Directed by Ramzi Ben Sliman France | French/Arabic w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2015 | 80 min Film Source: Visit Films French films in the festival are co-sponsored by Alliance française of Vermont Showtime: Wednesday, October 26 | 4:15 p.m. | BB There’s nothing like a first crush — the first stirrings of attraction, the exhilaration and […]
Directed by T.W. Pittman & Kelly Daniela Norris Ghana | Kusaal w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2016 | 90 min Film Source: Corinth Films Showtime: Wednesday, October 26 | 6:15 p.m. | BB Awards: Best Film – Durban International Film Festival A city versus village tale of classical beauty, Nakom is the story of a medical student who returns […]
Directed by Garrett Zevgetis USA | Documentary | 2016 | 90 min Film Source: Carriage House Pictures Sponsors: Main Street Landing / Eyes of the World Showtime: Wednesday, October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | FH Awards: Special Jury Prize – Independent Film Festival of Boston Director Garrett Zevgetis will be in attendance and Michelle Smith will participate in the […]
Directed by Michel Gondry France | French w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2015 | 100 min Film Source: Screen Media Sponsor: A Single Pebble, co-sponsor: Alliance française of Vermont Showtime: Wednesday, October 26 | 8:15 p.m. | BB The latest film from Michel Gondry (Mood Indigo; The Science of Sleep; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) transforms his cut-and-paste magic […]
Directed by Garrett Zevgetis USA | Documentary | 2016 | 90 min Film Source: Carriage House Pictures Sponsors: Main Street Landing / Eyes of the World Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 11:30 a.m. | FH This screening features captions and audio-description for the hearing and visually impaired. Awards: Special Jury Prize – Independent Film Festival of Boston […]
Sponsors: Kountry Kart Deli and BCA Source: Filmmaker Lunch included in ticket price Early Video Works by John R. Killacky Note: mature content Unforgiven Fire | Experimental | 1990 | 13min 30sec Stolen Shadows | Experimental | 1995 | 10min 25sec Walking With the Dead Experimental | 1996 | 5min 33sec John Killacky, executive director of the […]
Directed by Chad Hartigan Germany/USA | English/German w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2016 | 91 min Film Source: A24 Sponsor: Bridget Meyer Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 3:45 p.m. | FH Awards: Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Sundance Thirteen-year-old Morris (Markees Christmas), a fish out of water navigating the rapids of teen life, lives in Heidelberg with his […]
Directed by T.W. Pittman & Kelly Daniela Norris Ghana | Kusaal w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2016 | 90 min Film Source: Corinth Films Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | BB Awards: Best Film – Durban International Film Festival A city versus village tale of classical beauty, Nakom is the story of a medical student who returns […]
Showtime: Thursday, Oct 27 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | FH Clips from a new restoration project of the Vermont Archive Movie Project – footage of the poet Ruth Stone, and a compilation of clips from prominent Vermont filmmakers who appear in the VAMP database. *Free event*
Directed by Nicolas Boukhrief France | French w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2015 | 89 min Film Source: Distrib Films Sponsor: John Douglas, co-sponsor: Alliance française of Vermont Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 6:30 p.m. | BB Made in France tells the story of an undercover journalist who infiltrates a jihadist cell in a Paris suburb, whose mission is […]
Directed by Abby Ginzberg & Frank Dawson USA | Documentary | 2016 | 66 min Film Source: Filmmaker Sponsors: Champlain College / Peace & Justice Center of Vermont Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | FH Awards: Best Documentary – Pan African Film Festival Director Abby Ginzberg will be in attendance. In recent years, impassioned political demonstrations have appeared […]
The Triplets of Belleville (Belleville Rendezvous) Directed by Sylvain Chomet France/Belgium/Canada/UK/Latvia | French w/ English subtitles | Fiction/Animation | 2003 | 78 min Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Flynn Center *Tickets available through FlynnTix.org PATRON Members of VTIFF eligible for 50% discount. email us for code. Awards: Oscar nominated for Best Animated Feature & […]
Directed by Kadri Kousaar Estonia | Estonian w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2016 | 89 min Film Source: Film Sales Co. Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 8:30 p.m. | BB Awards: Estonia’s official submission to the 2016 Academy Awards What is it with the films of Scandinavia and neighboring countries, such as Estonia, and their penchant for […]
Evolution Directed by Lucile Hadžihalilović France/Belgium/Spain | French w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2015 | 81 min Film Source: IFC Midnight Showtime: Thursday, October 27 | 9:30 p.m. | FH Awards: Best Cinematography & Special Jury Prize – San Sebastian International Film Festival Part of VTIFF After Dark Spotlight Director Lucile Hadžihalilović (Innocence, co-writer of Enter The Void) delivers a body horror film that […]
Sponsors: Kountry Kart Deli and BCA Source:Americas Media Initiative Spanish w/English subtitles Part of the Cuban cinema Spotlight Lunch included in ticket price Best of the Muestra Joven (Young Directors Film Festival). These four award-winning short films made by emerging filmmakers reflect the current cinematic landscape in Cuba. The former director the Muestra Joven, Marisol Rodriguez, […]
Ask A Film Producer Showtime: Friday, October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Great Room Sponsors: VT PBS Film producers Justine Nagan (Exec. Producer of PBS’s POV program, Life Itself, The Trials of Muhammad Ali) and Lori Cheatle (festival films Kiki and Seven Songs for a Long Life) answer your questions on how to get a […]
Directed by Louie Psihoyos USA/UK/Japan/Mexico/Hong Kong/China/Indonesia | Documentary | 2015 | 90 min Film Source: Film Collaborative Sponsors: Jane Kramer / Seventh Generation Foundation / Anne Slade Frey Charitable Trust Showtime: Friday, October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | FH Awards: Oscar nomination for Best Original Song Director Louie Psihoyos will participate in a Q&A via Skype. Racing Extinction, from […]
Directed by Philippe Faucon France | French/Arabic w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 2015 | 79 min Film Source: Kino Lorber Sponsor: Caroline Baird Crichfield Fund for Women in Need, co-sponsor: Alliance française of Vermont Showtimes: Friday, October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | BB Awards: Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay & Most Promising Actress – César Awards “A small miracle of a […]
Directed by Park Chan-wook South Korea | Korean & Japanese w/ English subtitles | Fiction | 145 min | 2016 Film Source: Magnolia Showtime: Friday, October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | FH A Burlington Film Society screening presented by Main Street Landing & VTIFF Hideko, a Japanese heiress who lives on a secluded estate with […]
Directed by Sara Jordeno USA/Sweden | Documentary | 2016 | 94 min Film Source: IFC Sundance Selects Showtime: Friday, October 28 | 6:15 p.m. | BB Awards: Best Documentary – Berlinale & Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Producer Lori Cheatle will be in attendance. An heir to Jennie Livingston’s seminal 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, Sara Jordeno’s Kiki looks at New York City’s still-thriving House & […]