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‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’: A Culture of Complicity in Childhood Television

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer March 29, 2024

  Amid the #MeToo Movement, larger scrutiny was placed on bad actors behind the camera, finally holding them accountable for alleged abuses towards cast and crew. It saw the takedown of media moguls...

Bryce Canyon National Park on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Haley Freeman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Life, Nature and the Movies

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer July 18, 2023

  This past April I was slated to write a review for “Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty,” a documentary by John de Graaf. I found my seat in the University of Utah's College of Law theater...

Ed Sheeran Subtract cover art.

Ed Sheeran’s Album ‘Subtract’ — From All The Drama, Music is Made

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer May 28, 2023

  He’s the ginger with 14 No. 1 hits, five multi-platinum albums, and is no stranger to the iconic Wembley Stadium, where he has performed several record-breaking sold-out shows. Offstage, he...

(Courtesy of the Sundance Institute and Babylon 13)

Sundance 2023: ‘Iron Butterflies’: A Thought-Provoking Look at Russian War Crimes

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 26, 2023

  "Iron Butterflies," directed and produced by Kyiv residents Roman Liubyi and Andrii Kotliar, investigates the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 and the Russian's desperate attempts to...

(Courtesy of the Sundance Institute and Madeleine Gavin)

Sundance 2023: ‘Beyond Utopia’ Exposes North Korea Beyond the Propaganda

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor January 25, 2023

  Director and documentarian Madeleine Gavin’s latest film “Beyond Utopia” made its Sundance Film Festival premiere Saturday, Jan. 21. The documentary follows several North Korean defectors,...

Little Richard appears in Little Richard: I Am Everything directed by Lisa Cortés (Courtesy of Sundance
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Sundance 2023: ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Honoring A Rock ‘N’ Roll Legend

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer January 25, 2023

  Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as “Little Richard,” is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The documentary “Little Richard:...

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U of U Health Inspires with Sundance Documentary ‘Meet Me Where I Am’

By Lucas Welk, Arts Writer April 20, 2022

  It is natural these days to be exceptionally skeptical of so-called inspiring news stories. What a media outlet may portray as a positive, uplifting feature can actually look quite grim upon...

Magazine header for Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour (Courtesy Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity)

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Stops at Kingsbury Hall on World Tour

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer April 9, 2022

  2022’s Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival debuted at Kingsbury Hall on Feb. 22 and ran through Feb. 25, but it will eventually tour nine provinces and two territories in its native Canada...

Still from the Slamdance premiere of Ferroequinology. (Courtesy High on Films)

Slamdance: ‘Ferroequinology’ Reimagines the Locomotive Chase

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  According to a press release, director and cinematographer Alex Nevill’s documentary feature "Ferroequinology," stylized as "FERROEQUINOLOGY," is about “the passion and artistry of railroad...

Barkan (left) and Bruckman (right) talking between takes. (Courtesy Yuri Munir | Peoples TV)

Director Nicholas Bruckman, Healthcare Activist Ady Barkan a Dream Team in ‘Not Going Quietly’

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  “Not Going Quietly” on activist Ady Barkan’s journey with ALS premiered Jan. 24 on PBS as part of the Point of View documentary series. The documentary was directed by Nicholas Bruckman....