes is millions of dollars worth of technology, an army of tech experts, and one pair of high-tech 3-D wraparounds.; Makers and players from SLINGSHOT HIPHOP and MADE IN AMERICA exchange overlapping stories of life as a perceived terrorist, the transformative powers of film & rap; the surprise that is snow.; Festival filmmakers head to the annual Directors Brunch for some encouraging words from Robert Redford, relaxed meet-and-greet time with fellow directors, and all-you-can-eat smoked salmon; Fueled by a passion for film, Festival volunteers return year after year, some even as filmmakers: David O. Russell volunteered here, and Steven Soderbergh was a Sundance shuttle driver.; Live@Sundance catches up with writer/director Martin McDonagh on the icy streets of Park City the very morning after the world premiere of his hitmen-out-of-water film, IN BRUGES.; Grab a virtual All-Access Super-Pass and get daily video-highlights of premieres, panels and parties, as well as exclusive interviews with directors and actors from the 2009 films.