Brent Hoff, editor and co-founder of Wholphin, was our official Rumpus correspondent at The Sundance Film Festival. This is his final correspondence:

Hey! What happened? You thought we were hanging out?! I know I know! We were having so much fun sharing stories and then I sort of just disappeared from the party, like maybe you thought I met someone fancier to hang out with? No of course not!

I just had to go meet some producer friends real quick at the High West and then we ended up in a drinking competition! It was a business meeting/drinking competition! I have no idea! Nine of us drank fifty-four cocktails called “Dead Man’s Boots” and I’m sorry. …more

Brent Hoff, editor and co-founder of Wholphin, is our official Rumpus correspondent at The Sundance Film Festival.

OK, first off, I’m no scuttlebutt. If you want the super chill on Spike’s Absolut / CAA party last night, talk to Bill Murray. Suffice it to say I wasn’t the guy passed out and drooling on himself in the corner. But before I get too sleep deprived and incoherent, I just want to say I feel really good about my romantic prospects here this year. I think this is the year I find true love.

You might think, from the past 10 issues of Wholphin, that I am only capable of loving squid and other sea creatures, but that’s not true. I am capable of falling in love with humans and this year I am falling in love with six of them, namely the Sundance Shorts Programmers. …more

Brent Hoff, editor and co-founder of Wholphin, has agreed to be the official Rumpus correspondent at The Sundance Film Festival.

C-packs, Neosporin in each nostril and hand sanitizer in the shwag bag, everyone spends a good deal of time here discussing their infallible strategies for avoiding the viruses they will invariably catch here at the Park City playground. But there is never any mention of a more subtle infection that is far more contagious and detrimental to the health of our nation’s filmmakers. …more

Brent Hoff, editor and co-founder of Wholphin, has agreed to be the official Rumpus correspondent at The Sundance Film Festival. This is his first update:

You know that feeling when you get on a plane and realize, as the steward is shutting the doors and everyone is on board, that you are about to be graced with that increasingly rare experience of an empty seat next to you?

It’s amazing. …more