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Honestly, I go the other way. Save the thanking of people none of us have heard of for after the stage. I tune in to hear a little bit about the art you are winning for and why its personal or has meaning in a larger societal context. But mostly I want real moments, whether they be sentimental victories or batshit…

I saw this at Fantastic Fest a couple weeks ago and it was the surprise delight of my week. Its way funnier than I was expecting and more Dear White People than 8 Mile.

oooh. I have one of those. I havn’t responded in years but still get things like, “I just wanted to say I hope you’re well and that I’ve been thinking of you. If ever you want to try the whole very occasional friendship, I’d really like that.”

WTF is a ‘very occasional friendship’?

And btw, it doesn’t matter what the…

There is no ‘most’ anymore. Some people do go that route but others make a few shorts and then dive into a feature or even a few just jump in. I think about people like Shane Carruth (Primer, Upstream Color), Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Green Room) or even Damien Chazelle who only has one short credit before Whiplash…

I saw this at Fantastic Fest last September. It’s super fun and pretty clever. Go in as cold as you can. I’m not letting any friends watch the trailer.

Girlfriend and I are coming from Dallas and I have more friends from Austin and Chicago that are going.