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2 Things Involved Malawi (2010) 5 min. DIR Salome Chasnoff |
An HIV epidemic is ravaging Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. At Embangweni Hospital, in the rural northern region, a skeleton staff serves a catchment area of over 120,000, and many of the staff are HIV positive. But this small group of devoted healthcare workers uses all the… |
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10 Mountains 10 Years USA (2009) 78 min. DIR Jennifer Yee |
Documentary, Feature USA (2009) 78 min. |
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12 Cameras: Haitian Women Share Their Lives Haiti (2010) 5 min. DIR Alessandra Villaamil |
There are an estimated 80,000 Haitian migrants, mostly women and mostly undocumented, living and working in the Dominican Republic. These women are easy targets for trafficking and exploitation. They face the constant fear of arbitrary deportation. Their Dominican-born children are denied citi… |
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Abreojos USA (2009) 18 min. DIR Basel Owies |
World Premiere International & US Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction USA (2009) 18 min. In English DIR Basel Owies PRO AJ Jackson SCR Basel Owies, John Woodside CIN John Woodside EDIT Ericka Concha CAST Marcienne Dwyer, Wilton Godfrey, Peter Gesswein, Mary Alyce Kania When Macy, … |
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Act Locally Think Globally Nepal (2010) 5 min. DIR Santoshi Nepal |
An experimental film that explores global warming and climate change from a local perspective. … |
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After the Shearing USA (2011) 11 min. DIR Vanessa Rojas |
Maggie, a young girl living on a sheep farm, is struggling to cope with and understand her mother's battle with cancer. Using the rural surroundings she knows so well as her anchor to a world turned upside down, Maggie devises a plan and makes a heroic attempt to save her mother's life… |
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All Day Yeah USA (2010) 20 min. DIR Charles Anderson |
Western States Premiere |
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All in Due Time (Tiempo al Tiempo) USA (2009) 12 min. DIR Tati Barrantes |
Mountain West Premiere International & US Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction, Short U S A (2009) 12 min. In Spanish with English subtitles DIR Tati Barrantes PRO Samina Akbari SCR Tati Barrantes CIN Josef Wladyka MUS Adam Cimino, Ricardo Barrantes CAST Jaime Tirelli, Arturo Castr… |
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The Antagonist USA (2009) 24 min. DIR Kevin Lestarge |
Charlie is writing a horror film where Hat Man, a two-by-four carrying, top hat wearing man, is the antagonist. Hat Man is forced to do whatever Charlie types, which normally consists of horrible acts. All Hat Man has ever wanted to do is be a good guy. The kind of guy who helps old ladies cro… |
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Automorphosis USA, UK (2008) 77 min. DIR Harrod Blank |
Utah Premiere |
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Bamako Chic: Threads of Power, Color and Culture Mali (2010) 5 min. DIR Maureen Gosling |
In the 1960s, a small group of Malian women cloth dyers reinvigorated the craft of hand-dyed cloth using a fabric called bazin. Now, thanks to microcredit programs introduced in the mid-1980s, bazin production has flourished into a lucrative enterprise dominated by women. Their artistic creati… |
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Banana Bread USA (2009) 9 min. DIR Barton Landsman |
Matt Meyerson is having coffee with his mom and dad at their typical suburban house. Even though he’s well into his thirties, his mom, Phyllis, can’t help being a worried Jewish mother. She’s always concerned about Matt and offering motherly advice. During his brief visit, Ph… |
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Baraboo USA (2009) 99 min. DIR Mary Sweeney |
Mountain West Premiere International & US Feature Competition – Narrative Fiction, Feature USA (2009) 99 min. In English DIR Mary Sweeney PRO Mary Sweeney, Sabrina Sutherland SCR Mary Sweeney CIN Shana Hagan EDIT Mary Sweeney MUS Joel Savoy, Emma Beaton, Chris Stafford, Richard Thomp… |
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Beating The Bomb USA (2010) 73 min. DIR Wolfgang Matt and Meera Patel |
US Premiere International & US Feature Competition – Documentary,Feature United Kingdom (2010) 73 min. In English DIR Wolfgang Matt, Meera Patel PRO Wolfgang Matt, Meera Patel EDIT Euan Preston MUS Martin Pradler ‘Beating the Bomb’ is a feature length documentary that cha… |
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Because I Dare Ethiopia (2011) 5 min. DIR Dirbdil Assefa |
All it took was a strong heart, a determination and self-belief to overcome the challenges, a desire to stand up against the opinion and expectation of friends and neighbors. Just for one cause, a cause she dares to face no matter how difficult it would be. This is a story of a single mother, … |
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Bedfellows USA (2010) 16 min. DIR Pierre Stefanos |
Utah Premiere |
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Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride Canada (2009) 85 min. DIR Bob Christie |
Utah Premiere |
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Bicycle Dreams USA (2008) 107 min. DIR Stephen Auerbach |
They are seekers, madmen and angels hell bent on riding across America on a bicycle in less than ten days. What begins as the adventure of a lifetime is transformed in an instant when on of their comrades is killed in a head-on collision. These voyagers thought it was their bodies … |
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Breaking the Chain UK (2009) 15 min. DIR Stuart Weinstock |
Utah Premiere International & US Shorts Competition – Short U S A (2009) 15 min. In English DIR Stuart Weinstock PRO Shrihari Sathe SCR Stuart Weinstock CIN Nils Kenaston EDIT Stuart Weinstock MUS Amy Baer CAST Todd Faulkner, Gabe Bettio, Terry Layman In 1939, Hungarian-born physicis… |
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Brenda's Battle South Africa (2010) 5 min. DIR Lara Akeju |
A mother of four, Brenda is a woman with a mission to speak out and to put a stop to unsafe abortions. 13% of all maternal deaths are the result of unsafe abortion, with millions more left injured, disabled or infertile. Despite the fact that abortion has actually been legal since 1996 in Sout… |
