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My Father’s Shadow

Opening Night Film
October 17, 7 pm

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2025 Vermont
International Film Festival!

October 17-26, 2025

TICKETS ON SALE TO MEMBERS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
TICKETS ON SALE TO PUBLIC ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

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PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE | STAFF & BOARD
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TICKET PRICES
$12
general admission | $6 students
$150
festival pass | $100 10-pack

Friday, October 17

Opening Night Film

7 pm My Father’s Shadow Film House
9 pm Opening Night Party Deep City

Saturday, October 18


12 pm Walk With Me Film House
12:15 pm Promised Sky Black Box
2:30 pm Peter Hujar’s Day Film House
2:45 pm Cutting through Rocks Black Box
4:30 pm Miroirs No. 3 Film House
4:45 pm Four Mothers Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm It Was Just an Accident Film House
7:15 pm Renoir Black Box
9:30 pm Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Film House

Sunday, October 19


12 pm DJ Ahmet Film House
12:15 pm Khartoum Black Box
2 pm A Body to Live In Film House
2:15 pm The Things You Kill Black Box
4:30 pm Heads or Fails Black Box
4:45 pm Omaha Film House
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm A Poet Film House
7:15 pm Battleship Potemkin Black Box

Monday, October 20


1 pm Hedda Film House
1:15 pm Timestamp Black Box
2 pm Walk with Me The Screening Room
3:30 pm Sound of Falling Film House
4 pm The Librarians Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm The Little Sister Film House
7:15 pm Home Is the Ocean Black Box

Tuesday, October 21


1:15 pm Resurrection Film House
1:30 pm Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Black Box
2:30 pm Four Mothers The Screening Room
4 pm So Long a Letter Black Box
4:30 pm Snow Leopard Sisters Film House
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm A Useful Ghost Black Box
7:15 pm Sirāt Film House

Wednesday, October 22


12:45 pm Magellan Film House
1:30 pm Renoir Black Box
4 pm Orwell: 2+2=5 Film House
4:30 pm Promised Sky Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Female Trouble with John Waters Film House
7:15 pm Khartoum Black Box

Thursday, October 23


1:15 pm Yes! Film House
1:45 pm Cutting through Rocks Black Box
4 pm The Things You Kill Black Box
4:15 pm Young Mothers Film House
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Timestamp Black Box
7:15 pm Blue Moon Film House
8 pm Made Here Film Festival Favorites The Screening Room
9:30 pm Fucktoys Film House

Friday, October 24


12 pm Kontinental ’25 Film House
1:45 pm The Librarians Black Box
2:15 pm By Design Film House
4:15 pm Reedland Film House
4:30 pm Heads or Fails Black Box
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Dogfight Film House
7:15 pm Living the Land Black Box
8 pm Shorts Program I The Screening Room
9:30 pm Dead Lover Film House

Saturday, October 25


10:30 am Little Kid Flicks Film House
12 pm How Movies Go Missing Film House
12 pm Next Life Black Box
1:30 pm Cover Up Film House
2 pm Four Mothers Black Box
2:30 pm The Many Miracles of Household Saints The Screening Room
4 pm Household Saints Film House
4:15 pm Home Is the Ocean Black Box
4:45 pm Made Here Film Festival Favorites The Screening Room
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby
7 pm Calle Malaga Film House
7:15 pm Snow Leopard Sisters Black Box
8 pm Shorts Program II The Screening Room

Sunday, October 26


10:30 am Animation Workshop Lake Lobby
12 pm Vignettes of Veiled Light Black Box
12:15 pm Zodiac Killer Project Film House
12:30 pm Shorts Program I The Screening Room
1:45 pm Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Black Box
2 pm Dragonfly Film House
2:30 pm Shorts Program II The Screening Room
4 pm A Useful Ghost Black Box
4:15 pm The Love that Remains Film House
6 pm Happy Hour Lake Lobby

Closing Night Film

7 pm The Secret Agent Film House
9:45 pm Closing Night Party

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Host Sponsor

2025 Festival Staff

VTIFF STAFF
Executive Director: Steve MacQueen
Associate Director: Gail Clook
Marketing Manager: Oliver O’Sullivan
Volunteer Coordinator: Kim Janson
Year-Round On-Site Coordinators: Max Johnson, Anna Karnedy, Olivia Milens, Ben Portway, Joe Wehry

PROJECTION
Coordinator: Max Johnson
Projectionists: Jon Huber, Dillon Toole, Jacob Hawk, Aidan Saunders, Ben Youngbaer

BOX OFFICE SUPERVISORS
Olivia Milens, Paula Willoquet

BOX OFFICE STAFF
Katharine Cohen, Susan Lafayette, Maureen McLoughlin

ON-SITE COORDINATORS
Anna Karnedy, Kim MacQueen, Jody Milano, Ben Portway, Joe Wehry

HOSPITALITY SUPPORT
Nance Nahmias

DESIGNERS
Poster, look and feel: Raychel Severance
Production design: Anne Linton
Festival teaser: Ryan Dunleavy

UVM INTERNS
Sage Dephoure, Mia White

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Oliver O’Sullivan, Joe Wehry

A special thank you to Mariah Riggs, Kyla Waldron, Leo Ashby, and the staff at
Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center for their support in hosting our festival!