February 4 at 12:25pm

Looking For Solutions

Bass Ackwards, Children Of Invention, Jon Reiss, Kevin Shah, Linas Phillips, Mynette Louie, Sabi Pictures, Zak Forsman

Sabi Pictures – Zak Forsman and Kevin Shah – have done a three part series (so far) on this year’s Park City and filmmakers’ efforts to get their work seen and appreciated. They do very nice work. Check out all the episodes on Vimeo.

NEW BREED PARK CITY – Exploring the Solutions, Part 1 from Sabi Pictures on Vimeo.

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