Think outside the box because the box you knew is not coming back.
Can’t screen your film in theaters, set up a virtual screening.SXSW teamed with Amazon for a Virtual Film Festival (this could do more harm than good).No theatrical screenings, release on TVOD Premium.Things that already are pivoting in the film industry: We as filmmakers need to start thinking about how we can pivot your business, skills, knowledge into the new reality that we are living in and very well might be in for some time to come. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together – mass hysteria. Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave.ĭr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff.ĭr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.ĭr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Our industry is going through an unprecedented shift. That might be true and I truly hope it does but hope alone will not pay the rent. They believe that the world will go back to exactly how it was before on this pandemic blows over. Looking for more? Discover more movies filmed in Utah and film itineraries.Many filmmakers thinking is based on two months ago. Visitors are welcome to pull off safely on the side of the road and take photos from the shoulder only. Due to the road’s traffic leading to past injuries and fatalities, we urge you to take your safety seriously and refrain from taking photos from the middle of the road. Please be aware this iconic photo-op is located along a highly-trafficked road. I think I’ll go home now.” Whether your adventure is just starting or at its tail end, you can walk away from Forrest Gump Point with a photo that will keep you smiling as big as you are in your selfie, for years to come. In “Forrest Gump,” when Gump stops, he says, “I’m pretty tired. So put on your best face, and start snapping shots. If you’re thinking about timing for the best light for your photo, the sunrise will illuminate the massive rock formations in the distance, and the sunset will be behind them. People will surely be standing in the middle of the road taking photos, so drive slow and watch out. It’s fairly easy to find the point, because there will likely be a dozen cars parked at the pullout by the sign. Even if you’re not a movie buff, taking in the landscape here is worth every second of your time. Pull over and take a selfie on Forrest Gump Point.
It is a land that invites quiet introspection.
It's fair to theorize that something intrinsic to this vast, iconic and sacred place, enabled Forrest Gump to finally come to terms with his past and find a way forward. Now known as “Forrest Gump Point,” this spot offers a most spectacular view, and is visited by gobs of movie fans and tourists on their own trek to the iconic Mittens formations - those conspicuous 1,000-foot buttes - and tours within Monument Valley.įor fans of the movie who are driving this road, realization will sneak in that you're in a familiar place. 163, and Forrest proclaimed to his followers that he was done running. Realization struck around mile marker 13 on U.S. After crossing the country several times, Forrest figured out why he was running so much, and that it was something that his mama had told him, “Put the past behind you before you move on.” Forrest Gump - the protagonist of the 1994 Oscar-winning movie of the same name starring Tom Hanks - had run for three years, two months, 14 days, and 16 hours when he reached the hill that looks toward Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.