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2022 DOCUMENTARIES 

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SAUERKRAUT
Directed by
Dhiney Ramos

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The agricultural micro-entrepreneur, Jan makes sauerkraut in a traditional way. Jan grows his own food without using pesticides and in that way shares part of his crop with nature. He is nearly independent of city life. A way of life that gets rarer all the time. This film is a small and simple tribute to those who are still managing and choose to live in that way.

28min  Opening Night

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UNDERDOGS
Directed by
Alex Astrella

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At the California Men's Colony in Central California, a special connection forms between dogs and their inmate handlers, as the prisoners lovingly prepare the canines to become fully operational service animals. 

15min  Opening Night

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EVERY STREET SLC
Directed by
Corey Lester,
Parker Lester

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Bryant Heath decided to run every street in Salt Lake City. As he ventures, he sees the hidden beauty that composes the neighborhoods and the cultural magnitude of SLC.

11min  Saturday, Film Block 4

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THE GATHERING
Directed by
Micki Dickoff

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“The Gathering” tells the story of Witness to Innocence, the largest organization of death row exonerees in the United States.  These innocent men and women, some spending decades on death row for murders they didn’t commit, come together once a year to share their thoughts and feelings, fears, and dreams with the only people who really understand what they experienced.

24min  Saturday, Film Block 4

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NOURISHING JAPAN
Directed by
Alexis Agliano Sanborn

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Embark on a delicious journey from farmer’s field to school classroom that celebrates how one country has reimagined school lunch and food education. At the heart of Japan’s 2005 Food Education Law are the incredible people whose daily work nourishes the next generation’s relationship to food, the earth, and one another.

20min  Saturday, Film Block 4

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NOT JUST A SHOW
Directed by
Colin Cunningham

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At 85 years of age Bill Cunningham became the oldest contestant to qualify at St. George Utah's DIXIE'S GOT TALENT. This little film chronicles what it takes to be a star, at any age.

3min  Saturday, Film Block 4

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JAY FAI - FIRE AND SOUL
Directed by
Arlei Jose de Lima

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World wide known after receiving the first Michelin star given to a Street Food Stall in Thailand, Jay Fai has always believed food has to be done to its best. A true fighter who spends over 12 hours a day cooking over the high fire of the charcoal, seeking perfection and becoming an example for many cooks around the world.

38min  Saturday, Film Block 5

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HOME CRAG
Directed by
Tim Behuniak,
Simon Fraser

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Home Crag is about conservation, community and climbing in Salt Lake's Little Cottonwood Canyon. The film features Gnarly Nutrition athlete and Olympic medalist Nathaniel Coleman.

13min  Saturday, Film Block 5

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