Presented by Main Street Landing and VTIFF 10,000 KM Directed by Carlos Marques-Marcet Spain | English, Spanish & Catalan w/ English subtitles | 2014 | 99 min The screening will be followed by a Skype Q&A with director Carlos Marques-Marcet Alexandra (Natalia Tena) and Sergi (David Verdaguer) make love in their tiny Barcelona apartment. They’ve decided to […]
TWA Flight 800 Directed by Kristina Borjesson USA | Documentary | 2013 | 90 min THE REAL STORY BEHIND TWA FLIGHT 800 An Evening with Investigative Journalist and Whistleblower Kristina Borjesson Director Kristina Borjesson will screen her acclaimed investigative documentary “TWA Flight 800” and reveal how regulations and procedures protect government agencies from being held […]
Presented by Main Street Landing and VTIFF Only Yesterday Directed by Isao Takahata Japan | Animated | English language version | 1991 | 118 min Rated PG It’s 1982, and Taeko (Daisy Ridley) is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to visit her relatives in the countryside, […]
Presented by Main Street Landing and VTIFF Do Not Resist Directed by Craig Atkinson USA | Documentary | 2016 | 72 min 2016 Tribeca Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature 2016 Indianapolis Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature Director Craig Atkinson and Producer/Co-Editor Laura Hartrick will be in attendance. Following the screening, there will be […]
Presented by Main Street Landing and VTIFF Chevalier Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari Greece | Greek w/ English subtitles | 2015 | 99 min Best Film – London Film Festival Greece’s official submission to the 2016 Academy Awards In the middle of the Aegean Sea, on a luxury yacht, six men on a fishing trip […]
A special Benefit Dinner to support the 2016 Vermont International Film Festival. Local chefs Charles Reeves and Maura OSullivan of Penny Cluse Cafe will delight gourmets and film buffs alike with a delicious multi-course dinner featuring five courses inspired by some of our favorite food films: Eat, Drink, Man, Woman; Tortilla Soup; Julie and Julia; Like Water for Chocolate; Ratatouille […]
In the Bight Directed, written, edited & produced by Ben Finer Fiction | 28 min Eight-year-old twins explore the woods of Vermont. Gradually, the beauty of the natural setting blends with the mysteries of childhood imaginations. Dad’s 50th Surprise Party Directed, written & edited by Matt Lennon Fiction | 9 min 31 sec Two […]
Last Night Directed & written by Jon Andrews Fiction | 17 min A young woman struggles with mixed emotions on the last night of an intense and unusual summer romance. Awake Directed, animated & written by Sofy Maia Animation | 7 min 48 sec A young boy tries to make peace with a growing, […]
Becoming a Woman Written & produced by Marianne DiMascio & Angie Albeck Directed by Kevin Christopher Fiction | 7 min Young Sally anticipates the many changes associated with becoming a woman and seeks advice from the always helpful Nurse Jenkins. Sunday 1287 Directed & written by Brandon del Pozo Fiction | 11 min […]
The Hanji Box Directed by Nora Jacobson USA | Fiction | 2016 | 62 min Film Source: Filmmaker Sponsors: Duncan Wisniewski Architecture / A Single Pebble / VTIFF Board President Lorna-Kay Peal Showtime: Friday, October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | FH * Opening Night film, world premiere * Director Nora Jacobson and lead actors Suzanne C. Dudley & Natalie Kim […]
The Sign Directed, edited & produced by James Lantz Documentary | 14 min When their homemade “Trump 4 President” sign is vandalized twice, a Vermont filmmaker travels back to Virginia to interview his parents about their support for the Republican candidate for President. The Tent Village Co-Directed, produced & edited by Nilima Abrams Documentary […]
Freedom and Unity TV is an annual film contest for young Vermonters who make short films about their lives, passions and interests in their home state of Vermont. The films are judged by professionals in the film industry and awarded prizes. In 2016, 94 films were submitted. This is a selection of some of the […]
Directed by Roberto Ando Italy/France | Italian/French/English w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2016 | 100 min Film Source: Breaking Glass Pictures Sponsor: 05401 PLUS Showtime: Saturday, October 22 | 2:45 p.m. | FH The peerless Toni Servillo has made a career of turning in one exquisitely realized performance after another, impressing audiences in films like The Great […]
Peace Has No Borders Directed by Deb Ellis & Denis Mueller Documentary | 70 min Between 1965-1973, over 50,000 Americans made their way to Canada, refusing to participate in the Vietnam War. Forty years later, Canada has another moral choice – whether to give refuge to U.S. veterans of the Iraq War. Caught between two […]
Don’t Touch the Camera Directed by Anna Cuevas & Serena Gauthier Documentary | 17 min 37 sec A documentary discussing gender inequality in the film industry and at film school by the female film majors of the 2018 graduating class at Champlain College. One Night Directed, written & produced by Cal Hopwood Fiction | […]
Directed by Barbara Kopple USA | Documentary | 2015 | 93 min Film Source: Cabin Creek Films Sponsor: Todd Lockwood Showtimes: Saturday, October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | FH Awards: Best Documentary – Sarasota Film Festival Barbara Kopple, who won Oscars for her documentaries Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) and American Dream (1990), has a long history of documenting people — especially women […]
High Water Mark: The Rise & Fall of The Pants Directed, written, edited & co-produced by Bill Simmon Documentary | 60 min In the last days before the internet changed the music industry forever, one small-town-band’s will succeed became the stuff of legend. High Water Mark: The Rise & Fall of The Pants explores the […]
Directed by Marcin Wrona Poland/Israel | Polish/Yiddish/English w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2015 | 94 min Film Source: The Orchard Sponsor: Barbara McGrew Showtime: Saturday, October 22 | 8:45 p.m. | FH Awards: Best Picture – Austin Fantastic Fest Weddings traditionally hold deep significance in Polish culture. The wedding in Demon is no exception: lavish preparations and seemingly endless imbibing […]
Directed by Barbara Kopple USA | Documentary | 2015 | 93 min Film Source: Cabin Creek Films Sponsor: Todd Lockwood Showtime: Sunday, October 23 | 11:15 a.m. | BB Awards: Best Documentary – Sarasota Film Festival Barbara Kopple, who won Oscars for her documentaries Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) and American Dream (1990), has a long history of documenting people — especially women — […]
Directed by Veit Helmer Germany | Dubbed in English | Fiction | 2014 | 82 min Film Source: Filmmaker Showtime: Sunday, October 23 | 11:30 a.m. | FH Awards: Best Children’s Film – Traverse City Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, & Cinekid Colorful, fanciful fun from the director of Tuvalu and Absurdistan. Fiddlesticks conjures the rakish fun of Our Gang and the whimsical cinematic spirit of […]