• "EMMA SMITH: MY STORY" — An important film that tells Emma Smith's story (most of it through her own written accounts), as wife to the Prophet Joseph Smith. The story begins with an aging Emma, played exquisitely by Patricia Place, as she recounts moments of her life with Joseph — the hardships, the lost children, the persecution and the extreme love and devotion.

• "FOREVER STRONG" — A movie based on the Highland High rugby team that takes the audience for a nice ride with strong characters and a compelling story. The filming is powerful. The music is sweeping and upbeat. There are also some good lessons here about drinking and driving, harboring hostility, and learning to forgive and "listen right." There's some nice humor worked in as well. (See review online.)

• "HAPPY VALLEY" — The film is neither happy nor is the story just about Utah County. This film covers the problem of increasing drug abuse in Utah. This documentary goes right to the underbelly of Utah's perceived "good life" and focuses on the increasing use of prescriptions and drugs in predominantly LDS communities. "Happy Valley" is emotionally charged.

• "HOLD THE DOOR" — This somewhat dark, perplexing film is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Idiot," a tale of forgiveness between two young men, and is set in New York. A love triangle ensues between two young men and a beautiful, angst-ridden teen. One boyfriend is harsh and possessive, the other hesitant. A quiet, brooding film. (See review online.)

• "NOBODY KNOWS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK MORMONS" — A compelling story that explores the history, the faith and the bigotry that has existed since the origin of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through a series of on-camera interviews with people like Martin Luther King III, jazz musician Paul Gill and attorney-bishop Keith Hamilton, along with historical accounts, the story makes one examine racial prejudice and mistaken perceptions about slavery, the black world and heaven. (See review online.)

• "ONLY A STONECUTTER" — This film is based on the life of John Rowe Moyle, an early LDS pioneer whose story of faith and dedication revolves around his work on the Salt Lake Temple. He didn't have a way to get to Salt Lake City, so he walked 22 miles every week for more than 20 years. It's a simple story but well-told, well-acted and well-filmed. One can only hope it makes its way soon into church libraries.