March 18, 2016

Crossing Borders: The Life and Works of Leslie Norris

Leslie Norris, a former BYU professor, was a prize-winning Welsh poet and writer. As part of the 10 year anniversary of Leslie Norris’ death, the library will be showing a film BYU produced about his life and works. The film features many original stories and poems recited by Norris himself. A small reception will follow after the film, including a display of Leslie Norris items.

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March 4, 2016

Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art

Set in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest, the film unearths the history of land art during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s. A story of renegades and firebrands all willing to risk their future careers on radical change and experimentation-a marked contrast to the hyper-speculative contemporary art world of today. Featuring rare interviews with a veritable who’s who of American Art of the twentieth century. Much of the art featured in this film is located in Utah!

February 19, 2016

Alive Inside

Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.