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Broken Moment USA (2010) 3 min. DIR Eric Blue |
US Premiere Short-Shorts Competition – Short USA (2010) 3 min. In English DIR Eric Blue PRO Scott Salamon, Eric Blue EDIT Scott Salamon, Eric Blue CAST Jason MacDonald, Catherine Dyer Broken Moment is a ‘flash fiction’ short film, a story of extreme brevity that challenges th… |
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Burning in the Sun Mali (2010) 5 min. DIR Cambria Matlow |
When there are chores to be done during the day and it's dark in the evening, children find it difficult to learn. But Malian entrepreneur Daniele Dembele is bringing electricity to remote rural areas, so local schools can light their classrooms long into the night. … |
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Centigrade Canada (2007) 15 min. DIR Colin Cunningham |
Utah Premiere |
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Child of Giants: My Journey with Maynard Dixon and Dorothea USA (2010) 97 min. DIR Thomas Ropelewski |
Mountain West Premiere Feature Premiere – Documentary USA (2010) 97 min. In English DIR Thomas Ropelewski CAST Daniel Dixon, John Dixon “I suppose if one of my children were here discussing their relationship to me they would be able to think of things that were quite horrifying, d… |
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Children of the Trains Thailand (2010) 5 min. DIR Barbara Grandvoinet |
Children of the Trains is a story of transformation: where junk-yard train cars become locations of learning and abandoned street children become hopeful youth. Increased competition for jobs and single parent families has led to instability in the family structure, a decline in basic needs su… |
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Chocolate Country Dominican Republic (2010) 5 min. DIR Robin Blotnick |
In the backcountry of the Dominican Republic, poor cacao farmers have been fighting a losing battle with the global economy for as long as anyone can remember. The Loma Guacnojo cooperative has found a way to turn the system of its head. … |
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Cleanflix USA (2009) 92 min. DIR Andrew James and Joshua Ligairi |
Southern Utah Premiere Feature Competition – Documentary USA (2009) 92 min. In English DIR Andrew James and Joshua Ligairi EXEPRO Jolyn Schleiffarth, Rachel Mae Ligairi, Stephen Oxman PRO Amber Bollinger, Andrew James, Joshua Ligairi COPRO Xavier Gutierrez SCR Andrew James and Joshua Lig… |
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Clemency USA (2009) 19 min. DIR Joseph Albanese |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Cold Turkey Ireland (2009) 12 min. DIR Gavin Keane |
A sound man on a low budget feature is under orders to create authentic sound effects for a fight scene. Trouble is his boss needs them yesterday, he has no idea what he's doing and his neighbour's kids just won't go away. … |
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Colony Ireland (2009) 87 min. DIR Carter Gunn and Ross McDonnell |
Utah Premiere In English DIR Carter Gunn and Ross McDonnell EXEPRO Alan Maher, production executive: Irish Film Board PRO Morgan Bushe, Macdara Kelleher COPRO SCR CIN Carter Gunn, Ross McDonnell EDIT Carter Gunn MUS Ben Keenan .... music coordinator CAST David Mendes, Lance Seppi, Victor Seppi… |
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A Coming Out Homecoming USA (2010) 5 min. DIR Barbara Distinti |
Guess who's coming home for dinner? My girlfriend! But is she ready to "come out" to strange parents, the father of which has a secret of his own? A short told in 5 minutes, all from the conversations of two opposites. … |
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The Complex USA (2009) 24 min. DIR Alex Fjellberg Swerdlowe |
A business owner loses his wire mill factory in the aftermath of the Great Depression and his world is thrown into chaos. His subconscious begins to influence his actions and decisions leading him to a life of turmoil involving a mystery and a murder. … |
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Cranky Canada (2009) 45 min. DIR Christopher Richardson |
Three teams prepare for and rowing in the Great Fogo Island Punt Race to There and Back - a grueling 16 kilometer endurance race in open ocean between two North Atlantic Islands. Aiden is a 55 year old Joe Batt’s Arm oil furnace technician who grew up with punts all his life. Rowing brin… |
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‘Credits’ USA (2009) 7 min. DIR Hugh Schulze |
US Premiere |
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Delusion Russian Federation (2009) 10 min. DIR Alexander Markov |
The artist is trying to realize his fantasies on the canvas. He fails, but imagination leads him through new ideas over and over again.Suddenly the character becomes alive and starts to live his own life. There are no more borders between reality and imaginary. … |
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Destino: A Contemporary Dance Story UK (2010) 56 min. DIR Caswell Coggins |
This documentary celebrates the potency of the arts to bring people together across generations and across ethnic divides; a power to challenge fate, to change lives. Filmed on location in London and Addis Ababa, the film traces the build-up to the performances in both cities of Destino - last… |
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Double Negative USA (2010) 18 min. DIR Abiel Bruhn |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Down and Out, and Under USA (2010) 12 min. DIR Rob Frost |
A once-in-a-lifetime adventure expedition for first ascents in Australia and on the wild sea cliffs of outer Tasmania. … |
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Drop Dead! (Verreckt) Germany (2009) 13 min. DIR Christian Bahlo |
US Premiere |
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Earthwork USA (2009) 93 min. DIR Chris Ordal |
Utah Premiere |
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Eisis USA (2010) 95 min. DIR Seth Blasutein |
Western States Premiere |
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Empty Canada (2010) 9 min. DIR Max Parr |
William Burke is an average angst driven teenager that enjoys nothing more than doing nothing. When he awakes one morning with an odd feeling in his gut he sees nothing wrong with taking a trip to the doctor's office. After a quick check up and a simple x-ray the doctor informs… |
