Capturing the Simpsons, produced by "Chalmskinn Productions" begins. When the family learns Lisa's film had been accepted, they all go to Park City, Utah, anxious to see the premiere of the film. Lisa's movie, Capturing the Simpsons (a play on the title of the Sundance documentary Capturing the Friedmans) is accepted.
The Sundance organizers agree to premiere Lisa's film, as she is an intellectual misfit, and her movie is not a mainstream production. Superintendent Chalmers takes notice of Lisa's filmmaking and convinces Skinner to enter Lisa's film in the Sundance Film Festival. With Skinner granting her access to the school's A/V equipment, Lisa begins to film her family doing their everyday activities. Lisa concludes that the only true source of drama is her family, which Skinner understands, knowing Bart. When she complains to Principal Skinner, who has a secret cinema passion, he tells her a good film should have plenty of drama. Lisa shows the film to her teacher, who reviews her film and says he enjoys it, but gives it a 3 out of 5.
The Simpson family heads to a tailgate party, and while Homer and Bart steal other tailgaters' food, Lisa busies herself by filming the events for a school project, and notices life in its own perspective. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers decide to enter the movie business.
After Lisa enters a film about her family into the Sundance Film Festival, Homer, Marge, and Bart, and Maggie are appalled by the candid behind-the scenes look at their family. It guest-starred Jim Jarmusch and John C. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 4, 2008. " Any Given Sundance" (a play on the title of the film Any Given Sunday, but otherwise unrelated) is the eighteenth episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. The family is a pop-up in a picture book. 18th episode of the 19th season of The Simpsons " Any Given Sundance"