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Published: 01/25/10

At Long Last, the Big Premiere of '12th & Delaware'

By  Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady - Politics Daily
At Long Last, the Big Premiere of '12th & Delaware'

PARK CITY, Utah -- Well, the deed is done. We premiered our new film, "12th & Delaware," Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival and managed to avoid the nervous breakdown part. Weirdly, our film was screened at The Temple, a Jewish synagogue on loan to the festival. No parking allowed because the rabbi was holding some event. On a Sunday? Hmm . . . suspicious. These Utah Jews do it differently. At least we had a full house and the buzz on the film is good. "12th & Delaware" is the portrait of a corner in Fort Pierce Fla., where an abortion clinic and a pro-life crisis pregnancy center sit ...

Published: 01/24/10

Foreign Territory at Sundance: Sebastian Junger's Nerves, an Ex-bin Laden Bodyguard, and a Pakistan-India Dance-Off

By  Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady - Politics Daily
Foreign Territory at Sundance: Sebastian Junger's Nerves, an Ex-bin Laden Bodyguard, and a Pakistan-India Dance-Off

Early this morning, Heidi and I (along with 200 or so other directors) piled into one of five coach buses headed to the famed Sundance Resort for the Directors Brunch. Driving through untouched white powder and exquisite mountain landscapes, we got to know some of our fellow 2010 filmmakers. When first-time director Sebastian Junger ("Restrepo") sweetly asked, "Just wondering, is it always so stressful at these film festivals?" I knew I wasn't just imagining that revealing one's labor of love, sweat and passion is anxiety provoking. Junger is a tough war journalist who has been shot at and ...

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