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DTH News: Free movie on Thursday - An Act of Love
Damn These Heels Year-Round
JEWEL'S CATCH ONE
Directed by C. Fitz
85 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated
This film documents the oldest Black-owned disco in America and establishes the legacy of businesswoman, activist, and healer, Jewel Thais-Williams, who stood up against hate and discrimination for 42 years.
Official Selection: 2016 Outfest, 2016 Provincetown International Film Festival
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Upcoming free Damn These Heels film screenings
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Thursday, September 15 @ 7:00 PM Marmalade Library - 280 W 500 N
Damn These Heels Year-Round
AN ACT OF LOVE
Directed by Scott Sheppard
86 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated
In 2013, Rev. Frank Schaefer was put on trial in the United Methodist Church for officiating his son’s same-sex wedding. The Schaefer family was pulled into a movement for LGBTQ equality in the nation’s second largest protestant denomination.
Winner: Audience Award–2016 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
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Thursday, October 20 @ 7:00 PM Marmalade Library - 280 W 500 N
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Damn These Heels Year-Round
JEWEL'S CATCH ONE
Directed by C. Fitz
85 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated
This film documents the oldest Black-owned disco in America and establishes the legacy of businesswoman, activist, and healer, Jewel Thais-Williams, who stood up against hate and discrimination for 42 years.
Official Selection: 2016 Outfest, 2016 Provincetown International Film Festival
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DTH Year-Round sponsored by
   
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Upcoming Utah Film Center Events
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Sat, Sept. 17 @ 11:00 AM Viridian Event Center - 8030 S 1825 W, W. Jordan
2016 NYICFF–KID FLIX MIX 2
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Tues, Sept. 20 @ 7:00 PM The City Library - 210 E 400 S, SLC
UNDER THE SUN
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Tues, Sep. 27 @ 7 & 9 PM The City Library - 210 E 400 S, SLC
3,000 CUPS OF TEA
*Post-film Q&A with director. No Q&A at 9PM screening.
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Festival highlights!
 THE EAGLE HUNTRESSSunday, September 25 @ 6:00 pmJeanne Wagner Theatre Presented in English and Kazakh with English subtitles. Recommended for Ages 12+ The Eagle Huntress is executive produced and narrated by Star Wars’s Daisy Ridley. Like Ridley’s character “Rey,” Aisholpan never doubts her ability to be as strong or brave as any boy.
 THE LITTLE PRINCESaturday, September 24 @ 2:45 pmJeanne Wagner Theatre Recommended for Ages 6+ Based on the classic story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an over-scheduled girl befriends an eccentric aviator, who regales her with tales about the adventures of an unusual boy who lives on an asteroid.
 HÖRDURSaturday, September 24 @ 5:15 pmJeanne Wagner Theatre Presented in German and Turkish with English subtitles. Recommended for Ages 12+ A coming-of-age film about Aylin, a young Turkish immigrant living in Germany, who is set on the road to self-discovery after being sentenced to work at a horse stable after an altercation at school.
 WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - in 35mm & Smell-O-VisionSaturday, September 24 @ 7:15 pmJeanne Wagner Theatre Arguably one of the greatest children’s films of all time. This special screening, shown in honor of the late Gene Wilder, will be presented in 35mm and includes Wonkariffic goodie bags.
Interested in volunteering at the Festival? Help Utah Film Center make this year’s Tumbleweeds Film Festival the best yet! To enroll as a Festival volunteer, please contact Grassroots Coordinator Mike Patterson at[email protected] today.
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DTH News: Free movie on Thursday - An Act of Love
DTH News: Free movie on Thursday - An Act of Love
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