Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas Directed by Larry Weinstein Canada | 2017 | Documentary | 52 min Film Source: 7th Art Sponsor: Lyric Theatre Company Followed by Closing Night Party with dumplings from A Single Pebble * Closing Night film * “A musical documentary about the amazing story of a group of Jewish songwriters who […]
Everyone deserves a final party after spending 11 days watching films! Come to the Closing Night film and then eat and drink and let your hair down. Our volunteers and staff will be there – please thank them for their tireless work and enjoy yourselves. Dumplings from A Single Pebble (what else…) and cash bar […]
Presented by VTIFF Venue Host: Main Street Landing Directed by Astra Taylor, produced by the National Film Board of Canada Canada | 2018 | Documentary | 107 Director Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with financial […]
Presented by VTIFF Venue Host: Main Street Landing Directed by Aaron Kopp and Amanda Kopp Zimbabwe/USA | 2018 | Documentary / Animation | 77 mins Winner of the Grand Prize at NY International Children’s Film Festival. Suitable for ages 10+ Liyana is a genre-defying film that tells the story of five children in the Kingdom […]
Presented by VTIFF Venue Host: Main Street Landing Written & Directed by Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay | 2018 | Fiction | 98 mins | Spanish w/English subtitles Awards/Major Festivals: Winner, International Critics Prize at Berlinale 2018, Grand Prize Jeonju International Film Festival and many more Paraguay’s official submission to the 2019 Academy Awards Middle-aged couple Chela […]
Presented by VTIFF Venue Host: Main Street Landing Written & Directed by Ivo Marloh USA | 2017 | Documentary | 89 mins Director Marloh in attendance for Q&A with Jay Craven and for a meet-and-greet at the Lake Lobby reception after the screening. Reception 6:30 – 7:30, pizzas from Pizzeria Verita, cash bar from Shelburne […]
Presented by VTIFF Venue Host: Main Street Landing Written & Directed by Thomas Herman USA | 2018 | Documentary | 96 mins Director Herman in attendance for Q&A with Jay Craven and for a meet-and-greet at the Lake Lobby reception before the screening. Reception 6:30 – 7:30, pizzas from Pizzeria Verita, cash bar from Shelburne […]
Presented by VTIFF Venue Host: Main Street Landing Written & Directed by Nadine Labaki Lebanon | 2018 | Fiction | 123 mins | Arabic and Amharic w/English subtitles Awards/Major Festivals: Grand Jury Prize – Cannes Film Festival, Nominated for Best Foreign Language film – 2019 Academy Awards Set in a fictitious Middle Eastern village (much […]
Presented by VTIFF and Shelburne Museum Written & Directed by Walter Ungerer USA | 1976 | Fiction | 75 mins This special screening will be introduced by Steve Bissette (author of “Green Mountain Cinema”, cartoonist and professor at the The Cartoon Studies Center) and followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Ungerer, moderated by Bissette. The […]
Presented by VTIFF Venue Host: Main Street Landing Written & Co-Written & Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen Sweden/Denmark | 2018 | Fiction | 123 mins | Swedish & Danish w/English subtitles Film Source: Music Box Films *** NY Times Critics Pick*** Teenager Astrid Lindgren, future author of “Pippi Longstocking”, leads a carefree life in rural […]
Presented by VTIFF and Shelburne Museum Special double bill 1. Mt Philo Commune Directed by Robert Machover & Michael Singer | Documentary | 23 mins |1973 A documentary film portrait of the Mt. Philo, VT commune in the early 1970s. This film was remastered and digitized by VAMP (Vermont Archive Movie Project) in 2018 Followed […]
Ghost Fleet Directed by Shannon Service, Jeffrey Waldron USA | 2018 | Documentary | 88 mins Producer Jon Bowermaster* in attendance Note: This event is free but donations are welcome. Seats are limited and pre-booking is highly recommended. The Film: Acclaimed at Telluride and the Toronto International Film Festival, this suspenseful high-seas adventure follows a […]
3 days of classic and lesser known musical films, all introduced and MC’d by world-renowned composer and musical film historian Neil Brand. The 2019 Global Roots Film Festival will focus on the development of musical films and the role they played in the history of cinema as a whole. GRFF 2019 is a […]
Why Sing, Why Dance? Keynote Presentation Presented by Neil Brand Host Venue: Main Street Landing This event is part of Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? Neil Brand, world renowned musical film historian, composer and silent film pianist, introduces, with film clips, Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? with a presentation […]
Le Million Directed by René Clair France ⎮ 1931 ⎮ Fiction ⎮ 85 mins ⎮ French w/English subtitles Host Venue: Main Street Landing ***Opening Night film*** Sponsored by Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region This event is part of Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? This early sound film had a profound […]
Love Me Tonight Directed by Rouben Mamoulian | Music & Lyrics by Rodgers and Hart USA ⎮ 1932⎮ Fiction ⎮ 104 min Host Venue: Main Street Landing This event is part of Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? Festival Passes are available HERE. It is highly recommended to purchase a Pass although individual […]
Lyric Theatre Company Live Led by Neil Brand & Jose Rincon (Executive Director of the Lyric) Ashley O’Brien, music director Host Venue: Main Street Landing This event is part of Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? Neil Brand and Jose Rincon discuss major milestones and trends in the development of the American movie […]
Circus (Tsirk) Directed by: Grigori Aleksandrov USSR ⎮ 1936 ⎮ Fiction ⎮ 88 mins ⎮ Russian w/English subtitles Host Venue: Main Street Landing This event is part of Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? Festival Passes are available HERE. It is highly recommended to purchase a Pass although individual tickets are also available. […]
Top Hat Directed by Mark Sandrich | Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin | Choreography by Astaire and Hermes Pan USA ⎮ 1935 ⎮ Fiction ⎮ 99 min Host Venue: Main Street Landing This event is part of Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? Festival Passes are available HERE. It is highly recommended […]
The Girl Can’t Help It Directed by Frank Tashlin | Music & Lyrics by Bobby Troup USA ⎮ 1956 ⎮ Fiction ⎮ 99 min Host Venue: Main Street Landing This event is part of Global Roots Film Festival: Why Sing, Why Dance? Festival Passes are available HERE. It is highly recommended to purchase a Pass although […]