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A tradition of Utah summers — watching cool movies curated by the Sundance Institute — is continuing for its 18th year.

The institute has announced the seven screenings in the 2015 Sundance Institute Summer Film Series — with a slate that encompasses music, documentary, drama and comedy from past years of the Sundance Film Festival.

Screenings, starting at dusk (around 9 p.m.), will take place at: Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, 300 Wakara Way, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City; and the City Park, 1354 Park Ave., Park City. Admission is free, on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are encouraged to bring blankets, low-back lawn chairs and picnic baskets.

Here is the slate:

Wednesday, July 1, Red Butte Garden: "God Help the Girl" (UK, 2014) • Messed-up teens express themselves in song in this musical, written and directed by Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch.

Wednesday, July 8, Red Butte Garden: "Searching for Sugar Man" (Sweden/UK, 2012) • This documentary about the lost '70s American folk-rock hero Rodriguez, and his rediscovery years later by fans in South Africa, won the Oscar for Best Documentary.

Friday, July 10, City Park: "Racing Extinction" (U.S., 2015) • Oscar winner Louie Psihoyos' follow-up to "The Cove" brings never-before-seen images — from hidden-camera footage of black-market seafood operations to special filters that expose carbon emissions — that point out the crisis for endangered species approaching mass extinction. (Presented in collaboration with Recycle Utah.)

Wednesday, July 15, Red Butte Garden: "In Football We Trust" (U.S., 2015) • Utah filmmakers Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn follow the stories of four teens in the Salt Lake Valley's Polynesian community, who use football to overcome gang violence, poverty and family pressures.

Friday, July 31, City Park: "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (U.S., 2012) • Director Benh Zeitlin's phantasmagoric drama that looks at a strange, do-it-yourself community in the Mississippi Delta through the eyes of a six-year-old girl named Hushpuppy (Quevenzhané Wallis). (Presented in collaboration with the Kimball Arts Festival, as part of the Festival After Dark program.)

Friday, August 14, City Park: "Being Evel" (U.S., 2015) • Director Daniel Junge and actor/producer Johnny Knoxville present this documentary profile of Evel Knievel, daredevil, showman and inspiration to a generation of extreme-sports competitors. (Presented in collaboration with Park City Recreation.)

Wednesday, August 26, Red Butte Garden: Utah Community Choice Film • For the third year, Utah residents can vote for the movie they want to see. This year's candidates are all comedies: Kevin Smith's slackers-at-work tale "Clerks" (1994); the Broken Lizard troupe's lawman laughfest "Super Troopers" (2001); or David Wain's summer-camp satire "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001). Voting is open through August 15 at the institute's website, or in person at screenings.