Tower, Fri 8/8 & Sat 8/9/08, after 7:00 PM screening
The Salt Lake Film Society presents Charles Ehin, PhD, an Estonian native and Professor Emeritus of Management at Westminster College Gore School of Business, who was in Estonia in 2004 as Singing Revolution was filmed. Dr. Ehin will conduct a Q/A after the 7:00 PM screenings on Fri 8/8 and Sat 8/9. See the Singing Revolution website for more info about the movie.
Broadway, Wed 5/7 & Thu 5/8/08
The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to host the SLC 48 Hour Film Project, a showcase of short local cinema shot in 48 hours or less. Visit the 48 Hour Film Project Website for schedule details & other information.
Tower Theatre, Wed 2/20/08, 9:00 PM
View short films submitted by local filmmakers; no charge for viewing films. $5.00 submission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 11/14 before the event. Email david.fetzer@gmail.com if any questions.
Sundance SLFS Member Screenings 
Derek - Saturday, January 26, 3:00 PM, Tower Theatre
Blind Date - Sunday, January 27, 3:00 PM, Broadway Centre Cinemas
Two no-charge Sundance screenings especially for SLFS Members (Panaflex & higher-level). SLFS members (Panaflex & higher-level) and a guest ($5.00 guest donation suggested) are cordially invited. Arrive early, seating is limited and subject to available seats.
Presented the 2nd Monday of each month at the Historic Tower theatre by The Village. Upcoming films...
Just a Question of Love (Juste une question d'amour)
Monday, December 10, 7:00 PM, Tower Theatre
Previous films include Moulin Rouge, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, & Sunset Boulevard
Broadway Centre, Various Screenings: Happy holidays from the SLFS. Holiday Family Films are FREE to the public.
It's a Wonderful Life
3:00 pm Christmas Eve (Mon 12/24/07) & 7:30 pm Christmas Day (Tues 12/25/07). See Jimmy Stuart in Frank Capra's touching 1946 masterpiece.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey 2000 Version)
Saturday 12/15/07, 10:00 am, including waffles, wassail, and a visit from Santa. Festivities begin at 10:00, film at 11:00.
Broadway Centre, Tue 11/27/07, 7:30 PM
A special one-time screening for exclusively for SLFS Members & guests. Ostrov is a great, award-winning work of modern Russian cinema, and may not screen again in Salt Lake. Admission is no charge for SLFS Members, donation suggested for guests. Call our Membership Coordinator, 801-746-0038, or email memberships@saltlakefilmsociety.org for details.
Broadway Centre, Every Tuesday, 10/16 - 11/20/07, 7:00 PM
Free and open to the public. A project of the American West Center and The Salt Lake Film Society, presents classic westerns from Italy, Mexico, Greece, New Zealand, Japan, and India. Before each film a humanities scholar, with expertise in the region, gives a brief summary of the featured country's cinema. Q & A follows each film.
| Tue, 10/16 | C'era Una Volta il West (U.S. title Once upon a Time in the West) (Italy, 1968) |
| Tue, 10/23 | Cananea (Mexico, 1978) |
| Tue, 10/30 | To Homa Vaftike Kokkino (Greece, 1966) |
| Tue, 11/6 | Utu (New Zealand, 1983) |
| Tue, 11/13 | Tampopo (Japan, 1985) |
| Tue, 11/20 | Sholay (India, 1975) |
Tower Theatre, Wed 11/14/07, 9:00 PM
View short films submitted by local filmmakers; no charge for viewing films. $5.00 submission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 11/14 before the event. Email david.fetzer@gmail.com if any questions.
Tower Theatre, Friday, 11/2 - Sat 11/10/07
The International Documentary Association (IDA) and SLFS present a week of fine documentary films. See schedule of films and times...
Fri 10/19/07, Tower Theatre
Community Panel Discussion following the 7:00 PM screening
Discussion with local religous leaders, including Rev. Tom Goldsmith, First Unitarian Church; Pastor Erin Gilmore, Holladay United Church; Rev. Dee Bradshaw, Metropolitan Community Church. Thanks to our co-sponsors: Human Rights Campaign, Equality Utah, Utah AIDS Foundation, UAF's The Village, Pride at the University of Utah, & The Utah Pride Center.
Tower Theatre, Midnight Fri 10/26 & Sat 10/27, 8:00 pm & midnight on Halloween Wed 10/31
$10.00 admission. Advance tix available now at Tower box office. Pre-show begins one-half hour before screening (i.e. 11:30 or 7:30). Prop kits available for purchase on night of show (no outside props allowed).
The Salt Lake Film Society presents the annual Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween special. Live pre-show performance and sing-along during show presented by Salt Lake's Latter Day Transvestites. NOTE: The RHPS and pre-show involve themes that may be inappropriate for children, and even for some particularly sensitive adults. Use your judgement, people!!
Broadway Centre, Wed 10/24, 7:00 PM
Ballet West presents the Three Musketeers Film Festival. $5.00 Admission includes two film versions: The 1948 classic starring Lana Turner & Gene Kelly, and the 1993 modernized remake. Also, on Sat 10/27 7:00 PM, the 1921 silent-film version starring Douglas Fairbanks will be screened, with live organ music accompaniment, at downtown's historic Capitol Theatre. No admission charge (donation suggested).
Tower Theatre, Wed 9/19/07 7:00 PM 
See SpyHop's best student productions from the past year. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and/or children. All proceeds benefit SpyHop youth programs. See the SpyHop website for additional info.
Broadway, U of U, Park City, Fri 9/7 - Thu 9/20/07
(Note: Details pending)
The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to host Global Lens 2007, a showcase of international films. Package price of $10.00 allows admission to any Global Lens screenings, or regular ticket price for single films. Visit the Global Lens Website for film information. See schedule info...
Broadway Centre, Tue 8/21/07, 7:30 PM
A special screening for exclusively for SLFS Members & guests. Admission is no charge for Members, donation suggested for guests. Call our Membership Coordinator, 801-746-0038, or email memberships@saltlakefilmsociety.org for details.
Tower Theatre, Wed 8/15/07, 9:00 PM
View short films submitted by local filmmakers; no charge for viewing films. $5.00 submission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 8/15 before the event.
Ballet West is proud to announce their first-ever Short Film Contest, presented in collaboration with the Salt Lake Film Society. Entry-categories are: Three Musketeers, The Nutcracker, Nine Sinatra Songs, Innovations, Cinderella, or Ballet in general.
Entry deadline is Wednesday August 1, 2007. Best of show will be screened at the SLFS Open Mic Night on Wednesday August 15, 2007, with prizes awarded immediately following the screening. Winners may also be posted on the Ballet West website to help promote the 2007-2008 ballet season.
For more information email Melissa at mrasmussen@balletwest.org, call 323-6966, or visit the Ballet West website. Also, download a pdf-format information sheet and application.
June, July, & August 2007
The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to present our Big Pictures Little People summer film series for children. More details coming soon.
Tower Theatre, Mon 7/30 & Tue 7/31/07
Screenings of two short films, presented by The Salt Lake City Film Center & Artists Collaborative & SLFS. Mon 7/30 screenings are no-charge, and followed by Q/A sessions with the directors of each film. Tue 7/31 screenings are $5.00 admission for double-feature of both films. See the SLC Film Center website for schedule details.
The eagerly anticipated new documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore.
Fri 6/29, 9:00 AM special screening presented by KRCL 90.9 Radio. A live KRCL RadioActive broadcast will follow the film.
KCPW Community Radio Presents a panel discussion immediately following the Fri 6/29, 7:00 PM screening.
Thursday May 31 - Saturday June 2, 2007
The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to host various events for Pride Film Festival 2007
Tower Theatre, Wed 5/16/07, 9:00 PM
View short films submitted by local filmmakers; no charge for viewing films. $5.00 submission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 5/16 before the event.
Tower Theatre, Wed 2/21/07, 9:00 PM
View short films submitted by local filmmakers; no charge for viewing films. $5.00 admission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 2/21 before the event.
Sundance SLFS Member Screenings 
Two no-charge Sundance screenings especially for SLFS Members. SLFS members and a guest are cordially invited. Arrive early, seating is limited and subject to available seats.
Delirious
Tower Theatre
Saturday, January 27th, 3:00 PM
The Devil Came on Horseback
Broadway Centre
Sunday, January 28th, 3:00 PM
Broadway Centre, Various Screenings: Happy holidays from the SLFS. Holiday Family Films are FREE to the public.
It's a Wonderful Life
Christmas Eve, Sun 12/24/06, 3:00 pm & Christmas Day, Mon 12/25/06, 7:30 pm. See Jimmy Stuart in Frank Capra's touching 1946 masterpiece.
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Saturday 12/16, 10:00 am, including waffles, wassail, and a visit from Santa. Festivities begin at 10:00, film at 11:00.
Tower Theatre, Wed 12/13/06, 9:00 PM
View short films submitted by local filmmakers; no charge for viewing films. $5.00 admission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 12/13 before the event.
Tower Theatre, Fri 12/8/06, 7:30 PM
Join the SLFS and the Muscular Dystrophy Association for a benefit screening supporting those afflicted with ALS (Lou Gherig's disease). After the screening, a panel discussion will be held featuring local ALS community members and So Much So Fast director Steven Ascher.
Tower Theatre, Midnight Fri 10/27 & Sat 10/28, 8:00 pm & midnight on Halloween Tue 10/31
$10.00 admission. Advance tix available now at Tower box office. Pre-show begins one-half hour before screening (i.e. 11:30 or 7:30). Prop kits available for purchase on night of show (no outside props allowed).
