Directed by Otto Bell 87 min | 2016 | UK, Mongolia, USA | Rated G Presented in Kazakh with English subtitles. For 2,000 years, the Kazakh people of the Altai region in western Mongolia have practiced a tradition of hunting with golden eagles, whose wingspan can reach up to 7.5 feet wide. Though this practice has traditionally been […]
Directed by André Téchiné116 min | 2016 | France | Not RatedPresented in French with English subtitlesCast: Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret When his mother takes in a bully whose own mother is ill, Damien must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him. Official Selection: 2016 Damn These Heels […]
Directed by Steve James88 min | 2016 | USA | Not RatedPresented in English, and Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles. Post-film Skype Q&A with director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself). Incredible saga of the small financial firm Abacus - the only company criminally indicted after the 2008 mortgage crisis. Official Selection: […]
Directed by Raoul Peck 93 min | 2016 | USA | Rated PG-13 Post film discussion featuring Dr. Brenda Burrell (Education Consultant), Rev. William Beard (Pastor & Advocate), Dr. Nicola Corbin (Asst. Professor at Weber State University Dept. of Communications), moderated by Dr. Forrest Crawford (Professor Weber State University Dept. of Teacher Education). In 1979, James […]
Directed by Pacho Velez and Sierra Pettengill74 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated Explores through archival footage how Ronald Reagan redefined the look and feel of what it means to be the POTUS. Official Selection - 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
Directed by David Byars 81 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated Post-film Q&A with director David Byars and producers David Holbrooke and Stash Wislocki moderated by KUER RadioWest host Doug Fabrizio. In January 2016, armed protestors in Oregon occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to call attention to what they felt was an intrusion […]
Directed by Oskar Santos 97 min | 2013 | Spain | No Rating Presented in Spanish with English subtitles Cast: Raúl Rivas, Daniel Cerezo, Javier Gutiérrez, and Claudia Vega Two of Spain’s most beloved comic-book characters—Zip and Zap—come to life in this rollicking adventure. With summer coming, the twin brothers are caught stealing the answers to their final […]
Directed by Fred Peabody 92 min | 2016 | Canada | Not Rated Independent journalists Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Matt Taibbi, and others are changing the face of journalism, providing investigative, alternatives to mainstream, corporate news outlets. Greenwald was the lead reporter on the revelations of NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Scahill wrote Dirty […]
Directed by Peder Hamdahl Næss 77 min | 2016 | Norway | Not Rated Presented in English Recommended for ages 4+. Cast: Elias Søvold-Simonsen, Stein Winge, Jeppe Beck Laursen, and Dagny Backer Fergie is no ordinary tractor. Plenty of old tractors and vehicles have “souls”, but Fergie has an actual soul. Thanks to a magical spark plug that […]
Directed by Harvey Lilley112 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated Post-film discussion with Kristina Stelter (Master of Letters, Celtic and Viking Archaeology, University of Glasgow). The Vikings are infamous for their conquests. Now uncover new clues about their expeditions and settlements. Science Movie Night is presented in partnership with Natural History Museum of […]
Utah Film Center is thrilled to announce 21 feature films selected to screen at the 14th annual Damn These Heels Film Festival on July 14-16, 2017 in downtown SLC! Individual tickets are now on sale for $10 each. Event and special guest details will be released in the coming weeks. This dynamic line up includes a wide range of […]
Directed by Jennifer M. Kroot 90 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated This poignant and funny documentary examines the life and work of one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin follows his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose […]
After Louie explores the contradictions of modern gay life and history through Sam, a man desperate to understand how he and his community got to where they are today.