Geralyn Dreyfous, the force behind such films as "The Invisible War" and "Born into Brothels," is associated with a remarkable 10 films at Sundance Film Festival 2015 — and The Salt Lake Tribune is inviting Utahns to come behind the scenes with her.
On Thursday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m., The Tribune's Jennifer Napier-Pearce will talk with the Academy Award-winning producer about storytelling, networking, philanthropy and what drives her passion for film.
Join the conversation at this free, public event at The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, Salt Lake City. Seating will be limited.
Dreyfous, founder of the Utah Film Center, has executive producing and producing credits that also include the Emmy-nominated "The Day My God Died" and multiple film festival winners, such as "Kick Like a Girl" and "Miss Representation."
The new Sundance films in which Dreyfous played a role include "Prophet's Prey," a look at the power wielded by imprisoned polygamist Warren Jeffs and "In Football We Trust," which follows four teen boys from Utah's Pacific Islander community.
The event is co-sponsored by the Utah Film Center and The Leonardo.
Read more from The Tribune about Dreyfous:
Sundance 2011: Behind the big screen with Geralyn Dreyfous
Utah's Geralyn Dreyfous earns 'rare' honor for film work
Utah stories make a splash at 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Scott Sommerdorf l The Salt Lake Tribune Geralyn Dreyfous (left), listens as Jacki Zehner (cq) reads a greeting to her guests. Dreyfous was at the Zehner home to continue her film promotion tour of "Miss Representation", Sunday, 1/23/2011.
Scott Sommerdorf l The Salt Lake Tribune Geralyn Dreyfous, right, speaks with Julia Ormond at a Sundance Film Festival party in 2011.
Scott Sommerdorf l The Salt Lake Tribune Geralyn Dreyfous (center) celebrates as the group just sang "Happy Birthday" to Geena Davis. Dreyfous continued her film promotion tour of "Miss Representation" at Jacki Zehner's (cq) private home in Park Meadows, where she will met one more time with Gloria Steinem, Geena Davis, and ther women connected to the movie industry, Sunday, 1/23/2011.
Scott Sommerdorf l The Salt Lake Tribune Geralyn Dreyfous (far left) climbed up on the hearth to speak to roughly 100 guests in Jcki Zehner's (cq) private home in Park Meadows, where she met one more time with Gloria Steinem, Geena Davis, and other women connected to the movie industry, Sunday, 1/23/2011.
(Courtesy | Scott Peterson) Geralyn Dreyfous, film producer and founder of the Utah Film Center.
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