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Equestrian Sexual Response Portugal, USA (2010) 20 min. DIR Zeke Hawkins |
Eleven-year-old Alice lives on a horse ranch with her father, her favorite horse Red, and the love of Red’s life, Molly. Since Alice’s mom left years ago, her dad has done his best, but doesn’t know quite what to make of his precocious daughter. When a schoolmate, Laney, expl… |
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The Eventful Life of Al Hawkes USA (2010) 46 min. DIR Andrew Jawitz |
In 1956, Maine musician, record producer, and Bluegrass Pioneer, Al Hawkes founded the Event Records label with his wife Barbara and partner Richard Greeley. From the late 1940s through the 1950s, he created some of the most highly regarded country, Bluegrass, and rockabilly record… |
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Fanny, Annie & Danny USA (2010) 82 min. DIR Chris Brown |
Utah Premiere |
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First Round First Minute USA (2010) 7 min. DIR Brett Lowell |
Since Chris Sharma moved to the sport climbing mecca of Catalunya, Spain, he’s opened dozens of routes that are redefining high-end climbing. This documentary gives an update on Sharma’s latest 5.15 first ascents, and tells the story of his epic battle with his latest ongoing proje… |
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Fly or Die USA (2010) 15 min. DIR Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen |
Dean Potter continues his extreme vertical exploration, opening new freeBASE climbs, along with highline and wingsuit jumps in some of the most mind-blowing vertical footage ever captured. … |
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The Forests of Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia (2010) 5 min. DIR Paul Redman |
Local people have developed a sustainable community-based forestry co-operative. The land was purchased by the community and is farmed for teak. The co-operative is the first in Indonesia to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for sustainability. This has helped to regulate … |
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From Page to Screen with Donna Woolfolk Cross USA (2010) 75 min. DIR Conversation with Donna Woolfolk Cross |
“Pope Joan” the popular novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross, is an epic telling of the legendary pope has been translated to the screen. Donna will detail her 12-year journey with this incredible project. After graduating cum laude, phi beta kappa from the University of Pennsylvania, Don… |
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The Frost Norway (2009) 107 min. DIR Ferran Audí |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Garbage Dreams Egypt (2009) 5 min. DIR Mai Iskander |
On the outskirts of Cairo lies the world's largest garbage village. A labyrinth of narrow roadways camouflaged by trash, the village is home to 60,000 Zaballeen -Arabic for "garbage people." The Zaballeen have survived for centuries by recycling Cairo's waste. Members of Egyp… |
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Goats: A Gift in Action Helping Women in East Africa Ethiopia (2010) 2 min. DIR Alan Grazioso |
In this mini-documentary, a goat restocking program supported by Oxfam America, an NGO based in Boston, and their Ethiopian partner GAYO. And explains how a centuries old local tradition of restocking livestock is being used today to empowered women of the Gutu Dobi village of southern Ethiopi… |
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Goliath Mexico, Spain (2010) 6 min. DIR Jaime Fidalgo |
Sometimes winning is loosing it all. An explosive, visionary work, putting the viewing experience into the center of the ring. … |
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Great Celebration (Mec Ton) Armenia (2010) 34 min. DIR Vahe Kevorkov |
War is an evil, disaster, and frequently there is no winner in it. However, it brings on grief, sorrow, misfortunes, despair and loss of hope for any prosperity. Children are the most vulnerable an sensitive victim of the war. During the war they get into the habit and begin to be accust… |
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The Great Ones: Pre-school Zambia (2010) 5 min. DIR Helen Cotton |
When girls in rural Africa graduate from high school, they are extremely vulnerable to early marriage, AIDS, and exploitative labor. Through Cama, a pan-African membership organization, Camfed supports young women during the transition from school to the working world, and nurtures them as lea… |
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The Hardest Moves USA (2010) 15 min. DIR Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer |
Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson compete to climb the hardest boulders ever scaled. An inside look at what it takes to push the difficulty envelope of this intense sport. … |
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His Name is Bob USA (2010) 49 min. DIR Lisa Johnson and J. Sebastian Lee |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Holdup USA (2010) 8 min. DIR Aprile Ruha |
Utah Premiere |
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I Like Inside Better USA (2010) 8 min. DIR David Wagner |
Admirable message of homelessness during the Holidays. This experimental film takes a familiar song and juxtaposes imagery of people who are often overlooked. … |
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I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life With You Spain (2009) 3 min. DIR Eduardo Moisés Escribano Solera, Manuela B. Moreno |
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you." is a phrase we wish we could say when we meet the right one, but how much is fantasy? … |
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In the Spirit of Laxmi Singapore (2010) 29 min. DIR Meghan Shea, Michael Rogers |
This documentary follows the journey of Gerhard Weihahn as he raises an abandoned leopard cub in India’s Rajasthan province. Hungry, weak and injured the cub was left for dead in ditch on the outskirts of India's Ranthambore National Park. It was in these critical moments of her earl… |
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The Incident at Tower 37 USA (2009) 11 min. DIR Chris Perry |
