Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Director and co-writer James Ponsoldt poses on the red carpet before the premiere of "Smashed" at the Park City Library Center during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 22, 2012.

From the Sundance premiere of “Smashed,” screening in the U.S. Dramatic category, on Sunday, Jan. 22, featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Mary Kay Place.

Summary • Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter . . . and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give.

Director • James Ponsoldt