QSaltLake January 5, 2012 Queer Guide to Sundance

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first person Tips for Sundance virgins

by Michael Aaron, Publisher

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staff

publisher Michael Aaron editor Seth Bracken

arts & entertainment editor/ofc mgr Tony Hobday graphic designer Christian Allred sales Gus Garcia

Sundance time is here Happiness and cheer Fun for all that film buffs call Their favorite time of the year

Day-of-Show Tickets Each morning at 8, the box offices in Park City at 136 Heber Ave. (just north of the main bus station near Park City’s Main t’s a new year and, here at QSaltLake, Street) and Trolley Square in Salt Lake City that means time to get ready for the Sun- release a limited number of tickets for that day’s screenings and the first screening of dance Film Festival.

The issue of QSaltLake you are holding the next day. These tickets are not available in your hand may feel a bit light, unless by phone or online and must be purchased you picked it up as part of the double-issue in person. right before Christmas. Yes, we were slack- Wait List ers and took the week between Christmas The wait list is obviously a hit-and-miss and New Year’s Day off, so we published adventure, but is often the easiest way to alongside our year-end issue. We’ll be back see a film if you haven’t done the plan-inadvance thing. To get on the wait list, go with a full issue the day Sundance opens.

To some, Sundance is a time to endure to the theater for the screening you want the crowds, parking and traffic. To others, to attend two hours before the scheduled it’s the time when the world pays a visit to screening time, or one hour before if it’s the first screening of the day. You’ll be asus and time to go star-gazing.

Those of you who are ardent Sundance signed a wait list number. Once you have fans already have your festival passes, have your number, you can leave, but you must chosen what films you will see and know return at least 30 minutes before screenwhere you will park when you get there. ing time. You’ll then line up according to The rest of you may be wondering how you number, and tickets will be sold in order can best find the celebrities or how you can based on availability. The tickets are $15, cash only. see a film or two.

I started going to Sundance when I Award Screenings worked it in the early ’80s when it was the Want to see the best of Sundance? Pre-purUnited States Film and Video Festival in chase tickets to one or more of the awards Park City. I was the go-fer who did every screenings that are shown at the end of the odd job there was, from getting food for festival. You won’t know what film you’re the projectionists to holding a can of air to going to see until you get there, but you will blow hair off the 16mm film. know that it’s one the judges considered Since we started this paper, I’ve gone ev- the best in its category. ery year to cover the festival. I also helped Park(ing hell) City the first Queer Lounge happen in 2004.

So, for the Sundance virgins, I offer these If you are going to head to Park City to watch for celebrity sightings or to see a film pearls of wisdom: (or both), know that the area is packed to Seeing a Film the gills with others doing the same thing.

There are several ways to go see those few Get to the city well in advance of your films you are willing to take a risk on. And, screening. You will be parking in reserved yes, many of the films you’ll see are a risk. It lots well away from the theaters and takis, after all, a festival for independent film- ing the free shuttles to get around. Avoid makers, largely meaning less budget, fresh the parking lots near Main Street. They are talent (or not) and less formulaic screen- full and most have a $20 fee to park. Your writing. Sometimes, just sometimes, less best bets are the Yard on Kearns Boulevard means more. just east of the Holiday Cinemas and the lots along Prospector Avenue. There is a Open Tickets Didn’t register in time to get a ticket-buy- fee for those as well and generally fill up ing time slot? You can still get tickets to by 11 a.m. We’ve had fairly good luck findmany films online or at the box office after ing street parking on Prospector Avenue, the advance ticketing process is over be- but not always.

Once you arrive in Park City, try to pick tween Jan. 17 and 27. Frankly though, you’d better get on the site on the 17th in order up a printed festival guide. It contains into pre-purchase tickets for any film. They formation on getting around town by bus. sell out fast.

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Hospitality Lounges

contributors Chris Azzopardi, Lynn Beltran,

There are several hospitality spaces run by companies each year up and down Main Street. Most give away free food and drinks. Some require Sundance credentials, but most don’t.

Paul Berge, Dave Brousseau, Chef Drew

Queer Lounge At press time, only whispers of a possible Queer Lounge were available. It is highly unlikely that the lounge will happen this year. Sad, but it was a great run while it lasted.

Annalisa Millo, Petunia Pap Smear, Anthony

CineGLAAD and GLAAD Film Panels Tuesday, Jan. 24, 8–11:00 p.m., at the Sky Lodge, 201 Heber Ave.(the corner of Heber and Main Street), GLAAD will partner with the Sundance Institute to host an intimate cocktail reception supporting LGBT filmmakers and allies. “Cocktails with cineGLAAD” attendees will receive a year membership to GLAAD, hosted cocktails, courtesy of Bud Light and ROKK vodka and opportunities to meet writers, directors and producers from all over the country.

For information on the panels, check QSaltLake.com

SlamDance Those who feel Sundance may be a bit out of their comfort zone may want to try out SlamDance. Tickets are more readily available and last year were only $8 ($5 for students). Screenings take place at the Treasure Mountain Inn, 255 Main St.

QSaltLake Watch our Twitter feed @QSaltLake and our updates on QSaltLake.com to find what we feel are the must-sees of Sundance, from films to hot spots to musical performances.

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FEATURE

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A gay guide to Park City

By Andrew Collins hip, gay-friendly and heavily devel-

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oped ski community 30 miles southeast of Salt Lake, the handsome town of Park City attracts the same Range Roverdriving counter-culturalists as Aspen, Colo., but it’s considerably more laid back and friendly.

In 1993, after many lesbians and gays boycotted Colorado because of its anti-gay rights initiatives, Park City lured some of the queer market by holding a gay ski week. The charming, historic mining town remains a popular getaway for ski and outdoors aficionados, as well as movie buffs who visit each January for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Any time of year, however, Park City offers plenty to keep you busy. You may stroll along historic Main Street (and the newer, lower Main Street), which contains dozens of upscale restaurants, galleries and boutiques. At the foot of Main Street, a gondola takes skiers (or sightseers) up the hill above town.

As a primary winter-sports venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics, Park City saw unprecedented exposure — and growth — during the months leading up to the games. Park City locals maintain a love-hate relationship with the legions of celeb-watchers, film fanatics, and black-clad scenesters who invade the town during Sundance.

The crowds can be extremely intense. On the other hand, there’s virtually no time of year with a greater gay and lesbian presence. Another advantage to visiting Park City during Sundance is that lift lines at the breathtaking ski areas are relatively short, as many visitors spend their days watching movies.

You may attend movies at Sundance either by purchasing single move tickets or purchasing a pass, which admits you to numerous films. Go

to sundance.org for more information. You may also attend screenings at Slamdance, a smaller festival that promotes burgeoning filmmakers.

Jan. 4-8, Park City hosts a relatively modest but fun Utah Gay & Lesbian Ski Week. To register or learn more go to SAGASD.com. This modest but festive event consists of several days of great skiing at Utah’s resorts, plus a handful of lunches, dinners and nightclub outings.

Elevation Utah was a huge hit during its debut last year. This year it takes place over President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 23–26, 2012.

Whether or not there are festivals in town, winter easily qualifies as Park City’s high season, a time when it’s often necessary to book hotel rooms several weeks ahead, and when prices tend to be high. If you’re there primarily to ski and snowboard, book a room at the posh Canyons Resort, one of the best — and largest — full-service ski properties in the nation, with two outstanding hotels (the luxury Grand Summit Hotel and the upscale, but less pricey, Sundial Lodge). The spa at the Grand Summit offers a full slate of fun and healthy treatments, including soothing mud pedicures and musclerelaxing hot-stone therapy. The Grand Summit is also home to the excellent Cabin restaurant, known for its cioppino (tomato-based fish stew), mesquite-grilled steaks and the rich chocolate fondue dessert.

Another commendable downtown option is the Silver Queen, a handsome boutique hotel with 12 spacious one- and two-bedroom suites with kitchens, fireplaces, large-screen TVs with DVD players and high-speed Internet.

A larger downtown property, the gay-friendly Treasure Mountain Inn offers a wide range of accommodations, from studios to two-bedroom suites. It’s also the host of the Slamdance film screenings, and it’s home to a hip little

breakfast restaurant called Morning Ray, which is a hit with locals.

If you’re looking for a condo rental, consider All Seasons Resorts, which represents eight condo compounds.

Park City abounds with great restaurants and bars. 350 Main serves some of the more creative fare in town, including black-peppercrusted venison medallions with blackberry-shiitake jus and cranberry-orange marmalade. Head next door to the Spur Bar & Grill if you want to mingle with locals and nosh on simpler food, such as grilled buffalo bratwurst and smokedturkey quesadillas.

Blind Dog Restaurant is a cool little spot with a trendy ambiance and such tasty food as cashew-crusted grouper with charred-tomato vinaigrette.

Although the main dining room at Butcher’s Chop House is a bit stuffy, the side bar has a warm and cozy feel. You may order off the main menu (filet mignon, King crab legs) or from a light cafe menu, which still offers sizable portions and delicious food: chicken and papaya quesadillas, chop salad, ahi-tuna spring rolls.

Stylish Shabu serves delicious, so-called freestyle Asian cuisine, such as crab cakes and wontons over greens with pickled ginger and ponzu aioli, and sea bass with ginger, chive and a garlic-black bean paste; there’s live acoustic music on Friday evenings.

Chimayo serves creative Southwestern food, including pumpkin-seed-encrusted gulf shrimp stuffed with spinach, and grilled buffalo flank steak with wild mushrooms, corn, and poblanopotato gratin.

Wasatch Brewery Pub is fun and has played host to parties during gay ski week.

Fill up on baby back ribs or coconut-and-beerbatter shrimp. Park City’s favorite coffeehouse is Wasatch Bagel Cafe, which serves wraps, panini sandwiches, bagels and all sorts of espresso drinks.

