Paul Martino at the Sundance Film Festival (Paul Martino)
Martino, a conservative, told Fox News Digital walking around Sundance was a "fascinating" experience and that he encountered many people who seemed to be open to the movie's message of listening to the other side.
"Obviously, it is a rather left-leaning crowd in general. But even the people behind Sundance, the people who pick the films this year, said that they felt this film, ‘Bucks County, USA,’ was very important because it was in a Trump re-elected era," Martino said.
"Understanding and speaking to the other side and understanding who the other side is is important.
The marquee of the Egyptian Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival Jan. 28, 2020, in Park City, Utah. (AP/Arthur Mola/Invision)
"I would say one of the only disappointments of the experience was I felt that some people in the crowd, you know, it's an honor to be in the Q&A at the end of the series and, look, we had everybody up there. We had people who really don't like each other, who disagree vehemently, and I think it was lost on the audience that all of us were standing there," Martino said.
"The fact that we all agreed to be part of this, the fact that we were all there and I got asked a question or two that were directed in my direction that I felt were a little bit inflammatory and I kind of chuckled to myself thinking, 'Did you just watch the movie? And did you just see the fact that we're all here? Maybe you missed a little something there.'"
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