The Salt Lake Film Society presents the annual Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween special. Live pre-show performance and sing-along during show presented by the SLC Rocky Horror Cast. NOTE: The RHPS and pre-show involve themes that may be inappropriate for children. Use your judgement, people!!
Broadway and Tower Theatre, Fri 10/13 - Thu 10/19/06
The Salt Lake Film Society presents a gala celebration in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Sundance Institute. Advance tickets are available beginning Sunday 10/1/06 at the Broadway and Tower box offices. See our Sundance 25th Anniversary page for a schedule of events and prices.
The SLFS is proud to be one of only fourteen nation-wide art-house venues chosen by Sundance to help celenbrate their 25th Anniversary.
Tower Theatre, Wed 10/11/06, 9:00 PM
View short films submitted by local filmmakers; no charge for viewing films. $5.00 admission fee to submit films. Submit your film on Wed 10/11 before the event.
Broadway, U of U, Park City, Fri 9/8 - Sun 9/17/06
(Note: No screenings Fri 9/15 or Sat 9/16)
The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to host Global Lens 2006, a showcase of international films. Package price of $10.00 allows admission to any Global Lens screenings, or $5.00 for single films. Visit the Global Lens Website for film information. See schedule below...
Personal appearance and Q/A with Writer / Director Mike Shiley. See the Official Film Site.
Tower Theatre, Fri 8/25, Sat 8/26, & Sun 8/27 (Film Screenings at 7:00 & 9:30)
The Utah premiere of Dark Water Rising at the Tower Theatre. The film is a gripping new documentary showing the truth behind Hurricane Katrina animal rescues. A portion of proceeds will be donated to No More Homeless Pets in Utah. All proceeds from Tuesday, 8/29, screenings will be donated in honor of the 1 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. On Saturday 8/26, 5:30 - 9:00 pm, homeless New Orleans pets will be available for adoption, with the first adoption sponsored by the SLFS. Filmmaker Mike Shiley will introduce the film and answer questions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday shows.
Broadway, Thu 7/6 at 7:30 pm
Special no-charge advance-screening for SFLS Members only.
"An Inconvenient Truth" opening-night screening and Panel Discussion. Panel Discussion will be recorded for broadcast and is sponsored by KCPW Community Radio.
Broadway, Fri 6/16, 7:00 PM screening
Tickets on sale now at the Broadway box office. Regular adult admission price of $7.75, no discounts or passes for this screening.
Tower Theatre, Fri 5/12, Sat 5/13, & Sun 5/14 after 7:00 screening
"After seeing images of the Iraq war on the nightly news, I knew there was much more to the story than the mainstream media was telling us. I decided to go to Iraq myself to meet the people and document what was going on first-hand. The media only shows bombs and press conferences, the world deserves more."
Tower Theatre, Fri 11/4/05, 9:30 PM
The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to present Trent Harris, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his film Plan 10 from Outer Space.
Admission is $7.75 (regular screening price). Come early for door prizes and Plan 10 ambience. Live Q/A with Trent Harris after the film screening.
Screenings of Reel Paradise and The Land Has Eyes.
Tower Theatre, Fri 10/21/05, 5:00 PM (No charge for admission, see schedule below)
The Salt Lake Film Society is proud to present John Pierson, the subject of the documentary Reel Paradise. Free tickets available at the Tower Box Office on the night of the event; seating is first-come, first-served.
| 4:30 | The Land Has Eyes (Intro by Victor Narsimulu, Rotuman community leader) |
| 6:30 | Pacific Island cultural events (dancers and barbeque; subject to change) |
| 7:00 | Reel Paradise (Intro by John Pierson) |
| 9:30 | John Pierson Q & A |
| 10:00 | Regular-price screening of Reel Paradise or Land Has Eyes (Note: This screening is not part of the free event) |
John Pierson worked as a Producer's Representative throughout the 80's and 90's helping spark the careers of directors such as Spike Lee, Micheal Moore, Richard Linklater, and Kevin Smith. He also wrote the book titled "Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dikes".
Reel Paradise documents John Pierson towards the end of his yearlong residence on a Fijian island. He purchased a theater and ran a nightly program of free movies, mostly recent Hollywood fare with a few classics and indies thrown in. Produced by Kevin Smith, directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams)
The Land Has Eyes (Pear ta ma 'on Maf): "...The land has teeth and knows the truth..." - A Rotuman Proverb. Fiji's first feature film made by a native (Vilsoni Hereniko) of Fiji. It tells the story of of Viki, a young South Pacific Islander who redeems her family's name and is inspired and haunted by the island's mythical "Warrior Woman". The lush beauty of Rotuma Fiji contrasts with the conformity of Viki's culture as she confronts notions of justice and freedom.