Human rights

The Juan Diego Human Rights International Club presents a film festival of documentaries about human-rights violations: "Taxi to the Dark Side" and "War/Dance" tonight, "Critical Condition" and "Blue Is for Roseline."

When » Friday and Nov. 15 at 7.

Where » Juan Diego Catholic High School Auditorium, 300 E. 11800 South, Draper.

Admission » Free, though donations will be accepted.

Life on the river

The documentary "Up the Yangtze," about life for people living and working on China's Yangtze River, which is rising with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.

When » Friday and Nov. 15 at 7, and Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.

Where » Park City Library Center, 1255 Park Ave., Park City.

Admission » $7, or $6 for students and seniors; a 10-punch pass card costs $50.

Short films, big screen

"The Best of the 168 Film Festival," five award-winning, 11-minute short films. Producer/actor Doug Folsom will discuss his films, which are part of the show.

When » Friday at 7:15 (with a dinner at 6 p.m.).

Where » St. John's Anglican Church, Jeremy Ranch exit, Park City.

Admission » The screening is free; dinner is a suggested $5 donation (call 435-655-7994 for dinner and childcare RSVP).

Master works

The University of Utah Division of Film Studies presents "Master Filmmakers 2008," a program of short films by master's candidates in film production: Linda Allen, Ana Antunes, Josephine Holland, Chhouk Phoung, Jana Schurig, David Sutera and Judi Voye.

When » Friday at 7:30.

Where » Fort Douglas Post Theatre, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City.

Admission » $5 at the door.

Fight for preservation

The documentary "Courthouse Girls of Farmland," about a group of senior women in Indiana who posed for a controversial 2006 calendar to fight to save a historic courthouse. Director Norman Klein (a former Salt Lake City resident) and three of the women in the film will speak after the screening, and a panel discussion with historic-preservation advocates and experts will follow.

When » Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.

Where » City Library auditorium, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City.

Admission » Free.

Detention issues

The documentary "Torturing Democracy," about how the Bush administration came to approve mistreatment of detainees in the War on Terror.

When » Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.

Where » City Library auditorium, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City.

Admission » Free.

The Duke, abroad

The second annual Westerns of the World International Film Festival, with the theme "World Wide Wayne," four days of John Wayne movies and foreign films inspired by them. (Go to www.awc.utah.edu for information.)

When » Nov. 20 and 21 at 7 p.m.; Nov. 22 at 11 a.m., Nov. 23 at 1 p.m.

Where » Fort Douglas Post Theatre, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City.

Admission » Free.

Orphan finds a home

The 1923 silent film "My Boy," starring Jackie Coogan as an orphan who escapes immigration officials in Ellis Island to live with an impoverished sea captain. Also on the bill: the Our Gang comedy "Sundown Limited." Blaine Gale accompanies on the Wurlitzer organ.

When » Nov. 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Where » The Organ Loft, 3331 S. Edison (half a block east of State Street), South Salt Lake.

Admission » $5; call 485-9265 for reservations.