A lighthearted yet touching family narrative set against the backdrop of the beautiful Utah landscape, Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out is a story about embracing what makes us different, finding belonging, and staying true to yourself. Suitable for kids (and aliens) of all ages

In a coming-of-age story, two unlikely teenagers encourage each other to pursue their separate passions. That’s a pretty standard description of a lot of movies and shows, but this one is offering a twist on the genre, one that’s revealed by its unusual title — “Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out.”

ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS AND NOW I FEEL KINDA LEFT OUT had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City this weekend. The film stars Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Kenneth Cummins with Will Forte and Elizabeth Mitchell and is directed by

“For this film, I think [the draw] was just that it was really directed toward a family audience…but it went deeper than that. Whereas there’s a lot of family films that I think kind of ride on the surface level, and you can see certain emotions,

Jake Van Wagoner grew up on movies like “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” and “The Goonies” — coming-of-age stories that, as he put it, didn’t talk down to kids and didn’t pander to adults. Van Wagoner has directed what he hopes is that kind of movie — heartfelt and

Q&A Panel with the writers, directors, and cast. Sundance Film Festival Premiere

The sci-fi comedy will world premiere in Park City, and then be presented to international buyers at the European Film Market. The film’s cast includes Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte, Elizabeth Michell, Kenneth Cummins and Matt Biedel.

When Ashley Jerue first saw the DM on Instagram, she thought it was a scam. Two Kaleidoscope Pictures filmmakers were asking if she might be interested in playing the lead role in a film about a CrossFit athlete they were producing. Jerue had zero acting experience and she “ignored the message for a couple days,” she said.

After being amazed by what CrossFit athletes can do, Kaleidoscope Pictures filmmakers John Foss and Russ Kendall decided they wanted to make a movie with a CrossFit athlete as the lead. The result is their film Strong Enough—a movie about a woman who is dealing with

The film takes place entirely in a gym as amateur crossfitter Sam (Ashley Jerue) faces down an event to set five world records in a half-hour, putting her on the path to become a pro. Despite a tough year

Pentonix has shared a performance video from their recent holiday special on the BYUtv app. Watch the group perform “My Heart With You” below! The special can be streamed on-demand here. The group recently announced a new livestream performance on Moment House,

BYUtv’s Christmas Under the Stars has featured A-list musicians like John Legend, Train, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, and Patti LaBelle over the years. In 2021, they’re adding the harmonious Pentatonix as their latest seasonal headliner. The three-time Grammy-winning and multi-platinum selling a capella group have put their vocal stylings on staples like “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful.”