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A group of four award-winning Vermont filmmakers explore what it means to be a family in Vermont. The program features four short fiction films ranging from horror to drama. All films offer a uniquely Vermont perspective on the pains and joys of being a family. Lukas Huffman’s Bloodroot is a tender relationship portrait of two brothers, told over the course of their lives. In Molly Longwell’s Bad Mother, a mother copes with her husband’s confession of infidelity on the eve of a funeral. Eddie Shore’s I Guess It Might Be Selfish is a poetic reflection on the clash between individual and family needs. Sarah Wisner and Sean Temple’s The Thaw is a beautifully rendered 19th century Vermont horror story.
Following both screenings, there is an in-person Q&A with the filmmakers.
