The 13th annual Utah Dance Film Festival is coming live and online October 9-10 to Orem Library Hall and online! Enjoy films from across the world, and from our own communities. Documentaries, and animation, ballet and breakdancing - a weekend of films you can't catch anywhere else!

"Born For This" chronicles the inspiring journey of Tia Bee Stokes, a mother of five who, while battling cancer, danced for 15 minutes every day, turning her fight into a powerful testament of resilience and hope.

This film tells the story of the Russian cultural genocide against Ukraine—the story of the ballerinas and dancers who must make a choice: to leave the country, to stay and dance, or to pick up arms and fight. Throughout this harrowing invasion, the Russian state has gone out of its way to destroy Ukraine's cultural institutions, bombing places with no tactical value like the Ivankiv Museum which displayed the work of famous Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko. To date, 476 cultural sites have been partially or totally destroyed, and still counting. This war isn't just about taking Ukraine, they intend to erase an entire people group and their rich cultural heritage. Ballet is one of Ukraine's secret weapons in the war, occupying a central role in articulating the voice of Ukrainian freedom and culture across the globe, in direct contrast to Russia’s crumbling control over the artform they’ve always dominated. The world of ballet is resisting that control at home, abroad, and on the front lines. With this documentary, we intend to amplify their voices and celebrate their courage, preserving as much of their heritage as we can despite their invader’s best efforts. Ballet, and art in general, isn't just a way to show joy and hope during this war, it is a way to fight back, directly.

Welcome to the 12th annual Utah Dance Film Festival! Films screen in Salt Lake City and online, August 16-17th.

Enjoy the 12th annual Utah Dance Film Festival, live and online. August 16 & 17, in Salt Lake City and online. 28 films from 9 countries, including 6 films by Utah artists.

Experience 32 films from 15 countries with the 11th annual Utah Dance Film Festival. In person event at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City August 17-18. Online - and free - August 16-19.

Welcome to worlds within dance film. Enjoy our festival trailer teaser - full trailer linked in bio, along with festival schedule, screenings and program. Films will be screened online July 27 - August 7, and in-person in Salt Lake City August 3, 5, 6. Featuring excerpts from: Carry Me Home Utah, US A Film by Lorin Hansen @sambeasta, Chris Lee @christopherlee6517 and Return Dance Project @returndanceproject Reconcile, Episode 4 El Salvador Director - Ale Pinto @conlapinto Healed Hungary Directed by Emil Goodman @emilgoodman After Closing US Director - Carley Byers @carleybyers_ Falling Free Poland Director - Jakub Wittchen @jakub_wittchen_fotograf Floating and Falling China Directors - Guan Fang @guanfang00 & Jiayue Yu Suck It Up US Directors - Baye and Asa @bayeandasa Giselle Utah, US Director - Scott Cook @scottcookfilm LUMO Spain Director - Davo Bezares @davo.o LAYERS US Directors - Rose Sutton @roseesutton and Alexa Whyte @alexa_whyte Our Planet Destiny Huangshi, Hubei, China Director - Li Chen Old Man at the Corner Store US Directors - Nadav Heyman @nadavheyman and Anabella Casanova Palindrome Utah, US Director - Amanda Hoover @amandahooverprobably People You'd Love Utah, US Director - Kizzy Kalu @kizzykalu Pictorial Way France Director - Laura Bonnefous @laurabonnefous Step By Step UK Director - Andrew Margetson @andymargetson The Late Bloomer Israel Director - Amnon Sivan @amnonsivan Twine Utah, US Directors - Ana Contreras @thatlazygal and Keely Song @songkeely Yurei US Director - Lindsay Sunada @lindsaysunadafilm Structure: Making Bolero South Korea Directors - Seoljin Kim @seoljin_kim and Iwa Reminiscences Canada Director - Virginie Brunelle @VirginieBrunelle Starstruck UK Director - Oscar Sansom @oscarsansom

Experience 41 films from around the world, live in Salt Lake City or online August 3, 5 & 6.