THE SOUND OF A WILD SNAIL EATING by Elisabeth Tova Bailey | ME | 15 min When a woman is bedridden by a mysterious pathogen, a forest snail unexpectedly takes up residence on her nightstand. An intimate and surprising live action true story. Adapted from the award-winning nonfiction memoir of the same title.  Showing with: […]

NOTHING TO MY NAME by Qian Li | VT | 14 min Discovering the past of my grandfather    THE SOUND OF A WILD SNAIL EATING by Elisabeth Tova Bailey | ME | 15 min When a woman is bedridden by a mysterious pathogen, a forest snail unexpectedly takes up residence on her nightstand. An […]

SNOWBIRDS by Joannie Lafrenière | QC | 48 min  A growing trend of an entire generation of Canadians is the migration to the tropics during the winter season, in particular Florida. With tenderness and humor, this sociological documentary goes to the heart of their daily lives by painting a human portrait of this typically Canadian […]

PRECIOUS GURU – JOURNEY INTO THE WILD HEART OF THE SECOND BUDDHA by Marc Wennberg | VT | 70 min  The film follows the arc of Guru Rinpoche’s sacred biography and journey, from his immaculate birth on a lotus in northwest Pakistan; to his taming and subduing of Tibet’s demons in the 8th Century in […]

NORTH COUNTRY by Nick Martini | NH | 20 min  In the rugged White Mountains of northern-New Hampshire, Lahout’s has remained open 365 days a year since 1920. A family of Lebanese immigrants has prevailed for a century, beating the Great Depression, World War II, Dot Com Crash and Great Recession. This film tells a […]

RECOVERY COUNTY by Cody Ball | MA | 19 min  In the outskirts of rural Massachusetts, one small community provides a glimpse of hope in the ongoing American Opioid Epidemic. This film follows one doctor in her efforts to make treatment more widely available, and provides a deeply personal window into the lives of people […]

LEWISTON by David Shayne & Jacob Roberts | NY | 18 min In Lewiston, Maine, a violent summer threatens the fragile peace between unlikely neighbors. Showing with: RECOVERY COUNTY by Cody Ball | MA | 19 min  In the outskirts of rural Massachusetts, one small community provides a glimpse of hope in the ongoing American […]

BROTHERS by Reginald Groff | VT | 75 min  The story of a family who have faced incredible adversity but continue to push forward; It centers around Mike, an artist and filmmaker with Muscular Dystrophy and the fate of his younger brother, JT, the athletic, charismatic and once potential pro-skateboarder. 

FIRST LIGHT by Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip| MA | 13 min  Documents the US Government’s practices of taking Native American children away from their tribes and tells the story of an unprecedented experiment in truth-telling and healing for Wabanaki people and child welfare workers in Maine.  Showing with: DEAR GEORGINA by Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip| […]

DEAR GEORGINA by Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip| MA | 15 mins  A Passamaquoddy elder tries to sharpen the blurry outlines of her identity Showing with: FIRST LIGHT by Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip| MA | 13 min  Documents the US Government’s practices of taking Native American children away from their tribes and tells the story of […]

DOLLS DON’T DIE (LES POUPEES NE MEURENT PAS) by Julie Prieur | QC | 10 min  5-year old Mia hasn’t seen her big sister in a long time. Her mom said she’ll be back home when she’ll eat again. So between dreams and memories, Mia starts to cook, to bring her back.   Showing with: FIRST […]

CAROL STREET by Demetrius Borge | VT | 15 min  “Being of mixed races, I have always enjoyed many of the privileges of being Black, but faced none of its consequences. I became inspired to better understand the Black experience at Middlebury College not by internalizing the experience, but by opening myself up to those […]

THE EPITAPH OF MARWA STEIN by Rachel Friedman | VT | 7 mi  A woman’s life, as told after her death.   Showing with: CAROL STREET by Demetrius Borge | VT | 15 min  “Being of mixed races, I have always enjoyed many of the privileges of being Black, but faced none of its consequences. […]