Film

Read up on movie reviews, film festivals, film school projects and more.

Chiwetel Ejiofor talking to reporters

2024 Sundance: ‘Rob Peace’ film review

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Oscar-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor wrote and directed the film adaptation of “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace” by Jeff Hobbs.
Title screen for "Diverted" student documentary film

Students tackle Salt Lake imperative with a documentary – and the focus is Indigenous...

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The 30-minute cut of “Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving the Great Salt Lake” is set to premiere Friday, Dec. 8, at Salt Lake Community College’s South City campus.
Five people stand together for a group photo in front of Taylor Swift movie art

Students chime in on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ movie

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SLCC students are among Taylor Swift’s legion of fans -- known as Swifties -- who have enjoyed the pop star’s concert movie, “The Eras Tour.”
Iman Vellani, Brie Larson, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels (2023)

‘The Marvels’ entertains, but it won’t reignite the MCU

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In this review, Jonny Tollestrup says fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may feel underwhelmed by a stripped-down plot in "The Marvels."
Facade for Megaplex 20 at The District

Students and staff can take a break this summer with free movie tickets

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The Thayne Center is offering free tickets to four films for its Summer Movie Nights promotion.
Film poster with heart-shaped transgender pride flag with the text "We Belong; A documentary about celebrating transgender people"

‘We Belong’: A SLCC documentary that celebrates Utah’s trans community

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In "We Belong," three transgender people from different age groups share their experiences with coming out, gender dysphoria and transphobia.
Film poster featuring a black-and-white photo of an Indigenous woman with a red handprint over her mouth surrounded by text that reads "Missing Murdered Unheard; SLCC documentary; Our women, girls, and two-spirits are being taken from us in an alarming way."

SLCC film students cover lack of reporting when Indigenous people go missing

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Produced by SLCC film students, "Missing Murdered Unheard" explores the lack of attention and response to crimes against Indigenous peoples
SLCC block letters outside South City Campus in winter

Virtual studio coming to South City Campus

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Salt Lake Community College will construct a "virtual studio" similar to those used on productions like Disney's "The Mandalorian." The studio will be the first of its kind in Utah.
Crowd seated in auditorium for Tumbleweeds Film Festival

2023 Tumbleweeds film fest arrives in West Jordan on April 22

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The annual family-friendly Tumbleweeds Film Festival will take place April 22 and 23 at the Viridian Event Center in West Jordan.
Brooke Shields under lights on a set

‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’ review: A delve into Brooke’s life and valor

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Teresa Chaikowsky reviews the documentary film "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Oumaïma Barid in "Animalia"

‘Animalia’ review: A supernatural drama exploring our place in the universe

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Jonny Tollestrup reviews "Animalia," which won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Rows of empty green theater seats in front of projection screen for Sundance

Sundance returns to Grand Theatre after COVID hiatus

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After three years of COVID interruption, the Sundance Film Festival has resumed in-person screenings at the Grand Theatre on South City Campus.