The first 2-3 days of VTIFF have traditionally been devoted to promoting regional films. This is the only competitive part of the Vermont International Film Festival with a range of awards. It is a partnership with Vermont PBS, in collaboration with WRIF. The Showcase is juried and presents select films from filmmakers from Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Northern New York state and Québec.
Made Here will premiere at VTIFF, October 16-18 and travel to WRIF, November 1-3.
MHS 1 | Wed, Oct 16 | 7:00 PM
GRATITUDE by Walter Ungerer | ME | 6 min
MAJOR ARCANA by Josh Melrod | VT | 81 min
MHS 2 | Thurs, Oct 17 | 11:00 AM
THE SILENCE BETWEEN by Danielle Hazelton | VT | 10 min
NOYANA – SINGING AT THE END OF LIFE by Keith Oppenheim | VT | 28 min
MHS 3 | Thurs, Oct 17 | 12:30 PM
THE APARTMENT by Justine Gauthier | QC | 12 min
SACRED HAIR (CHEVEUX SACRES) by Mario Morin | QC | 13 min
THE COLLECTOR by Maria T Alvarado | VT | 41 min
MHS 4 | Thurs, Oct 17 | 2:30 PM
BIRCH by Paisley Walsh | VT | 15 min
MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS (MINUIT A L’OASIS) by Jason Béliveau | QC | 18 min
DOOM VIBRATIONS by Garret Harkawik | VT | 25 min
MHS 5 | Thurs, Oct 17 | 4:30 PM
A CAVE YOU FEAR TO ENTER by Peter Ackerman | VT | 6 min
A GAME DINNER by Peter Ackerman | VT | 11 min
HERD (MEUTE) by Florence Lafond | QC | 11 min
LITTLE BEERY’S MARCH by John Griesemer | NH | 25 min
MHS 6 | Thurs, Oct 17 | 7:00 PM
NOTHING TO MY NAME by Qian Li | VT | 14 min
THE SOUND OF A WILD SNAIL EATING by Elisabeth Tova Bailey | ME | 15 min
SNOWBIRDS by Joannie Lafrenière | QC | 48 min
MHS 7 | Fri, Oct 18 | 11:00 AM
PRECIOUS GURU – JOURNEY INTO THE WILD HEART OF THE SECOND BUDDHA by Marc Wennberg | VT | 70 min
MHS 8 | Fri, Oct 18 | 12:45 PM
LEWISTON by David Shayne | NY | 18 min
RECOVERY COUNTY by Cody Ball | MA | 19 min
NORTH COUNTRY by Nick Martini | NH | 20 min
MHS 9 | Fri, Oct 18 | 2:30 PM
BROTHERS by Reginald Groff | VT | 75 min
MHS 10 | Fri, Oct 18 | 4:15 PM
DOLLS DON’T DIE (LES POUPEES NE MEURENT PAS) by Julie Prieur | QC | 10 min
FIRST LIGHT by Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip| MA | 13 min
DEAR GEORGINA by Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip| MA | 15 mins
CAROL STREET by Demetrius Borge | VT | 15 min
THE EPITAPH OF MARWA STEIN by Rachel Friedman | VT | 7 mi
MHS | Sat, Oct 26 | 11:00 AM
Special Work-In-Progress (out of competition) screening
DAN HIGGINS: MAKING PICTURES by Eleanor Lanahan | VT | 80 min