Arts & Entertainment
Sundance announces summer screenings in Salt Lake, Park City and Kamas

Summer movie screenings are back! Photo: Sundance Institute
PARK CITY, Utah β The Sundance Institute’s free Local Lens program is returning with screenings on Thursdays in June and July, showcasing fiction and nonfiction films that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
The series includes an event with Alex Pritz (director), Carlos Rojas Felice (editor), and Katya Mihailova (composer) of The Territory, which took home the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at the this year’s festival.
Additionally, Sundance is partnering with several Utah-based organizations this summer to offer programming, including at the upcoming Utah Pride Festival, the Latino Arts Festival in Park City, and the Craft Lake City DIY Festival in August.
“Weβre thankful to be in-person showcasing a diverse array of stories, short and feature films, as well as collaborations, to bring unique stories to our loyal Festival goers as well as new audiences,β said Sundance Public Programming and Audience Engagement Team Director Eva Rinaldi.
βWe are always excited to bring a selection of must-see films from the past Festival, and collaborate with organizations to bring film to existing events that enhances the overall program. We are particularly excited to offer a free documentary artist case study withΒ The TerritoryΒ for local filmmakers, editors, and composers as a way to inspire and develop local artists.β
Calendar:
June 16, 2022: Local Lens Screening ofΒ The TerritoryΒ with Director Alex Pritz
Megaplex Theatres at Gateway, Salt Lake City
6:00 PM |Β The Territory, Introduction and Q&A with directorΒ Alex Pritz
8:30 PM |Β The Territory,Β Introduction and Q&A with director Alex Pritz
The TerritoryΒ / Brazil/Denmark/United States (Director: Alex Pritz, Producers: Will N. Miller, Sigrid DyekjΓ¦r, Lizzie Gillett, Anonymous) β When a 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.Β World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festivalβs World Cinema Documentary Competition section, where it won the Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary and the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft.
June 17, 2022: Filmmaking Deep Dive: Collaborative Documentary Storytelling andΒ The Territory
Alliance Theater at Trolley Square, Salt Lake City
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM | Filmmaking Deep Dive with the team fromΒ The Territory
The TerritoryΒ directorΒ Alex Pritz, along with editorΒ Carlos Rojas Felice, and composerΒ Katya MihailovaΒ will discuss how and why their team adopted a conscious, collaborative approach to filmmaking. Free event for experienced and aspiring nonfiction directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, and composers.
June 23, 2022: Local Lens Screening ofΒ Every Day In KaimukΔ«Β with Director Alika TenganΒ
Megaplex Theatres at Valley Fair, West Valley City
6:30 PM |Β Every Day In KaimukΔ«. Introduction and Q&A with director Alika Tengan
Every Day In KaimukΔ«Β / U.S.A. (Director: Alika Tengan, Screenwriters: Naz Kawakami, Alika Tengan. Producers: Jesy Odio, Chapin Hall, Alika Tengan, Naz Kawakami) β A young man is determined to give his life meaning outside of KaimukΔ«, the small Hawaiian town where he grew up, even if it means leaving everything he’s ever known and loved behind.Β Cast: Naz Kawakami, Rina White, Holden Mandrial-Santos. World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festivalβs NEXT section.
