Upcoming Screenings & Events

Join us on the first Thursday of each month to mix and mingle in the Artist Commons! This is an open gathering for filmmakers to gather in our Artist Commons and connect with Artist Foundry members as well as other artists to build community around film.

In 1983, a 14-year-old boy was shot at Harlem Park Junior High in Baltimore. Three 16-year olds were convicted of the murder, despite limited and problematic evidence. The moment was formative for Ta-Nehisi Coates. His memories spark Dawn Porter’s powerful examination of the case and the lives of the men who spent 36 years in prison for a crime they did not commit.

Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

Audience Award winning documentary from SXSW Film Festival. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more unique journey about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created… and what’s at stake if we get it wrong.

Join the Artist Foundry for a workshop with Nicole Docta. With fewer and fewer distribution options for independently made films, how can we make sure our films are available for audiences?

Captain Edelson (Paul Sorvino) tasks young rookie Steve Burns (Pacino) with infiltrating the S&M subculture to try and lure the killer out of the shadows – but as he immerses himself deeper and deeper into the underworld, Steve risks losing his own identity in the process.

The Artist Foundry presents a curated evening of local short films that showcase the breadth of creativity and culture by Latine filmmakers.

Join us on the first Thursday of each month to mix and mingle in the Artist Commons! This is an open gathering for filmmakers to gather in our Artist Commons and connect with Artist Foundry members as well as other artists to build community around film.

Utah Queer Film Festival returns for its 23rd year to provide the best in local, domestic, and international queer focused cinema. Formerly known as Damn These Heels, UQFF proudly showcases films, filmmakers, and events that make a difference in Salt Lake City. UQFF is now hosted at the new Utah Film Center screening room and event space.

Debunking myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is “unnatural,” Second Nature follows trailblazing trans Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets other groundbreaking scientists exploring the 1500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more…

Inspired by the landmark documentary Paris Is Burning, This Is Ballroom traces Rio de Janeiro’s ballroom scene back to its origins in the 1960s, when non-white drag performers created their own competitions in response to racial exclusion.

Joaquín José Martínez, the first Spaniard ever exonerated from U.S. death row, was once a supporter of capital punishment until, at 24, he was convicted of a double murder in Florida. He spent more than five years behind bars, three on death row. Two decades after he was exonerated, Joaquín transforms his personal trauma into public advocacy.

After years of living in the city, Sadie realizes she has never spent any time on the Navajo Nation. Much to the excitement of her parents, they agree to let her spend the summer with her grandma Sally, who still lives deep within the Navajo reservation.

The Artist Foundry presents I See the Demon directed by Jacob Lees Johnson. At her surprise birthday party, an emotionally vulnerable woman experiences disturbing ‘glitches’ that threaten to turn the best night of her life into a never-ending nightmare.

Join the Artist Foundry for a workshop with Marcie Gibboney Your script is amazing! Everyone who reads it is excited for you, so now it is time to take it to the next step. However, whether it is your first project or your tenth, you must be able to get your story on the screen. How do you ensure this will happen, whether your budget is $200 or $2 million?

In May 2021, a U.K. Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Scotland’s most diverse neighborhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbors.

Join us on the first Thursday of each month to mix and mingle in the Artist Commons! This is an open gathering for filmmakers to gather in our Artist Commons and connect with Artist Foundry members as well as other artists to build community around film.

After her parents’ passing, eight-year-old Violet goes to live with her uncle, Regis, a gruff maintenance worker at the Palace of Versailles. Despite a rocky start, Violet and Regis learn to live and face life’s challenges together. During a Christmas trip to Violet’s grandparents’, they slowly create a new life rich in discoveries and tender moments in the heart of Versailles.

A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

In the Best Interests of Children is a 1977 feature-length documentary “about who lesbian mothers and their children really are.” Made by the feminist filmmakers’ collective Iris Films to help lesbian mothers facing custody battles.Lesbian Custody explores the legacy of In the Best Interests of the Children. Nearly 50 years later, filmmaker Frances Reid, one of the film’s original creators, reconnects with Julie Stevens, the daughter of Reid’s late partner and co-director Liz Stevens.