I was honored to meet with Robert Redford yesterday in DC. He was here to evangelize to Congress the need for more support of the arts in public schools. We met for two hours and discussed new media, filmmaking and politics. He is a man of true integrity and taste and is a hero to me and many of my friends.

I was honored to meet with Robert Redford yesterday in DC. He was here to evangelize to Congress the need for more support of the arts in public schools. We met for two hours and discussed new media, filmmaking and politics. He is a man of true integrity and taste and is a hero to me and many of my friends.  I believe the Sundance brand is one of the true authentic and most valuable brands in business today. He is a man that I admire very much as a business man, as an artist and as an environmentalist. He also helped to create the independent film category and made the first indie film with "Downhill Racer". I could listen to him for hours talk about the power of film and how message-oriented movies can help improve education; change opinions; and create work that we can be proud of as filmmakers.