THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK

Tues, Aug 8 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by Rob Epstein
88 min | 1984 | USA | Not Rated

 Presented with Open Captions.

Harvey Milk was a true 20th-century trailblazer. This film was as groundbreaking as its subject.

Winner: Best Documentary Feature–1985 Academy Awards, Special Jury Prize Documentary–1985 Sundance Film Festival, 1986 Peabody Award.

Presented as part of Utah Film Center’s 15th Anniversary Celebration.

MEET THE PATELS

Tues, Aug 15 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by Geeta Patel and Ravi Patel
88 min | 2014 | USA | Rated PG
Presented in English & Gujarati with English subtitles.

Thirty, single, and freaked out, Ravi Patel embarks on a worldwide search for his bride in this witty comedy.

Winner: Audience Award for Best Feature Doc—2014 Los Angeles Film Festival

Presented as part of Utah Film Center’s 15th Anniversary Celebration.

DTH BEST OF FEST: HANDSOME DEVIL

Thur, Aug 17 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by John Butler
95 min | 2016 | Ireland | Not Rated

Cast: Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrew Scott

Forced to share a bedroom at their rugby-mad boarding school, the loner and star athlete form an unlikely friendship.

Winner: Audience Award–2017 Damn These Heels Film Festival, Best Irish Feature–2017 Dublin International Film Festival

STREET FIGHTING MEN

Mon, Aug 21 | 7 PM | Rose Wagner

Directed by Andrew James
110 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated

Post-film Q&A with director Andrew James, moderated by RadioWest host Doug Fabrizio.

Shot in Detroit, this is a story of hard work, faith, and manhood in a community left to fend for itself.

Official Selection: 2017 Independent Film Festival Boston

Presented as part of Through The Lens series with KUER and RadioWest.

Big Screen Science Workshops Kicks Off at NHMU

Science teachers sporting tripods, iPads, and cameras populated the Natural History Museum of Utah last week to learn the fundamentals of filmmaking and how they can use this as a teaching tool in their science classrooms this upcoming year. The POPS funded workshop, called Big Screen Science: Fostering Science Inquiry Through Filmmaking, kicks off our 2017-2018 school year and is one of many to come in our mission to support and inspire teachers to tap into their students' creative sides using digital media arts. 

One of the participating teachers left us some encouraging words: "The work you put into creating the learning plan, sequence, and materials is obvious and when combined with expertise and enthusiasm means we feel empowered to change how we teach. Teach on!"

Well, we plan to. If you would like to jump in and join us for a workshop, check out our other educational offerings, or attend a screening, where film meets classroom.