What a whirlwind yesterday was!
I flew to Salt Lake City, Utah via Atlanta, and then caught a car ride up to the bustling ski town of Park City. As I’ve mentioned before, YouTube invited me to Park City for the week because my video clip is being used in Kevin MacDonald and Ridley Scott’s documentary, Life in a Day.
A few things: The internet here is terrible, and so I don’t think I’ll be able to upload pictures and videos from Sundance until I return home on Saturday. In fact, it’s nearly impossible for me to update Facebook, Twitter or my blog – bandwidth seems to be a precious commodity here. So please don’t feel ignored by infrequent or irregular updates!
The coolest thing has been connecting with the other contributors for Life in a Day. There’s are two six-year-old boys here – one from Japan and one from Peru – and are both in the film. Last night, despite not being able to speak to each other, they played like boys under one of the dinner tables. It’s a universal language. I met contributors from all over the world, including Bali and Egypt. It was so strange seeing so many diverse people together in one room.
The second coolest thing has been all the free s**t. YouTube hooked us up with a ton of gear including a pimped out Northface jacket, a hat, gloves and a bunch of other stuff to help us get through the week.
All of the directors and producers immediately recognized me – and the other contributors – because they’ve been staring at our faces for the last 6 months in editing studios. Kevin MacDonald said it was surreal seeing us all in three dimensions; it was like Frankenstein’s monsters coming alive.
Two days ago, the press saw the initial screening of Life in a Day. Many of the producers remarked that they’ve never been more proud to be a part of them film, and the very first review (from the Toronto Star which mentions me!) was very favorable. I can’t, can’t, can’t wait to see and and I’m really thrilled to be a part of it.
Make sure you tune in to watch the premiere live at www.youtube.com/lifeinaday.
January 25, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Sounds like you are having the time of your life.Congratulations! It all sounds fun.
January 25, 2011 at 1:53 pm
bravo
January 25, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Well done! I’m proud of you Davey. Can’t wait to see the final film.
January 25, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Agreed, Proud of you and happy that you are there. Have been there before and know the difficulty of getting internet so I understand. Savor this moment, Davey, this is your destiny! Enjoy the week, Peace and Love!
January 25, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Awesome!!!
January 25, 2011 at 5:06 pm
DW, Don’t worry about us. We will be here when you return! Have a great week and enjoy yourself! We’re not going anywhere!
January 25, 2011 at 5:31 pm
You certainly did get mentioned. Hope Grandma is pleased! What an experience to have! Love your work.
January 25, 2011 at 6:58 pm
What a great opportunity for you. We all hope you have a great time and enjoy yourself. We look forward to your pics, videos and blogs about it! I’ll bet Chipotle already misses you.
January 25, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Congratulations Davey and thoroughly enjoy the time. I’m looking forward to seeing the completed film.
January 26, 2011 at 1:57 am
I heard the radio presenters talking about Sundance this morning, about how Katie Holmes’s movie tanked…. And I found myself wondering, was Davey there….
January 26, 2011 at 7:26 am
ok .. so u said that i should come out to my friends first so i have a support network. BUT my friends are christian right and my mum and dad arent … dlimmea .. cause i dont want the first person i come out to be my dad cause thats is just going to be way to difficult but my friends wont really be that supportive. anther guy in our group came out and since he has drifted apart. btw we nevar got along. so wat do i do?? the other thing is that i start universtiy in 5 weeks so do i wait until there r other friend to be made and other relationships are forged???? HHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPP
January 26, 2011 at 9:16 am
this sounds really exciting-our DW-a film star-sounds like the best is yet to come.i need to check Toronto Star-for Sundance Review article.and of course the youtube entry.Congratulations.
January 26, 2011 at 9:17 am
Love that you’re having an exciting time. What’s next Davey? The Red Carpet? I hope so.
January 26, 2011 at 10:55 am
To muz…. Hey muz, I was touched by your post. I think you should not come out until you are ready to…part of that process is to Love and Respect yourself and who you are, so that what others think is not so important. Only come out to people that Love you for you and that you will not have to deal with THEIR problems about Gay people. We keep it inside for a long time because we have a hard time accepting that we are GAY and str8 people have an even harder time dealing with it because they do not have the feelings that we have that tell them it is Right and Good. You be true to yourself first….
Davey Wavey I am proud of you and your fun at Sundance and will try to watch the stream on Thur. Love you smooch smooch
January 26, 2011 at 11:33 am
Hi Davey, all that free stuff is called SWAG. I don’t know what it really stands for but for those of us watching you have a great time, it’s Stuff We Ain’t Gettin’.
We get your love and that’s enough. Have fun, bad dirty fun, and keep us posted.
January 26, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Congratulations! Sounds like you are having a fantastic time. Take loads of photos and post when you have better bandwith!
January 26, 2011 at 3:49 pm
skip said to muz,
“…and str8 people have an even harder time dealing with it because they do not have the feelings that we have that tell them it is Right and Good”
I’ve never heard it put just that way, but so many str8s just take for granted that being str8 is “Right and Good.” Neither as individuals nor as a member of society is there a question of validating “straightness.”
When I moved from the North to the South, was the first time I learned that I was a “Northerner,” “Yankee” or “foreigner.” Growing up in the North we never called ourselves Northerners. We might be Catholic or Jewish, Democrat or Republican, Italian or Irish, but we never identified ourselves as Northerners (even when we talked about Southern immigrants as “Hillbillies.”
In coming out even to “well meaning” str8s, we find that they still want to define us as (only) gay because it is so deeply embedded in them that str8 is right. Many accept us but they don’t understand that being gay is as ordinary and normal as being left-handed (because we build our world based on the taken-for-granted “understanding” that right-handed people are “normal” and left-handedness doesn’t even enter into their perceptive field.
I’m gay and I am left-handed. Being immersed in Southern culture and living with Southerners, I learned some things: 1) I AM a Northerner, 2) I will never be A Southerner, 3) we are all human together, 4) that after awhile we can tolerate, then respect, then understand and accept each other…. and perhaps love each other. It’s only by such experiences that things can change.