Sundance announces additional film screenings in Park City

Metropolitan Redstone 8 Cinemas, Park City
7:00 PM | The Janes, Introduction and Q&A with directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes, and a Special Guest

The Janes / U.S.A. (Directors: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes, Producers: Emma Pildes, Daniel Arcana, Jessica Levin) — In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on Chicago’s South Side. Seven women were arrested. The accused were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions. They called themselves JANE. World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Competition section (Nonfiction)

August 5: Local Lens Screening of 2nd Chance
 
Twilight Drive-in at Utah Olympic Park, Park City
7:45 PM | 2nd Chance

2nd Chance / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Ramin Bahrani, Producers: Daniel Turcan, Johnny Galvin, Charles Dorfman, Ramin Bahrani, Jacob Grodnik) — Bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself 192 times. He launched a multi-million-dollar company and became a cult figure among police. Davis’ rise and fall reveals a man of contradictions and the nature of power and impunity in America. World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival’s Premieres section (Nonfiction)

August 5: Local Lens Screening of Emily the Criminal

Twilight Drive-in at Utah Olympic Park, Park City
9:30 PM | Emily the Criminal

Emily the Criminal / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: John Patton Ford, Producers: Tyler Davidson, Aubrey Plaza, Drew Sykes) — Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi). Emily soon finds herself seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills of black-market capitalism, and increasingly interested in her mentor Youcef. Together, they hatch a plan to bring their business to the next level in Los Angeles. Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gina Gershon. World Premiered in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival’s Premieres section (Fiction)

July 21, 2022: Cha Cha Real Smooth

July 28, 2022: Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman