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Cinemark CEO's 'Yes on 8' Contribution Adds Heat to Sundance Protest

Kyle Buchanan · 11/13/08 12:48PM

Though many "No on 8" protesters have been talking about a Utah-penalizing boycott of the Sundance Film Festival, we initially wrote the idea off as unrealistic (though it provides a great face-saving maneuver for rejected indie filmmakers!). Now, though, David Poland has brought to light a direct impact that one "Yes on Prop 8" donor — the CEO of the Cinemark theater chain — could potentially have on the festival: