Filmmakers in attendance
Estrellita (Little Star)
Directed by Daniel Houghton
Vermont | 2018 | Animation, Fiction | 8 min
A girl growing up on a Vermont dairy farm discovers a tragic reality about her family.
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Raghead
Directed by Nora Jacobson
Vermont | 2018 | Fiction | 14 min
A blind date, a veiled woman, a firefighter. Will sparks fly? Nick, a firefighter, is surprised when Sarah, his blind date shows up wearing an Islamic veil. An ugly incident early in the day has affected Sarah’s outlook, making her interaction with Nick fraught with uncertainty and tension.
The Best Day Ever: Forest Days in Vermont Kindergartens
Directed by Chris Hardee
New Hampshire | 2017 | Documentary | 16 min
The Best Day Ever takes you outside into the forest classrooms of two Vermont schools where students are rediscovering joy and wonder through the experience of playing in nature. The film, featuring kindergarten classrooms at Marion Cross in Norwich and Hartland Elementary, presents an intimate view of the hands-on learning happening outdoors; the thoughts of teachers, administrators, and parents about the value of this approach; and the changing trajectory of public school kindergarten.