Dan's Dream

Dan Parris, a Biola grad has big dreams. He wants to make a documentary about him and a friend who plan to go to Africa and live on a dollar a day. He is passionate, and believes in the story. He is here at Sundance, trying to raise 10,000 dollars to make it happen. Dan puts his cards all over the place and passionately seeks conversations with anyone and everyone. At the “Meet the Funders” which I attended, Dan may have made the connection he needed.
He gave his pitch, and after finishing, the woman at his table told him with a pointed finger to stay after and talk to him. This kind of thing didn’t happen at any other tables the whole day. He told woman afterwards what he needed, and she gave him three phone numbers of people she said would help him. It’s a huge breakthrough, and he is elated.
“I feel like sometimes when its crunch time, your mind starts going, you speak eloquently, and its not even you.,” Dan said after the experience was over. “My mouth was running separate from my mind.”
Dan felt like God was with him in the experience, and guided his words.
“Let yourself be passionate, people are attracted to it,” he said.
Dreams slowly realized in the snowy hills of Park City. Just another day at Sundance.