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International Spotlight, Shorts Programs

Climate Shorts – A World In The Balance

Program Climate Shorts – A World In The Balance This program explores how communities around the world are confronting the realities of climate change—whether through innovation, resistance,...
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

Coroner to the Stars

Film Coroner to the Stars Directed by Ben Hethcoat, Keita Ideno Coroner to the Stars chronicles the extraordinary journey of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief…
Shorts Competition

Correct Me If I’m Wrong (如你所願)

Film Correct Me If I’m Wrong (如你所願) Directed by Hao Zhou A Southwest Chinese family tries to purge an entity from their queer heir, in a struggle of love,…
Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Death Education

Film Death Education Directed by Yuxuan Ethan Wu In China, a high school teacher has introduced a death education class for young s. On the traditional…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight On Inspiration

Holding Liat

Film Holding Liat Directed by Brandon Kramer Liat Atzili was kidnapped from her kibbutz on October 7. What begins as a chronicle of her parents,...
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Studio Spotlight

Man on the Run

Film Man on the Run Directed by Morgan Neville Documenting Paul McCartney’s extraordinary life following the breakup of The Beatles and how the love he shared with...
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Oceanbone

Film Oceanbone Directed by Lani Cupchoy Stolen ancestors lie in museum vaults, waiting to return home. Oceanbone is a poetic reckoning with history, confronting…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History

Film Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History Directed by Cheri Gaulke Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art,…
American Indie Spotlight, Show-Me Cinema

Our Terrain

Film Our Terrain Directed by Anna Brannon Follows a group of trail runners in Missouri as they run a 100 mile race.
Shorts Competition, Women in Film

OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage

Film OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage Directed by Clare Major A short film that follows artist Whitney Bradshaw as she photographs women mid-scream in cathartic group sessions where...
Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Qotzuñi: People of the Lake

Film Qotzuñi: People of the Lake Directed by Gastón Zilberman, Michael Salama “The lake was our mother, our father. Now, we are orphans.” The Uru Nation lived for generations on…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

SEX RADICAL

Film SEX RADICAL Directed by Andy Kirshner At the turn of the 20th-century, the powerful federal censor, Anthony Comstock, believed he was on a "holy"…
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

SHELL YEAH

Film SHELL YEAH Directed by Sam Graff A musician, his shells, and the surprising sounds they create.
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, QFest LGBTQ Spotlight, Spotlight On Inspiration

SLIFF34 Opening Night Reception

Special Event SLIFF34 Opening Night Reception Join us at the Hi-Pointe Theatre for a celebration of film. You’ll also have the chance to meet...
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Stay Out Of The Sun

Film Stay Out Of The Sun Directed by Nidhi Kumar, Vivienne Ayres, Zola Franchi A scrapbook of vignettes featuring individuals’ experiences with colorism, recounting the messages they received about skin tone during…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Spotlight On Inspiration, Women in Film

Steal This Story, Please!

Film Steal This Story, Please! Directed by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most…
International Spotlight, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

Taking Up Serpents

Film Taking Up Serpents Directed by Matthias Lawetzky In West Virginia, there's a small church that handles venomous serpents as an act of faith. Death is…
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Talking Drum

Film Talking Drum Directed by Alexandre Gougeon Talking Drum explores the healing power of drumming through the lens of three diverse community leaders and their…

Team Ocean Quest

Film Team Ocean Quest Directed by Shane Vermooten Follow the finale of the underdog team of junior high/high school s as they compete in the $7…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight

The Librarians

Film The Librarians Directed by Kim A. Snyder Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy’s frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida,...
Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

The Pho King

Film The Pho King Directed by Jeovanni Xoumphonphackdy This short documentary follows Brandon on a quest to eat at every pho restaurant in the Salt Lake...
Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

They Call Me The Tattoo Witch

Film They Call Me The Tattoo Witch Directed by Lindsay Nyman In Hanoi, Vietnam, tattoo artist Tran Ngoc specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars.…
Shorts Competition

Town Square

Film Town Square Directed by Josh Izenberg Memory care pioneers build a replica 1950s town, challenging Alzheimer's care norms while families desperately await a breakthrough.
International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Spanish-Language Focus

Voices from the Abyss

Film Voices from the Abyss Directed by Irving Serrano, Victor Rejón La Quebrada Cliff Divers in Acapulco, Guerrero, earn their living by diving 100 feet into the sea from…
Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, T/F to SLIFF

Zodiac Killer Project

Film Zodiac Killer Project Directed by Charlie Shackleton Against the backdrop of deserted spaces, a filmmaker explores his abandoned Zodiac Killer documentary, delving into the true...