Sun Valley Film Festival updates its programming with new year-round events, a student pass, and more.
At 7,000 feet of elevation, and a top space on any filmmaker’s bucket list, Sundance is already an elevated festival. Revered, renowned, and revolutionary, Sundance is ground zero (but at thousands of feet above sea level) for independent films and those that love them.
The power of gratitude fuels many a holiday gathering, an end of year list, or the bestowing of gifts. With the St. Jude’s Thanks and Giving campaign, it impacts quite a bit more: financial support to the yearly Thanks and Giving campaign contributes to the public funds necessary for the family care, patient treatment, and research that are key parts of St. Jude’s Research Hospital.
Predicated on a unique model where no family is turned away because of financial status, St. Jude’s was founded, developed, and started by actor Danny Thomas of The Danny Thomas Show. His daughter, Marlo Thomas, continues the legacy as the National Outreach Director for the institution.
Founder Danny Thomas on the left; Daughter Marlo Thomas on the right
I personally happen to know how important St. Jude’s is to Marlo Thomas: In 2010, I was a videographer and video editor for MarloThomas.com. It was my first real job after graduate school. You don’t forget that first step, and you don’t always have the chance to say thank you to the person that helped jumpstart creative career.
And so, the power of gratitude compelled me to talk with “That Girl,” to jump at the opportunity to say thank you not just a person who helped me, but someone who has also been instrumental to the lives of children and families here and internationally by strengthening, fostering, growing, sharing, and supporting the St. Jude’s community.
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For more on the Thanks and Giving, head to the St. Jude’s website (https://www.stjude.org/media-resources/news-releases/2022-fundraising-news/thanks-and-giving-launch.html) or visit a participating store.
When AFC Richmond legend Roy Kent returns to the pitch in Season 2 of “Ted Lasso,” he is enveloped by a raucous cheer. The experience is perhaps not unlike the Microsoft Theater audience celebrating a 2022 Emmy win, multiplied by the many viewers watching at home. That re-entry onto the field was Brett Goldstein’s favorite to film in Season 2. And the most challenging? “Dealing with Phoebe’s breath because she’s a method actor,” Goldstein shared with The Knockturnal in the Emmy Press Room.
We caught Jake Shimabukuro in-between shows to chat about his work with the Fender Play Foundation and the power of musical connection.
Holy motherforting shirt balls! Is this the good place? Alefort, Artfort, Comedyfort, Dragfort, Filmfort, Foodfort, Hackfort, Kidfort, Skatefort, Storyfort, and Yogafort. Oh, and that’s in addition to the almost 500 bands that hit the Boise indoor and outdoor venues for Treefort 2022.
After months of COVID and the emotional whiplash from shifting of one emotion to another, or a remote task or meeting to another, a beloved in-person event can provide a bit of a respite. It doesn’t happen without recognition of the obvious: Sun Valley, Idaho, had one of highest per capita rate of COVID in the states in March 2020. Since then, like many cities that have shifted and strained over the last two years, it has reflected on its identity and recognized the difficulty of the COVID experience.
The name Meteora could refer to a Marvel Avenger; maybe Nebula’s long lost cousin from deep in space. In actuality, that’s not actually far off: the original Fender Meteora came from the Parallel Universe collection, a futuristic set of instruments released in 2018. And now, in 2022, the Fender Player Plus Meteora HH has returned from its otherworldly adventures, complete with a unique look and agile engineering, to help players stand out in both character and speed.
Why do we write songs? To know that we are alive.”
Accompanied by notes emanating underneath fingerless gloves and illuminated by the orange tint of a golden hour Arkansas sun, violinist and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi, who performs as Kishi Bashi, provides a soundtrack to the now desolate Jerome War Relocation Center. It is a place whose history that seems to match the cold: one of ten sites used for the forced relocation of Japanese Americans shortly after Pearl Harbor. A smokestack stands as a visual reminder. The frost seems to fit the memory too.
When the Songland judging trio listens to a potential song, they nod, gesture, and physically react along. We can see when they acknowledge promise, hear brilliance, see possibility and catch honesty. They react to the layers and the known moments of intention.