Summer has finally arrived, which means it's time for the return of Utah's outdoor movie tradition, now in its 22nd year! The nonprofit Sundance Institute will once again celebrate the season and Utah's natural beauty with free screenings of Eleven Sundance Film Festival favorites, taking place in Salt Lake City, Park City, Ogden, St. George and, new this year, Coalville. The screenings will also feature special guests, fun activities, delicious food and many surprises.
"I can't think of a better way to spend the summer than sharing these great films made by talented artists with our friends and neighbors, all while surrounded by our state's natural beauty," said Betsy Wallace, Managing Director and CFO of Sundance Institute. "We're proud of our year-round partnership with the state of Utah and always look forward to this opportunity to express our appreciation for our home state and the people we share it with." The series starts on July 3, with a special showing of Get Out at Salt Lake City's Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre. The Academy Award-winning film made its world premiere as a surprise screening at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival before going on to become a worldwide phenomenon. The series continues in Salt Lake with an advance screening of the 2019 Festival's family-friendly film Abe prior to its theatrical release, before moving to Park City on July 12 with another standout from this year's Festival, Top End Wedding. Other highlights of the series include 2018's critically acclaimed Eighth Grade; the classic Festival favorite The Cockettes, featuring an in-person Q&A with co-directors Bill Weber and David Weissman; and the Summer Series' first-ever screening in Coalville, with 2019's Alfred P. Sloan Prize-winning The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Of the ten selected films, three made their world premieres at this year's Sundance Film Festival; eight of the ten films played in the last three Festivals. A full lineup appears below.Photographer Credit: Jonathan Hickerson
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