Watch This!
A showcase of short films exploring the theme “good intentions.”
event details
Date
May 21, '26
Location
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Duration
2 hours
Price
FREE
Films from our most seasoned filmmaking students
This FREE student film showcase and Q&A is free & open to the public—bring your friends and family!
The Watch This! film program is an opportunity for young filmmakers to get experimental with their voice, storytelling, cinematography, and creativity. With no limits except a shared theme (this year’s is “good intentions”), they’re pushing boundaries and breaking industry norms to bring a new, intentional, and highly stylized approach to filmmaking. We hope you’ll join us: watch the films, join the Q&A, and learn what it means to be a blossoming creative in today’s world.
Seating is first-come, first-served.
About the films
Damien is at home one day. As he’s doing his laundry, he finds a stain on his favorite hoodie and begins trying to remove it, escalating the methods of removal to extremes.
When a sweet spring day prompts a skeptical boy and fanciful girl on a forest quest, a strange turn of events leads the boy on a journey in search of his friend. As he ventures through the woods alone, he must discover what he’s truly lost, and somehow, get it back.
When Connor breaks the sink, his friend Santiago (whom he’s living with), his sister Hazel, and their friend Lucas work to fix it before Santiago and Hazel’s mom comes home, as it will leave long-lasting consequences for Connor.
A Girl gets in an argument with her mom and leaves mid conversation to go on a walk, while she’s walking she sees a plant and decides that its her job to keep it alive to prove to herself that she doesn’t always mess things up.
Two teenage best friends navigate a disagreement regarding their future.