Thursday,
January 18

Tickets for all events are available beginning Monday, January 8, at 801-225-ARTS, online at scera.org or at the door. Click here for admissions information.

5:00 p.m. Showhouse II
Feature Presentation: MR. DUNGBEETLE
Utah Premiere, Comedy, 85 minutes, 35mm, 2006
Rating: Not Rated (probably PG)
Official Website: www.mrdungbeetle.com

Director/Writer: Thomas Russell; Producer: Jeff Parkin; Executive Producers: Scott Howe, Tom Massmann, Clay McCaw, Craig Shapiro; Director of Photography: Travis Cline; Editor: Thomas Russell; Production Designer: Jonas Sappington; Original Music: Spencer Russell
Cast: Stan Ferguson, Alex Kirry, Clay McCaw, Bill Nelson, Jay Powell, Randy Toews
Synopsis: A troubled psychiatrist goes in search of five schizophrenics who have escaped from a local mental institution. Infiltrating their makeshift mountain outpost, the doctor comes face to face with his own fears, limitations, and forsaken hopes as he becomes acquainted with the patients and their humorously poignant struggles.
Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

7:00 p.m. Xango Grand Theatre
Screening: 24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon
Don't miss the screening of the 5TH 24-HOUR FILMMAKING MARATHON this year. We will screen all films that were made in only 24 hours a week prior to the festival. Click here for more information.

7:30 p.m. Showhouse II
Feature Presentation: THE DANCE
World Premiere, Romantic Comedy, 81 minutes, HD, 2006
Rating: Not Rated (probably PG)
2006 Redemptive Film Festival Winner
Official Website: www.cometothedance.com
Director/Writer: McKay Daines; Based on a play by Carol Lynn Pearson; Producer: Michael Flynn; Executive Producers: McKay Daines, C. Scott Elder, Curt Burnett, Greg B. Robinson; Director of Photography: Ron Hill; Choreography: Ben Lokey; Original Music: Sam Cardon
Cast: K.C. Clyde, Kari Hawker, Michael Flynn, Frank Gerrish, Monique Lanier, Joyce Cohen, Stefania Burr, Jeff Johnson, Scott Christopher, Rick Macy, Olesya Rulin, Taggart Hurtubise

Synopsis: Three couples. One unforgettable night. The story follows the intertwined romantic stories of three couples living in the Harvard University Cambridge area and takes place in one evening.
Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

10:00 p.m. Xango Grand Theatre
Feature Presentation: AMERICAN GRACE
Utah Premiere, Drama, 88 minutes, HD, 2006
Rating: Not Rated (probably PG-13)
IMDB Link: American Grace
Director/Writer/Producer: Curtis Taylor; Co-producer/Assistant Director: Stan Zenk; Executive Producers: David Scott, Forrest Heath, Sherrie Heath, Vernon Simpson, Tom Busi, Derrell Roberts, Fred Burnhardt; Director of Photography: Roland "Ozzie" Smith; Editors: Stan Zenk, Curtis Taylor; Original Music: Chandler Pratt
Cast: Richard Dutcher, Michael Sorensen, Ryan Sevy, Jeremy Tristan, Garrett Vander Leun, Courtney Nolen, Chandler Pratt, Loem DeLong, Candice Szczepankowski, Angelina LeBard, Chad David

Synopsis: Richard Dutcher co-stars in this film based on real-life events in 1973. Shot by Emmy-winning cinematographer Ozzie Smith, the story revolves around five LDS high school seniors who face a life-or-death crisis when a drug dealer seeks revenge for the actions of an LDS cop (Dutcher). Within a matter of hours they each face a terrible question: How far will they go to save a friend? Set on the night that "American Graffiti" premiered in George Lucas's hometown, this film is shot mostly on location and includes over 300 vintage cars and wall-to-wall music. As the film transports you back in time, you'll remember that when it comes to being a friend, some things never change.
Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

10:00 p.m. Showhouse II
Feature Presentation: FAMILIAR SPIRITS
Utah Premiere, Drama, 90 minutes, mini-DV, 2006
Rating: Not Rated (probably PG)
Official Website: www.familiarspiritsmovie.com
Director/Writer/Producer/Editor: Perry Shumway; Cinematography: Rebecca Reid
Cast: Shanda Crapo, Sarah Bell, Larry Laverty, Kathy Peterson, Paul Kowallis, Dana McCurdy, Lawrence Rigby, Jane Shumway, Sam Shumway, Rebecca Reid

Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Angela finds herself running through a dark forest in the middle of the night, desperately fleeing the ghosts who are relentlessly pursuing her. It's only after she meets one of them, a girl name Luci, that Angela realizes that she, too, has died and is living in the world of the spirits.
Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.

Pre-Film: PIECES OF ME
Drama, 10 minutes, color, 2005
Filmmaker: Glenn Kau
A girl is arrested for murder, but she can't remember what happened.

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