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Sundance Institute today announced the films selected for the 2011 Sundance Institute Summer Film Series, presenting a mix of films selected from audience and critical favorites from Sundance Film Festivals.
Now in its 14th year, the free series will kick off on June 29 with a screening of the popular rock documentary, "It Might Get Loud," and run through August 31 at Park City's City Park and Salt Lake City's Red Butte Garden.Screenings for the free Film Series are, with descriptions provided by Sundance:It Might Get Loud (above), directed by Davis Guggenheim (Sundance Film Festival 2009)Over the course of one day, three generations of electric guitar phenomena come together, crank up their amps, and let it roll. Davis Guggenheim's rocking documentary—featuring Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White—illuminates the path each artist travelled to forge their sound.Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 9 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, Salt Lake CityThursday, June 30, 2011, 9 p.m., City Park, Park City
The Music Never Stopped, directed by Jim Kohlberg (Sundance Film Festival 2011)Twenty years after their teenage son Gabriel ran away from home, Henry and Helen find him in the hospital with a benign brain tumor and a damaged memory. With the help of a music therapist and Gabriel's favorite music (The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and Buffalo Springfield), Henry and his son work through painful memories and a family begins to heal.Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 9 p.m., Red Butte Garden AmphitheatreThursday, July 21, 2011, 9 p.m., City Park, Park City, UT
Exit Through the Gift Shop, A Banksy Film (Sundance Film Festival 2010)Los Angeles-based filmmaker Terry Guetta set out to record the secretive world of street art in all its thrilling detail for more then 8 years. He traveled with the pack of the worlds most infamous vandals capturing footage. But after meeting the British stencil artist known only as "Banksy," things took a bizarre turn. Banksy turns the tables on the only man who has ever filmed him, creating a remarkable documentary that is part personal journey and part an expose of the art world with its mind altering mix of hot air and hype.Saturday, August 6, 2011, 9 p.m., City Park, Park City, UT – Sundance Institute is pleased to be a part of the 42nd Annual Park City Kimball Arts Festival.
Troubadours, directed by Morgan Neville (Sundance Film Festival 2011)Framed by the illustrious careers of James Taylor and Carole King, Troubadors delves into the explosive singer-songwriter movement in Los Angeles during the early 1970s. Morgan Neville creates a riveting chronicle of the time featuring icons Elton John, Steve Martin, and Bonnie Raitt.Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 9 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, directed by Michael Rapaport (Sundance Film Festival 2011)One of the most innovative and influential hip-hop bands of all time, A Tribe Called Quest has kept a generation hungry for more of its groundbreaking music since the group's much publicized breakup. Michael Rapaport documents the behind-the-scenes drama of A Tribe Called Quest, and explores what's next for the pioneers of alternative rap.Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 9 p.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
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