Local Author Bonnie Park Talks Six Weeks for Boat Mail

Six Weeks for Boat Mail is the second in the WWII era trilogy, written by local author Bonnie Park and based on years of correspondence between her parents. “To me,” says Park, “these letters are their most significant legacy. I am grateful for the opportunity to champion this period in history and share their unusual story.”

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LiteraryBarbara Bretz
Jill Orschel Local Filmmaker // Snowland

Local filmmaker, Jill Orschel, is moving into the final stretch with her documentary Snowland. The film explores the fantasy world created by Cora Lee Witt as she looks back at her arranged, plural marriage at the age of 14 in the Short Creek polygamous group. Her journey to find the courage to speak out and believe in herself is a vital story of women's empowerment.

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FilmBarbara Bretz
New Exhibit Highlights Overlooked History

Park City Museum’s upcoming traveling exhibit is bringing light to a previously overlooked moment in U.S. history. Launching February 12th,  Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights, highlights the Spring of 1977 when people with disabilities successfully launched protests nationwide in order to get section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 signed into law. 

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CultureCharlene Rodriguez
Sundance Film Festival’s Return to Park City

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival is making its return to Park City after two years of hosting the festival virtually. Taking place from January 19th through the 29th, screenings will be held all around Park City, Salt Lake City and the Sundance Resort. Featuring over 100 films this year, the Festival’s return seemingly has something in store for everyone. Here are some of this year’s most anticipated Sundance films: 

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Danni Deluca // Local Filmmaker Captures Vulnerability Through Film

For local emerging filmmaker Danni Deluca performing arts had a strong influence on her from a young age. Still to this day, the arts are deeply ingrained in her identity as a creative practitioner. “If you would’ve asked me when I was a kid what I'd want to do it was either sing in a nightclub or, be a movie star or a director. I just wanted to be a part of the action somehow.”

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FilmCharlene Rodriguez