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Your journey begins with The Fellowship of the Ring at Noon. There will be a 30 minute break before The Two Towers at roughly 3:00 pm. Following that film, there will be a 60 minute break for dinner at 6:30 pm before The Return of the King at 7:30 pm. The full program should exit by 11:00 pm.
The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential film series ever made. Each film was critically acclaimed, with high praise for their innovative special effects, acting, set design, musical score and emotional depth, and heavily awarded, the series winning 17 Academy Awards.
Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the trilogy follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. The Fellowship eventually splits up and Frodo continues the quest with his loyal companion Sam and the treacherous Gollum. Meanwhile, Aragorn, heir in exile to the throne of Gondor, along with Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Merry, Pippin and the wizard Gandalf, unite to save the Free Peoples of Middle-earth from the forces of Sauron and rally them in the War of the Ring to aid Frodo by distracting Sauron’s attention.
Of course, nothing is certain in these times and dates may change.
So keep an eye on this space or at slfstix.org for any new additions to the schedule. We still have some surprise announcements coming soon…
And don’t forget Summer Showdown every Friday and Saturday night! We will be finishing up with some classics that you don’t want to miss on the big screen.
The Tanner Humanities Center and Salt Lake Film Society are excited to welcome you back to the Broadway to relaunch our beloved presentations of National Theatre Live . We will kick off the season in August 2022 with a screening of the Royal National Theatre in London’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry V, and we will offer nine additional screenings of classic and contemporary plays throughout the year.
“National Theatre Live launched in June 2009 with a broadcast of the National Theatre production of Phèdre with Helen Mirren. Broadcasts have now been experienced by over 5.5 million people in over 2,000 venues around the world. Past broadcasts from the National Theatre have included The Audience starring Helen Mirren; Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller; Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes; Yerma starring Billie Piper, Macbeth starring Kenneth Branagh, and Follies starring Imelda Staunton.
Each broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre and cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the ‘best seat in the house’ view. Where these cameras are placed is different for each broadcast to make sure that cinema audiences enjoy the best possible experience every time.
Venues view the broadcasts ‘as live’ according to their time zone or at a later date – which is where we come in. The Tanner Humanities Center started broadcasting National Theatre Live productions in 2010 at the University of Utah’s historic Post Theatre. Shortly thereafter, screenings moved to Tower Theatre before finally landing at Salt Lake Film Society‘s Broadway Centre Cinemas in downtown Salt Lake.”
Join us on Friday 6/24 for an in-person Q&A with director Emilie Mahdavian following the 7:15 pm screening of Bitterbrush.
In the documentary, opening Friday at Broadway, In the remote and rugged mountains of the American West, two young women contemplate the future as they work alone herding cattle. Get tickets now here-> Bitterbrush.
Emelie Mahdavian is an Emmy, Peabody, and Sundance Award-winning filmmaker who was selected for DOCNYC’s 2020 “40 Under 40” list. Her nonfiction feature BITTERBRUSH screened at Telluride Film Festival, Doc Fortnight at the MoMA, won a Special Jury Prize at Visions du Réel, and is being released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures. She produced, wrote, and edited MIDNIGHT TRAVELER, which won numerous international prizes and was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary. She has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis and is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Arts at the University of Utah.
Happy Pride 2022! SLFS has a commitment to showcase stories from all communities, and to be a safe place for people to come together and share in the art of film. May these stories and many future artists stories through cinema fuel our dreams, ignite our conscience, and spark our community in ways that ebb the tide of bigotry, hate, and war.
Don’t Miss This June 2022->
GEORGE MICHAEL FREEDOM UNCUT – ONE NIGHT ONLY on 6/22
THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT One Night Only 6/24
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH One Night Only 6/25
Throughout the month we will be showcasing LGBTQIA filmmakers and cinema on our social media, so be sure to follow us! We also will have some cool merchandise available coming soon to show support for all communities.
Join us on Saturday 5/14 for an in-person Q&A with co-director Renan Ozturk following the 7 pm screening of The Sanctity Of Space.
In the documentary, opening Friday at Broadway, three friends are inspired by the photography of legendary explorer Brad Washburn to traverse some of Alaska’s most challenging peaks. Get tickets now here-> The Sanctity of Space.
“Renan lives to tell stories about our connection to the natural world, often set within the most challenging environments on Earth. He’s constantly searching for projects that move him — films that have a strong visual identity matched with some deeply compelling human element.
He began his career as an expedition climber and landscape artist, spending years living in a tent beneath the big walls of U.S. National Parks and in the snowy Himalayan mountains. All of his paintings were created on expedition, carrying large cotton canvases on his back, sometimes even using natural pigments pulled straight from the earth to capture these wildly beautiful landscapes. He received National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2013 for his combination of cutting-edge first ascents and visual storytelling.
Credit: National Geographic/Renan Ozturk
Currently, Renan works as a commercial and documentary filmmaker, an expedition climber for The North Face, and a photojournalist for Sony and National Geographic. The films he’s made over the years have had a global presence; he’s probably best known for MERU (cinematographer/subject), which won the 2015 Audience Choice Award at Sundance, and the critically acclaimed Sherpa (cinematographer/co-director), which screened at TIFF and Telluride. He’s directed and shot commercial work for major international brands such as Apple, Google, DJI and Nike.”
