Handstitched & Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Featuring the locally made short film Handstitched by Virginia Broyles. Five people venture to a secret meadow tucked behind snowcapped mountains to participate in a ritual of their own making. Together, they delight in dream logic and ceremonial uncanny through mischievous traditions. Followed by the feature film Move Ya Body: The Birth of House by […]
The Yes Hell & The Apollo
Featuring the locally made short film The Yes Hell by Andrés Orozco. A single father fights to keep his spoken word club, The Yes Hell, open during COVID. With the help of his social media-savvy son, they find creative ways to keep the doors open and form new bonds along the way. The Yes Hell […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Riddle of Fire
On a quest to deliver a pie, three rascal children embark on a woodland odyssey to battle a witch, outwit a huntsman, befriend a fairy, and become best friends forever in this charming debut from directing sensation Weston Razooli. Although shot on nostalgic 16mm, this throwback to the endearingly naive, occasionally disturbing kids’ films of […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: BIPOC Shorts
The Artist Foundry presents a special evening of 6 short films at Edison House featuring a screening of short films by Black, Indigenous, and POC Utah filmmakers and a moderated Q&A with musician, journalist, and programmer, Alex Vejar. This is a 21+ event, ID required at door. Films include: Confused Blood by James Cutler A mixed Korean […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Alien Country
Featuring a moderated Q&A with the film’s Producer and Co-Writer, Renny Grames, and Director and Co-Writer, Boston McConnaughey. Reeling from the news of an unexpected pregnancy, Jimmy and Everly accidentally release an alien invasion in their town. Determined to set things right, they team up with an extraterrestrial stranger to stop the invasion; but when […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Episodes
The Artist Foundry presents a special evening of episodic work at Edison House featuring a screening of 3 series episodes by local Utah filmmakers and a moderated Q&A with the filmmakers and TV writer/producers, Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin. This is a 21+ event, ID required at door. Episodes include: Vision for a Gender Healed World – Episode […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Belly of the Beast
Featuring a Q&A moderated by Host and Lead Programmer of Black, Bold & Brilliant, Aja Washington, and the film’s director, Erika Cohn. The pastoral farmlands surrounding the Central California Women’s Facility, the world’s largest women’s prison, help conceal the reproductive and human rights violations transpiring inside its walls. A courageous young woman who was involuntarily […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Local Shorts
The Artist Foundry presents a special evening of 7 short films at Edison House. The program will feature a screening of short films by local filmmakers and a moderated Q&A with local filmmaker and Artist Foundry Manager, Amanda Madden. Films include: Don’t Lose Your Heart by Wilder Simmons and Michelle Manning Two best friends with no survival skills, […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase at UQFF: Utah Queer Short Films
Utah proud and Utah loud. These short films by local filmmakers highlight the rapidly increasing queer community in our state. Put a little jive in your beehive and celebrate stories from your world. ABOUT THE FILMS Canyon Chorus by Chris Cresci 17 min | United States Set against the backdrop of Desolation Canyon, UT, Mikah Meyer, […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase at UQFF: A Long Way From Heaven
Directed by David Sant A Long Way From Heaven outlines the history of queer treatment at Brigham Young University – the good where it exists, the bad, and the very, very ugly. The story focuses mainly on the group of students who lit the school’s iconic “Y Mountain” in rainbow colors in a show of solidarity […]
