jan 19 2017 blog

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+author: reilly
+title: 'Movie Soup for the Soul'
+date: '2017-01-19 00:16:00'
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+In the film business, there’s an annual party in the mountains to celebrate independent film and kick off the new year in movies.
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+The 2017 edition begins today.
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+You know it as the Sundance Film Festival. It has given a voice to many young filmmakers over the years: Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, Robert Rodriguez, Errol Morris, Cary Fukunaga, Damien Chazelle Ryan Coogler…
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+Luckily, we have LBRY, which is way cheaper than booking a hotel in Park City.
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+[Our October film BELLFLOWER](https://lbry.io/news/bellflower-movie), from Oscilloscope Labs, had its 2011 debut at Sundance. (Watch it at lbry://bellflower) In fact, the O-scope crew is probably walking into the next great LBRY gem right this moment at [the Egyptian](https://www.visitparkcity.com/listing/egyptian-theatre/15000/)...
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+A year after BELLFLOWER, yours truly (read: me) attended Sundance for the first time...
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+![HELLION](/img/news/sundance-inline.jpg)
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+>Little seven-year old, Petey, falls prey to his older brothers' hellion ways.
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+This little six minute gem directed by Kat Candler went on to play 40 film festivals and two years later was adapted into a [feature film starring Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3186318/). See it at lbry://hellion
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+Without *Hellion* and our [November film *Cinema Six*](https://lbry.io/news/singletree), I would not be here today with LBRY. So here’s to keeping the dream of great indie film alive.
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+**Not on LBRY yet?** [Get an invite here](https://lbry.io/get). Or if you’re a creator, skip the wait and email reilly@lbry.io.