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Borgman

August 28, 2014

Directed by Alex van Warmerdam | Netherlands | English & Dutch w/English Subtitles | 113 Minutes A dark suburban fable exploring the nature of evil in unexpected places, Borgman follows an enigmatic vagrant who enters the lives of an upper class family and quickly unravels their carefully curated lifestyle. Charming and mysterious, Camiel Borgman seems […]

208 Flynn Hop Party

September 5, 2014

208 Flynn Ave. is hosting a huge Art Hop Party this year! 208 FLYNN HOPFriday, Sept. 5th, 5:00-9:00pmFREE AND ALL AGES Presented in partnership between VCAM, RETN Vermont and Flynndog with live music and films provided by Vermont International Film Foundation and Waking Windows. Live Vermont music presented by Waking Windows, outside on the porch and west side lot, featuring: And the […]

Films on the Green: Mood Indigo

September 11, 2014

Films on the Green:Mood Indigo September 11, 2014 6:30 – 10 PM City Hall Park FREE ADMISSION! Food and music at 6:30pm Film shorts at 8pm followed by Michel Gondry’s 2014 Mood Indigo Join us for an evening of free movies for cinema-lovers, Francophiles, and all who appreciate outdoor summer arts festivities. There will be […]

The Parade

September 14, 2014

  Director: Srdjan Dragojević Serbia  |  Serbo-Croatian, with subtitles in English | 2011 | 115 minutes  Presented in Partnership with Pride VT A group of gay activists in Belgrade strikes a tense alliance with Limun, a Serbian crime boss, whose fiancée demands an extravagant wedding that only struggling gay theater director Mirko and his friends can […]

Peace & Justice Film Series: The Wounds of Waziristan

September 16, 2014

Directed by Madiha Tahir | Pakistan | 2013 | 129 min. “It sounds very basic, but it’s very hard when you try to execute it in journalism: the sense that we all are human.” –Anthony Shadid WOUNDS highlights the stories of those directly impacted by drone attacks in Pakistan–in their own words. Since the drone attacks […]

A Hard Day’s Night

September 18, 2014

Presented by Main Street Landing A film by Richard Lester 50th Anniversary Release – Based on new 4K restoration from the original camera negative – NEW 5.1 surround mix produced by Giles Martin UK– 1964 • running time: 87 minutes Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed […]

Architecture & Design Film Series: Objectified

September 30, 2014

FREE SCREENING 6:00pm: food and cash bar 6:30pm: screening, followed by discussion In Affiliation with VTIFF   The essence of design lies in its profound ability to affect how we think about and experience the world. Returning this fall, a film series about architecture and design that engages, provokes and inspires the community by exploring the […]

Peace & Justice Film Series: Gasland

September 30, 2014

GasLand Directed by Josh Fox USA | 2010 | 107 min. When filmmaker Josh Fox received an unexpected offer of $100,000 for the natural gas drilling rights to his property in the Delaware River Basin, on the border of New York and Pennsylvania, he resisted the urge to accept. Instead, he set off on a […]

BAMF: Short Films From Around the World

October 1, 2014

The final BAMF screening at ArtsRiot will feature short documentaries from around the world, including: DANCING THE REVOLUTION – Albino Tanzanians face persecution and murder — and organize dances in protest. E-WASTELAND – Where our e-junk goes to junk up the world. WOMEN OF FUKUSHIMA – Six women talk Fukushima. TWO GIRLS AGAINST THE RAIN […]

American Promise

October 7, 2014

American Promise Directed by Joe Brewster & Michele Stephenson USA | 2013 | 135 min. American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through Dalton, one of the most prestigious private […]

Vermont Filmmakers’ Showcase 1

October 24, 2014

Showcase sponsor: Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont Arts Council Threshold Director: Angus McCullough | Experimental Documentary | 2014 | 21 mins We are often lulled into ignorance about the forces at work all around us. Banal environments are dominated by philosophies and conventions, whether man-made or “natural.” Threshold exists exactly between the cultural and the natural to bring either […]

Vermont Filmmakers’ Showcase 2

October 24, 2014

Showcase sponsor: Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont Arts Council Green Mountain Dreamers Director: Mt. Mansfield Media | Documentary | 2014 | 29 mins A heartwarming documentary about Boston Red Sox fans; these Vermonters redefine what it means to ‘B Strong’. Enjoy their stories of passion, perseverance, and pride, inspired by a team that never gives up.

Web Junkie at Vermont Tech Jam

October 24, 2014

Director: Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam | Israel/USA | Documentary | 2014 | 74 mins Film source: Kino Lorber Sponsor: Champlain College and VTIFF In 2008, China became the first country to classify Internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Today, there are more than 200 military-style treatment centers in China for youths suffering from the affliction known in Mandarin as […]

Vermont Filmmakers’ Showcase 3

October 24, 2014

Showcase sponsor: Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont Arts Council Loser’s Crown  Director: Colin Thompson | Fiction | 2014 | 105 mins A 30-year-old man in crisis goes home to Vermont (from Los Angeles) for Christmas and finally realizes that trying to be cool is an exhausting waste of time.

Vermont Filmmakers’ Showcase 4

October 24, 2014

Showcase sponsor: Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont Arts Council 100: Head/Heart/Feet Director: William Peters | Documentary  | 2014 | 102 mins If you thought 26.2 miles was tough, lace up your running shoes for a journey into the world of ultra-running.

We Are The Best!

October 24, 2014

Opening Night Film Director: Lukas Moodysson | Sweden | Fiction | 2013 | 102 mins Film source: Magnolia Pictures Sponsor: Vermont Works for Women and former board member Kate Schubart in honor of VWW’s critical work on behalf of women and girls Stockholm in the early ‘80s. Bobo, a restless thirteen year old, is best friends with […]

Opening Night Party

October 24, 2014

Join us at Skinny Pancake after Opening Night Film for a celebration of the start of the Vermont International Film Festival and the announcement of the VT Filmmakers’ Showcase Award-winners. Snacks and cash bar. Awards ceremony presented by Eva Sollberger. The 2014 Awards are: * The James Goldstone Award, a $500 cash award given to an emerging […]

The Boy and the World (O Menino e o Mundo)

October 25, 2014

Director: Alê Abreu | Brazil | Animation | 2013 | 80 mins Film source: GKids Somewhere in a rural part of a distant world, a young boy named Cuca lives with his parents. The images are soft, simple and uncluttered; flute music scores the scene. One day, Cuca’s father leaves to go find work in the city. […]

Vermont Filmmakers’ Showcase 5

October 25, 2014

Showcase sponsor: Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont Arts Council United We Ski Director: Tyler Wilkinson-Ray | Documentary  | 2013 | 35 mins United We Ski examines the importance of small ski areas to the sport of skiing and New England life. The film looks at the rise and decline of the region’s small ski areas and tells the story of three […]

Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

October 25, 2014

Director: Pamela Yates | USA/Guatemala/Spain | Documentary | 2011 | 103 mins + 6 mins addendum Film source: Filmmakers Sponsor: Green Valley Media Filmmaker will attend, post screening Q&A  In 1982, a young first-time filmmaker, Pamela Yates, gained unprecedented access to Ríos Montt, his generals and leftist guerrillas waging a clandestine war deep in the mountains. The resulting film, When […]

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