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Opening Night

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
6:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Details
110 mins
Category
Made Here Film Festival
Film Type
Shorts
Cost
Pay-as-you-can! A portion of all donations are shared with the filmmakers.
Location
Burlington Beer Company
180 Flynn Ave
Burlington, VT

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This screening is SOLD OUT.

 


I Have Something to Get Off My Chest |
Cedar O’Dowd | 8:21 | VT
*Made Here Fund Awardee*
A trans man heals from surgery. Live action narrative blends with experimental animation.

 


The Migrant Body
| Paula Gil Higa, Cal Hopwood | 12 | VT

An examination of human migration and motives for individual displacement through the creative lens of PH Dance’s Artistic Director, Paula Higa, deriving from her personal experience as a dual citizen of Brazil and the United States.

 


Stillpoint |
John Killacky | 3:05 | VT
*Jury Honorable Mention*
A visual poem rumination on living with chronic pain.

 


M. T. Nestor
| John Schlag | 16:38 | VT
*Jury Honorable Mention*

An android has trouble accepting the loss of his owner, until he finds a way to give her a new life. A humorous, subtle and – surprisingly – a human tale.
*East Coast Premiere*

 


Grafton |
Bryan Santiago | 26:06 | VT
*
Jury Honorable Mention*

A psychological thriller about a woman who gets lost on the interstate and stumbles upon a small town where she reluctantly assumes the identity of someone else.

 


Love of the Land | Travis Van Alstyne | 8:38 | VT
*Made Here Fund Awardee*
A short animated film based on the true and tragic story of VT farmer Romaine Tenney.

 


Connected |
Chad Ervin | 35:34 | VT

Vermont’s Grassroots Effort for Rural Broadband.