Tamara Krinsky, associate editor of Documentary and documentary.org has been blazing the trail at Sundance 2008, blogging her thoughts, observations and reflections for the first five days of this Beehive State Bash. Now comes the changeover, after the bulk of the deals have sealed, the parties have reached a crescendo, and the cineastes can settle down for from serious movie-going. And Tamara has passed the blog baton to me, and I'll do my best not to drop it. This is my tenth Sundance-small potatoes for some, no small feat for others. I was assistant editor of Documentary back in January
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