SACRED

Tues, Jul 25 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by Thomas Lennon
86 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated
Presented in multiple languages with English subtitles.

Click here for post-film discussion details.

Shot by more than 40 filmmakers around the world, this film immerses the viewer in faith and spiritual practice.

Official Selection: 2016 Doc NYC, 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival, 2016 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam

Support provided by Rocky Mountain Power Act wattsmart Video Contest.

ALIVE INSIDE

Tues, Aug 1 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett
74 min | 2014 | USA | Not Rated

A joyous look into music’s ability to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity.

Winner: Audience Award–2014 Sundance Film Festival, Best Documentary–2014 Fort Myers Beach Film Festival

This screening is presented as part of Utah Film Center’s 15th Anniversary Celebration.

Support provided by Rocky Mountain Power Act wattsmart Video Contest.

THE RED TURTLE

Sat, Aug 5 | 11 AM | The City Library

Directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit
81 min | 2016 | France/Belgium/Japan | Rated PG | No Dialogue

Recommended for ages 8+

A man marooned on an island tries desperately to escape until he encounters a strange turtle that changes his life.

Nominated: Best Animated Feature Film–2017 Academy Awards; Winner: Special Jury Prize–2016 Cannes Film Festival

THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK

Tues, Aug 8 | 7 PM | The City Library

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

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.

This screening is presented as part of Utah Film Center’s 15th Anniversary Celebration.

Teachers Resource: 17th – 20th Century Japanese Downloadable Art

Teachers: we discovered this cool resource you may find valuable. The Library of Congress has made a beautiful historical collection of Japanese art available for download. The Library's Prints and Photographs Division houses more than 2,500 woodblock prints and drawings by Japanese artists of the 17th through early 20th centuries. Click here to explore these exquisite examples of visual storytelling.

Along those lines, we also found a customizable title sequence done in traditional Japanese watercolor/block that anyone could use (for $20) in their next film. Check it out here!