THE CRASH REEL

Tue, Aug 29 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by Lucy Walker
108 min | 2013 | USA | Not Rated

Pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce battles to recover after a training accident in Park City that left him in a coma.

Winner: Audience Award–2013 SXSW Film Festival; Official Selection: 2013 Sundance Film Festival, 2013 Berlin Film Festival

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

TIME BANDITS

Sat, Sept 2 | 11 AM | The City Library

Directed by Terry Gilliam
116 min | 1981 | UK | Rated PG

 Presented with Open Captions.

Recommended for ages 9+

Cast: Craig Warnock, Sean Connery, John Cleese, and Shelley Duvall.

A boy named Kevin escapes his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of treasure-plundering time-traveling dwarfs.

Presented as part of our Tumbleweeds Film Festival year-round programming.

SWIM TEAM

Tue, Sept 5 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by Lara Stolman
90 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated

Post-film discussion with Julia Hood of Valley Behavioral Health & the Pingree Center; and a representative from Special Olympics Utah.

Chronicles the struggles and triumphs of 3 young athletes with autism and how a team can bring hope to a community.

Winner: Audience Award–2016 Monmouth Film Festival, Audience Award–2016 Lighthouse International Film Festival

RESISTANCE

Tue, Sept 12 | 7 PM | The City Library

Directed by Michael Graziano
72 min | 2014 | USA/Denmark/Canada | Not Rated | Presented in English

 Presented with Open Captions.

Post-film discussion with Dr. Windy Tanner & Dr. Barbara Jones of The University of Utah School of Medicine.

A tale of antibacterial drugs, the "superbugs" which have evolved to resist them, and the possible repercussions.

Science Movie Night is presented in partnership with Natural History Museum of Utah and The City Library.

Teacher Registration Open for Behind The Animation Presentations

Welcome back to school, teachers! We are now scheduling classroom (and assembly) visits for our Behind The Animation program, where a professional animator takes 3rd–12th-grade students on a journey of storytelling by going in-depth and behind the scenes of an animated film. And for the teacher in you... it's standards-linked digital media arts integration!

Check out our pre-event materials here and click the button below to register for a presentation at your school.