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WORK-IN-PROGRESS SCREENING: IN THE MOMENT
Coming up next week on Thursday, February 12th at 6:00pm at SLCC South City Campus Screening Room (1575 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84115) is our Work-in-Progress Screening of the documentary In the Moment: The Vicky Bradshaw Story directed by filmmaker Jen Banks.

In the Moment weaves together interviews and memories to chronicle a queer woman’s final chapter with ovarian cancer. Filmed two decades ago and brought forward as her lasting legacy, the film illuminates the universal questions of how we live, love and remember.

WIP Screenings are open to the public but seating is limited. Please let us know you are coming through event registration in the link in bio.

UDA’s Work-in-Progress Screening Series is an opportunity for local documentary filmmakers to get feedback on their unfinished film during the critical stage of post-production. If you’d like to apply for an upcoming opportunity to screen your film, you can find out more at our website (link in bio).

I’m excited (and honestly genuinely honored) to share that I’ve been asked to join a Sundance documentary panel as a panelist - invited by the Utah Documentary Association and Tyler Smith, Professor of Film at Salt Lake Community College.

We’ll discuss what it actually takes to make documentaries in Utah, and make a living doing it.

MAKE IT IN UTAH: Panel & Party!
🗓️ Tuesday, January 27, 2026
🕡 6:30–9:00 PM
📍 SLCC South Campus – Multipurpose Room (1575 S State St, SLC)
🎟️ FREE (but you do need to register to save your spot)

I’ll be joining a killer lineup, including:

J.R. Hardman (UDA) as moderator

Jonathan Goodman Levitt from the Documentary Producers Alliance (bringing real-world perspective + data on making films outside the major coastal hubs)

Holly Tucket (UDA Steering Committee) — director of ‘Church and State’ and ‘Anchor Point’

I’m planning to bring a few honest stories from the trenches. If you’re a doc filmmaker, editor, shooter, producer, student, or just documentary-curious, come join the conversation. Let’s trade stories, swap resources, and talk about what’s next for nonfiction storytelling in our State.

Event info + registration is on the UDA site
https://www.utahdocs.org/

#DocumentaryFilmmaking #UtahFilm #Sundance #SLCC #SaltLakeCity

We’re excited to invite you to our FREE EVENT during the Sundance Film Festival in just a few short weeks and to share some exciting opportunities with you! 

MAKE IT IN UTAH: PANEL & PARTY! 
On Tuesday, January 27th at 6:30pm, we hope you’ll join us for our Salt Lake City Sundance Send-Off and a frank and open discussion about the state of documentary filmmaking in Utah as we look forward to what’s next for non-fiction filmmakers in our state. 

We’re partnering with the Documentary Producers Alliance and Salt Lake Community College to host a Panel Discussion and Mixer at the SLCC South City Campus. 

This event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL, but we ask that you RSVP (link in bio) to give us an idea of how many people to plan for.

Together, we’ve made it to the final month of 2025, and Utah Documentary Association has managed to host four Work-In-Progress Screenings, three mixer events, watched a lot of movies, and advocated for local nonfiction filmmakers!

Our work is fueled by an all-volunteer Steering Committee (which is open to taking on new members) and our amazing community of filmmakers and documentary enthusiasts, and we’re so happy to have you as part of it.

We wanted to let you know how to get your own UDA Merch through our TeePublic Shop and/or support our organization today on Giving Tuesday through our donation page on Zeffy.

Link to both in bio!

WORK-IN-PROGRESS
As a reminder, this Thursday, November 13th at 6:00pm is our Work-in-Progress Screening of SKY MIRROR directed by our John Meier at SLCC South City Campus, 1575 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT, 84115.

SKY MIRROR
The Great Salt Lake is running dry. Artists, scientists, and Indigenous leaders rise to demand water and rights, before the lake turns to dust.

The screening is FREE, but space is limited so we ask that you register at the link in our bio. We’ll see you there!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last night’s screening of “Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake”!

We are deeply grateful for your support for this film and for the ongoing work to protect Great Salt Lake.

If you missed it or would like to see it again, we’re hosting another free community screening later this month:

📅 Thursday, Nov 20 at 7pm
📍 Utah Film Center (375 W 400 N)

🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.

