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Whale Rider Virtual

March 7, 2022

Ticket link coming soon. Virtual films play over 3 days, starting at midnight on the first day listed. Download the VTIFF app and get quick access to all festival events, create your own schedule. If you downloaded the app in October for the Vermont International FF, click on it now and you’ll see it updated. […]

Songs of Repression

March 10, 2022

Ticket link coming soon. One of a pair of virtual offerings this month, one a documentary, the other fiction, focusing on hidden secrets in closed communities. (See also Les Eblouis – The Dazzled). At the foot of the Andes Mountains in Chile lies an idyllic German colony. However, the beauty of the place contains a […]

The Dazzled (Les eblouis)

March 10, 2022

One of a pair of virtual offerings this month, one a documentary, the other fiction, focusing on hidden secrets in closed communities. (See also Songs of Repression). Actress-turned-director Sarah Suco’s debut feature is a mesmerizing slow burn set in an insular Catholic community. When promising 12-year-old acrobat Camille (a breakout Céleste Brunnquell) performs in a […]

Ahed’s Knee

April 7, 2022

Also available on VTIFF’s Virtual Cinema April 8-10 Winner – Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Y, a celebrated Israeli filmmaker, arrives in a remote desert village to present one of his films at a local library. Struggling to cope with the recent news of his mother’s fatal illness, he is pushed into a […]

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

April 7, 2022

Also available on VTIFF’s Virtual Cinema April 8-10 Daniel Raim, the director, will join us via Zoom for a Q&A immediately following the screening. The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of “Fiddler on the Roof,” the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called “the most powerful movie musical ever made.” Narrated by Jeff […]

Ahed’s Knee (Virtual)

April 8, 2022

Also showing in-theater, Thursday, April 7, at 4 PM. Winner – Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Y, a celebrated Israeli filmmaker, arrives in a remote desert village to present one of his films at a local library. Struggling to cope with the recent news of his mother’s fatal illness, he is pushed into […]

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen (Virtual)

April 8, 2022

Also showing In-theater screening on Thursday, April 7 at 7pm, followed by Q&A with the director. Closed captions available.  The virtual screening is geo-blocked to Vermont only. The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of “Fiddler on the Roof,” the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called “the most powerful movie musical ever made.” […]

SHORTS: HOW SAFE ARE WE?

April 22, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual CITIZEN PATROL / VIGILE  QC / Xavier Beauchesne-Rondeau / 9:30  After his daughter has an allegedly traumatic encounter with a man with Arab roots, a father decides to organize a neighborhood watch patrol. At the same time, POC Blaise moves into his new apartment […]

SHORTS: CALL ME OLD FASHIONED #1

April 22, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual HOMEWARD CLOWN MA / Allison Power / 5:51 A lost clown travels across trouble stricken 1930’s America to reunite with his circus family. THE CANDY TIN  MA / Shane Butler / 14:30  A grimy, dented candy tin sits in a thrift store. How did […]

SHORTS: TRANSFORMATIONS

April 22, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual BEYOND THE SCRIPT VT / Anthony Marques / 10:06 Showcasing multiple talents and forms of art in detail, Marques takes us through his breakdown of art.  EXPIRATION QC / Joris Cottin / 20:11 *** Jury Special Mention *** Steeve Day has been suffering from […]

SHORTS: WHO ARE WE?

April 22, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual TIMESICK LOVE TRAVELLER VT / Ella Linnea Causer / 6:15 A time and truth-bending personal narrative that explores trans representation in a queered erotic history. This film-within-a-film provides hope for our protagonist and viewers alike.   ME VALE!  VT / Christian Acosta / 12 mins […]

GABOR

April 22, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual QC / Joannie Lafrenière / 104 mins *** Co-winner, Vermont PBS Award for Best Documentary *** A quirky and vibrant portrait of Gabor Szilasi, the 93-year-old giant of Canadian contemporary photography. It is an uplifting immigrant story and an inspiring lesson on how to […]

THE GREEN KNIGHT

April 23, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual VT / Mark Freeman, Brandon St. Cyr / 38:05 A coming-of-age story about Arthur’s nephew and youngest of his knights. Adapted from the 14th century Arthurian poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we follow Gawain as he learns his humility and thereby earning […]

SHORTS: OUT AND ABOUT

April 23, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual WOMAN OF THE WOODS  QC / Olivier Frigon / 3:50  A woman goes into the woods to enjoy the peaceful nature only to be disturbed by a vile polluter so she decides to take matters into her own hands.   RIDING THE RAILS  VT / […]

SHORTS: THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC # 1

April 23, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual SCULPTING VIBRATION / SCULPTER LA VIBRATION  QC / Felippe Martin / 8:55  Bernard Bosa has been offering vibratory concerts in Quebec for more than 10 years. He tells us what led him to make and introduce didgeridoos in his vibratory practice. But what exactly […]

SHORTS: THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC # 2

April 23, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual A CHANGE OF SONG  ME / Gordon LePage / 6:04  A resourceful raccoon helps a fellow creature out of a bad groove. POPSTAR VT / Will Hoppin / 7:47 In this “rags to rags” comedy, Michael, a 20-year old man who lives with his […]

Filmmakers Reception at MHFF

April 23, 2022

This event is now at capacity. We hope you can join us next year. Filmmakers Reception at the Made Here Film Festival, hosted by VTIFF, Vermont Production Collective and Vermont Creative Network. This event is intended for regional filmmakers and people who support them and is by invitation only.

PASSION IN A PANDEMIC: MAKING OPERA AT HANOVER HIGH

April 23, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual VT / Nora Jacobson / 67 mins *** Co-winner, Vermont PBS Award for Best Documentary *** A fascinating documentary about a former opera singer who initiates an experimental opera program at a New Hampshire high school in the midst of the Covid pandemic, culminating […]

SHORTS – A GOOD NIGHT OUT

April 23, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual BABATOURA  QC / Guillaume Collin / 11 mins *** Co-winner, Penny Cluse Award for Best fiction *** Benoit and Catherine, a couple in their late twenties, go to his parents’ house for dinner. It is with surprise and apprehension that they learn that the […]

SHORTS: CALL ME OLD FASHIONED # 2

April 24, 2022

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual TYPECAST  MA / Rick Groleau / 7:28 *** Winner, Class Four Award for Best Cinematography ***  Three typewriters that have taken on the personalities of their dead owners – a Catholic priest, a famous novelist, and a beatnik poet – tussle in an escalating […]

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