May 2017 Free Salt Lake City Lineup
Tuesday, May 2 | 7pm | The City Library
Toxic Puzzle
Directed by Bo Landin
86 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated
Post-film Q&A with director Bo Landin and Paul Cox–scientist featured in the film.
A scientist explores toxins created by pollution that may be responsible for the rise in ALS and Alzheimer's.
Official Selection: 2017 Newport Film Festival
Wednesday, May 3 | 7pm | Rose Wagner
Bending the Arc
Directed by Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos
102 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated
Post-film Skype Q&A with director Pedro Kos moderated by Doug Fabrizio.
The doctors and activists whose work in a Haitian village grew into a global battle for the right to health for all.
Official Selection: 2017 Sundance Film Festival, 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival
Through the Lens film series presented in partnership with KUER 90.1 and RadioWest.
Saturday, May 6 | 11am | The City Library
Shaun the Sheep
Directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
85 min | 2015 | UK / France | PG
Recommended for all ages.
Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, and Kate Harbour
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for.
Official Selection: 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Presented as part of our Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Children and Youth year-round programming.
Tuesday, May 9 | 7pm | The City Library
Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
Directed by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo
89 min | 2013 | France | Not Rated
Post-film discussion with Jack Longino, Adjunct Curator of Entomology @ NHMU, Adjunct Professor of Biology @ USU, Professor and Associate Chair of Biology @ U of U, and “The Astonishing Ant Man.”
Enter the world of insects in this wonderfully exciting and inventive award-winning animated film.
Winner: Best Animated Film–2015 César Awards
Science Movie Night presented in partnership with the Natural History Museum of Utah and Salt Lake City Public Library.
Tuesday, May 16 | 7pm | The City Library
Ever the Land
Directed by Sarah Grohnert
90 min | 2015 | New Zealand | Not Rated
Presented in English and Māori with English subtitles.
Post-film discussion moderated by AIA of Utah's Young Architects Forum, Panelists TBA.
An exploration of the sublime bond between people and their land through a landmark architectural undertaking.
Official Selection: 2016 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Wednesday, May 17 | 7pm | Utah Museum of Fine Arts
The Destruction of Memory
Directed by Tim Slade
85 min | 2015 | USA/Bosnia and Herzegovina/France/Germany/Iraq/Mali | Not Rated
Post-film Skype Q&A with director Tim Slade moderated by Luke Kelly, Curator of Antiquities, UMFA.
The impact of the destruction of culture during wars, in an attempt to erase collective history and identity.
Thursday, May 18 | 7pm | The City Library
Women Who Kill
Directed by Ingrid Jungermann
93 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated
Cast: Ingrid Jungermann, Ann Carr, Sheila Vand, and Annette O'Toole
Satire on contemporary romance, telling the story of the love affair between two female crime podcasters.
Winner: Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film–2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Presented as part of our Damn These Heels LGBTQ Film Festival year-round programming.
Tuesday, May 23 | 7pm | The City Library
Last Men In Aleppo
Directed by Feras Fayyad co-directed by Steen Johannessen
90 min | 2017 | Denmark/Syria | Not Rated
Presented in Arabic with English subtitles
An unforgettable portrait of "White Helmets"–first responders who rush toward bomb sites while others run away.
Winner: Grand Jury Prize World Cinema Documentary–2017 Sundance Film Festival
Special Guest: We are proud to bring Academy–Award nominated filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky to Salt Lake City to screen his two most recent films and participate in post-film Q&As.
Tuesday, May 30 | 7pm | The City Library
Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom
Directed by Evgeny Afineevsky
98 min | 2015 | Ukraine | Not Rated
Presented in Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles and English
Post-film Q&A with director Evgeny Afineevsky.
Over 93 days in Ukraine, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution and civil rights movement.
Nominated: Best Documentary Feature–2016 Academy Awards; Winner: People's Choice Award–2015 Toronto International Film Festival; Official Selection–2015 Venice Film Festival
Wednesday, May 31 | 7pm | The City Library
Cries From Syria
Directed by Evgeny Afineevsky
112 min | 2017 | USA/Syria/Czech Republic | Not Rated
Presented in Arabic with English subtitles
Post-film Q&A with director Evgeny Afineevsky.
A harrowing exploration of the humanitarian crisis & devastating civil war in Syria that has transpired since 2011.
Official Selection–2017 Sundance Film Festival
All films are free and open to the public. For screenings outside of Salt Lake City please visit utahfilmcenter.org
Utah Film Center is generously sponsored by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program, and Zions Bank.
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