New eye-opening feature documentary The Ground Between Us explores the public lands debate in a unique way; presenting the reality of the people who live and work on public lands, […]
Presented as part of our Through the Lens series, which for 2022 features a collaboration with the University of Utah’s Department of Film and Media Arts to present an extended […]
MAMA BEARS is an intimate exploration of two "mama bears" - conservative, Christian mothers who have become fierce advocates for LGBTQ+ people - and a young lesbian whose struggle for […]
When America's last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture--one that has remained undiscovered by […]
In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden […]
A documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity. In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” […]
Presented as part of our Through the Lens series, which for 2022 features a collaboration with the University of Utah’s Department of Film and Media Arts to present an extended […]
When America’s last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture–one that has remained undiscovered by […]
Big Wave Guardians is a feature-length documentary that tells the dramatic stories of Hawaii's big wave guardians - the lifeguards who risk their lives in the world's most dangerous waves. […]
In January 1970, hippie-millionaire Michael Brody Jr. announces to the world that he’s giving away $25 million to usher in a new era of peace and love, igniting a psychedelic […]
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in […]
A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect […]
Land Back is a campaign that seeks to return political and economic control to Indigenous people in the United States and Canada over land that historically belonged to them prior […]
American nuclear-weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast. When seventeen vessels blow-up and sink nearby Odo Island, Professor Kyohei Yamane, his daughter Emiko Yamane and […]
Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (1895–1977), known as "Big Edie", and her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale (1917–2002), known as "Little Edie", were the aunt and the first cousin, respectively, of former […]
Your Grandmother did it; your Aunties and Mothers did it. Now you’re continuing the tradition. The artistry and influence of culturally Black foods is unmistakable in the United States. The […]
THIS FILM IS SOLD OUT BUT LIMITED FREE WAITLIST TICKETS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON-SITE The story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern […]
Little Satchmo is an intimate exploration of the iconic Louis Armstrong's life and legacy through his relationship with the daughter that the public never knew existed. Based on a revealing memoir […]
This screening is available from February 16th through February 22nd. Little Satchmo is an intimate exploration of the iconic Louis Armstrong's life and legacy through his relationship with the daughter that […]
First-time feature filmmaker Rebeca “Beba” Huntt undertakes an unflinching exploration of her own identity in the remarkable coming-of-age documentary/cinematic memoir BEBA. Reflecting on her childhood and adolescence in New York […]
Advance RSVPs are closed - On-Site Waitlist Available at Theatre Limited Number of Reservable RSVPs available - On-Site Waitlist Available at Theatre The Right to Read follows Oakland NAACP activist, […]
In one of the world's most populated cities, cows, rats, monkeys, frogs, and hogs jostle cheek-by-jowl with people. Here, two brothers fall in love with a bird - the black […]
If you travel down a one-mile stretch of Doremus Avenue in Newark, NJ, you pass a natural gas plant next to a sewage treatment facility next to an animal fat […]
This screening is available from April 7th through May 7th. If you travel down a one-mile stretch of Doremus Avenue in Newark, NJ, you pass a natural gas plant next […]
Please note that Devil May Run is only available for online view through April 23. A collection of short films curated by Utah Film Center's Black, Bold & Brilliant team. […]
This screening is available from April 23rd through May 1st. Please note that Devil May Run is only available for online view through April 23. A collection of short films […]
Outdoor Auntie and Utah Film Center’s Black Bold & Brilliant program are partnering with Tracy Aviary to present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival as a fundraising event. Together, we are hosting a night of adventure and […]
Outdoor Auntie and Utah Film Center’s Black Bold & Brilliant program are partnering to present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival as a fundraising event. We are presenting this virtual program for those who […]
Whether you’re a fan of Pink Floyd or not, chances are you know exactly what the album covers of The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here look like. But you […]
Like a quasar burning past the gaslight, director Lisa Cortés’ eye-opening documentary explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music. Little Richard: I Am Everything shines a clarifying light on the Black, […]
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