Although it’s set in a shopping center near the interstate, Loco Lizard Cantina is a slick space with above-average Mexican fare, such as chicken-mole enchiladas, poblano-corn chowder, and fish tacos. It’s a good bet if you’re hungry after scouring the nearby Tangier Outlet Shops, which are right off I-80, for bargains. Also on this side of town, in the Redstone development, is a Whole Foods supermarket, which sells gourmet and healthful prepared foods, sandwiches, soups, salads and the like — it’s great for take-out and indispensable for groceries if you’re staying someplace with kitchen facilities. Redstone also has a number of shops and restaurants, plus a movie theater. Q

Andrew Collins covers gay travel for the New York Times-owned website About.com and is the author of “Fodor’s Gay Guide to the USA.” He can be reached at OutofTown@qsyndicate.com

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‘Look Again’: The 2012 Sundance Film Festival Guide

Welcome to the full 2012 Sundance Film Festival schedule. As customary, the films presented this year are as unique and revolutionary as the festival’s reputation. Cutting-edge and exploratory (and a lot of robots this year), choosing which films to see can be difficult. We have highlighted, in pink, films with LGBT themes and that may be of interest to community members, as well as those featuring openly LGBT actors, directors and screen­writers, including: Cheyenne Jackson, Anne Heche, John Waters and Megan Mullally. Second only to seeing the films, star-gazing at the Sundance Film Festival is one of the best pastimes to beat the dreary Utah wintertime blues. This year’s film lineup also boasts some A-list celebrities including Bradley Cooper, Zac Efron, Kirsten Dunst, Robert DeNiro, Sigourney Weaver and many more. Follow us as we tweet @QSaltLake for all the latest Sundance info and photos of celebrity spottings. But if you beat us to ’em, tweet us your photos @QSaltLake.

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unexpected attention of a teenage boy changes everything. Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, Christopher Abbott, John Rubinstein, Julie White.

The world premieres of 16 American narrative feature films.

The First Time

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Jonathan Kasdan)

Beasts of the Southern Wild

The End of Love

U.S. (Director: Benh Zeitlin, Screen­writers: Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar)

Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna rerun from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under, in this tale of a 6-year-old named Hushpuppy, who lives with her daddy at the edge of the world. Cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry Screenings Time Date Venue City 12:15P 1/20 Eccles Theatre PkCty 9:30P 1/21 Redstone Cin 8 PkCty 3:30P 1/22 Rose Wagner Ctr SLC 3:00P 1/23 Screening Room Sundnc 8:30P 1/24 MARC PkCty Noon 1/26 Egyptian Theatre PkCty

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Mark Webber)

A young father unravels following the loss of the mother of his child. Cast:

Mark Webber, Shannyn Sossamon, Michael Cera, Jason Ritter, Amanda

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Indifferent even to the prospects of inheriting his father’s estate, Swanson whiles away his days with a group of aging Brooklyn hipsters, engaging in small acts of recreational cruelty and pacified boredom. Cast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alexia Rassmusen, Gregg Turkington

A Hip Hop-driven drama about a

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Keep the Lights On U.S. (Director: Ira Sachs, Screen­writers: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias)

A struggling musician takes an overnight long-distance drive in order to fight his estranged wife for custody of their young daughter. Cast: Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Margarita Levieva, Shay Mandigo Screenings 5:30P 1/21 Library Ctr Thtr 9:00A 1/23 Egyptian Theatre 11:30A 1/24 Screening Room 6:00P 1/25 Tower Theatre 6:00P 1/26 Eccles Theatre 11:30A 1/27 Library Ctr Thtr

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For Ellen

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Mexican girl who rises to fame and consciousness as she copes with the incarceration of her mother through music. Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips,

Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Edward James Olmos

Hello I Must Be Going

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U.S. (Director: Todd Louiso, Screen­writer: Sarah Koskoff)

Divorced, childless, demoralized and condemned to move back in with her parents at the age of 35, Amy Minsky’s prospects look bleak — until the

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Middle Of Nowhere Keep the Lights On chronicles the emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk-takers — compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity, and to be true to himself.

Cast: Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson, Souleymane Sy Savane, Paprika Steen

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: So Yong Kim)

U.S. (Directors: Youssef Delara, Michael D.

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U.S. (Director: Rick Alverson, Screen­writers: Rick Alverson, Robert Donne, Colm O’Leary)

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Seyfried, Frankie Shaw

Filly Brown

The Comedy

Two high schoolers meet at a party.

Over the course of a weekend, things turn magical, romantic, complicated and funny, as they discover what it’s like to fall in love for the first time. Cast: Brittany Robertson, Dylan O’Brien, Craig Roberts, James Frecheville, Victoria Justice

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the streets of Baltimore. Cast: Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton

LUV

U.S. (Director: Sheldon Candis, Screen­ writers: Sheldon Candis, Justin Wilson)

An orphaned 11-year-old boy is forced to face the unpleasant truth about his beloved uncle during one harrowing day in

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Ava DuVernay)

When her husband is incarcerated, an African-American woman struggles to maintain her marriage and her identity. Cast: Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Omari Hardwick, Lorraine Touissant, Edwina Findley Screenings 2:30P 1/20 Library Ctr Thtr 12:30P 1/21 Rose Wagner Ctr 8:30A 1/22 Prospector Sq 12:00P 1/23 Screening Room 3:30P 1/24 Eccles Theatre 6:00P 1/27 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

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Safety Not Guaranteed U.S. (Director: Colin Trevorrow, Screen­ writer: Derek Connolly)

A trio of magazine employees investigate a classified ad seeking a partner for time travel. One employee develops feelings for the paranoid but compelling loner and seeks to discover what he’s really up to. Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karen Soni Screenings 5:30P 1/22 Library Ctr Thtr 8:30A 1/24 Library Ctr Thtr 12:00P 1/26 Eccles Theatre 6:30P 1/27 Rose Wagner Ctr 11:30A 1/28 MARC

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Save the Date U.S. (Director: Michael Mohan, Screen­ writers: Jeffrey Brown, Egan Reich, Michael Mohan)

As her sister Beth prepares to get married, Sarah finds herself caught up in an intense post-breakup rebound.

The two fumble through the redefined emotional landscape of modern day relationships, forced to relearn how to love and be loved. Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr, Geoffrey Arend, Mark Webber Screenings 2:30P 1/22 Library Ctr Thtr 11:30A 1/24 Library Ctr Thtr 9:30P 1/25 Rose Wagner Ctr 12:15P 1/27 Eccles Theatre 3:00P 1/28 Egyptian Theatre

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Nobody Walks U.S. (Director: Ry Russo-Young, Screen­ writers: Lena Dunham, Ry Russo-Young)

Martine, a 23-year-old artist from New York, arrives in Los Angeles to stay in the pool house of a family living in the hip and hilly community of Silver Lake.

Peter, the father, has agreed to help Martine complete sound design on her art film as a favor to his wife. Martine innocently enters the seemingly idyllic life of this open-minded family with two kids and a relaxed Southern California vibe. Like a bolt of lightning, her arrival sparks a surge of energy that awakens suppressed impulses in everyone and forces them to confront their own fears and desires. Cast: John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga, Justin Kirk, Dylan McDermott

Simon Killer France, U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Antonio Campos)

A recent college graduate goes to Paris after breaking up with his girlfriend of five years. Once there, he falls in love with a young prostitute and their fateful journey begins. Cast: Brady Corbet, Mati Diop, Constance Rousseau, Michael Abiteboul, Solo Screenings 3:30P 1/20 Eccles Theatre 6:30P 1/21 Redstone Cin 8 12:30P 1/22 Rose Wagner Ctr 9:00A 1/25 Egyptian Theatre 8:30P 1/27 Library Ctr Thtr

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Mark O’Brien, a 36-year-old poet and journalist with an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin.

With the help of his therapist and the guidance of his priest, he contacts a professional sex surrogate to take him on a journey to manhood. Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy

Smashed

U.S. (Director: James Ponsoldt, Screen­ writers: Susan Burke, James Ponsoldt)

Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter ... and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give. But change isn’t exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to confront the lies she’s been spinning at work, her troubling relationship with her mother, and the nature of her bond with Charlie. Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally Screenings 8:30P 1/22 Library Ctr Thtr 9:30P 1/23 Rose Wagner Ctr 8:30A 1/24 Egyptian Theatre 11:30A 1/25 Library Ctr Thtr 3:30P 1/27 Eccles Theatre

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A showcase of some of the most highly anticipated dramatic films of the coming year from new and established directors.

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France (Director: Julie Delpy, Screen­writers: Julie Delpy, Alexia Landeau)

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Ben Lewin)

and her upcoming photo exhibition make for an explosive mix. Cast: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau, Alex Nahon Screenings Time Date Venue City 6:30P 1/23 Eccles Theatre PkCty 9:00A 1/24 Eccles Theatre PkCty 6:30P 1/25 Peery Egyptian Ogden 12:15P 1/28 Eccles Theatre PkCty 9:00P 1/28 Tower Theatre SLC

WORLD PREMIERES

2 Days in New York

The Surrogate

FEATURE

Marion has broken up with Jack and now lives in New York with their child.

A visit from her family, the different cultural background of her new boyfriend, her sister’s ex-boyfriend,

Inspired.

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Arbitrage U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Nicholas Jarecki)

A hedge-fund magnate is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

An unexpected, bloody error forces him to turn to the most unlikely corner for help. Cast: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Nate Parker Screenings 6:30P 1/21 Eccles Theatre PkCty 9:00A 1/22 Eccles Theatre PkCty 6:30P 1/23 Peery Egyptian Ogden Noon 1/28 Rose Wagner Ctr SLC 8:30P 1/28 MARC PkCty

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deportation, he must confront past and current demons in his life to stay in the country. Cast: Robert Carlyle,

Alexia Rasmussen, Kathleen Wilhoite, A Martinez, Danny Masterson Screenings

Bachelorette U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Leslye Headland)

Unresolved issues between four high school friends come roaring back to life when the least popular of them gets engaged to one of the most eligible bachelors in New York City and asks the others to be bridesmaids in her wedding. Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Adam Scott, Kyle Bornheimer Screenings 9:45P 1/23 Eccles Theatre PkCty 8:30A 1/24 MARC PkCty 6:30P 1/26 Peery Egyptian Ogden 5:30P 1/28 Library Ctr Thtr PkCty

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Celeste and Jesse Forever U.S. (Director: Lee Toland Krieger, Screen­ writers: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack)

Celeste and Jesse met in high school, married young, and at 30, decide to get divorced but remain best friends while pursuing other relationships.

Cast: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Chris Messina, Elijah

California Solo

Wood, Emma Roberts

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Marshall Lewy)

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U.S. (Director: Jamie Travis, Screen­writers: Katie Anne Naylon & Lauren Anne Miller)

College ‟frenemies” Lauren and Katie move in together after losing a relationship and rent control, respectively.

Sharing Katie’s late grandmother’s apartment in New York City, the girls bicker with each other until one fateful night, when Katie’s noisy bedroom activities make Lauren barge in and discover a dirty little secret. This revelation brings them closer together, and Lauren (the brains) and Katie (the talent) concoct a wildly successful business venture. As profits swell, the girls reevaluate their hopes and dreams and realize that just because someone pees in your hair in college doesn’t mean she won’t be your best friend 10 years later. Cast: Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Miller, Justin Long, Mark Webber, James Wolk Screenings 9:45P 1/22 Eccles Theatre 8:30A 1/23 Library Ctr Thtr Midnight 1/28 Broadway Ctr 6 6:30P 1/29 Rose Wagner Ctr

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Weaver, Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Olsen, Toby Jones

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Goats U.S. (Director: Christopher Neil, Screen­ writer: Mark Jude Poirier)

Having a self-absorbed New Age mother and an estranged father means 15-year-old Ellis Whitman has grown up relying on an unconventional guardian: a goat-trekking, marijuanagrowing sage called Goat Man. So when Ellis decides to leave the alternative ways of his desert homestead for a stuffy East Coast prep school, major changes are in store. But not in the way you’d think. Though often stoned, the exceedingly smart and capable Ellis effortlessly aces school and excels at track. As the year progresses, it’s his relationships with the adults in his life that test him, challenging his beliefs about responsibility and trustworthiness. Cast: David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Graham Phillips, Justin Kirk, Ty Burrell Screenings 9:45P 1/24 Eccles Theatre 9:00A 1/25 Eccles Theatre 6:30P 1/26 Rose Wagner Ctr 9:30P 1/28 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

Pete is a good guy who used to be cool. Once living his dream in the music industry, he now toils away in the pricing department of a failing supermarket chain to provide for his loving wife and young son. When Pete’s new boss, Susan, takes over the department, her high-energy enthusiasm and unconventional ideas start to shake things up. She aims to reinvent the company while grooming Pete for the executive fast track.

Making more money now than he ever hoped to in the music industry, Pete begins to wonder if this new career is just what he needs to become the man he’s always wanted to be. Cast: Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Josh Pais, Cheyenne Jackson Screenings 6:30P 1/25 Eccles Theatre 9:00A 1/26 Eccles Theatre 8:30A 1/28 MARC 9:00P 1/28 SLC Library

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U.S. (Director: Jake Schreier, Screen­writer: Christopher Ford)

A curmudgeonly older dad’s grown kids install a robot as his caretaker.

Cast: Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler.

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Renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has garnered international attention as much for his ambitious artwork as his political provocations and increasingly public clashes with the Chinese government.

Screenings 11:30A 1/22 Library Ctr Thtr 5:30P 1/24 MARC 6:00P 1/25 SLC Library Noon 1/26 Temple Theatre Noon 1/27 Screening Room 9:00A 1/28 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

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The Atomic States of America

U.S. (Directors: Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce)

Shadow Dancer Red Hook Summer

U.S. (Director: Stephen Frears, Screen­writer: D.V. Devincintis)

An adventurous young woman gets involved with a group of geeky older men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage. Cast: Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rebecca Hall PkCty PkCty SLC PkCty Sundnc

Liberal Arts U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Josh Radnor)

When 30-something Jesse is invited back to his alma mater, he falls for a 19-year-old college student and is faced with the powerful attraction that springs up between them. Cast: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro, Elizabeth Reaser Screenings 3:15P 1/22 Eccles Theatre PkCty 9:00A 1/23 Eccles Theatre PkCty 9:30P 1/27 Peery Egyptian Ogden 9:00P 1/28 Broadway Ctr 6 SLC

U.S. (Director: Spike Lee, Screen­writers: James McBride, Spike Lee)

A young Atlanta boy spends his summer in Brooklyn with his grandfather, who he’s never seen before. Cast: Clark Peters, Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, James Ransone, Thomas Jefferson Byrd Screenings 6:15P 1/22 Eccles Theatre 8:30A 1/23 MARC 9:00P 1/24 Screening Room 3:00P 1/28 Rose Wagner Ctr

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U.S., China (Director: Alison Klayman)

Robot and Frank

United Kingdom (Director: James Marsh, Screen­writer: Tom Brady)

When a widowed mother is arrested in an aborted bomb plot she must make hard choices to protect her son in this heart-wrenching thriller. Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Aiden Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, with Gillian Anderson and Clive Owen Screenings 6:30P 1/24 Eccles Theatre 8:30A 1/25 MARC 9:30P 1/26 Rose Wagner Ctr 7:00P 1/28 Redstone Cin 7

In 2010, the United States announced construction of the first new nuclear power plant in more than 32 years. A year later, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Fukushima Power Plant in Japan sparking a fierce debate in the U.S. over the safety and viability of nuclear power.

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Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare U.S. (Directors: Matthew Heineman, Susan Froemke)

What can be done to save our broken medical system? Powerful forces are trying to maintain the status quo in a profit-driven medical industry, but a movement to bring innovative methods of prevention and healing is finally gaining ground — potentially saving the health of a nation.

Screenings 11:30A 1/20 Library Ctr Thtr 3:30P 1/21 Redstone Cin 8 6:00P 1/22 SLC Library 2:30P 1/24 MARC 9:00P 1/27 Temple Theatre

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Finding North U.S. (Directors: Lori Silverbush, Kristi Jacobson)

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U.S. (Director: Jeff Orlowski)

Red Lights

U.S., Spain (Director, Screen­writer: Rodrigo Cortés)

Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core. Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sigourney

The Words U.S. (Directors and Screen­writers: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal)

Aspiring writer Rory Jansen finds another man’s haunting memories in a collection of lost stories and claims them as his own, propelling him to literary stardom. Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde with Zoe Saldana.

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Science, spectacle and human passion mix in this stunningly cinematic portrait as National Geographic photographer James Balog captures time-lapse photography of glaciers over several years providing tangible visual evidence of climate change.

Screenings 8:30P 1/23 Library Ctr Thtr 11:15A 1/24 MARC 9:00P 1/25 SLC Library 9:00A 1/27 Temple Theatre 3:15P 1/28 Redstone Cin 8

DETROPIA

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U.S. (Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady)

How to Survive a Plague U.S.A. (Director: David France)

Faced with their own mortality, an improbable group of mostly HIVpositive young men and women broke the mold as radical warriors taking on Washington and the medical establishment. How to Survive a Plague is the story of two coalitions — ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) — whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and ’90s, filmmaker David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making.

Screenings 3:00P 1/22 Temple Theatre 11:15A 1/24 Egyptian Theatre Noon 1/25 Screening Room 8:00P 1/26 MARC 12:30P 1/27 Redstone Cin 8 3:45P 1/28 Broadway Ctr 3

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A crisis of hunger looms in America and is not limited to the poverty stricken and uneducated. Can a return to policies of the 1970s save our future?

Screenings 6:00P 1/22 Temple Theatre 9:00A 1/23 Temple Theatre 6:30P 1/25 Rose Wagner Ctr 2:30P 1/26 MARC 8:30P 1/27 Prospector Sq 12:45P 1/28 Broadway Ctr 3

Chasing Ice

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The woes of Detroit are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base. This is the dramatic story of a city and its people who refuse to leave the building, even as the flames are rising.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

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Lay the Favorite

Screenings 9:45P 1/21 Eccles Theatre 8:30A 1/22 MARC 6:30P 1/23 Rose Wagner Ctr 3:30P 1/28 Eccles Theatre 1:00P 1/29 Screening Room

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Michael Walker)

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ISSUE 197

The House I Live In U.S. (Director: Eugene Jarecki)

For over 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45-million arrests, made America the world’s largest jailer and damaged poor communities at home and abroad. Yet, drugs are cheaper, purer and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong and what is the path toward healing?

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The Invisible War U.S. (Director: Kirby Dick)

Casualties of war rage beyond the battlefield. As ranks of women in the American military swell, so do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of servicewomen and at least 1 percent of servicemen are sexually assaulted during their enlistment.

And not by the enemy, but at the hands of fellow soldiers. With stark clarity and escalating revelations, The Invisible War exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces, investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well as its profound personal and social consequences.

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Giuseppe Verdi’s enduring masterpiece follows Rigoletto, a duke’s jester, whose insensitive mocking of another man’s anger earns him a curse and an eventual loss of horrific proportions.

Rigoletto is both an instigator and a victim and, in the end, it is he who suffers most as a result of the complications that come from a life in service to an awful man, a man who reserves even the opera’s most famous music for himself.

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10 FEATURE

U.S. (Director: Matthew Akers)

Marina Abramovic´ prepares for a major retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York hoping to finally silence four decades of skeptics who proclaim: ‘But why is this art?’

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We’re Not Broke

The Queen of Versailles

U.S. (Directors: Karin Hayes, Victoria Bruce)

U.S. (Director: Lauren Greenfield)

Jackie and David were triumphantly constructing the biggest house in America — a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot palace inspired

by Versailles — when their timeshare empire collapses and their house is foreclosed. Their rags-to-riches-to-rags story reveals the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.

Screenings 6:00P 1/19 Eccles Theatre 9:00A 1/20 Temple Theatre 3:30P 1/21 Rose Wagner Ctr Noon 1/24 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 8:30P 1/27 MARC 3:00P 1/28 Screening Room

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As American lawmakers slash budgets and lay off employees, leaving many people scrambling to survive, multi-billion-dollar corporations are concealing colossal profits overseas to avoid paying U.S. income tax. Fed-up Americans are taking their frustration to the streets.

Screenings 9:00P 1/22 Temple Theatre 4:00P 1/24 Redstone Cin 7 6:45P 1/25 Broadway Ctr 3 11:30A 1/26 MARC 3:00P 1/27 Screening Room 9:00A 1/28 Temple Theatre

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WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION Fourteen films from emerging filmmaking talents offer fresh perspectives and inventive styles.

ME at the ZOO U.S. (Directors: Chris Moukarbel, Valerie Veatch)

ME at the ZOO tells the fascinating modern tale of Chris Crocker, a video blogger from a small town in Tennessee. Part of the first generation that came of age under constant self-surveillance, he was raised on the Internet, and his online videos — including his infamous YouTube declaration “Leave Britney Alone!” — have been viewed hundreds of millions of times. The film weaves a tapestry of Web comments and response videos with reactions from Crocker fans and haters to map the controversial rise of an Internet folk hero.

Screenings 9:00P 1/21 Temple Theatre 6:00P 1/22 Screening Room 11:45A 1/23 MARC 3:00P 1/25 Broadway Ctr 6 7:00P 1/26 Redstone Cin 7 2:30P 1/28 Prospector Sq

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Following the trail of his runaway teen son, Theo confronts his own identity as a son, a father and a man along the way. Cast: Wagner Moura, Lima Duarte, Mariana Lima

Marina Abramovic´ The Artist is Present

Screenings 9:00P 1/20 Temple Theatre 9:00A 1/21 Temple Theatre Noon 1/22 Screening Room 3:45P 1/23 Broadway Ctr 3 8:30P 1/25 Library Ctr Thtr 9:30P 1/26 Redstone Cin 8

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Slavery By Another Name U.S. (Director: Sam Pollard)

As slavery came to an end with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, a new system of involuntary servitude took its place with shocking force, brutalizing, terrorizing and ultimately circumscribing the lives of hundreds of thousands of AfricanAmericans well into the 20th century.

Screenings Noon 1/23 Temple Theatre 9:00A 1/24 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 9:00P 1/26 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 3:45P 1/27 Broadway Ctr 3 Noon 1/28 Temple Theatre

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About the Pink Sky

Screenings 6:00P 1/20 Egyptian Theatre 4:00P 1/21 Redstone Cin 7 6:00P 1/22 Broadway Ctr 6 5:30P 1/25 MARC 8:30A 1/27 Prospector Sq 3:00P 1/28 Broadway Ctr 6

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Four Suns Czech Republic (Director, Screen­writer: Bohdan Sláma)

Immature Fogi attempts to straighten up and accept his responsibilities as a new husband and father, as well as role model to his troubled son from a previous relationship, but finds himself unable to change his nature, leaving him to watch haplessly as his family begins to crumble. Cast: Jaroslav Plesl, Aňa Geislerová, Karel Roden, Jiří Mádl, Klára Melíšková Screenings 6:00P 1/21 Egyptian Theatre 12:30P 1/22 Redstone Cin 8 8:30A 1/26 Prospector Sq 9:00P 1/26 Broadway Ctr 6 4:00P 1/27 Holiday Vlg Cin 4

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L Greece (Director: Babis Makridis, Screenwriters: Efthymis Filippou, Babis Makridis)

A man who lives in his car gets caught up in the undeclared war between motorcycle riders and car drivers. Cast: Aris Servetalis, Makis Papadimitriou, Lefteris Mathaios, Nota Tserniafski, Stavros Raptis Screenings 6:30P 1/23 Egyptian Theatre 9:00P 1/24 Temple Theatre 6:00P 1/25 Broadway Ctr 6 9:15A 1/27 Holiday Vlg Cin 2 6:00P 1/27 Screening Room 1:00P 1/28 Redstone Cin 7

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Spain (Director, Screen­writer: David Trueba)

The balance of power and desire constantly shifts during the meeting of an older journalist and a young student, of two generations completely foreign to one another. Cast: José Sacristán, María Valverde, Ramon Fontserè

Japan (Director, Screen­writer: Keiichi Kobayashi)

A high school girl finds a wallet full of money and tracks down its owner, leading to unexpected consequences for the girl and her friends. Cast: Ai Ikeda, Ena Koshino, Reiko Fujiwara, Tsubasa Takayama, Hakusyu Togetsuan

Valley of Saints

Madrid, 1987

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India, U.S.A. (Director, Screen­writer: Musa Syeed)

Gulzar plans to run away from the war and poverty surrounding his village in Kashmir with his best friend, but a beautiful young woman researching the dying lake leads him to contemplate a different future. Cast: Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Mohammed Afzal Sofi, Neelofar Hamid Screenings 6:00P 1/23 Yarrow Hotel Thtr Noon 1/25 Egyptian Theatre 12:30P 1/26 Redstone Cin 8 9:45P 1/26 Broadway Ctr 3 10:00A 1/27 Holiday Vlg Cin 4

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My Brother the Devil United Kingdom (Director, Screen­writer: Sally El Hosaini)

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage. Cast: James Floyd, Saïd Taghmaoui, Fady Elsayed Screenings 8:30P 1/22 Prospector Sq 9:45P 1/24 Broadway Ctr 3 9:00A 1/25 Yarrow Hotel Thtr Noon 1/26 Screening Room 2:30P 1/27 MARC 12:15P 1/28 Redstone Cin 8

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Violeta Went to Heaven (Violeta se Fue a Los Cielos) Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Spain (Director: Andrés Wood, Screen­writers: Eliseo Altunaga, Rodrigo Bazaes, Guillermo Calderón, Andrés Wood)

A portrait of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra filled with her musical work, her memories, her loves and her hopes. Cast: Francisca Gavilán, Thomas Durand, Luis Machín, Gabriela Aguilera, Roberto Farías Screenings 9:00P 1/20 Egyptian Theatre 1:00P 1/21 Redstone Cin 7 3:00P 1/22 Broadway Ctr 6 5:30P 1/26 Library Ctr Thtr 1:00P 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 4

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Turkey (Director, Screen­writer: Rasit Celikezer)

Love Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the World The Other Dream Team

U.S. (Director: Macky Alston)

The 1992 Lithuanian National Basketball Team went from the clutches of Communism to the Summer Olympics in Barcelona — a testament to the powerful role of sports as a catalyst for cultural identity.

In June 2003, the Episcopal Church in New Hampshire came under fire when it became the first to elect an openly gay man, Gene Robinson, as a bishop.

Since that flash point, Robinson has been at the center of the contentious battle for LGBT people to receive full acceptance in the faith.

Screenings 3:00P 1/21 Temple Theatre 6:30P 1/22 Redstone Cin 8 11:30A 1/25 MARC 9:00P 1/27 Tower Theatre 3:00P 1/28 Temple Theatre

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Lithuania, U.S. (Director: Marius Markevicius)

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A young married couple live happily in Istanbul, but their decision to illegally procure a child threatens their future together. Cast: Selen Ucer, Serdar Orcin, Berkan Demirbag, Erkan Avci Screenings 9:00P 1/23 Egyptian Theatre 3:00P 1/24 Broadway Ctr 6 3:00P 1/25 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 7:00P 1/26 Holiday Vlg Cin 4 Noon 1/28 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

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Wish You Were Here Teddy Bear

The Last Elvis (El Ultimo Elvis) Argentina (Director: Armando Bo, Screen­ writers: Nicolás Giacobone and Armando Bo)

A Buenos Aires Elvis impersonator who believes that he is the reincarnation of the King struggles to shake free from reality and live his musical dream.

Cast: John McInerny, Griselda Siciliani, Margarita Lopez

Father’s Chair (A Cadeira do Pai)

Brazil (Director: Luciano Moura, Screen­ writers: Elena Soarez, Luciano Moura)

Screenings 8:30P 1/23 Prospector Sq 8:30A 1/25 Prospector Sq 3:45P 1/26 Broadway Ctr 3 9:30P 1/27 Redstone Cin 8 4:00P 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 4

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Denmark (Director: Mads Matthiesen, Screen­writers: Mads Matthiesen, Martin Pieter Zandvliet)

Dennis, a painfully shy 38-year-old bodybuilder who lives with his mother, sets off to Thailand in search of love.

Cast: Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lamaiporn Sangmanee Hougaard, David Winters, Allan Mogensen Screenings 2:30P 1/22 Prospector Sq 10:00P 1/24 Redstone Cin 7 5:30P 1/26 Prospector Sq 9:00A 1/27 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 3:00P 1/28 Tower Theatre

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Australia (Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith, Screen­writers: Felicity Price, Kieran DarcySmith)

Four friends embark on a carefree holiday, but only three return home.

Who knows what happened on that fateful night? Cast: Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price, Antony Starr. DAY ONE FILM Screenings 6:30P 1/19 Library Ctr Thtr PkCty 9:00A 1/20 Eccles Theatre PkCty 6:00P 1/20 Tower Theatre SLC 6:30P 1/21 Peery Egyptian Ogden 5:30P 1/25 Library Ctr Thtr PkCty 4:00P 1/27 Redstone Cin 7 PkCty

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ISSUE 197

5 Broken Cameras

Palestine, Israel, France (Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi)

Wrong

Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. During his quest to get Paul (and his life) back, Dolph radically changes the lives of others: a pizza-delivering nymphomaniac, a jogging-addict neighbor in search of completeness, an opportunistic French-Mexican gardener, and an offkilter pet detective. In his journey to find Paul, Dolph may lose something even more vital — his mind. Cast: Jack Plotnick, Eric Judor, Alexis Dziena, Steve Little, William Fichtner PkCty SLC PkCty PkCty PkCty

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The Ambassador

Denmark (Director: Mads Brügger)

What happens when a very white European man buys his way into being a diplomat in one of Central Africa’s most failed nations? Welcome to the bizarre and hidden world of African diplomacy, where gin and tonics flow and diamond hustlers and corrupt politicians run free.

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Seventeen-year-old Daniela, raised in the bosom of a strict Evangelical family and recently unmasked as a fornicator by her shocked parents, struggles to find her own path to spiritual harmony. Cast: Alicia Rodríguez, Aline Kuppenheim, María Gracia Omegna, Felipe Pinto PkCty SLC PkCty PkCty PkCty

WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Twelve documentaries by some of the most courageous and extraordinary filmmakers working today.

Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

Sweden (Director: Fredrik Gertten)

The behind-the-scenes story of a full-scale attack on freedom of speech.

When Dole set its sights on the WG Film production Bananas!* in May 2009, confusion was the method, aggression was the tactic and media control was the story.

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torical footage showing the enactment of these laws upon the Palestinian population.

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Denmark (Directors: Omar Shargawi, Karim El Hakim)

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Corpo Celeste Payback

Italy (Director, Screen­writer: Alice Rohrwacher)

Canada (Director: Jennifer Baichwal)

After moving back to southern Italy with her mother and older sister, 13-year-old Marta struggles to find her place, restlessly testing the boundaries of an unfamiliar city and the catechism of the Catholic church. Cast: Yle Vianello, Salvatore Cantalupo, Anita Caprioli, Renato Carpentiere

Based on Margaret Atwood’s bestselling book, Payback explores how debt is a central organizing principle in our lives — influencing relationships, societies, governing structures and the very fate of this planet.

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The Imposter

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United Kingdom (Director: Bart Layton)

It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas.

Three and a half years later, he is found alive, thousands of miles away, in Spain. Disoriented and quivering with fear, he divulges his shocking story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home, but all is not what it seems. Sure, he has the same tattoos, but he looks decidedly different, and he now speaks with a strange accent. Why doesn’t the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It’s only when an investigator starts asking questions that this astounding true story takes an even stranger turn.

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In January 2011, two filmmakers captured the reality of the Egyptian revolution as it occurred out of view from the world’s media in the alleyways and streets away from the square — and in the process were arrested by the secret police.

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China Heavyweight Canada, China (Director: Yung Chang)

In central China, where a coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions, the top students face dramatic choices as they graduate — should they fight for the collective good or for themselves? A metaphor for the choices everyone in the New China faces now.

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Monsieur Lazhar Canada (Director, Screen­writer: Philippe Falardeau)

Denmark (Director: Lise Birk Pedersen)

Nineteen-year-old Marsha is a model spokesperson in a strongly nationalistic Russian youth movement that aims to protect the country from its enemies. When she starts recognizing the organization’s flaws, she must take a stand for or against it.

Screenings 9:00P 1/20 SLC Library 6:00P 1/24 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 2:30P 1/25 Prospector Sq 3:00P 1/26 Broadway Ctr 6 6:15P 1/27 Holiday Vlg Cin 2 9:15A 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 2

Follow the dramatic journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the world.

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The Law in These Parts

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Israel (Director: Ra’anan Alexandrowicz)

Israel’s 43-year military legal system in the Occupied Palestinian Territories unfolds through provocative interviews with the system’s architects and his-

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During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide.

Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for the classroom of traumatized children. All the while, he must keep his personal life tucked away: the fact that he is seeking political refuge in Québec — and that he, like the children, has suffered an appalling loss. Cast: Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Brigitte Poupart Screenings Noon 1/20 Screening Room Sundnc 11:30A 1/22 Prospector Sq PkCty 3:00P 1/23 Broadway Ctr 6 SLC 8:30P 1/24 Library Ctr Thtr PkCty 7:00P 1/27 Redstone Cin 7 PkCty 6:30P 1/28 Peery Egyptian Ogden

Declaration Of War

Putin’s Kiss

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Indie Game: The Movie Searching for Sugar Canada (Directors: Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky) Man ½ Revolution

Regardless of where these films have played throughout the world, the Spotlight program is a tribute to the cinema we love.

Israel, U.S.A., Spain (Director: Rachel Leah Jones)

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Gypsy Davy

Screenings 3:00P 1/24 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 9:00P 1/25 Temple Theatre 10:00A 1/26 Holiday Vlg Cin 4 3:00P 1/27 Broadway Ctr 6 4:00P 1/28 Redstone Cin 7

Chile (Director: Marialy Rivas, Screen­ writers: Marialy Rivas, Camila Gutiérrez, Pedro Peirano)

Screenings 9:00A 1/20 Egyptian Theatre 12:45P 1/21 Broadway Ctr 3 9:00P 1/21 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 3:00P 1/22 Screening Room 3:00P 1/25 Egyptian Theatre 6:30P 1/27 Redstone Cin 8

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How does a white boy with Alabama roots become a Flamenco guitarist in Andalusian boots? A tale of self-invention and the pursuit of happiness, regardless of the cost to others.

Screenings 9:00P 1/20 Screening Room 5:30P 1/21 Prospector Sq 6:00P 1/24 Temple Theatre 9:00A 1/26 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 1:00P 1/27 Redstone Cin 7 3:00P 1/28 SLC Library

Young & Wild

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A Palestinian journalist chronicles his village’s resistance to a separation barrier being erected on their land and in the process captures his young son’s lens on the world.

France (Director, Screen­writer: Quentin Dupieux)

Screenings 8:30P 1/21 Prospector Sq 9:45P 1/22 Broadway Ctr 3 Midnight 1/24 Egyptian Theatre 3:00P 1/26 Yarrow Hotel Thtr Noon 1/27 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

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Denmark, United Kingdom (Director: Malik Bendjelloul)

Rodriguez was the greatest ’70s US rock icon who never was. Hailed as the greatest recording artist of his generation he disappeared into oblivion — rising again from the ashes in a completely different context many miles away. DAY ONE FILM Screenings 9:30P 1/19 Library Ctr Thtr PkCty 9:00A 1/20 Yarrow Hotel Thtr PkCty 6:00P 1/20 SLC Library SLC 6:30P 1/22 Peery Egyptian Ogden 1:00P 1/25 Redstone Cin 7 PkCty 3:00P 1/27 Temple Theatre PkCty

Belgium (Director: Valérie Donzelli, Screen­ writers: Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli)

A young couple embark upon a painful, enlightening journey when they discover that their newborn child is very ill. Cast: Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, César Desseix Screenings 8:30A 1/20 Prospector Sq 6:45P 1/20 Broadway Ctr 3 11:30A 1/21 Egyptian Theatre 9:00P 1/28 Screening Room

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The Orator (O le Tulafale) New Zealand (Director, Screen­writer: Tusi Tamasese)

A Samoan villager must defend his land and family when they are threatened by powerful adversaries. Cast: Fa’afiaula Sagote, Tausili Pushparaj, Salamasina Mataia, Ioata Tanielu Screenings Noon 1/20 Temple Theatre 9:00P 1/20 Tower Theatre 3:45P 1/22 Broadway Ctr 3 6:30P 1/23 Redstone Cin 8 9:15P 1/27 Holiday Vlg Cin 2 6:00P 1/28 Tower Theatre

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Elena Russia (Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev, Screen­ writer: Oleg Negin)

A meditative, modern-noir tale about an older woman, Elena, who marries the wealthy business man for whom she worked and, when his health fails, is forced to deal with his estranged daughter who threatens her inheritance. Cast: Andrey Smirnov, Nadezhda Markina, Elena Lyadova, Alexey Rozin Screenings 6:45P 1/21 Broadway Ctr 3 5:30P 1/22 Prospector Sq 3:30P 1/24 Redstone Cin 8 9:00P 1/27 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 10:00P 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 4

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The Raid Indonesia (Director, Screen­writer: Gareth Evans)

All hell breaks loose when an elite SWAT team, given orders to raid a run-down Jakarta apartment building that houses the city’s most notorious crime boss, is forced to fight their way to freedom or die trying. Cast: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah Screenings 11:15A 1/20 MARC 9:45P 1/20 Broadway Ctr 3 11:30P 1/22 Prospector Sq 4:00P 1/26 Redstone Cin 7 Midnight 1/27 Broadway Ctr 6

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France, Lebanon, Italy, Egypt (Director: Nadine Labaki, Screen­writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Rodney Al Haddad, with the collaboration of Thomas Bidegain)

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Screenings 11:45P 1/21 Library Ctr Thtr 9:00P 1/22 Tower Theatre 9:00A 1/24 Temple Theatre Midnight 1/25 Egyptian Theatre 6:00P 1/26 Egyptian Theatre 6:00P 1/28 SLC Library

United Kingdom (Director: Andrea Arnold, Screen­writers: Andrea Arnold, Olivia Hetreed)

A freshly conceived retelling of Emily Bronte’s classic novel about Heathcliff and Cathy, two teenagers whose passionate love for each other creates a storm of vengeance. Cast: Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Solomon Glave, Shannon Beer, Steve Evets Screenings 11:30A 1/21 MARC PkCty 10:00P 1/21 Redstone Cin 7 PkCty 3:00P 1/22 Peery Egyptian Ogden 11:30A 1/27 Egyptian Theatre PkCty 6:45P 1/28 Broadway Ctr 3 SLC

The Pact

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Nicholas McCarthy)

As a woman struggles to come to grips with her past in the wake of her mother’s death, an unsettling presence emerges in her childhood home.

Cast: Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien Screenings Midnight 1/20 Egyptian Theatre Midnight 1/21 Broadway Ctr 6 11:45P 1/24 Library Ctr Thtr 9:00P 1/26 Egyptian Theatre Midnight 1/28 Tower Theatre

Excision

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U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Richard Bates, Jr.)

Pauline isn’t your typical teen. She picks scabs, dissects road kill, and fantasizes about performing surgery on strangers. Her fascinations disturb her parents and her classmates. Pauline reserves special disdain for “the church” and her “therapist,” Reverend William, who, in Pauline’s mind, is in no position to judge, or indulge in, her psychosexual fantasies. No one understands Pauline except for Grace, her younger sister, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. An outcast at school and at home, Pauline decides she is ready to lose her virginity ... and this is when the weirdness really begins. Cast: AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, Ariel Winter, Roger Bart, John Waters Screenings Midnight 1/21 Egyptian Theatre 11:45P 1/25 Library Ctr Thtr Midnight 1/27 Tower Theatre Midnight 1/28 Egyptian Theatre

Shut Up and Play the Hits

United Kingdom (Directors: Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace)

A documentary that follows LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy over a crucial 48-hour period, from the day of their final gig at Madison Square Garden to the morning after, the official end of one of the best live bands in the world.

Screenings Midnight 1/22 Egyptian Theatre 9:45P 1/23 Broadway Ctr 3 11:30P 1/25 Prospector Sq 10:00P 1/27 Redstone Cin 7 9:45P 1/28 Broadway Ctr 3

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Your Sister’s Sister

U.S.A. (Director, Screen­writer: Lynn Shelton)

While still mourning the recent death of his brother, a bereft and confused man finds love and direction in a most unexpected place. Cast: Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass Screenings 8:30A 1/20 Library Ctr Thtr PkCty 8:30P 1/20 MARC PkCty 9:30P 1/21 Peery Egyptian Ogden 9:00P 1/23 SLC Library SLC 7:00P 1/24 Redstone Cin 7 PkCty 8:30P 1/28 Prospector Sq PkCty

PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT From horror flicks to comedies to works that defy any genre, these unruly films will keep you edgeseated and wide awake. Each is a world premiere.

Black Rock

U.S. (Director: Katie Aselton, Screen­writer: Mark Duplass)

Three childhood friends set aside their

Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie U.S (Directors and Screen­writers: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim)

Grabbers Ireland, United Kingdom (Director: Jon Wright, Screen­writer: Kevin Lehane)

After two guys are given a billion dollars to make a movie, their Hollywood dreams run off course and they decide to rehabilitate a run-down shopping mall in an attempt to make the money back. Cast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim

Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s coast. First, some fishermen go missing. Then there is the rash of whale carcasses suddenly washing up on the beach. When the murders start, it’s up to two mismatched cops — an irresponsible alcoholic and his new partner, a by-the-book woman from the mainland — to protect the townsfolk from the giant, bloodsucking, tentacled aliens that prey upon them.

Their only weapon, they discover, is booze. If they want to survive the creatures’ onslaught, everyone will have to get very, very drunk! Cast: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, Bronagh Gallagher

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for. Cast: Joe Swanberg, Calvin Reeder, Adam Wingard, Sophia Takal, Kate Lyn Sheil

Screenings 11:45P 1/23 Library Ctr Thtr 9:45P 1/25 Broadway Ctr 3 Midnight 1/26 Egyptian Theatre 11:30P 1/27 Prospector Sq

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V/H/S

U.S. (Directors: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence, Screen­writers: Simon Barrett, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence)

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One of the country’s most noted contemporary playwrights, Wendy MacLeod (House of Yes) has written a funny, touching and compelling romance for our time, and holds her world premiere at Pioneer Theatre Company.

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Next <=> NEXT <=> encompasses a selection of pure, bold works by promising filmmakers distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling. Presented

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Each is a world premiere.

Compliance

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Craig Zobel)

When a prank caller convinces a fastfood restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent young employee, no one is left unscathed. Based on true events.

Cast: Ann Dowd, Pat Healy, Dreama Walker, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger Screenings 11:30A 1/21 Library Ctr Thtr 9:00P 1/21 Tower Theatre 11:30P 1/23 Prospector Sq 6:00P 1/25 Screening Room Noon 1/26 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

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I Am Not A Hipster

U.S (Director, Screen­writer: Destin Daniel Cretton)

Set in the indie music and art scene, this is a character-driven story exploring themes of love, loss and what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy. Cast: Dominic Bogart, Alvaro Orlando, Brad William Henke, Tammy Minoff, Kandis Erickson, Lauren Coleman Screenings 11:30A 1/20 Prospector Sq 2:30P 1/21 SLC Library 10:00P 1/22 Redstone Cin 7 6:00P 1/26 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

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KID-THING

U.S.A. (Director, Screen­writer: David Zellner)

A rebellious girl whose existence is devoid of parental guidance, spends her time roaming the land, shoplifting and vandalizing. Her routine is broken one day while playing in the woods when she hears a woman calling from a mysterious hole in the ground, asking for help. Cast: Sydney Aguirre, Susan Tyrrell, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner Screenings 2:30P 1/23 Prospector Sq 9:00P 1/24 Egyptian Theatre 3:00P 1/26 Screening Room 9:00P 1/27 Broadway Ctr 6 10:00A 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 4

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Mosquita y Mari

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Aurora Guerrero)

With this auspicious feature film debut, Aurora Guerrero explores the

complexities of a budding friendship between two Chicana high schoolers in Los Angeles’s Huntington Park.

Yolanda is stellar in her studies and makes her parents proud, while Mari has just moved to town with her undocumented family. On her first day of school, Mari is assigned to be Yolanda’s study partner. After a rocky start, the two find a bond that confuses them at times. Guerrero’s steady direction allows more intimate understanding of the girls’ aspirations and their families’ expectations. Cast: Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso, Joaquín Garrido, Laura Patalano, Dulce Maria Solis Screenings 9:00P 1/22 Egyptian Theatre 6:00P 1/23 Screening Room 1:00P 1/24 Redstone Cin 7 3:00P 1/27 Yarrow Hotel Thtr Noon 1/28 Broadway Ctr 6

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Sleepwalk With Me

U.S. (Co-directors: Mike Birbiglia and Seth Barrish, Screen­writers: Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish)

“I’m going to tell you a story, and it’s true....I always have to tell people that.” So asserts comedian-turnedplaywright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia directly to the viewer at the outset of his autobiographically inspired, fictional feature debut.

Birbiglia wears his incisive wit on his sleeve while portraying a cinematic surrogate. We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore. Cast: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Carol Kane, James Rebhorn, Cristin Milioti PkCty PkCty SLC PkCty

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Erin Greenwell)

Karen can’t believe that she has to work her receptionist gig on a gorgeous Fourth of July. Then a call comes from her long-lost father and sets in motion a crazy chain of events that will change one small town forever.

Meanwhile, Megan must decide between the stability of her longtime girlfriend and the thrill of a new love.

Young Ray fends off bullies and organized sports to woo the girl he likes.

In a little burg like this, you’d better believe everything is connected, which means that pretty soon everyone is mixed up in each other’s business.

Cast: Rachel Style, Ashlie Atkinson, Raúl Castillo, Jo Armeniox, Robert Salerno, Harris Doran Screenings 6:00P 1/21 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 7:00P 1/23 Redstone Cin 7 9:00P 1/25 Broadway Ctr 6 2:30P 1/27 Prospector Sq

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With media installations, multimedia performances, transmedia experiences, panels, film screenings and more, New Frontier highlights work that celebrates experimentation and the expansion of cinema culture through the convergence of film, art and new media technology. These films complement the previously announced installations and performances in the New Frontier venue at the Festival.

Bestiaire Canada, France (Director: Denis Côté)

The boundaries we place around animals are provocatively and formally explored in this meditation on the relationship between nature and humanity.

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A gay Korean American man yearns for a family life just out of reach.

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whiteonwhite: algorithmicnoir U.S., Kazakhstan (Directors: Eve Sussman | Rufus Corporation, Screen­writers: Eve Sussman, Kevin Messman, Jeff Wood)

A computer program assembles raw elements of music, dialogue, sound and footage shot in Kazakhstan into a generative noir mystery film in this live algorithmic performance. Cast: Jeff Wood, Marina Fedorenko

Jackie Diamond is a luckless talent agent who never stops dreaming. He believes in his clients and he believes in show business. Jackie reaches for the stars from a shabby office in Queens — the Famous Person Talent Agency.

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Fishing Without Nets (Director: Cutter Hodierne, Screen­writers: Cutter Hodierne, John Hibey)

A story of pirates in Somalia, told from the perspective of the pirates themselves.

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Terence Nance)

A quixotic young man humorously courses live action and various animated landscapes as he tries to understand himself after a mystery girl stands him up. Cast: Terence Nance, Namik Minter, Chanelle Pearson Screenings 9:00P 1/21 Egyptian Theatre 3:00P 1/23 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 9:00P 1/24 SLC Library 2:30P 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 1

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’92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card The Fort (Director: Todd Sklar, Screen­writers: Todd Sklar, Alex Rennie)

Jim and Dave are brothers who haven’t spoken in years and don’t like each other very much, but are forced to come together for a week when their dad dies in Kansas City. A limited edition 1992 Skybox Series Alonzo Mourning rookie card is a point of contention.

(Director, Screen­writer: Andrew Renzi)

On a rainy day, a young boy builds a fort in the woods when a man appears and offers to help.

The Arm

U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Laurence Thrush)

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U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS

Pursuit of Loneliness

Screenings Noon 1/22 Egyptian Theatre 9:00P 1/23 Broadway Ctr 6 10:00P 1/25 Redstone Cin 7 6:45P 1/26 Broadway Ctr 3 3:00P 1/28 Yarrow Hotel Thtr

This experimental documentary explores the numerous theories about the real meaning of Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining.

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U.S. (Director: Carrie Preston, Screen­writer: Kellie Overbey)

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(Director, Screen­writer: Andrew Ahn)

U.S. (Director: Rodney Ascher)

(Director: Ivan Hurzeler, Screen­writer: Cami

That’s What She Said

Longtime best friends Bebe and DeeDee are both wrestling with love. Bebe has met someone new and is in the exuberant phase of a budding romance. DeeDee is trying to move on from someone she can’t forget — mostly in destructive ways.

As Bebe waits for the perpetually late DeeDee at their favorite coffee shop, she meets Clementine, a distraught young woman with love problems of her own. With Clementine in tow, Bebe and DeeDee soon embark on the kind of outrageous misadventure that only New York City can offer. Cast: Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis, Alia Shawkat

Dol (First Birthday)

Room 237

Famous Person Talent Agency: Pearls of Asia

Screenings 2:45P 1/22 Egyptian Theatre 6:45P 1/24 Broadway Ctr 3 3:00P 1/26 Temple Theatre 5:30P 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 1

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An elderly patient dies in a county hospital leaving no known next of kin.

Over the next 24 hours, four central characters try to find a family member to contact regarding the death of this anonymous individual. Cast: Joy Hille, Sandra Escalante, Sharon Munfus, Kirsi Toivanen, Natalie Fouron

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U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Matt Ross)

Seen only as fragments in the secret world of hotel rooms, a long-term affair becomes perhaps the most significant relationship of a couple’s lives. Cast: Chris Messina, Marin Ireland Screenings 3:00P 1/21 Yarrow Hotel Thtr 9:00P 1/22 SLC Library 1:00P 1/23 Redstone Cin 7 6:00P 1/27 Egyptian Theatre

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(Directors and Screen­writers: Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos, Jessie Ennis)

The Perception of Moving Targets U.S. (Director, Screen­writer: Weston Currie)

A segmenting journey into the dreams of four neighbors. Cast: Brighid Thomas, Cherie Blackfeather, Gerald Casey, Tom Wood, Jin Camou Screenings Noon 1/20 Egyptian Theatre 7:00P 1/21 Redstone Cin 7 6:00P 1/24 Broadway Ctr 6 6:00P 1/26 Temple Theatre 8:30P 1/28 Holiday Vlg Cin 1

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In an attempt to keep up with social pressure in a technologically advanced world, Chance starts a texting relationship with Genevieve, a girl he meets at a yogurt shop.

The Black Balloon (Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie)

The Black Balloon strays from the herd and experiences what life as an individual is like. He explores New York City in the deepest way, seeing all of its characters.

Fourplay: Tampa (Director: Kyle Henry, Screen­writer: Carlos Trevino)

Louis loops into a local mall to grab lunch in the food court and a quickie in the public restroom. Paranoid about his own small package and clearly nervous about the situation, he scouts for possible partners, letting his imagination take over when reality proves thoroughly unsatisfying.

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Rolling on the Floor Laughing

(Director, Screen­writer: Kat Candler)

(Director, Screen­writer: Russell Harbaugh)

Little 7-year-old Petey falls prey to his older brothers’ hellion ways.

Two grown brothers return home for their widowed mother’s birthday, only to find themselves competing with a strange man for her affection.

(Director: Craig Macneill, Screen­writers: Craig Macneill, Clay McLeod Chapman)

Meet 9-year-old Ted Henley, budding motel manager and roadkill entrepreneur.

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A modern Miami adaptation of the 1962 French short film La Jetee, the film recounts Luke’s (Uncle Luke, legendary rapper from the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew) rise to fame as he changes the face of hip-hop and fights for first amendment rights, and later as he ushers Miami into a golden era of peace and prosperity as Mayor.

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party, an emotionless wedding, a Halloween in a garage and a Christmas marked with alcohol, drugs and perversion, the film is a crumpled letter from a filmmaker to his family: a shattered kaleidoscope of the destructive patterns that have trapped and wounded its members.

The Meaning of Robots (Director: Matt Lenski)

The benevolent Mike Sullivan, age 65, has been shooting an epic stop-

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A journey with many characters in one day through a city.

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Jack means well, but sometimes good intentions have horrible consequences.

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The dark mass between the screen and the room can beat again like once the first darkness did. Deep in it a man moves. He has a lamp, and the light it makes forms the rocks that will end up taking over the screen. About 10,000 people enter daily into Posokoni, the largest tin mine in Bolivia.

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Frozen Stories (Opowiesci z chlodni) Killing the Chickens to Poland (Director, Screen­writer: Grzegorz Jaroszuk) Scare the Monkeys Sweden (Director, Screen­writer: Jens Assu)

Nine scenes unfold in the grey area between black and white, where national politics and strategy have unforeseen consequences on a young teacher’s life.

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Katrin decides to face her old boyfriend, who is back to collect some of his stuff.

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Following a 10-year-old kid who arrives at the Ethiopian capital after escaping from his home and his misfortunes to integrate into a street children group,

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Rocky and Lulu live in opposite sides of the planet: they bump into each other in ChatRoulette and decide to stay in touch. Using video diaries, secret confessions, fictional representations of facts of their lives made with toys, dance performances and songs, they create a place where they can truly be themselves. But how real is their world?

A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have a good time.

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When Mika, a suburban teenager finds a disturbing creature in her swimming pool she asks her neighbor Gershon for help. What starts off as a friendly encounter between two neighbors turns into an unexpected lesson on the borders of control.

A young couple’s marriage hilariously hits the rocks during a weekend wedding in the country.

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Two worst employees of a supermarket have been ordered to find a goal in their lives.

In this handmade film, composed of more than 4,000 collages and shot in 35mm color, the actress Lillian Gish is seamlessly appropriated from silentera cinema and plunged into a new and haunting role.

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Bill wakes to find himself in a hospital struggling with memory problems, in this third and final chapter to Don Hertzfeldt’s Everything WIll Be OK.

A pyromaniac bear misses his mother.

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A man comes back from a Serb prison to his wife and son. Much has changed since he was declared missing and continuing where they left off four years ago may not be as easy as it seems.

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A tribe of Norse warriors traipse across a barren land after battle.

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It’s another quiet summer day in Park Dufresne. The neighborhood youth loiter around the park until a new park monitor appears for his first day of work. Two universes clash and a territorial struggle begins.

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A contemplative walk leads to a bizarre climbing tour going from everyday village life to a seemingly impossible ascent.

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A man with a big birthmark on his back enters an old public bathhouse.

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Two young passengers adventure toward a mysterious future.

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Bobby Yeah is a petty thug who lightens his miserable existence by brawling and thieving stuff. One day, he steals the favorite pet of some very dangerous individuals, and finds himself in deep trouble. He really should learn, but he just can’t help it.

The Conquerors (Les Conquérants) Canada, France (Directors and Screen­ writers: Sarolta Szabo, Tibor Banoczki)

What exactly we need to build new civilization? Bravery? Courage? Power? Or the only thing we need is to successfully destroy an already existing one.

The film could have well been called ‘Kicking and Screaming’ but that only describes me in the process of making it, questioning its taste. Cut through the flashy swastikas and one sees the German Nazis were Christians fulfilling historic obligation (The Final Solution) with relatively few so well-read as to imagine themselves Nietzscheans.

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had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Utah’s own Geralyn Dreyfous, who founded the Utah Film Center (formerly the Salt Lake Film Center). She has been a producer and executive producer for several films, founded Impact Partners, a company that helps fund independent films that address social issues, and was also an adviser on 8: A Mormon Proposition. Dreyfous was the executive producer of Born Into Brothels, which received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2004.

I asked Dreyfous how our local queer community can experience Sundance this year, and help generate momentum behind the films.

“For me, Sundance is an international platform for these stories to get out in the world, and it’s very exciting to have it here in our state.

The political repercussions of these films, I think are getting stronger and are also finding new ways to find audiences because of the way that technology is changing.

What I’ve noticed about the trend for documentaries this year at Sundance, is they have some very big essay films that are looking at some of the biggest social issues facing our country, which is very exciting,” said Dreyfous.

She mentioned that the Sundance House is the Beehive Tea Room, which hosts musical acts every night during the festival, and brings in the filmmakers as sort of a green room while the films are being screened.

“There’s a lot happening at the Beehive Tea Room, and most people don’t know that, so that will be a fun place to hang out if people are going to any of the screenings in Salt Lake City,” she said.

She also noted that the Salt Lake City Main Library is an official Sundance venue this year, and will be an excellent place for the local residents to attend the film screenings.

Some of Dreyfous’ recommendations for Sundance this year are: The Invisible War, directed by Kirby Dick “Kirby Dick’s film, The Invisible War, which I’m executive producing, is going to be an incendiary film that’s going to really blow open the failure of the military to address military sexual assault.

It’s so hard hitting, and the issue is huge.

There are women in Orem, Utah who have eating disorders, and their rationale for having their disorders is so that they don’t have their periods, so that when they go back to Afghanistan, and when they get raped, they won’t get pregnant. That’s how fucked up it is. They’re such good soldiers and they want to be back in the line of fire, but they also have this extra burden to worry about, it’s just terrible.”

How To Survive a Plague, directed by David France France, a first-time filmmaker had been covering HIV/AIDS issues and medical research for 30 years as a journalist. His film includes important archival footage that Dreyfous says shows how in the early days the LGBT community had to train itself to become medical experts and advocate on behalf of policy in a way that was fair for everybody, and not just the queer community.

