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The thing no one talks about is howSundanceis a means by which nerds completely overrun a jock town.

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Give the school gym to the AV kids.

Let the locker rooms turn themselves over to geeky-sweet film buffs and all of their chatter.

I want your vibe!, someone said to him from out of a car window.

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I want it too!

Fake it til you make it!

Its Me, MargaretandTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.

People must really like this Judy Blume person, a volunteer says to me.

I wonder if shes related to C.C.

There is a strong and delightful middle-aged feminine energy in the theater.

The women behind me sing along to every song on the venues playlist.

I basically cry from start to finish because Im nostalgic and sleep-deprived.

She also says its so weird to see yourself and your life.

Its like looking at someone else, or else you could never look.

I watch and think,Who is that woman?

She needs a good haircut.

A woman in Lululemon says to her friends, Judy and her husband both looked very fit!

Luckily, all my screenings for the day are on the north end, where theres a grocery store.

He complains that he couldnt get into the White Claw activation and I tell him aboutthe police shutdowns.

So its a Utah thing, he says.

Have you been to the Egyptian yet?

Thats James Cameron!

Thats where the actors are.

The back room is a Narnia portal to New York.

Its definitely not James Cameron.

The little swag bags have stickers that say By a Thread with Meredith and Seth Marks.

When you wait outside fortwoEvans Hansen who wont let you in?

Honey, thats the literal definition of tap-tap-tapping on the glass, waving through a window.

I hop from Meredith Marks to a party being held by a slightly less luxury brand: Gucci.

She gives him a blank stare, whispers something to her handler, and straight up walks away.

Its a gift from the Greek gods of horny.

Is there any booze here?

I hear him ask someone on his team as were walking in.

I think I see him roll his eyes a bit.

At 2:15 a.m., Wolfgang and I are ragged as we leave the theater through a side door.

So mother, sighs Wolfgang.

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