On today\u2019s episode, No Film School founder Ryan Koo, writer Alyssa Miller, and podcast co-host GG Hawkins discuss their favorite aspects of Sundance 2023. They discuss the most impactful films they watched, the nature of networking at the festival, and the exciting film acquisitions that occurred.\xa0\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nSundance films that we loved\n\nMutual exhaustion and excitement everyone experienced at Sundance\n\nUnderstanding the currency of human emotion\n\nHow, without Sundance, it would be difficult for certain films to be made\n\nWhy you don't need a full scale production to make a brilliant film\n\nHaving to navigate relationships in the industry with a guard up\xa0\n\nThe value in making connections in such a concentrated amount of time\n\nMultiple $20 million acquisitions for independent filmmakers\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\n\u201cDiversity in emotion. The entirety of the human experience is found in this slate.\u201d [1:32]\n\n\u201cThe currency of human emotion\u2026will probably be one of the hardest things for A.I. to define.\u201d [10:20]\n\n\u201cWow! Movies are so alive and well. Independent film is so alive and well.\u201d [29:21]\n\n\u201cYou really bond when you\u2019re freezing.\u201d [30:26]\n\n\u201cYou are your own business as a filmmaker, and you have to be making these connections.\u201d [37:50]\n\n\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices