SLFS Newsletter July 2016

JULY 2016

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Meet Front of House Staffer

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showcasing the best in american independents, international films, and documentaries

JULY 2016 E X P L O R E T H E C U LT U R E @ S L F S

ELENA ROGERS

FRONT OF HOUSE STAFFER

How long have you worked for SLFS? 9 months

What made you want to apply?

I started going to late night screenings at the Tower about 4 years ago, and have been in love ever since. The charm of that old theatre and the romantic notion of almost being a part of the midnight movie circuit floored me, and I couldn’t imagine working at a better place.

What is your favorite aspect of working here?

My co-workers. I love how ardently everyone on staff consumes and creates art, I love their eclectic tastes and all of the film, literature, and music they’ve turned me on to, and I love going to late night screenings with them and giving movies the Mystery Science Theater treatment. (Our roller derby team is great, too.)

Why is film important to you?

Film is a really unique medium. It’s an amalgamation of so many different forms of art and the number of people and amount of time that must be dedicated to even the most lowbudget of films is stunning. Film is also a very visceral medium, more so than most because it’s primarily visual, the logical extension of a painting. A potent film has a lot in common with a subliminal message, and I’m fascinated by how we interact with ideas, how the conceptual can manifest into the physical due to its influence on us.

What do you like to do during your free time?

Literature is my primary love and I spend as much time with it as I can. I write more or less frequently, go to open mics, beg for internships at local bookstores and take every book I meet to bed with me.

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What are your hopes for the future of SLFS? I would like to see us continue our collaborations with local businesses and filmmakers, but I would also like to see us expand as a center for people in the community to voice their opinions, share their art, and learn and grow from each other.

What is your favorite movie and why?

There are a few. THE BLOOD OF A POET for its elegant surrealism and visual metaphors.

GONE WITH THE WIND for its lush set design and crippling performances. Suzan Pitt’s JOY STREET for its blend of mediums and unflinching examination of despair. BIGGER THAN LIFE for its stunning cinematography, use of color, and screen time allotted to James Mason, and 1984 for the love of John Hurt, the Eurythmics, and Big Brother.

All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

JULY 2016

SEE THESE WHILE YOU STILL CAN

THE LOBSTER Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos IRE/UK/GRC | R | 118 min | Comedy/Drama

SUMMER LATE NIGHTS 2016 6/24–6/26 7/1–7/3 7/8–7/10 7/15–7/17 7/22–7/24 7/29–7/31

SHAUN OF THE DEAD ELECTION SLC PUNK! CLERKS VIDEODROME AKIRA

FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS AT 11 PM SUNDAYS AT NOON

ALL SHOWS $5

Starring: Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz

MAGGIE’S PLAN Directed by Rebecca Miller USA | R | 98 min | Comedy

COMING SOON @SLFS Starring: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, and Julianne Moore

LOVE & FRIENDSHIP Directed by Whit Stillman IRE/FRA/NED/USA | PG | 92 min | Comedy

DON’T THINK TWICE

OUR LITTLE SISTER

PHANTOM BOY

Directed by Mike Birbiglia USA | R | 90 min | Comedy/Drama

Directed by Anne Fontaine Japan | PG | 128 min | Comedy/ Drama

Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol FRA/BEL | NR | 84 min | Fantasy

After the death of their estranged father, three siblings invite their half sister to live with them.

A super-powered boy helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.

Coming August 5

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, and Xavier Samuel

When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets a huge break, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all.

All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Coming August 5

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

Coming August 12

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JULY 2016

home of

independent film in SLC

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THE NEON DEMON

OUR KIND OF TRAITOR

SWISS ARMY MAN

MUSIC OF ST

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn FRA/DEN/USA | R | 117 min | Drama/Horror Starts June 24 @tower

Directed by Susanna White UK | NR | 107 min | Thriller Starts July 1 @broadway

Directed by Dan Kwan & Dan Scheinert USA | R | 95 min | Comedy/Drama Starts July 1 @tower

Directed by Morgan USA | PG-13 | 96 min | D Starts July 8 @broa

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

A couple find themselves lured into a Russian oligarch’s plans to defect are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust.

Hank is stranded on a deserted island, having given up all hope of ever making it home again. Everything changes when a corpse named Manny washes up on shore; the two become fast friends, and ultimately go on an epic adventure that will bring Hank home.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and oth artists of The Silk Road philosophies on music a

TICKLED

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

THE INNOCE

Directed by David Farrier & Dylan Reeve New Zealand | R | 92 min | Documentary Starts July 15 @broadway

Directed by Steve Hoover UK/USA | R | Comedy Starts July 22 @broadway

Directed by Matt Ross USA | R | 118 min | Drama Starts July 22 @broadway

Directed by Anne Fo France/Poland | PG-13 Starts July 22 @bro

A journalist intends to document an international tickling competition for kicks. Instead, he finds a bizarre and even threatening world created by a bully with deep pockets.

Edina and Patsy become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent.

In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.

In 1945 Poland, a young doctor who is sent to as the German camps disc advanced states of preg to a nearby convent.

All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

Whose eyes are these? The first right answer on our Facebook page wins a pair of tickets.

TRANGERS

WIENER-DOG

THE WAILING

GURUKULAM

Neville

Directed by Todd Solondz USA | R | 90 min | Comedy Starts July 8 @broadway

Directed by Hong-jin Na South Korea | NR | 156 min | Mystery/Thriller Starts July 8 @tower

Directed by Neil Dalal & Jillian Elizabeth Canada/USA | NR | 108 min | Documentary Starts July 15 @broadway

A cute dachshund puppy finds itself shuffled from one oddball owner to the next, including two couples, a veterinary nurse, a screenwriter, and a bitter woman.

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading.

A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

Teachers and students confront questions about the nature of reality and self identity in a remote forest in southern India.

ENTS

CAFÉ SOCIETY

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE

LIFE, ANIMATED

ontaine

Directed by Woody Allen USA | PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy/Drama Starts July 29 @broadway

Directed by Taika Waititi New Zealand | PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy Starts June 29 @broadway

Directed by Roger Ross Williams USA/France | PG | 89 min | Documentary Starts July 29 @broadway

A young man arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry.

There, he falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant cafĂŠ society that defined the spirit of the age.

A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.

A coming of age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.

Documentary

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her international Project discuss their and culture.

3 | 115 min | Drama

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g French Red Cross ssist the survivors of covers several nuns in gnancy during a visit

All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

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JULY 2016 R O YA L S H A K E S P E A R E C O M P A N Y @ B R O A D W AY

SATURDAY, JULY 2 NOON ADMISSION: General - $20 SLFS Members - $15 Students - $10

HAMLET WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

SHA KE SPE ARE ’S GL OB E @ B R O A D WAY

MEASURE

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More Drama on KUED

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Dancing on the Edge

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 NOON ADMISSION: General - $20 SLFS Members - $15 Students - $10

Endeavour

Sunday Nights

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All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

The Tunnel

FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

LEVI ELDER

As we move into the dog days of summer I’m sure you’ll be wanting to spend as much time as you can in our gloriously air conditioned theaters! If that’s not enough enticement, let me give you a quick rundown of highlights for the coming month.

In July we’ll have what may be the scariest film I’ve ever seen, THE WAILING (Goksung). Korean director, Hing-jin Na weaves an intricate tale that starts as a bucolic comedy but evolves into a multi-trope balancing act with edge-of-your-seat twists and a satisfying if somewhat literal ending. Be prepared for zombies, ghosts, demons, pestilence, shamans, witches, mayhem, and plenty of blood.

O N E N I G H T O N LY C I N E M A E V E N T @ T O W E R

JULY 2016 Also in July we have the mind-bending TICKLED. This doc explores the underground culture of tickle torture. This film unfolds from where it starts as a lighthearted puff piece on an innocuous fetish into a sinister life-threatening hydra-like organization with a conclusion that must been seen to believed.

As a special treat for all of us Sweetie Darlings, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: The Movie hits our Great Salt Lake shores from the UK. Eddie and Patsy are up to their old tricks when they get into a particularly sticky wicket by accidentally killing Kate Moss. AbFab behind bars? How will they ever get out of this one? By becoming fugitives fleeing to the south of France, darling.

On September 8, we’ll have a one-night-only screening of the new Nick Cave film ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING, directed by Andrew Dominik.

The film will play globally this one night as a preview of Nick’s new album, Skeleton Tree. This will be the first chance the public will have to hear the tracks! General admission and VIP tickets are on sale now at SLFS.org or at the box offices of the Broadway or Tower.

I want to give a personal thanks to all of our new Red Carpet Club patrons and past members that have transitioned into the new program. Because of your support we’re able to serve and support diverse communities throughout the valley and filmmakers from around the world with programs like our Czech Film Tour. If you’ve yet to sign up you can become a supporter for as little as $5 a month. Visit our site or ask any SLFS team member for more details and they can sign you up on the spot!

Don’t forget that our Summer Late Night series runs every weekend through Labor Day for all of your indie/alternative/cult needs. One of my favorites, VIDEODROME (July 22-24), starring punk rock icon Debbie Harry, continues to remain relevant as an allegory of media addiction, madness, and how it can bend our thoughts into believing propagated untruths. Perhaps it’s even more relevant during this particular political season.

ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING

Directed by Andrew Dominik ONE NIGHT ONLY Thursday 9/8 @ 7pm $15 Screening $30 Screening and invitation to 21+ VIP balcony hosted by Red Rock Brewing Co. All Salt Lake Film Society dates and locations are subject to change.

We send out an invitation to vote for the Summer Late Night features every spring. If you missed out, make sure you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to get up to the moment notifications of all things SLFS. You can also get a weekly email with updates of what’s new each week. Go to SLFS. org and look for the envelope icon (it’s on every page, at the top right).

Check showtimes at SLFS.org or 801.321.0310.

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Support your home for independent film by joining Red Carpet Club

$125 Per Month or $1500 Per Year

Lindsey Ferrari

Partner, Wilkinson Ferrari & Co.

“SLFS is the heart and soul of our film community. I invest in SLFS because I want to preserve the only local cinema that brings people together to share an authentic and pure experience of what going to the movie can be.”

Whose eyes are these? The first right answer on our Facebook page wins a pair of tickets.

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T H A N K YO U t o o u r s p o n s o r s a n d g r a n t o r s GRANTORS

George Q. Morris FOUNDATION

ON-SCREEN UNDERWRITERS

MEDIA SPONSORS

$50 Per Month Or $600 Per Year

IN-KIND SPONSORS

Sheryl Gillilan

Executive Director, Art Access

“The Broadway and The Tower theaters are the only places I see films. I invest in Salt Lake Film Society because I know if I hear about a great movie, SLFS is going to show it. This is where the good movies are!”

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SLFS b oa r d o f d i r e c to r s GOVERNANCE BOARD

Prescott Muir - President Phil Cooper - Treasurer Lisa Bickmore - Secretary Tori A. Baker Leigh Ann Bernal Kurt Bester

Robert Brown Richard Q. Perry Tamra Rieper Brian Rivette Sarah Sinwell

FOUNDER BOARD Peter Kelson Kris Liacopoulos Paul Liacopoulos

ADVISORY BOARD

$12.50 Per Month Or $150 Per Year

Claudia Benitez

Cultural Attaché, Consulate of Mexico

“I invest in Salt Lake Film Society because it changes the beat of our town. It deepens and enriches our sense of culture and makes Salt Lake City feel more cosmopolitan.”

Learn more about Red Carpet Club at slfs.org/join-us/become-a-supporter

Salt Lake Community Leaders Bill Allred Jackie Biskupski Jeffrey Breglio Michael W. Christopherson Sean Desilets Lori Feld Matt Frisbie Rachel Hodson Thomas Francis Jakab Seth Jarvis Chris Lippard Donna Lifsey-Foster Justina Parsons-Bernstein George Pence Dan Purjes Miles Romney Thomas Sobchack Jonathon Tichy Scott Ulbrich

Film Professionals Barbara Boyle, Producer Trevor Groth, Sundance Senior Programmer David Cummins, Post Production Stephen Katz, Cinematographer Chapin Cutler, Digital Media Guru Kelly Loosli, BYU Animation Lance Williams, Producer/Actor Film Directors Richard Dutcher Keith Gordon Trent Harris Jared Hess Jerusha Hess Tyler Measom