Upcoming Free Salt Lake City Screenings

Tuesday, August 23 @ 7:00 PM
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Through the Lens

HOOLIGAN SPARROW

Directed by Nanfu Wang
84 min | 2016 | China/USA | Not Rated
Presented in English and Mandarin with English subtitles.

*Post-film Q&A with director Nanfu Wang moderated by KUER/RadioWest host Doug Fabrizio.

Filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a. Hooligan Sparrow) as she protests the abuse of girls and women by Chinese authorities.

Official Selection: 2016 Sundance Film Festival, 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2016 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Tuesday, August 30 @ 7:00 PM
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Films Without Borders

SONITA

Directed by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
90 min | 2015 | Iran/Germany/Switzerland | Not Rated
Presented in English and Farsi with English subtitles.

Special Encore Screening

An Afghan refugee dreams of becoming a hip-hop artist in a culture that doesn’t allow women to sing.

Winner: World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award—2016 Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award—2015 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam

Saturday, September 3 @ 11:00 AM
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Tumbleweeds Year-Round

2016 NYICFF–KID FLIX MIX 2

Directed by Various
60 min | 2016 | Various Countries | Not Rated

A program of short films from around the world for ages 9 and up from the 2016 New York International Children’s Film Festival.

Tuesday, September 6 @ 7:00 PM
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Programmer's Choice

FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK

Directed by Adam Nimoy
105 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek, this documentary illuminates the life of Leonard Nimoy, the actor behind the beloved Mr. Spock.

Winner: Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature—2016 Fantasia International Film Festival; Official Selection: 2016 Tribeca Film Festival