Living Traditions Films and Storytelling

At the Salt Lake City Main Library

In partnership with the SLC Film Center and the Salt Lake City Public Library, the Living Traditions Festival offers a film series on topics related to cultural expression and diversity.  The films are screened in the auditorium of the Main Library, just east of the festival grounds.

 Film Screening - Saturday, May 17
1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.  
Tessman Auditorium

 1:00 p.m. - Korea
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring (2003)
This exquisitely beautiful drama is set on and around a pristine mountain lake where a tiny Buddhist monastery floats on a raft. As the title suggests, the film is divided into five segments with each season representing a stage in a monk's life. The audience witnesses the arc of human existence as his life unfolds, from innocence to love, evil to enlightenment, and finally, rebirth. Language: Korean with English subtitles.
Running time: 102 minutes; Rated R; Korean writer-director: Ki-duk Kim
For mature audiences.

3:00 p.m. - France
Late August, Early September (1998)
This episodic, intimate French drama follows four Parisians over a year's span as they grapple with relationships and emotions. Often called "a French ‘Big Chill'" by critics.
Language: French with English Subtitles. Running time: 112 minutes; Not rated; Director: Olivier Assayas

Storytelling in Lower Urban Room
Saturday, May 17

11:30 a.m.    Hawaiian Storytime
12:30 p.m.    Native American Storytime
1:30 p.m.       Latin American Storytime
2:30 p.m.       African Drumming Storytime