In the middle of a dry, desolate landscape stands Tower 37: a shimmering water processing station, siphoning every last drop of water from a once pristine lake. Day in and day out the station's lone steward monitors the tower's activities, never realizing that Tower 37 is slowly destro… |
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Into Darkness USA (2010) 15 min. DIR John Waller |
The experience of exploring the secret underworld of caves is revealed in this shor adventure documentary. Journey along with a group of cavers who push impossibly small passages to access some of the final frontiers on earth. The images and sounds of spectacular and remote wilderness caves wi… |
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Investing in Africa From Your Lazy Chair Denmark (2010) 4 min. DIR Bertil van Vugt |
In the past it was only possible to invest in African enterprises if you were a venture capitalist or through an African Fund of a stock trading company. But via the MYC4 website now everyone can invest directly in companies and make money by receiving interest on the loan. Via MYC4, a Danish … |
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Ivory USA (2010) 96 min. DIR Andrew Chan |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story USA (2010) 91 min. DIR Peter Miller |
Utah Premiere |
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A Joke USA (2009) 14 min. DIR Andy Brown |
Bryce and Nadia have been dating for about 3 months when Bryce decides to bring her to his favorite sledding hill. After a little persuasion, Nadia agrees to ride with him down the steepest slope on the hill. As they are barreling down the hill, Bryce leans in and whispers 'I Love You'… |
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Kandahar Break UK (2009) 94 min. DIR David Whitney |
Western States Premiere |
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Kandahar Treasure Afghanistan (2010) 5 min. DIR Paula Lerner |
The Taliban's home city of Kandahar is one of the most volatile and dangerous regions in Afghanistan. In the midst of the ongoing conflict there, Rangina Hamidi, an Afghan-American woman with a vision, is helping to promote peace at a grassroots level. Her business, Kandahar Treasure, prov… |
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Keep the Resource (Guardarecurso) El Salvador (2010) 4 min. DIR Spencer Stoner |
A new generation of leaders is rising in El Salvador, tackling some of the toughest environmental and community-driven challenges in unlikely ways. This film profiles Douglas Chica, a young wetlands ranger who is working to protect marshland. He also hopes to inspire local youth to follow his … |
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Kidnap USA (2009) 4 min. DIR Sijia Luo |
A little chicken is late to school, but her excuse is too wild to believe: getting kidnapped on the way to school. You believe not not, this chicken is a really good actress and Kung fu master! After her explanation, you have to believe that her adventure is so true. She was kidnapped by chick… |
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A Life Ascending USA (2010) 59 min. DIR Stephen Grynberg |
Ruedi Beglinger is a world-renowned ski mountaineering guide. He lives in a chalet that he built high in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia surrounded by huge snow covered peaks. He lives there with his wife and two young teenage daughters. The only way in and out is by helicopter… |
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Long Live the Duke USA (2010) 15 min. DIR Matt Brailey |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Love ... Forever & Always USA (2010) 5 min. DIR Hannah Sullivan |
A story of the tragic loss of an older sibling, and the impact it has on her loving little sister who is left behind. The film explores life and death, and reveals the unconditional bond between sisters, and how love can transcend even the ultimate boundary. The film opens with an father and d… |
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Mama Hope Tanzania (2010) 5 min. DIR Cara Jones |
Mama Hope, a San Francisco based non-profit organization, partners with communities in Kenya and Tanzania to meet fundamental needs for food, water, education and health care. This film profiles the organization's work as well as one woman's journey to it after the loss of her mother.<… |
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Mestengo USA (2008) 29 min. DIR Sonya Richins |
This documentary is an emotional and critical look at the federal governments failure to protect wild horses and burros. Framed within the myth, beauty and grace of mustangs in their wild environment is the sad reality of more than 30,000 wild horses that have been rounded up and are currently… |
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Meth USA (2009) 25 min. DIR Michael Maney |
Nikki is a crystal meth addict living a life bent on self-destruction. After a failed attempt to pawn an old discarded mannequin to support her drug habit, Nikki finds herself host to an unwanted guest with a most unusual request. Determined, ‘the guest’ refuses to leave unless Nik… |
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A Mexican Toy Story (De Juguetes) USA (2010) 10 min. DIR Alba Mora-Roca |
What does a 65-year-old man do when he has one million toys in his personal collection? Mexican architect Roberto Shimizu opened an underground museum at his home in Mexico City.The architect‚Äôs collection is not the result of a short-term buying spree. Instead he started col… |
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Miriam’s Song USA (2010) 5 min. DIR Shabnam Piryaei |
Miriam lives in a tiny apartment with her mother, a heroin addict. Her mother has been dead for a few days as a result of a drug overdose. We observe as Miriam speaks with her mother, undulating between a deep fear and a desperation for hope. We listen to Miriam singing a lul… |
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The Most Distant Places Ecuador (2010) 5 min. DIR Mike Matlow |
Dr. Edgar Rodas has dedicated his life to improving the health conditions for underprivileged communities in his native Ecuador, and Cinterandes is his visionary mobile hospital and rural health care project. The Most Distant Places travels with Dr. Edgar Rodas and his team to the far reaches … |
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The Motel USA (2010) 9 min. DIR Daniel Schanler |
World Premiere |
