Last month Amy and I had the pleasure of attending the Sundance Institute’s Arthouse Convergence in Midway, UT.  It’s a gathering of Independent Arthouse theater owners from all over the country.  We had a great time and learned plenty!

I wanted to share with you the opening Keynote address from Russ Collins the event chair.  It’s a wonderful speech and very encouraging for us.  The small piece quoted below really gets to the heart of what The Citizen is all about:

Preserving and promoting the great art of cinema is essential, but just as important is the Art House’s role of serving as a center of community passion and vitality. An Art House can be and should be a dynamic civic center in cities large and small. Art Houses can be exciting, sustainable and practical venues that effectively bolster the vitality of local neighborhoods and transform lives through the creative vision of the people who work there and the poignant cinema found in these remarkable little arts institutions.

Click here to read the whole speech. It’s a quick read and well worth the time!