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: Mon, Oct 21 | 7:00PM | FH In this exuberant documentary featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, director Louis Wallecan takes an in-depth look at an extraordinary dance artist […]
Suburban Birds Directed by Qiu Sheng China | 2018 | Fiction | 113 min Mandarin w/ English subtitles Film Source: Cinema Guild Sponsors: Arnie Malina | Duncan Wisniewski Architecture Also showing: Fri Oct 25 | 6:45PM | BB Chosen for the New Directors/New Films showcase at Lincoln Center in New York City, and a hit […]
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blaché Directed by Pamela B. Green USA | 2019 | Documentary | 102 min Film Source: Zeitgeist Films Awards/premier festivals: Cannes, Telluride, New York, Deauville Sponsors: VTIFF Board of Directors in honor of Orly Yadin, Executive Director of VTIFF One of the most influential and innovative directors of […]
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: Mon, Oct 21| 1:45PM | BB There isn’t another film quite like it at the festival, or […]
Butterflies Directed by Tolga Karaçelik Turkey | 2019 | Fiction | 117 min Turkish w/ English subtitles Film Source: Films Boutique Sponsors: Theresa Hyland and Rick Stoner | Kim and Mitch Fleischer Also showing Fri, Oct 25 | 1:45PM | FH This joyous film combines humor and heart with such ease that sometimes the audience has […]
Documentaries Ticket price includes a light lunch JUNCTION Directed by Brendan Young USA | Documentary | 25 mins On the Navajo Nation, basketball is as much a part of life as the surrounding natural beauty and ancient traditions. This is especially true for Nahatabaa Nacona, whose talent could prove to be her only path […]
The Raft – Repeat screening by popular demand! Directed by Marcus Lindeen Denmark | 2019 | Documentary | 97 min Film Source: Metrograph Awards/premier festivals: CPH:DOX - Main Prize; Chicago International Film Festival – Silver Hugo Sponsors: Bridget and Nick Meyer Followed by Skype Q&A with Director Marcus Lindeen In the summer of 1973, a young […]
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, […]
I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov Soviet Union/Cuba | 1964 | Fiction | 135 min English, Spanish w/ Russian voice over and English subtitles Film Source: Milestone Films Sponsors: John Douglas Coproduced by the state film organizations of Fidel Castro’s socialist regime and the Soviet government, I Am Cuba is a series […]
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: Tues, Oct 22 | 1:45PM | BB Vienna, 1937-38. Set just before, and during, the Nazi occupation of Austria, The Tobacconist is the story of one young man’s […]
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: Tues, Oct 22 | 4:15PM | BB What was the Argentinian mindset immediately preceding Jorge Rafael Videla’s right-wing […]
Clemency Directed by Chinonye Chukwu With: Alfre Woodard, Aldis Hodge, Wendell Pierce USA | 2019 | Fiction | 113 min Film Source: Neon Awards/premier festivals: Sundance - U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Drama Sponsors: Jake Perkinson and Cate MacLachlan * Followed by a reception sponsored by Champlain College. Clemency is one of three films selected by the Film and Media Culture Department at […]
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders USA | 2019 | Documentary | 120 min Film Source: Magnolia Sponsors: Patricia Fontaine Also showing: Mon, Oct 21 | 4:00PM | 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 […]
Butterflies Directed by Tolga Karaçelik Turkey | 2019 | Fiction | 117 min Turkish w/ English subtitles Film Source: Films Boutique Sponsors: Theresa Hyland and Rick Stoner | Kim and Mitch Fleischer Also showing Wed Oct 23 | 7:00PM | FH This joyous film combines humor and heart with such ease that sometimes the audience has […]
The Infiltrators Directed by Alex Rivera & Cristina Ibarra USA | 2019 | Fiction | 91 min Film Source: Oscilloscope Sponsors: Nat and Martha Winthrop | Co-sponsors: Peace & Justice Center of Vermont Followed by Q&A The Infiltrators tells the incredible story of Marco and Viri, two young undocumented immigrants who embarked on a high-risk […]
Àga Directed by Milko Lazarov Bulgaria | 2019 | Fiction | 96 min Bulgarian w/ English subtitles Film Source: Big World Pictures Sponsors: Muffie Milens Also showing Mon, Oct 21 | 1:30 PM | FH In a yurt on the snow-covered fields of the North, Nanook and Sedna live following the traditions of their ancestors. Alone […]
Suburban Birds Directed by Qiu Sheng China | 2018 | Fiction | 113 min Mandarin w/ English subtitles Film Source: Cinema Guild Sponsors: Arnie Malina | Duncan Wisniewski Architecture Also showing: Wed Oct 23 | 4:00PM | BB Chosen for the New Directors/New Films showcase at Lincoln Center in New York City, and a hit […]
Our Bodies, Our Doctors Directed by Jan Haaken USA | 2019 | Documentary | 77 min Film Source: Filmmaker Sponsors: The Caroline Fund for Women in Need | Sue Burton and Jan Schultz Followed by a panel discussion with the director Jan Haaken, Dr. Sarah Prager participant in the film, Melinda Moulton, on the Board […]
Chained For Life Written and Directed by Aaron Schimberg USA | 2019 | Fiction | 91 min Film Source: Kino Lorber A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur’s English-language debut. Through pitch-black satire, Chained for Life examines the treatment of disability on screen and on […]
DAN HIGGINS: MAKING PICTURES by Eleanor Lanahan | VT | 72 mins ***Work-in-progress, out of competition*** Dan Higgins is an artist who uses photography to introduce us to the abundant cultures and stories he has found in his community. With a rare, multi-decade commitment, Higgins engages with, and documents, the impact of urban renewal on […]