This fall, Through The Lens takes you down paths lesser traveled, exploring the future of AI, queerness across the human and animal kingdoms, and the tension between commercialization and conservation.🔗 Reserve your spot at utahfilmcenter.org/throughthelens
🎥 October: THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST — The SXSW Audience Award winner explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created and what’s at stake if we get it wrong.
Wed, October 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm
🎥 November: SECOND NATURE: GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN THE ANIMAL WORLD — Produced and narrated by Elliott Page, this eye-opening documentary explores the 1,500+ animal species that engage in same-sex behavior, change sex, form matriarchies, and more. Presented as part of the 2026 Utah Queer Film Festival.
Wed, November 11, 2026 at 6:00 pm
🎥 December: NUISANCE BEAR — Winner of the 2026 Sundance Grand Jury Prize, this unconventional nature documentary challenges our assumptions about wildlife as spectacle and invites us to reconsider the line between commercialization and conservation.
Wed, December 9, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Through the Lens is the flagship film program of Utah Film Center. Since launching in 2011, in partnership with KUER 90.1’s RadioWest, the series has presented film screenings and in-depth post-film discussions featuring fascinating documentaries, spectacular narratives, and special film events.
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