Photos: @utahdocs

#WakeGSL #Diverted #SLCArtsCouncil

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last night’s screening of “Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake”!

We are deeply grateful for your support for this film and for the ongoing work to protect Great Salt Lake.

If you missed it or would like to see it again, we’re hosting another free community screening later this month:

📅 Thursday, Nov 20 at 7pm
📍 Utah Film Center (375 W 400 N)

🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.

Photos: @utahdocs

#WakeGSL #Diverted #SLCArtsCouncil

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last night’s screening of “Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake”!

We are deeply grateful for your support for this film and for the ongoing work to protect Great Salt Lake.

If you missed it or would like to see it again, we’re hosting another free community screening later this month:

📅 Thursday, Nov 20 at 7pm
📍 Utah Film Center (375 W 400 N)

🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.

Photos: @utahdocs

#WakeGSL #Diverted #SLCArtsCouncil

A previous work-in-progress film that was workshopped through UDA’s Screening Series is having two public screenings in November. Congrats to director Valene Peratrovich and the filmmaking team of Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake!

Diverted will screen at:
Fisher Brewing Company on Thursday, Nov. 6 @ 7:00pm
Utah Film Center on Thursday, Nov. 20 @ 7:00pm.

The November 6th screening at Fisher will be followed by a Q&A panel featuring Darren Parry. The November 20th Utah Film Center screening will followed by a panel of the filmmakers and some of the film’s participants. Both events are free and open to the public.

More info about the screenings of Diverted can be found in our link in bio.

This Saturday October 25th!

Fall meet up! We decided it would be great to support the Utah Queer Film Festival by watching a film together! We’ll gather for our meetup at Squatters after the film.

Link in bio to purchase tickets for “Join the Club” at the Jeanné Wagner Theatre at the Rose Wagner.

We’ll see you all there!

6:30PM
Jeanné Wagner Theatre at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 W Broadway
Salt Lake City

8:45pm
Squatter’s Pub Brewery
147 W Broadway
Salt Lake City

Join us for our August Work-in Progress screening of “Sluicey: A Miner’s Tale”, directed by Cody Rex. August 14th @ 6:00pm SLCC South Campus Screening Room. 1575 South State Street, SLC, UT, 84115.RSVP link in bio.

Grab a beer and hang out with the best crowd in town!

It’s the UDA Summer Mixer at Fisher Brewing
Tuesday, July 22nd from 7pm-10pm

Fisher Brewing
320 W 800 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

You must be 21+ to attend to attend this one, but for all you younger filmmakers out there, hang tight. We’ll make sure the next event is all ages.
Grab a beer and hang out with the best crowd in town!

Hello Friends of Utah Documentary Association!

We’re posting today to ask you for your help. RIGHT NOW!

Public Media is Facing an Existential Threat
Public Media across the U.S. (including right here in Utah) is facing a critical threat!

On June 3rd, a total federal funding rescission request for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), was sent by the White House to Congress. Congress now has less than 45 days to approve or reject this request. A simple majority in both chambers is needed to claw back $1.1 billion in already-approved funding for NPR and PBS.

It is possible the House will vote as early as TOMORROW so NOW is the time to contact your legislators if you would like to help save Public Media. You can tell your legislators how you benefit from the modest investment of about $1.60 per year per person.

CPB funding supports Utah filmmakers, local programming, and local television and radio stations including PBS Utah (KUED), KUER, Avanza 88.3, KRCL, KPCW, Utah Public Radio, and Utah Education Network (UEN). These are our stations! These are our stories!

To find your representatives, you can visit: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member (link in bio)

Utah’s House Reps include:
Rep. Blake Moore (District 1)
Rep. Celeste Maloy (District 2)
Rep. Mike Kennedy (District 3)
Rep. Burgess Owens (District 4)

Utah’s Senators include:
Sen. Mike Lee
Sen. John Curtis

If you’d like to learn more about what’s going on and what you can do about it, check out protectmypublicmedia.org

SERIOUSLY, NOW IS THE TIME! REACH OUT BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!

Register for this FREE event tomorrow night at the SLC Downtown library! Great opportunity to hear and learn the art of pitching a film. Link in Bio!