The Big Bad Fox and other Tales Directed by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert France/Belgium | 2019 | Animation | 80 min English version Film Source: GKids Sponsors: Kids VT *Free screening* Booking is enabled by clicking on the Buy Tickets button below The countryside isn’t always as calm and peaceful as it’s made out […]
The Milk System Directed by Andreas Pichler Germany/Italy | 2018 | Documentary | 91 min Film Source: Magnetfilm Followed by Q&A with Roger Allbee, former Secretary of Agriculture for Vermont and Gil Livingston, former President of the Vermont Land Trust There’s one thing milk traditionally stands for — health. It’s seen as natural, nutrient-rich and […]
Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy Directed by Elizabeth Carrol USA | 2019 | Documentary | 74 min Film Source: Filmmakers Sponsor: A spirited group industry professionals and food enthusiasts | Anonymous * Followed by Q&A with the filmmaker and Prof. Luis Vivanco, cultural anthropologist and co-director of UVM’s Humanities Center (Sun, Oct 20 only) Also showing […]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) Directed by Céline Sciamma France | 2019 | Fiction | 121 min French w/ English subtitles Film Source: Neon Awards/premier festivals: Cannes Festival 2019 – Best script award. Sponsors: Barbara Zucker | Barbara Perry | Judy Gerber * Portrait is one of […]
Sundance 2019 Shorts Film Tour – Selection Ticket price includes a light lunch FAST HORSE Directed by Alexandra Lazarowich Canada | 13’30” mins The Blackfoot bareback horse-racing tradition returns in the astonishingly dangerous Indian Relay. MUTEUM Directed by Äggie Pak Yee Lee Estonia/Hong Kong | 4 mins In an art museum, we learn — from […]
Àga Directed by Milko Lazarov Bulgaria | 2019 | Fiction | 96 min Bulgarian w/ English subtitles Film Source: Big World Pictures Sponsors: Muffie Milens Also showing Fri, Oct 25 | 4:15 PM | FH In a yurt on the snow-covered fields of the North, Nanook and Sedna live following the traditions of their ancestors. Alone […]
Diamantino Directed by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt Portugal/France/Brazil | 2019 | Fiction | 92 min Portuguese w/ English subtitles Film Source: Kino Lorber Awards/premier festivals: Cannes Critics’ Week - Grand Prize Sponsors: Bobbie Lanahan | Paula Willoquet-Maricondi Also showing: Wed, Oct 23| 6:45PM | BB There isn’t another film quite like it at the festival, or […]
Genesis (Genèse) Directed by Phillipe Lesage Canada/Québec | 2018 | Fiction | 129 min French w/ English subtitles Film Source: Film Movement Sponsors: Lorna-Kay Peal Also showing: Sat, Oct 26 | 6:45PM | BB Philippe Lesage’s Genesis is a rarity: a coming-of-age film that explores the angst of adolescence from both male and female, and […]
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders USA | 2019 | Documentary | 120 min Film Source: Magnolia Sponsors: Patricia Fontaine Also showing: Fri, Oct 25 | 1:30PM | BB Made and released before she died in August at the age of 88, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is an artful, uplifting documentary about […]
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem Directed by Muayad Alayan Palestine | 2018 | Fiction | 127 min Arabic, Hebrew, English w/ English subtitles Film Source: Dada Films Awards/premier festivals: International Film Festival Rotterdam - Special Jury Award for exceptional artistic achievement; Hubert Bals Fund Audience Prize; Seattle International Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize; and many others Sponsors: […]
Lil’ Buck: Real Swan Directed by Louis Wallecan France/USA | 2019 | Documentary | 85 min Film Source: Versatile Films Sponsors: Patricia Fontaine | Andrea Rogers Also showing: Wed, Oct 23 | 2:15PM | FH In this exuberant documentary featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, director Louis Wallecan takes an in-depth look at an extraordinary dance artist […]
2019 Animation from the UK National Film & TV School – and more *Ticket price includes a light lunch* LISTEN TO ME SING Directed by Isabel Garrett UK | Puppet | 11’12” mins A miserable hotel performer learns to express herself when she falls in love with a walrus. ALMOST THERE […]
Give Me Liberty Directed by Kirill Mikhanovsky USA | 2019 | Fiction | 119 min Film Source: Music Box Films Sponsors: Anne Barbano and Michael George | Tom and Molly Roland Also Showing: Sun, Oct 27 | 4:00PM | FH Vic, a transport driver for people with disabilities, is having a rough day. The boss […]
The Tobacconist (Der Trafikant) Directed by Nikolaus Leytner Germany | 2018 | Fiction | 117 min German w/ English subtitles Film Source: Menemsha Sponsors: Barbara McGrew Also showing: Thur, Oct 24 | 4:00PM | BB Vienna, 1937-38. Set just before, and during, the Nazi occupation of Austria, The Tobacconist is the story of one young man’s […]
Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man Directed by Lily Zepeda USA | 2019 | Documentary | 87 min Film Source: The Film Collaborative Awards/premier festivals: HotDocs 2019 -Student Choice Award Sponsors: Jane and Michael Michaud | Vermont Council on World Affairs Followed by Q&A with Patricia Preston, Executive Director of Vermont Council on World Affairs (Tues, […]
Rojo Directed by Benjamin Naishtat Argentina | 2018 | Fiction | 109 min Spanish w/ English subtitles Film Source: Distrib Films USA Awards/premier festivals: San Sebastian Film Festival - Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor Sponsors: Vermont Wine Merchants Also showing: Thurs, Oct 24 | 6:45PM | BB What was the Argentinian mindset immediately preceding Jorge Rafael Videla’s right-wing […]
The Chambermaid Directed by Lila Avilés Mexico | 2018 | Fiction | 102 min Spanish w/ English subtitles Film Source: Kino Lorber Mexico’s official submission to the Academy Awards 2020 Sponsors: A Single Pebble Also showing: Sat, Oct 26 | 1:30PM | BB The first feature film from theater director and actress Lila Avilés, The Chambermaid […]
The Human Element Directed by Matthew Testa USA | 2018 | Documentary | 76 min Film Source: Filmmaker Sponsors: Frank and Ducky Donath During his four-decade career as a photographer and explorer, James Balog (Chasing Ice) has focused his lens on the complex relationship between humans and nature. Human activity has now surpassed all other forces shaping our […]
Films from Iran and Turkey Ticket price includes a light lunch UNDER THE BLADE Directed by Javid Farahani Iran | Fiction | 15 mins Filming the making of a film about censorship and rape and the custom of alimony (mehr). A woman who leans towards modernity and feminism but uses the custom of “mehr” to […]
The Venerable W. Directed by Barbet Schroeder France | 2018 | Documentary | 100 min Burmese w/ English subtitles Film Source: Cinema Europe Sponsor: Kevin Meehan Also showing: Sat, Oct 26 | 3:45PM | BB The Swiss-French director Barbet Schroeder completes his “Trilogy of Evil” (General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portait; Terror’s Advocate) with The Venerable W., […]