Chicago interior designer Erin Shakoor, cousin to Bilal’s Stand director Sultan Sharrief, left for Park City, Utah and the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, her trip extending to Tuesday.  Check out her tweets and photos that she took as an exclusive correspondent for SHEI‘s coverage of Bilal’s Stand.  

Saturday, January 23 2010
9:22 AM On my way to Sundance!!!!! Can’t wait. Always wanted to go! Snowboarding anyone?
9:51 AM Check out my cousin’s 2nd film, Bilal’s Stand, that’s debuting at Sundance on Monday night in Park City. http://www.bilalsstand.com/

Sunday, January 24 2010
3:51 PM just landed. on my way to NBC party in Park City #sundance
7:20 PM Walking down main st in park city. Energy here off the chain. Just ran into my cuz at the NBC party. He’s pumped.
7:26 PM Omg. I just saw slade. Eewhh and that blonde from OC housewives driving up main St.

Monday, January 25 2010
2:57 PM Just me Florida Senator Debbie Wasserman Schultz
3:23 PM ok folks in 15 min Sultan Sharief director of Bilals Stand is having live HipHop and ice sculpting event at 605 main at the alley

This hip hop and neo soul vocalist and musician performing during the ice sculpting.

3:27 PM I’m on Main St.on my way to Live Hip Hop. And ice sculpting at 605 Main

Director Sultan Sharrief carving an ice block into a phoenix.

Director Sultan Sharrief carving ice, with the cast of his film Bilal's Stand watching on.

3:43 PM Women w/o men was beautiful and moving. Everyone in town is super friendly and helpful
5:44 PM Ice sculpting to promote Bilals Stand at 9 tonight. Go to bilalsstand.com
5:46 PM Met several film makers and writers at the Midwest Filmfest party.
5:48 PM One NY writer has a script about a group of young affluent Black teens. Intiriguing.
5:51 PM forgot to mention it’s a comedy. On my way to Abel then Bilals Stand.
5:52 PM What they say is true. Do not drive in Parl City. So easy to get around by FREE shuttle and on foot.

The Egyptian Theater on the night of "I am Love" screening, starring Tilda Swinton.

10:04 PM Credits rolling in Abel. In a word. Fantastic!!
10:06 PM The main actors are here for the debut. The two boys who play brothers. Adorable. Gracious.
10:09 PM Wow. Abel just finished and the actors in the house. A must see. Luna is funny and nervous.
10:13 PM Diego Luna describing his film Abel as love story between a son and his mother.
10:32 PM The Q&A at Bilals Stand is great. All of our family is here and the actors too.

The Cast of Bilal's Stand

10:34 PM Sultan says they’ll go to Berlin and Pan African film festivals for screenings over the next few months.
10:43 PM Their next feature this Summer is a reality show
10:49 PM The production co Beyond Blue Production used a grass roots approach for funding the film.
11:10 PM Siting here having a wrap party/dinner with the film maker Sultan Sharief.
11:14 PM See the CNN online interview with him. Also check out motion picture magazine.

Tuesday, January 26 2010
11:13 AM I been so busy totally forgot to mention Park City is a great place to meet the fellas!!!!!