25 years. One legendary festival. One powerful story. ✨
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Zions Indie Film Fest with a moving documentary that inspires, uplifts, and stays with you long after the lights come up.
🎥 Student Short Film Block 5: Where Hope Grows
📅 February 27 | 2:30 PM
🎞️Student Short Film Block 5 | 1h 47m + Q&A
📍Clarke Grand Theatre
🎬FILMS INCLUDE:
The Gift - 9 Min
Director: Grayson Hardman
DESCRIPTION: Jayden wanted to be an EMT so that he could save lives. But this dream takes on a whole new meaning after his brother unexpectedly passes away.
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Baby Drawings- 4 Min
Director: Muriel Smith
DESCRIPTION: Baby Drawings is an explorational documentary on the cognitive growth of small children, shown through animated sequences of drawings made by the animator in her developmental years.
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SLC Comb - 5 Min
Director: Emery Willis
DESCRIPTION: Amid pollution and climate change, humans and bees persist. Backyard beekeeper Alex Wonder tends a hive near oil refineries, while scientist Laura Arneson-Horn emphasizes protecting biodiversity rather than simply urging us to “save the bees.”
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Changes - 12 Min
Director: Maximiliano Arzola
DESCRIPTION:
An Argentine student moves to the U.S. seeking education, but soon finds himself navigating the quiet, emotional weight of transformation, identity, and the life he never expected to rebuild.
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Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong - 26 Min
Director: Anna Kongaika
DESCRIPTION: Rob Kongaika runs from his family to join the military, and becomes the first Tongan US Air Force Colonel. This is the true story of the island traditions, faith, and family that made him into the soldier he is today.
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