Sundance Film Festival: Local Lens
Sundance Film Festival: Local Lens
Sundance Film Festival: Local Lens is our free summer screening series open to all Utah locals. Be sure to subscribe to emails for the latest updates on events and screenings.
Our annual free summer screening series returns July 17–19 for twelve free screenings of favorites from previous Sundance Film Festivals. Don’t miss these exciting three days in Utah, including an event for local artists, film intros and Q&As from artists in attendance, partner screenings, and more.
Program
Omaha
After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are unexpectedly woken up by their dad and taken on a journey across the country, experiencing a world they’ve never seen before. As their adventure unfolds, Ella begins to understand that things might not be what they seem.
All That's Left of You (اللي باقي منك)
After a Palestinian teen confronts Israeli soldiers at a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the series of events that led him to that fateful moment, starting with his grandfather’s forced displacement.
The Librarians
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.
Selena y Los Dinos
Selena Quintanilla — the “Queen of Tejano Music” — and her family band, Selena y Los Dinos, rose from performing at quinceañeras to selling out stadium tours. The celebration of her life and legacy is chronicled through never-before-seen footage from the family’s personal archive.
The Dating Game
In a country where eligible men greatly outnumber women, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in what may be their last-ditch effort to find love.
Come See Me in the Good Light
Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life, and mortality.