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My Donna Belgium (2009) 18 min. DIR Nicolaas Rahoens |
An old man looks after his woman who has Alzheimers. When he can't do this anymore because it is physically too heavy, his son tells him to bring her over in an hospital. Then, the old man makes a strange decision. … |
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My Father’s Son USA (2009) 25 min. DIR JorDan Fuller |
Mountain West Premiere International & US Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction, Short U S A (2009) 25 min. In Spanish DIR JorDan Fuller EXEPRO Chaddie Hughes, Emma Holzman, Seth Holzman PRO JorDan Fuller, Victoria Westover SCR JorDan Fuller CIN Jamie Urman EDIT Jorge Urbina CAST Xa… |
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My Vietnam Your Iraq USA (2009) 56 min. DIR Ron Osgood |
“He should be burying me.” These were the words a Vietnam veteran spoke after learning his son had been killed in Baghdad on August 17, 2004. Another Vietnam vet noted ”I could never have imagined my father’s struggles during my tours until I experienced it with my own … |
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No Pasaran: Once Upon a Time in the Southwest (No Pasaran (Il était une fois dans le Sud Ouest)) France (2009) 88 min. DIR Emmanuel Caussé and Eric Martin |
American Premiere |
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Notes On Lying Canada, USA (2010) 12 min. DIR Tirzah Sharia |
A cautionary tale on cheating. Incorporating elements of magical realism. Those biting words and lies come full circle in this fantasy relationship tale. … |
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Now or Never USA (2009) 23 min. DIR Angie Hill |
Mountain West Premiere |
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The Nuclear Genie USA (2009) 3 min. DIR Erik Choquette |
The effects of the cold war are explained in this amazing young student animation. … |
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OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger’s Movie USA (2010) 80 min. DIR Bud Clayman, Scott Johnston, and Glenn Holsten |
Note: This film has moved to Dixie Center - Auditorium |
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Old People Driving USA (2010) 25 min. DIR Shaleece Haas |
In the tender and surprising documentary, “Old People Driving,” director Shaleece Haas gets into the passenger seat and asks, 'Can a person be simply too old to drive?' We get to know Milton (age 96) and Herbert (age 99) as they confront a grim milestone: the end of their d… |
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OMG! It’s Harrod Blank! USA (2009) 75 min. DIR David Silberberg |
Mountain West Premiere |
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OnAir USA (2010) 20 min. DIR Carsten Vauth and Marco J. Riedl |
US Premiere |
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One Day France (2010) 12 min. DIR Thomas Leisten Schneider |
It's the day, Andy wants Claire to be his wife, but it is never as easy as it seems. … |
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One Goal Sierre Leone (2010) 5 min. DIR Sergi Agusti |
Football and Peace. When passion joins dreams. War icons turned into symbols for hope. The journey of the amputees´football team from Sierra Leone looking for their self-respect. … |
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Opening Night After Party - 2010 USA (2010) 90 min. DIR various |
Come out and celebrate as the 4th Annual Red Rock Film Festival has officially begun. Meet some of the filmmakers from the festival and find out what films you should see. … |
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Origins: The Hulk USA (2010) 15 min. DIR Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell, Jay Peery |
Peter Croft and Lisa Rands attempt a wild free ascent on the Incredible Hulk Wall in the Sierras – arguably America’s best (and least filmed) alpine rock wall. Croft, the most legendary of California’s crack masters mentors the renowned boulderer Rands as she explores alpine … |
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Out in the Silence USA (2010) 65 min. DIR Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson |
Utah Premiere |
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Palindrome (Capicúa) USA (2010) 4 min. DIR Roger Villarroya |
When you depend on the others. Cuando dependemos de los demás. … |
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Pelada USA (2009) 95 min. DIR Rebekah Fergusson, Gwendolyn Oxenham, Ryan White, and Luke Boughen |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Perry County USA (2010) 27 min. DIR Matthew Durning, N’Jeri Eaton |
A controversial decision was made to dump millions of tons of coal ash waste from the 2008 spill in Kingston, Tennessee, at a landfill in this poor, disenfranchised, and predominantly black county in rural, west central Alabama. The short-term economic benefits of the coal ash are clear: more … |
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Persephone USA (2008) 19 min. DIR Gwydhar Bratton |
Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of fertility, abundance, and the harvest. She was kidnapped by Hades, the god of the underworld. Upon discovering the loss of her daughter, Demeter made the earth barren, threatening to starve mankind unless her daughter was returned to her.&… |
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Play Again USA (2010) 88 min. DIR Tonje Schei |
Mountain West Premiere |
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The Polish Language Ireland (2009) 9 min. DIR Orla Mc Hardy, Alice Lyons |
The Polish Language is an animated film-poem about the subversive force of art and the renewal of poetry in the whispery language of Polish. Based on the poem of the same title, the film pays homage to the revitalization of poetry in the Polish language in the 20th century. Us… |
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The Poodle Trainer USA (2009) 8 min. DIR Vance Malone |
Southern Utah Premiere |
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Pope Joan Germany (2009) 149 min. DIR Sönke Wortmann |
Southern Utah Premiere Feature Premiere – Narrative Fiction In English DIR Sönke Wortmann EXEPRO PRO Oliver Berben COPRO Faruk Alatan, Doris J. Heinze, Edmon Roch, Norbert Sauer, Herman Weigel SCR Heinrich Hadding andSönke Wortmann based on a novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross CIN T… |
