LOS ANGELES -- The Sundance Film Festival is one of those "bubble" events, both inside and out: When you're there, it seems like the only thing going on in the world, and when you're not, it's easy to forget that it's happening at all.
That could explain some of the social media trends around this year's festival, which social listening and analytics firm Fizziology pulled together for Mashable.
Some -- like plenty of attention for the gymnastic sex scene in The Bronze -- make total sense for those of us lucky enough to be in Park City this year. Others, however, seem to have popped up out of nowhere. Here are nine intriguing social insights from this year's Sundance Film Festival:
Most mentions
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The D Train, starring Jack Black, was the most mentioned film at Sundance with over 10,000 (2% of the total conversation) since the start of the festival. Many described the film as “odd” and “funny” at the same time.
Most mentions for a documentary
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Misery Loves Comedy is the most mentioned documentary with over 8,000 mentions (less than 2% of the festival’s total conversation), despite only one public screening (Jan. 23). Directed by Kevin Pollak, the film featured interviews with Tom Hanks, Larry David, Amy Schumer, Jimmy Fallon, Judd Apatow, Jim Gaffigan and more.
Solid paneling
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"The Power Story: Serious Ladies" panel featuring Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling, Kristen Wiig and Jenji Kohan was also mentioned throughout 2% of the conversation (more than 7,000 mentions), with many sharing the interviews via social. Watch a replay of it here.
Good hashtag Hunting
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The documentary The Hunting Ground wins for social campaign of the week; #HuntingGround was one of the only film-related hashtags to break out among the festival's most-used, with more than 6,000 since opening night.
Dear Diary
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Diary of a Teenage Girl was also a top-mentioned film with more than 6,000, in no small part because of Wiig (above, right).
Park City after dark
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Horror films The Witch and It Follows saw a combined total of over 3,500 mentions, which is no big surprise, as the Park City at Midnight section seems to gain popularity every year. These films have audiences buzzing, driving many organic mentions -- with most calling them “scary as hell" and many calling them the best films of Sundance.
M is for 'Margot' (and 'Mixed reaction')
Z for Zachariah is getting mixed reviews on social, but saw more than 5,000 mentions. Most stated they had high hopes for the post-apocalyptic film, but it didn’t meet the expectations of many of those who got to see it. Others said it was “brutal” and “excellent.”
Not even close to third, but ...
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Melissa Raunch’s buzzed-about performance in The Bronze drove more than 4,000 mentions, and the most organic comments stem from the film’s explicit sex scene.
Here she is, Mistress America
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Mistress America, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach's followup to Frances Ha, brings up the rear wtih almost 3,000 mentions. Although the film didn’t drive as high as the other films here, it drove many organic mentions -- meaning real people (who actually saw it) flocked to social to praise the film.