Schedule:

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

2 PM - 4 PM - Badge And Pass Pickup
Guests may pickup their badges and passes in the lobby of the Electric Theater.

4 PM - Student Spotlight Shorts
Desertscape 2024 opens the fest by shining a spotlight on the extraordinary emerging talent within film schools around the globe.

"Pickles" (8 min) QandA (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Ben Vasion

?"One Day" (8 min) QandA (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Robert Cole Wilkes

?"Phase III" (12 min) QandA (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Numark Ricafranca

?"Screen Test" (9 min) QandA (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Adam Shimberg
 
"In a Foreign and Unknown Land" (13 min)
Directed By Ricardo Villanueva Avalos

?"Henry's Hand" (5 min)
Directed By Laura Gilda Maiullari, Lilith Eva Föhn, Oleksandra Gorshevikova

?"Blue Hour" (15 min)
Directed By J.D Shields

?"Enactment" (16 min)
Directed By Bridger Roberts

7:00 PM - Opening Night Feature
"Thelma" (1 hr 45 min)
Directed By Josh Margolin

9 PM - Opening Night After Party
Badge Holders Only Food, drinks (first one free), and good company!

Thursday, March 28, 2024

1 PM - Complex Relationships Shorts
A diverse collection of 6 short films that you won't soon forget. Explore the complexities of relationships in themes ranging from love and hate to friendships, quarrels, life, and death.

"Bonding" (13 min)
Directed By Luke Rex

?"Rooster's Crow" (17 min)
Directed By Alexandre Lefebvre

?"Not Him" (15 min)
Directed By Sarah Young

?"Minutes to Go" (17 min) QandA (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Rick Page

"Dreams Like Paper Boats" (19 min)
Directed By Samuel Suffren

?"Virga" (24 min)
Directed By Jean-François Leblanc

3:30 PM - Industry Panel

6 PM - Feature Documentary Block
Join us for a short that asks us to re-consider our perception of tourism followed by the Utah premiere of a provocative documentary that takes a hard look at homelessness and addiction.

"Been There" (10 min)
Directed By Corina Schwingruber Ili?
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"His Name is Ray" (1 hr 23 min)
Directed By Michael Del Monte

9 PM - Feature Film - 80's Flashback
In honor of The Utah Film Commission's 100-Year Celebration of Film in Utah, DIFF will present a screening of the 80s gem, "Three O'Clock High" which was shot at Ogden High School nearly 40 years ago.

"Three O'Clock High" (1987) (1 hr 41 min)
Directed By Phil Joanou

Friday, March 29, 2024

10 AM - Slice Of Life Shorts

"Tennis, Oranges" (11 min)
Directed By Sean Pecknold

"Oasis" (14 min)
Directed By Justine Martin

?"Ministry of Surf" (9 min) QandA (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Collins Reagan

?"Nubbinwood" (8 min) QandA (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Tim Granberg

?"Free Play" (17 min) QandA (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Alex Astrella

"The Disappearance of Brandon Mull" (26 min) QandA (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Jason Conforto

1 PM - Live Script Read
Enjoy live reads of selected screenplay entries of our
6th annual Desertscape Screenplay Competition.

2 PM - Feature Film Block
?"Social AnnXiety" (7 min)
Directed By Jason C. Brown

"What We Find on the Road" (1 hr 33 min)
Directed By Chaysen Beacham

5 PM - Feature Film
"Breakup Season" (1 hr 42 min)
Directed By H. Nelson Tracey

7 PM - Concert - The National Parks
Presented by the St. George Arts Festival
Concert is outside and up the street from the Electric Theater

9 PM - Desertscape After Dark

"Blood Waters" (11 min)
Directed By Stephen Robinson

?"He Never Left" (1 hr 34 min)
Directed By James Morris

Saturday, March 30, 2024

10 AM - Made-In-Utah Shorts

A collection of creative short films made right here in the Bee Hive state.

"Audrey Taylor Artist" (9 min) QandA (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Ned Cordery

?"Volveré" (15 min) QandA (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Marlon Gonzalez

"Bears Ears: Echoes of Time" (4 min)
Directed By Daniel Richardson

?"To Err" (22 min)
Directed By Derek Romrell

?"The Time Machine" (12 min)
Directed By Ebrahim Ghaeini

?"Just Your ( . )" (29 min)
Directed By Mandy Harmon

12 PM - Woodfired Pizza Luncheon

1  PM - Industry Panel

2 PM - Feature Block

"You Are Here" (8 min)
Directed By Michael Friberg

?"Chicken Coop" (1 hr 38 min)  QandA (W/Filmmakers)
Directed By Joseph DeGoyler

5 PM - Closing Night Feature Film
The perfect Desertscape 2024 closer as this immensely entertaining and observant documentary delves into our love of the movies and reminds us why film history and preservation is so incredibly important. And it tells its story through the lens of some of the most colorful individuals you'll ever meet.

"Film is Dead. Long Live Film!" (1 hr 42 min) QandA (W/Filmmaker)
Directed By Peter Flynn

8 PM - Closing Night Red Carpet

8:30 PM - Awards And After Party

Date: March 27-30, 2024

Location: The Electric Theater, 68 East Tabernacle, Saint George, UT 84770

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