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Upcoming Free Salt Lake City Screenings

Tuesday, April 25 @ 7:00 PM 
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Films Without Borders

STARLESS DREAMS
(Royahaye dame sobh)

Directed by Mehrdad Oskouei
76 min | 2016 | Iran | Not Rated
Presented in Persian with English subtitles.

A haunting portrait of stolen childhood, this film plunges us into the lives of teenage girls at a juvenile correctional facility outside of Tehran.

Winner: Amnesty International Film Prize–2016 Berlinale, Reva and David Logan Grand Jury Award and Inspiration Award–2016 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

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Wednesday, April 26 @ 7:00 PM 
 UMFA - 410 Campus Center Drive

Creativity in Focus

BECAUSE I WAS A PAINTER
(Parce que j’étais peintre)

Directed by Christophe Cognet
104 min | 2013 | France/Germany | Not Rated
Presented in English, French, German, & Hebrew with English subtitles.

Survivors of Nazi concentration camps talk about the artwork they produced in secret, and which is now conserved in archives in Israel and Europe. 

Official Selection: 2013–Rome Film Festival, 2015–Warsaw Independent Film Festival

Tuesday, May 2 @ 7:00 PM 
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Made in Utah

TOXIC PUZZLE

Directed by Bo Landin
86 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated

*Post-film discussion with director Bo Landin & 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

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Wednesday, May 3 @ 7:00 PM
  Rose Wagner - 138 W 300 S

Through The Lens

BENDING THE ARC

Directed by Kief Davidson & Pedro Kos
102 min | 2017 | USA | Not Rated

*Post-film Skype Q&A with co-director Pedro Kos

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​

Saturday, May 6 @ 11:00 AM
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Tumbleweeds Year-Round

SHAUN THE SHEEP

Directed by Mark Burton & Richard Starzak
85 min | 2015 | UK/France | Rated PG
Presented in English

Recommended for all ages

Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, & 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

Tuesday, May 9 @ 7:00 PM
 The City Library - 210 E 400 S

Science Movie Night

MINUSCULE: Valley of the Lost Ants 
(MINUSCULE: La vallée des fourmis perdues)

Directed by Hélène Giraud & Thomas Szabo
89 min | 2013 | France | Not Rated
No dialogue

*Click here for post-film discussion info.

Enter the world of insects in this wonderfully exciting and inventive award-winning animated film.

Winner: Best Animated Film–2015 César Awards

Presented in partnership with the Natural History Museum of Utah and The City Library.

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Traveling Tumbleweeds

LE CHANT DE MER
(SONG OF THE SEA)

Directed by Tomm Moore
93 min | 2014 | Ireland/Denmark/Belgium/ Luxembourg/France | Rated PG
Presented in French with English subtitles

Recommended for ages 7+

Cast: Jean Stan Du Pac, Patrick Bethune, and Nathalie Homs

From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated The Secret of Kells comes a breathtakingly gorgeous, hand-drawn masterpiece.

Winner: Best Animated Feature Film–2015 European Film Awards; Nominated: Best Animated Feature–2015 Academy Awards

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Utah Film Circuit

SPLINTERS OF A NATION

Directed by G. Scott Porter
56 min | 2016 | USA | Not Rated
Presented in English and German with English subtitles.

The untold story of 8,000 German prisoners of war held captive in Utah during WWII.

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Utah Film Circuit

A MAN CALLED OVE
(En man som heter Ove)

Directed by Hannes Holm
116 min | 2015 | Sweden | Rated PG-13
Presented in Swedish with English subtitles.

Cast: Rolf Lassgård, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, and Bahar Pars

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.