For April 2022, we examine the relationship of humans and their environment. This includes not just a focus on our planetary environment for Earth Day, but also the social environment of family and community.
Free Weekly Screening, Life on Earth
The Rescue
In Person | Utah Museum of Fine Arts
The Rescue chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside …
Free Weekly Screening, Life on Earth
Daughter of a Lost Bird
Online | Limited Time Streaming
Daugther of a Lost Bird explores the ethics surrounding Native American adoption, via a singular story as an entry point into a more complicated national …
Free Weekly Screening, Life on Earth
MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST
Online | Limited Time Streaming
A poetic story that travels from the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü (“the land of flowing water”), weaving together memories of an …
MEDIA EDUCATION
Featured Films with Study Guides for a Focus on Life on Earth
A Whale’s Tale
Under the sea a whale tries to help the smaller creatures who are struggling with plastic waste. On land a …
My Moon
A relationship between three celestial bodies; a romance between the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.
THE ANTHROPOLOGIST
The Anthropologist tells the parallel stories of famed cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead and Susie Crate, an environmental anthropologist currently studying …
Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air
Nearly half of all Americans still live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, particularly those in poorer communities. …
