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Sundance 8 Favorites Meme

Under discussion:
Spring Breakdown (2008)
Big River Man (2008)
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
Moon (2009)
Push: Based on a Novel By Sapphire (2009)
The September Issue (2009)
O'er the Land (2008)
Stay the Same Never Change (2008)

Under discussion:

Spring Breakdown (2008)

Big River Man (2008)

World's Greatest Dad (2009)

Moon (2009)

Push: Based on a Novel By Sapphire (2009)

The September Issue (2009)

O'er the Land (2008)

Stay the Same Never Change (2008)

I’ve been tagged by Indiepix’s Danielle DiGiacomo to participate in this Sundance favorites blog meme. I’ve, in turn, tagged eight over bloggers. Find out if you’re one of the lucky octuplet after the jump.

Rules:
1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
2. Players start with listing their Sundance favorites, separated into 8 categories.
3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their 8 favorites and include these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 8 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and that they should read your blog.

Here goes:
1. Favorite feature: Moon by Duncan Jones
2. Most problematic/interesting/thought-provoking feature: A tie between O’er the Land by Deborah Stratman and Spring Breakdown, starring Rachel Dratch, Parker Posey and Amy Poehler. I’ll be writing more about the surprising connections between the two films this week.
3. Favorite short film: I don’t remember a single short I saw other than The Blindness of the Woods. Which was pretty great.
4. Film most regrettably missed: Push, Big River Man, Stay the Same Never Change.
5. Most fun party: I didn’t go to any real parties — I was not invited to the now-legendary BritDoc party, alas –– but I had a few memorable nights at the Late Night Lodge.
6. Best post-screening Q & A: Bobcat Goldthwait’s World’s Greatest Dad on the morning of the inauguration.
7. Favorite nonfiction character(s): If we’re confining this to characters that appear directly on screen, then Grace Coddington, The September Issue. If their presence is dramatized/implied, I’ll go with Colonel William Rankin from O’er the Land.
8. Most memorable moment: Getting called out by Steven Soderbergh at the IFC breakfast. More details on this week’s episode of FilmCouch.