The Anthropocene screening is part of a nationwide release to coincide with the U.N. Climate Summit in New York. It will screen simultaneously throughout the USA and therefore we shall exceptionally be holding our Monthly Screening on Wednesday rather than the regular Thursday. Presented by VTIFF Host Sponsor: Main Street Landing Directed by Jennifer Baichwal, […]
Burlington Book Festival and Vermont International Film Festival are proud to present this special screening. WORLDS OF URSULA K. LE GUIN Directed by Arwen Curry Documentary | 68 mins All proceeds will go towards supporting BBF and VTIFF. Hosted by Champlain College Doors open at 5:45 Best-known for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy works such […]
A special 7-course benefit dinner, including vegetarian options, prepared by the chefs of A Single Pebble to honor VTIFF 2019. Tickets in include food, wine and beer and all gratuities so please come to support and celebrate with us. This is the VTIFF annual fundraiser that takes place on the first day of the publication […]
Presented by VTIFF & Vermont PBS Host Sponsor: Main Street Landing Directed by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts *Winner – Best Documentary – SXSW 2019** *Winner – Audience Award – SXSW 2019** *Winner – Special Jury Prize Documentary – Hot Docs 2019** *Winner – L’Oeil D’Or – Festival de Cannes 2019** *Winner – Audience Award […]
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The first 2-3 days of VTIFF have traditionally been devoted to promoting regional films. This is the only competitive part of the Vermont International Film Festival with a range of awards. It is a partnership with Vermont PBS, in collaboration with WRIF. The Showcase is juried and presents select films from filmmakers from Vermont, New […]
GRATITUDE by Walter Ungerer | ME | 6 mins Nature is an amazing elixir. It brings tranquility to the soul which rejoices in contentment. Showing with: MAJOR ARCANA by Josh Melrod | VT | 81 mins An itinerant carpenter’s struggle to end a legacy of alcoholism and poverty as he attempts to build a log […]
MAJOR ARCANA by Josh Melrod | VT | 81 mins An itinerant carpenter’s struggle to end a legacy of alcoholism and poverty as he attempts to build a log cabin by hand, in the back woods of Vermont. Showing with: GRATITUDE by Walter Ungerer | ME | 6 mins Nature is an amazing elixir. It […]
NOYANA – SINGING AT THE END OF LIFE by Keith Oppenheim | VT | 28 mins The story of the Noyana Singers, a Burlington chorus that sings to terminally-ill patients in hospice and home settings. Showing with: THE SILENCE BETWEEN by Danielle Hazelton | VT | 10 min Pat, a young trombonist, lives his life […]
THE SILENCE BETWEEN by Danielle Hazelton | VT | 10 min Pat, a young trombonist, lives his life auditioning for touring ensembles. With a scattered mind and isolated lifestyle, he struggles to live with his long-term girlfriend who keeps him from his work. Showing with: NOYANA – SINGING AT THE END OF LIFE by Keith […]
THE APARTMENT (L’APARTEMENT) by Justine Gauthier | QC | 12 min For the first time since her divorce, a mother welcomes her two kids into her modest new flat. Her son’s liveliness and her daughter’s questions make for a weekend that wavers between tension and tenderness. Showing with: SACRED HAIR (CHEVEUX SACRES) by Mario Morin […]
SACRED HAIR (CHEVEUX SACRES) by Mario Morin | QC | 13 min A fortuitous life-changing encounter between a young ill boy and a Muslim woman in a Montreal Park Showing with: THE APARTMENT (L’APARTEMENT) by Justine Gauthier | QC | 12 min For the first time since her divorce, a mother welcomes her two kids […]
THE COLLECTOR by Maria T Alvarado | VT | 41 min A film about beauty, commitment and the cycle of life through the eyes of Donald Dreifuss, a horticulturist and artist who lives in New Hampshire Showing with: SACRED HAIR (CHEVEUX SACRES) by Mario Morin | QC | 13 min A fortuitous life-changing encounter between […]
MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS (MINUIT A L’OASIS) by Jason Béliveau | QC | 18 min Audrey and Simon don’t love each other. Well, yes, maybe. Audrey shows up at Simon’s an evening during the weekend. She is a student, he is her teacher. Is this story written in advance? Showing with: BIRCH by Paisley Walsh […]
DOOM VIBRATIONS by Garret Harkawik | VT | 25 min Steve Kohlhase began hearing an inexplicable, low-frequency rumble in his home in 2009. We follow his ten-year journey to figure it out. Showing with: MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS (MINUIT A L’OASIS) by Jason Béliveau | QC | 18 min Audrey and Simon don’t love each […]
BIRCH by Paisley Walsh | VT | 15 min Jed lives in the house that he and his wife never finished restoring. Now a single parent with two children, he struggles to get through life. All obstacles are heightened when their dog “Bear” goes missing. Showing with: MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS (MINUIT A L’OASIS) by […]
LITTLE BEERI’S MARCH by John Griesemer | NH | 25 min War. A nomad family profiting from it. Until the war comes for them. Showing with: HERD (MEUTE) by Florence Lafond | QC | 11 min That morning, as she gets ready for her dance audition, Alex is outraged when her mother forces her once […]
A GAME DINNER by Peter Ackerman | VT | 11 min What’s on your plate, and how did it get there? When it comes to eating meat, are some ways more ethical than others? Showing with: A CAVE YOU FEAR TO ENTER by Peter Ackerman | VT | 6 min The cave you fear […]
A CAVE YOU FEAR TO ENTER by Peter Ackerman | VT | 6 min The cave you fear to enter, holds the treasure you seek ~ Joseph Campbell Showing with: A GAME DINNER by Peter Ackerman | VT | 11 min What’s on your plate, and how did it get there? When it comes to […]
HERD (MEUTE) by Florence Lafond | QC | 11 min That morning, as she gets ready for her dance audition, Alex is outraged when her mother forces her once again to babysit her disabled sister. Showing with: A GAME DINNER by Peter Ackerman | VT | 11 min What’s on your plate, and how did […]