June 20-25, 2022: Nuestras Vidas: Latinx Shorts @ the Latino Arts FestivalΒ
Kimball Arts Center, Park City
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM |Β Nuestras Vidas: Latinx Shorts
Nuestras Vidas: Latinx ShortsΒ is a curated selection of short films centering Latinx stories and filmmakers. Films include:
HuellaΒ / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Gabriela Ortega, Producers: Helena Sardinha, Rafael Thomaseto) β When the death of her grandmother unleashes a generational curse, a disenchanted flamenco dancer resigned to a desk job is forced to experience the five stages of grief through a visit from her female ancestors.Β Cast: Shakira Barrera, Denise Blasor, Carla Valentine.Β
Motorcyclistβs Happiness Wonβt Fit Into His SuitΒ / Mexico (Director: Gabriel Herrera, Screenwriters: Gabriel Herrera, Stefanie Reinhard, Producer: Susana Bernal) β There he sits, proudly on his beautiful motorbike, which he would never loan to anyone. He is certain that he alone can explore the jungle. A playful role-reversal reenactment, taking aim at the hubris of colonial conquerors.Β Cast: David Illiescas, Γngel Morales.Β
We Are HereΒ / United States (Directors: DomΓ©nica Castro, Constanza Castro, Producers: DomΓ©nica Castro, Constanza Castro) β What is it like to walk this land in the shoes of an immigrant under 30? Reflections of the people that immigrated to the U.S. as children are a reminder to look beyond citizenship.Β Cast: Dulce Valencia, Deron Ingraham, Valeria Marchesi. World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival’s Shorts section.Β
The DiverΒ / Mexico (Director: Esteban Arrangoiz) β Julio CΓ©sar Cu CΓ‘mara is the chief diver in the Mexico City sewer system. His job is to repair pumps and dislodge garbage that flows into the gutters to maintain the circulation of sewage waters.
And The Whole Sky Fit In The Dead Cowβs EyeΒ / Chile, U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Francisca AlegrΓa) β Emeteria is visited by the ghost of her patrΓ³n, Teodoro. She believes he has come to take her to the afterlifeβbut he has more devastating news.
June 30, 2022: Local Lens Screening ofΒ MijaΒ
Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
Dusk |Β MijaΒ
MijaΒ / U.S.A. (Director: Isabel Castro, Producers: Tabs Breese, Isabel Castro, Yesenia Tlahuel) β Doris MuΓ±oz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom “making it” isn’t just a dream: it’s a necessity.Β World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festivalβs NEXT section.
July 8, 2022: LGBTQ+ Short Films with Utah Film CenterΒ
Liberty Park, Salt Lake City
Dusk | LGBTQ+ Short Films preceding the feature film screening of MAMA BEARS by Utah Film Center.
The Saint of Dry CreekΒ / U.S.A. (Director: Julie Zammarchi) β Patrick Haggerty was a teenager in rural Dry Creek, Washington, in the late 1950s. Here, he remembers the day he first had a conversation with his father about being gay.
The Little DeputyΒ / Canada (Director and screenwriter: Trevor Anderson) β Trevor tries to have his photo taken with his father.
July 14, 2022: Local Lens Screening ofΒ Fire of Love
Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City
Dusk |Β Fire of LoveΒ
Fire Of LoveΒ / U.S.A. (Director: Sara Dosa, Producers: Shane Boris, Ina Fichman, Sara Dosa) β Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia & Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded. A doomed love triangle between Katia, Maurice and volcanoes, told through their archival footage.Β World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festivalβs U.S. Documentary Competition section, where it won the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary.
July 21, 2022: Local Lens Screening ofΒ Cha Cha Real Smooth
Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City
Dusk |Β Cha Cha Real Smooth, Rated R
Cha Cha Real SmoothΒ / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Cooper Raiff, Producers: Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Erik Feig, Jessica Switch, Cooper Raiff) β A directionless college graduate embarks on a relationship with a young mom and her teenage daughter while learning the boundaries of his new bar mitzvah party-starting gig.Β Cast: Dakota Johnson, Cooper Raiff, Vanessa Burghardt, Evan Assante, Brad Garrett, Leslie Mann. World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festivalβs U.S. Dramatic Competition section, where it won the Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic.
July 28, 2022: Local Lens Screening ofΒ Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman
Kamas Valley Branch Library, Kamas
6:00 PM |Β Rancher, Farmer, FishermanΒ
Rancher, Farmer, FishermanΒ / U.S.A. (Directors: Susan Froemke, John Hoffman, Beth Aala) β From the Montana Rockies to the wheat fields of Kansas and the Gulf of Mexico, families who work the land and sea are crossing political divides to find unexpected ways to protect the natural resources vital to their livelihoods. These are the new heroes of conservation, deep in Americaβs heartland.Β World Premiered in the 2017 Sundance Film Festivalβs Premieres section.
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Additional programming and screenings will be announced throughout the summer. CheckΒ sundance.org/sundancelocalsΒ for the latest.Β Β