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Love Free Or Die, directed by Mack Alstin “Love Free Or Die is about an Episcopal bishop who has refused to leave his church, and refused to leave his partner, and that tension that will probably split the Anglican Church around the issue of same-sex marriage. [Alstin] is at the forefront of it, and he’s been doing equality work here in Utah for years, so he’ll be kind of a ‘home team favorite,’ and that’s going to be a really important film.”

Keep The Lights On, directed by Ira Sachs “The other one for the LGBT community to watch for is Ira Sachs’ drama called Keep The Lights On, which is autobiographical.

His dad lives here, he’s spent a lot of his time growing up out here, and he’s had three or four films at Sundance, and the latest won the Grand Jury Prize. So that’s a film for you and the Q readers, and general audiences too. He’s been very devoted to equality issues here, and I think people will be very happy to have him back at Sundance.”

In addition to those, she has recommended Susan Froemke’s film, Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare, which addresses how to do health care reform; Eugene Jarecki’s film, The House I Live In, which is about the failure of the drug war and drug policy; and Finding North, a film that looks at hunger issues in America.

In terms of feature films, Dreyfous recommends the closing night film, The Words, and The Law In These Parts — a film on the Israeli Palestinian conflict, how that separation has happened historically, and what the legal precedent is for forward progress.

As for crowd-pleasing films, the inside prediction is that Searching For Sugarman will win the Audience Award in Documentary, a story about a man here in Utah who was once a protest singer and rock musician in the 1970s who ended up being a janitor. But unbeknownst to him and his family, he has a cult following in South Africa because of his protest songs, and some younger people try to track him down. Q

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t’s a whirlwind growing up. I can’t get the hang of it. I’m on tour with a new book, but I don’t know how I got here. I say aloud, I have to earn my stripes. But am I ready for scars too? At my first venue, a smoky gay bar, my face is on a poster above a dirty toilet and nobody knows who I am. I read from a Kindle but they’d rather see me disrobe. Pointing to the stripper pole a few patrons cackle. I try to be polite but I lose it, telling the crowd to download the book on its butthole. That way, they can get a super hot STD too. “Think of it as a free bonus,” I sing. “Herpes! It’s the gift that keeps giving!”

Following my performance, my assistant says that mentioning herpes might be a weak selling technique. Also, I need to stop telling gay men that it hurts taking it up the butt. Apparently, they don’t want me to ruin what awaits them at ethe end of the night. “Focus on the book,” he -says. “Just read. You don’t want to insult them.” t “But they’re not listening!” I cry. “And I have a @week of this? I don’t know if I can do it.”

On the drive to Ft. Lauderdale I’m convinced that I’m a closeted masochist. The pain gets me off. Why else would I agree to go on a bar tour with a young adult book? “Because gay people need to hear it,” my assistant insists. “Your book reminds people about what it means to love.”

He casts me an assuring wink. “Besides, your friends will be at the next stop.”

Yes, I forgot. My friends are waiting to support me. Yes! Well, except for Juan who decides to break up with his boyfriend an hour before I arrive. His pickup truck is packed with boxes when we meet.

“Sorry. I can’t stay,” he says. Sweat falls along his tan forehead. “I’m headed to Miami to party.”

“You’re kidding. You just ended a three-year relationship and you’re going to party?”

“It’s what I do,” he says, matter-of-factly.

Upset, I take his phone from him to call his boyfriend. He huffs as his boyfriend answers the phone.

“Can you two not do this the one night I’m in town?” I ask.

“Do whaaaaaat?” his boyfriend replies. His lavender voice soothes my ear as if nothing’s wrong.

“Please,” I beg. “Just stop the drama and get over here so Juan will stay for the reading.”

He sighs, hesitating. “Fine. I’ll get my purse.”

“What? He’s coming?” Juan yells, as I hang up the phone.

Immediately, he’s in need of a drink. So we find a bar next to the coffee shop where I’m reading and the owner gives us free shots in celebration of my new book. I shouldn’t be drinking but I am. I’m on my fifth shot when I find myself counseling Juan on how to work on the issue with his boyfriend: Listen to what he has to say.

He loves you. Fighting is normal. Enjoy it. I have a heap of advice but I can’t heed my own words.

The question is what am I fighting for?

I don’t know what I’m doing here. True, I put myself on this tour, but I had an idea that someone would pay attention. Now, it’s wearing on me. The laughing, the heckling, the snarky statements flying at me each time I pull out my Kindle — I soak up every wound as the crowd wonders aloud about why I’m reading to them.

I have something to say. Yes, that why I’m here.

Because I’m not happy with the status quo, the hiding, and the men who think they’re ‘less’ gay because they’re masculine. I’m over the obsessive gays, the ones fighting for the mirror at the gym. There’s more to being gay than sex and the latest hot guy on Grindr. I like to think that. But when I was young, I couldn’t find a book that agreed. I had no training wheels. It was zero to 100 before I hit 30.

Does that make me emotionally stunted? Is that why I can’t understand how it’s acceptable to send a nude pic to a stranger but be afraid to say a public hello? Why are you scared? Why am I equally afraid? Where is Juan? Why did he leave before the reading? Where are the rest of my friends? For me, it doesn’t add up, feeling so alone. I suppose that’s why I write ... because nothing is adding up. It’s just the mic and me, just one voice talking about love. You can laugh, yes. But I’m Anthony Paull and I can talk over it. Q

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nearby magazine shop so that I could procure some “inspirational literature” of my own.

I proceeded to buy a “triple combination” consisting of The Book of More-Man: Another Testament of Vice (Raging Stallion), The Doctrine of Covetousness (Rump Riders) and the Pervert of Great Vice (Butt Pirates of the Caribbean).

I drove to Memory Grove for some personal “scripture study.” I sat alone in my car, quietly pondering the things I had read. I decided that I would skip dinner in order to “fastly prey” for a companion to play “scripture chase.” Lo and behold, I observed that many men were wandering aimlessly about, to and fro along the path, apparently engaging in “Man’s Search For Happiness.” And it came to pass, that I also joined the throng, gaining many a stare, for I was still wearing the tuxedo. Sticking to the straight and narrow path and taking great care so as not to soil the tux, I did gain favor with a gorgeous jogger wearing tight little short-shorts who was way out of my league in splendor. Apparently, a tuxedo can make even a plus-size, geriatric queen look enticing. He silently motioned with a subtle nod of his head for me to join him behind some trees. Reverently and quietly I joined him in the privacy of this “sacred grove” and with breathless trepidation, I proceeded to “hold his priesthood.” Sensing my fashion limitations, he took charge and kneeled before me. Using my cummerbund as a cradle for my urim and thummim, he quickly went to work administering his affections. For some strange reason, the old British saying came to mind: “Nothing sucks like Electrolux.” I softly began to sing the song by Ian from Latter-Day Lampoon; “Hold to my rod, my iron rod, `Tis stiff, and straight and true.

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Fearing there would not be a place to change clothes, I wore my tuxedo from Logan to the dress rehearsal at noon. In great awe, I entered the tabernacle and sat in the choir seats beneath its massive organ. I almost swooned from lust when the director placed me between two absolutely hunky returned missionaries from the university. For lack of room, they were forced to stand shoulder to shoulder with me and read off of my music.

I held the music folder, and as they would reach in and turn each page, they would brush up against my arms and shoulders causing me to “gain a testimony.” We were packed tight enough that our thighs were even rubbing against each other. I could definitely feel the “power of the priesthood.” By the end of rehearsal, I was near to “exceeding myself” and needed to bear my testimony. We had a four-hour break before we had to line up for the concert in the evening. The clueless brethren tripped off happily to get dinner, totally unaware that they had kindled an unquenchable fire in my burning bosom.

I removed myself from the other choir members and avoided the missionaries quoting scriptures on Temple Square. I went to the

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The tale of hold to the rod he road to the Mormon Tabernacle is fraught with danger and excitement.

This may come as a shock to most of you, but when I am not engaged in the fondling of bingo balls at Third Friday Bingo with Ruby Ridge and the Matrons of Mayhem, I sing with the Salt Lake Men’s Choir. We just finished performing our 29th annual Christmas concert.

Dressing up in a tuxedo and singing my heart out brings back some fond memories of my younger days during the Paleolithic Era, when I used to be a member of a concert choir in Logan. That choir was scheduled to perform the Brahms Requiem in the Mormon Tabernacle on Temple Square. I was so excited because, as everyone knows, the concert ain’t over until a fat lady sings. So, in preparation, I bedazzled my best hoop skirt with sparkles, shellacked my tallest beehive hairdo and donned my glitter shoes. Sadly, I was informed that I must wear a tuxedo inside the tabernacle, because my beehive hairdo would outshine the beehives carved by the pioneers into the woodwork of the building, thus causing someone’s testimony to waver.

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And so it was accomplished, after a frenzied time, that his tonsils were baptized with “the fruit of my loins,” and he did swallow, lest the “seed” be spilled upon the ground and 4 wasted.

With a newly found love of life, and an obvious spring in my step, I raced back to the tabernacle, with my “triple combination” secretly stowed inside my music bag, arriving barely in time. I was nervous that the ushers would notice the literature in my bag. As we Y stood in line in the basement, waiting to enter the choir seats, my missionary studs asked me where I had disappeared. I told them I had gone to a quiet place for some personal study and self improvement. They seemed to buy that. Just as we started walking upstairs, the stud behind me, with a bewildered look upon his face, reached up and picked a twig and leaf out of my hair. Luckily, there was no time left for further inquiry. I sang like I had never sung before. It was surely my best concert performance ever.

Like always these events leave us with several eternal questions: 1. Should I name my beehive hairdo ‘Deseret?’

2. Do they make tuxedos with knee pads?

3. Do they make tuxedos out of camouflage material?

4. Does the jogger need to present his temple recommend to me before his tonsils get baptized?

5. Do they make music folders with secret porn compartments?

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