At Sundance, Kosovo met Sppokane

We could easily have fit a sixth film into our Sundance Monday schedule. But I wanted to hook up our Kosovo film crew with three Spokane filmmaker who are spending 10 days here in Park City, trying to see as many films as they can get into.

Two of the Kosovars, producer Blerim Gjoci and cameraman Fitim Shala, met us at the makeshift theater they call the Racket Club. They’d just seen a film called “Four Sheets to the Wind,” then interviewed the director, when we met in the half-heated tent where Sundance makes the ticket-holders (and ticket hopefuls) wait.

Then the three Spokanites walked in: Brian Johnson, Timothy A. Burton and Bryce Woodworth. And the interview was on. Two filmmaking crews from two different continents, jawing about independent film.

Here’s the plan: Blerim wants to finish his film, which is a study of American independent film, in time to submit it to next year’s Sundance. If that happens, you may get to see it.

Then again, he could insert some explosions, a werewolf or two and some graphic sex and maybe Harvey Weinstein will pick it up.