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The Power of Gacaca Rwanda (2010) 5 min. DIR Uwayezu Olivier |
The Gacaca court pronounced as “Gatchatcha” is part of a system of community justice inspired by tradition and established in 2001 in Rwanda, in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, when between 800,000 and 1,000,000 Rwandans, mostly Tutsi, were slaughtered. The "mission&quo… |
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Prayers for Peace USA (2009) 8 min. DIR Dustin Grella |
A narrative stop-motion animation confronting the memory of the artist's younger brother killed in the current conflict in Iraq. Four years have passed since his brother was killed when an IED was detonated beneath his diesel tanker while on a convoy to the active combat area of Fall… |
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PUNKxROCKIN’xNIGHT Japan (2010) 4 min. DIR Tatsuma Kyono |
The end is coming. A couple of punks are waiting for the time of the arriving of police at the sea side. They don't care about getting arrested. Woman talks about the end of the world and man just plays around. According to woman, we all live in the signal. When something has ended, that s… |
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Queen of the Sun USA (2010) 83 min. DIR Taggart Siegel |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Reel Injun USA (2009) 86 min. DIR Neil Diamond |
Utah Premiere |
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Reel Rock Film Tour - 2010 USA (2010) 90 min. DIR various |
Reel Rock Film Tour – Southern Utah Premiere -- Exclusive Screening – Documentary |
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Ride, Rise, Roar Australia (2010) 87 min. DIR David Hillman Curtis |
Utah Premiere |
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Rising to the Top Kenya (2010) 5 min. DIR Ana Cetina |
The Sarakasi Trust is a non-profit organization founded by Marion and Rudy Van Dijck in Nairobi, Kenya. It aims to improve the lives of impoverished people through arts and culture by supporting local dancers and acrobats. "Rising to the Top" tells the story of two of the many artist… |
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Rosenhill Sweden (2009) 29 min. DIR Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm |
Rosemarie moves into Rosenhill, a residential home for the elderly. She is very uncomfortable in her new surroundings and finds the other residents unpleasantly confused or unsociable. It is not until she accidentally discovers what the staff are up to that the nightmare truly begins. … |
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Roxxx USA (2010) 2 min. DIR Guillaume Monett |
A parody on sensual rocks. Judges Choice, 5th Annual Reel Rock Film Tour. … |
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Royalty Free USA (2009) 11 min. DIR Michael Bernstein |
On the walks of Venice Beach, Charlie, a 12-year-old street performer with nothing but the shirt on his back, thrives off bringing smiles to the faces of everyone who stops to watch him. When Kate, the most miserable girl in Venice, sees his performance and refuses to grant Charlie even the sl… |
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The Sacred Hoop (Cangleska Wakan) USA, UK (2009) 53 min. DIR Aitken Pearson, Tristan Barnard |
"Cangleska Wakan" is a Lakota term meaning Sacred Circle or Hoop. It is based on the Sioux concept that everything in the universe is interrelated, human beings and all things which exist in their environment are connected in one continuous process of growth and development. Canglesk… |
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Sage USA (2009) 17 min. DIR Michael Tanner Cusumano |
Three kids, Jack, Chad and Emily are on a school trip for Spring Break inside an old cruise ship called The R.M.S. Sage. Their trip ends in horror and mystery when one of their classmates disappears from the old ship. The captain of the RMS Sage, Captain Jones believes that Jack had something … |
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Saturday Night After Party – 2010 USA (2010) 120 min. DIR various |
Mingle with filmmakers from the festival as people anticipate the prospective winners from the festival. What were some of your favorite films? Find who has similar tastes in this casual gathering. … |
| Saving Futures. Saving Lives. The Story of Project Peanut Butter Malawi (2010) 5 min. DIR Jeffrey Davis |
Travel with Project Peanut Butter's medical staff to rural health clinics in Malawi, Africa. Experience the heart-warming story of Alefa and Pilirani, two young children who move from crisis to vitality. Learn about global malnutrition. Witness the positive impact of the low cost, revoluti… |
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Saving the Slumdog Donkeys UK (2009) 41 min. DIR Andrew Barron |
21st century India is the 4th largest economy in the world, and growing. But this modern growth is being built by biblical means, with the humble donkey taking the strain. In suburban Delhi alone, more than 3 thousand donkeys transport bricks and sand from factories to building sites. 7 days a… |
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The Screamers (Los Gritones) Spain (2010) 2 min. DIR Roberto Pérez Toledo |
There are moments when you want to scream and explain. A brief capsule of emotion between a young prospective couple. … |
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Shelomo Selinger – Memory of Pierre (Shelomo Selinger – Memoire de Pierre) Canada (2010) 77 min. DIR Alain Bellaiche |
Utah Premiere |
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She’s a Fox USA (2009) 18 min. DIR Cameron Sawyer |
It's 1987 and sixth grader, Cameron, wants desperately to make Talia his girlfriend. Three things stand in his way: Mitch Fallin, Jake Magnum, and a mullet. … |
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Shoeshiners of Bolivia Bolivia (2010) 5 min. DIR Joanna Lauren Cyprys |
This video tells the story of one Bolivian shoe shiner, as he struggles to pay his way through school and support his younger brothers, all while dealing with the negative stereotypes surrounding the shoe shining profession in Bolivia. He is aided by the Nuevo Dia Foundation, which provides se… |
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Sierra Leone: Where Every Pregnancy is a Gamble Sierre Leone (2010) 5 min. DIR Lauren Malkani |