SLFS presents Inspire, Empower, Action: A Climate Change Film Tour April 22-28, 2022, created in partnership with Utah Clean Energy we have curated a lineup feature length films and panel discussion addressing the multifaceted problem that is climate change.
Join us for our opening night panel Celebrating the Power of Advocacy! Local leaders, local action, local changefollowed by a screening of Tomorrow on Friday April 22. The panel begins at 7:00 pm with the opening night feature Tomorrow starting at 7:30 pm. Our panel will feature discussion with these local advocates:
Megan Nelson | Government Relations Director | The Nature ConservancySarah Wright, Utah Clean EnergyDeven Patten | Board of Directors | Utah Recycling AllianceJamaica Trinnaman, Hello Bulk Markets
FILMS AND SCHEDULE
Films are listed alphabetically by title. Chronological schedule below.
Shouldn’t there be some middle ground for people looking to make a change without totally upending their lives?
Leader of the Reducetarian movement, Brian Kateman explores this issue through the lens of his own personal decision to reduce eating meat. Grappling with how to sort through conflicting advice, Brian seeks a practical path forward. MEAT ME HALFWAY (2021) is a groundbreaking investigative journey that seeks to create some common ground at the dinner table.
THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD
TUESDAY, APRIL 26 | 7 PM
Will screen with the short film Regenerating Australia
The Race To Save The World offers an intimate portrait of activists, age 15 to 72, as they put themselves on the line to fight climate change. Encompassing protests and arrests, courtroom drama and family turmoil, these everyday heroes push to create a sustainable world, often risking their relationships, careers – and freedoms in the process. Drawing on powerful footage and moving interviews, The Race to Save The World is an inspiring call to action, urging each one of us to become climate warriors for a livable future.
17 min | Australia | Not Rated | English | Short Film
Directed by Damon Gameau
Set on New Year’s Eve of December 2029, a news anchor is ending the nightly bulletin with a look back at the decade ‘that could be’; a decade that saw Australia transition to a fairer, cleaner, more community focused economy. The film is a construction of news reports and press conferences featuring high profile journalists, politicians, business leaders and citizens such as Kerry O’Brien, Sandra Sully, Gorgi Coghlan, Patrick Abboud, Larissa Behrendt and David Pocock.
RIVER
MONDAY, APRIL 25 | 7 PM
Will screen with a pre-recorded panel featuring The Nature Conservancy’s Sue Bellagamba, and Chris Simon, Director of The Unfinished Fight of Seldom Seen Sleight
83 min | 2022 | Brazil, Denmark, US | Not Rated | English
Directed by Alex Pritz
Network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.
TOMORROW
FRIDAY, APRIL 22 | 7:30 PM
Opening Night Film will include panel prior to the film (for details see above)
TOMORROW is not just a film, it is the beginning of a movement seeking to encourage local communities around the world to change the way they live for the sake of our planet.
THE UNFINISHED FIGHT OF SELDOM SEEN SLEIGHT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 | 7 PM
Will screen with a pre-recorded panel featuring The Nature Conservancy’s Sue Bellagamba, and Chris Simon, Director of The Unfinished Fight of Seldom Seen Sleight
Ken Sleight watched the place he called home, Glen Canyon on the Colorado River in Utah, slowly drown under the waters of Lake Powell. That loss changed him from an old-school conservative into an environmental activist who will do anything to protect the canyons of the American Southwest. He’s faced down raging bulldozers from the back of his horse. Monkey wrenched? He’ll never tell – but he was the inspiration for Seldom Seen Smith in his buddy Ed Abbey’s classic book THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG. Now in his 90s, he’s still fighting for Glen Canyon Dam to be brought down and the Colorado River to run free. Climate change may make that a real possibility.
Welcome to our new website! It’s a bit different but we’re still the same SLFS.
If you’re looking for films and showtimes then head over to Watch and check out our new Showtimes page. You’ll see a search bar and filter buttons that can help narrow down by location. By clicking on the orange colored showtime or the picture you will be taken to www.slfstix.org for tickets and more info.
Need information on our Red Carpet Club? Sponsorships? Mast? Other cool opportunities? Head over to Engage and you’ll find ways to get involved with SLFS.
Looking for news and updates? Head over to Learn and find what you’re interested in.
And, finally, you can Donate by clicking on the upper right.
How To Use Our New Online SLFS Ticketing Service – Step-by-Step
Get tix and showtimes for all in theater screenings at SLFStix.org
Want To Buy Tickets? We have a new system so let us help you below.
Here’s how you can get tickets online for Broadway in theater screenings:
1. Head over to slfstix.org (if you aren’t already there!)
2. Sign In to your account, or set up a new account. If you have used our SLFSathome.org before then you won’t need to set up an account, just SIGN IN using your email. Otherwise you will need to set up an account, but you’ll only need to do it this first time and then you’ll be set.
2. Click on movie on the right side
3. Click on Get tickets +donate underneath the trailer
4. Pick your showtime and and buy tickets.
Thank you for your patience since this is a new system and we’re still working out the kinks. If you have any questions or issues you can email info@saltlakefilmsociety.org. You will also be able to buy tickets online inside the theater lobby at the Broadway.
