Sundance Film Festival 2014 - SLUG Magazine

In addition to the films, the Sundance Film Festival provides a slew of extras—like parties and panels—for film buffs and party hoppers alike.

In addition to the films, the Sundance Film Festival provides a slew of extras—like parties and panels—for film buffs and party hoppers alike.

Park City offered a beautiful respite from the smog. Photo: Carla Boecklin

Klip Collective projected cool designs and even movies onto the Egyptian Theater on Main Street in Park City. Photo: Carla Boecklin

Atticus Coffee was a local favorite of festival goers. Photo: Esther Meroño

Gluten free baked goods were available for diner at Udi’s Gluten Free Table. Photo: Esther Meroño

Udi’s Gluten Free Table on Main was a cozy, rustic restaurant that provided a delicious gluten-free menu—some of the best vegan chili I’ve ever had. Photo: Esther Meroño

More Udi’s goodies: gluten-free flatbread. Photo: Esther Meroño

What CAN’T Udi’s do gluten-free? Udi’s gluten-free bread pudding. Photo: Esther Meroño

Stella Artois launched their new Cidre beverage at a party hosted by Elizabeth Banks. Photo: Esther Meroño

Capital Cities set up to entertain the crowd at the Stella Artois Cidre launch party. Photo: Esther Meroño

Elizabeth Banks hosted the Stella Artois Cidre party, promoting her Sundance film Little Accidents. Photo: Esther Meroño

LOST star Jorge Garcia graciously posed for a photo with local fan Maria Penner at the Stella Artois Cidre party. Photo: Esther Meroño

Salt Lake local Heather mans the door as a Stella girl. Photo: Esther Meroño

Salt Lake locals (L–R) Carla Meroño and Lexie Floor enjoy the music provided by KCRW at the ASCAP Café. Photo: Esther Meroño

KCRW promotional items at the ASCAP Café. Photo: Esther Meroño

LA-based DJ Carmen Rizzo mans the DJ station for KCRW at the ASCAP Café. Photo: Esther Meroño

Matisyahu gave an impromptu performance of all new material, invited by KCRW. Photo: Lexie Floor

Matisyahu giving us a taste of his signature beat-boxing. Photo: Lexie Floor

The Fela! Band trio of guitars swayed back and forth as they introduced the first song. Photo: Esther Meroño

The brass section of the Fela! Band, getting things funky. Photo: Esther Meroño

The beautiful back-up singers/dancers for the Fela! Band were the best part of the show. Photo: Esther Meroño

Singer Sahr Ngaujah brings the spirit of the late Fela Kuti as the vocalist for the Fela! Band. Photo: Esther Meroño

The ladies of the Fela! Band. Photo: Esther Meroño

Sahr Ngaujah is part of a touring Off-Broadway show about the late composter, Fela Kuti.

Praise the lord and let’s get funky with Fela! Photo: Esther Meroño

You wish you could dance like the Fela! ladies. Photo: Esther Meroño

Wild Cub frontman and film composter Keegan Dewitt playing at the KCRW showcase. Photo: Esther Meroño

Wild Cub’s Jeremy Bullock. Photo: Esther Meroño

Wild Cub came all the way from Nashville to support their leader, Keegan Dewitt, who scored Sundance film Listen Up Philip. Photo: Esther Meroño

Right after this show, they got on a plane to be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Photo: Esther Meroño

Singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche at the KCRW showcase. Photo: Esther Meroño

Sondre Lerche composed the score for The Sleepwalker. Photo: Esther Meroño

Sondre Lerche giving a beautiful performance at KCRW. Photo: Esther Meroño

The Sound & Vision Panel featured Musicians Mike Patton (Faith No More), Alexander Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think) and Mica Levi (Micachu & the Shapes) among other music/film industry greats. Photo: Esther Meroño

William H. Macy moderates the Sound & Vision Panel. Photo: Esther Meroño

Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros composed the score for Robert Redford’s Sundance film, All Is Lost. Photo: Esther Meroño

Craig Wedren of Shudder To Think is the composer of films such as High Art, Role Models, The School of Rock, and Wet Hot American Summer. Photo: Esther Meroño

Carmen Rizzo is a two-time Grammy nominee and DJ who has worked with the likes of Portishead and Massive Attack. Photo: Esther Meroño

Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, co-directors of the vampire mockumentary, What We Do In The Shadows, at their premiere. Photo: Esther Meroño

Cast of the vampire mockumentary, What We Do In the Shadows. Photo: Esther Meroño

Rhys Darby and myself after the premiere of What We Do In The Shadows. Photo: Corey McWilliams

The cast and crew of Lilting, one of the opening films for the Sundance Film Festival. Photo: Esther Meroño

Stuart Murdoch and his cast, including Emily Browning and Olly Alexander, in a Q&A after the premiere of God Help The Girl. Photo: Esther Meroño

Belle & Sebastian frontman, Stuart Murdoch, explains the inspiration behind his film, God Help The Girl. Photo: Esther Meroño

Philip Seymour Hoffman was in two films at the Festival: God's Pocket and A Most Wanted Man. Photo: Carla Boecklin

Anne Hathaway plays the lead in the hip indie flick Song One. Photo: Carla Boecklin

SLUG writer Julia Sachs (far right) with her friends at the premiere party for her brother, Ira Sachs’, Sundance film, Love is Strange.

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