After a decade-long conflict, Sierra Leone has many challenges ahead including improving child and maternal health. in 2009, one in eight women died during pregnancy. Fatimata Konte, an expecting mother, fears giving birth after already losing five of her children. She hopes the new policy to … |
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Sky Dancer Tibet (2010) 33 min. DIR Jody Kemmerer |
Sky Dancer presents the simple yet profound teachings of Khandroma Kunzang Wangmo, a nomadic woman from a remote region on the Tibetan plateau. Khandroma is a learned and respected woman teacher, or 'lama', a rare position for a woman in Asia. She is one of few women who can teach from… |
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Something in the Air USA (2010) 15 min. DIR Jeremy Cloe |
Ben is given a blank note and a balloon at his friends funeral. When told to write a message to his romantic, could have been, he can't find the words to say. He holds onto the balloon and later that night decides to let go. When he finally accepts his loss, opportunity presents itself wit… |
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Srey Neth: Victim to Survivor Cambodia (2010) 5 min. DIR Tim Matsui |
Srey Neth is a young Cambodian victim of human trafficking. In this story she speaks of her experience transitioning from victim to survivor. At 14 she was sold by her mother to a pimp for $300; a week later he sold her virginity for the same price then he forced her to serve 10-20 men per nig… |
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Stray USA (2009) 10 min. DIR Kevin Klauber |
Utah Premiere International & US Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction, Short USA (2009) 10 min. In English DIR Kevin Klauber EXEPRO Ken Klauber PRO Alicia Martin COPRO SCR Kevin Klauber CIN Jon Salmon EDIT Kevin Klauber, Christina Funkhouser CAST Matan Grunseit A young man is out o… |
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Stretch USA (2009) 4 min. DIR Arturo Cubacub |
Sarah: I remember writing the first lines of this song almost 3 years ago right after B-17 was finished. I had started to come down from the high and was trying to assimilate myself back into 'normal reality', which was impossibly depressing. I remember trying to relate to people; tryi… |
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Striking a Chord USA (2010) 40 min. DIR Susan Cohn Rockefeller |
What’s the effect of four deployments on an American soldier? Susan Cohn Rockefeller’s new documentary Striking a Chord is a window on that world, where troops maneuver between constant threat and crushing boredom. It’s also a look at how music can provide some relief and a r… |
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Super Geek Math Boy! Canada (2010) 14 min. DIR Bunthivy Nou |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Swing Taiwan (2010) 4 min. DIR Yen-Ting Kuo |
This animation is about how living people influence the perspectives of death of people who are going to die. If there was a choice for unconscious patients to decide to live or die, how surroundings influence the patients' choice. … |
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The Swiss Machine USA (2010) 20 min. DIR Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Jim Aikman |
Ueli Steck may be the greatest speed alpinist the world has ever seen. In this film he tells the stories of his record-breaking ascents in the Alps, accompanied by stunning aerial footage of him racing up 8,000 foot alpine faces. Ueli joins Alex Honnold in Yosemite to attempt speed records the… |
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Tabitha‘s Aquarium USA (2009) 28 min. DIR Jason Klein |
Tabitha's obsession with fish has displaced all her human relationships with the exception of her mother, Eloise. But when both Eloise and her pet fish, Peter, unexpectedly die after making contact with Tabitha's hands, she concludes that her touch is lethal, begins wearing latex glove… |
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Tapped USA (2009) 76 min. DIR Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Three Cats (Trois Chats) France (2010) 11 min. DIR Martin Scali |
During an art opening, a couple is chatting on a bench. The man's attention is drawn to a young Italian woman worryingly talking on her cell phone. When the woman of the couple leaves for a smoke, the train wrecked stranger sits herself next to the man. A mysterious chemistry springs from … |
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Three Evenings (Yerek Yereko) Armenia (2009) 64 min. DIR Arshak Amirbekyan |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Three Times Me USA (2009) 4 min. DIR Wendy J.N. Lee |
A young Asian-American girl hides under the table at a dinner party, imagining the woman she might grow up to be based on three pairs of shoes that have caught her attention. Her imagination transports her forward to life as a ruthless businesswoman, a love-lorn romantic, and an angry artist w… |
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The Toll Australia (2010) 90 min. DIR Zak Hilditch |
Mountain West Premiere |
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Tom Israel (2010) 20 min. DIR Nimrod Shapira |
North America Premiere |
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Tope Rope Tough Guys USA (2010) 2 min. DIR Byron Wolter |
Venture into the world of Top Roping. People's Choice winner, 5th Annual Reed Rock Film Tour. … |
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Touch USA (2009) 11 min. DIR Jen McGowan |
Utah Premiere, International & US Shorts Competition – Narrative Fiction USA (2009) 11 min. In English |
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Trash is Cash Rwanda (2010) 4 min. DIR Peter Jansen |
This was a track that was done and produced in a bid to enlighten humanity on re-cycling waste. In order to be innovative we have to device ways of ensuring self employment. Waste has been one of the factors contributing to climate change. Trash is Cash gives the picture as it is. … |
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Trolley Boy Ireland (2009) 4 min. DIR Teemu Auersalo |
Trolley Boy is fed up with his job. He tries to lift his mood by inventing a little bowling game pushing shopping trolleys into stacks but, as he has set his goal too far away, he keeps missing it. His efforts and anger finally build up into a giant monster made of trolleys but it takes him a … |
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Two Hours in the Dark USA (2009) 35 min. DIR Chip Hackler |
