Utah Queer Film Festival 2025 Showcases Local Queer Shorts

Four stills from some of the short films that premiered at the 2025 Utah Queer Film Festival.

These films remind us that short doesn’t mean small and that big ideas can come from the unlikeliest places. … read more

Film Review: Stitch Head

A still from the 2025 animated film, Stitch Head.

I don’t want to oversell this one and make anyone rush out expecting a “Pixar in its prime” level masterpiece by any means, because Stitch Head certainly isn’t on that level — but does it really have to be? Check your snobbery at the door and enjoy this utterly joyful little monster piece. … read more

Film Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in the 2025 film, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.

The boldest choice that sets the film apart from so many others in the genre is that it puts more time into the quiet, thoughtful moments of artistic creation than on fitting in as many can’t-miss sequences that showcase energetic performances of classic songs. … read more

Flip Twogood: Discovering Landscapes on Film, One Roll at a Time

A portrait of Flip Twogood, a local photographer based in Salt Lake City, with camera in hand.

After a year of experimenting with digital photography, Flip Twogood borrowed his father-in-law’s Canon AE-1 and hiked Mount Timpanogos. … read more

Localized: Seeking the Sun

(From L-R): Seeking The Sun is Juniper Wolf on vocals, Joseph McDaniel on bass, Sean McDaniel on drums and Max Pecora on guitar.

Now, split between New York and Salt Lake, Seeking the Sun is creating expansive, groovy and layered tracks that may cause listeners to shift between realities. … read more

Localized: Chausie

Four guys standing in front of a brick wall.

When I ask about other bands who have influenced, Chausie agrees that each member has very different tastes and are all influenced by a wide range of sounds. … read more