Blindsided by the success of his comedy, "It Happened One Night," which swept the 1935 Oscars, director Frank Capra became crippled with fear. Convinced his next film would fail, he soon was having high fevers, losing weight, and baffling doctors. He deteriorated to the brink o… |
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Twosome (Dvojka) Czech Republic (2009) 89 min. DIR Jaroslav Fuit |
North America Premiere |
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Vidiyal: ICT for Development India (2010) 5 min. DIR Aparna Sanyal |
This film was made to document the work being done by Vidiyal, a small NGO that works in the tiny district of Theni in a Southern Indian state. It looks at the manner in which information and communication technologies (ICT) have been innovatively used by them to help in development work being… |
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Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story USA (2009) 20 min. DIR Oscar Bucher |
Japanese emigrant Toshio Hirano fell in love with American Bluegrass music in Tokyo, and followed his passion for this music for 30 years, to the heartland of country music in Tennessee, Texas, and finally San Francisco where he still plays every month after 30 plus years in the business. Part… |
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The Walk (La Caminata) Mexico (2010) 5 min. DIR Jamie Meltzer |
A small town south of the Mexican border decides to take control of their own community and stem the tide of migration to the US. This short documentary film chronicles their unique solution to stopping the exodus from their town: the creation of a theme-park event, a simulated border crossing… |
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Workshop: Acting Between Genre with Actor Gary Graham USA (2010) 75 min. DIR various |
In this Workshop conducted by actor Gary Graham, find out what it takes to act between different genres from sci-fi to drama. Learn the styles and cues to capture a theme through acting, and how one scene can change the meaning of a script just through acting. Gary studied theater arts at the … |
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World Peace and other 4th Grade Achievements USA (2010) 57 min. DIR Chris Farina |
A nine-year-old girl reads the letter that she wrote to the parents of a fictional soldier killed in battle. Another student struggles to explain how his propensity for warfare has led to his realization that he is living in a world that Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu described 2500 years a… |
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Xing Canada (2009) 6 min. DIR Michael Naphan |
Two teen boys take a road trip, listening to their tunes, singing, having a good time, until they encounter the most curious road block, and it's not going to let them get out of this one. … |
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Young Filmmaker Competition - 2010 USA (2010) 82 min. DIR various |
The Red Rock Young Filmmaker Competition showcases student-made shorts with diverse themes. Short films include: "The Antagonist," "The Complex," "Empty," "Love … Forever & Always," "The Nuclear Genie," and "Sage." … |
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Zion Flix: Bluegrass Country USA (2011) 66 min. DIR various |
Two documentaries show a side of bluegrass that needs to be heard and discovered. … |
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Zion Flix: Animation and Other Experiments various (2010) 86 min. DIR various |
A collection of spontaneous and diverse animated and experimental shorts. Films include: "PUNKxROCKIN’xNIGHT," "I Like Inside Better," "S T R E T C H," "Prayers for Peace," "Delusion," "My Donna," "The Polish Language,"… |
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Zion Flix: Beneath the Snow USA (2010) 74 min. DIR various |
Two documentaries explore what lies just beneath the surface… one physical and the other psychological. … |
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Zion Flix: Cultural Lifecycles various (2010) 98 min. DIR various |
These two documentaries put the cultural journey into play with two very distinct personalities. … |
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Zion Flix: Every Creature Counted various (2010) 77 min. DIR various |
A shorts program for animal lovers and animal savers featuring people who go the distance to save the animals they love. … |
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Zion Flix: Fables for the Living various (2010) 76 min. DIR various |
Short films with sharp and twisted angles where there is either a lesson to be learned and a dark look into the unknown. … |
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Zion Flix: Funky Careers for Spectacular People various (2010) 85 min. DIR various |
Four unique individuals display their love for their work, and the fascinating aspects behind their character. Documentary films include "The Poodle Trainer," "The Time Machine," "A Mexican Toy Story (De Juguetes)," and "World Peace and other 4th Grade Achiev… |
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Zion Flix: Romantic Calamity USA (2010) 89 min. DIR various |
Forget the mushy endings. These short films are about romance from the male point of view… rough on the edges, and never what you expect it to be. … |
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Zion Flix: The Next Byway various (2010) 76 min. DIR various |
A shorts program of films where the journeys of travel cross paths with how humans resolve conflict. … |
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Zion Flix: The Process various (2010) 69 min. DIR various |
Short films that take the viewer on the process of crisis, and how it is resolved. … |
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Zion Flix: Theatrical Inspirations USA (2010) 91 min. DIR various |
Two films that go to the center of theater and film, and what prompts us to imagine. … |
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Zion Flix: War, Love and Cope various (2010) 97 min. DIR various |
Two films that offer hope for those stroke by the effects of being a soldier. … |
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Zion Flix: World Through Big Eyes various (2010) 69 min. DIR various |
A dramatic shorts program about children coming of age, their discoveries, challenges and trials. … |
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