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VTIFF presents films throughout the year.

Upcoming films

Thursday, June 18 @ 4 pm
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE (2025)
The Film House

presented in
partnership with

Includes a Q&A with journalist Amy Goodman moderated by David Goodman, host of VTDigger’s Vermont Conversation, and Ken Ellingwood, consulting editor at Seven Days. A gripping portrait of the trailblazing journalist Amy Goodman, whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history, from the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!

Thursday, June 18 @ 7 pm
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE (2025)
The Film House

presented in
partnership with

Includes a Q&A with journalist Amy Goodman moderated by David Goodman, host of VTDigger’s Vermont Conversation, and Ken Ellingwood, consulting editor at Seven Days. A gripping portrait of the trailblazing journalist Amy Goodman, whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history, from the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!

Saturday, June 20 @ 1 pm
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE (2025)
The Film House

presented in
partnership with

A gripping portrait of the trailblazing journalist Amy Goodman, whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history, from the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!

Saturday, June 20 @ 4 pm
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995)
The Screening Room

Denzel Washington has charisma to burn as Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, an ex-GI prowling L.A. who sees a chance to make some quick cash when he’s recruited to find the missing lover of a wealthy mayoral candidate.

Saturday, June 20 @ 7 pm
HARD BOILED (1992)
The Screening Room

John Woo’s seminal bullet opera, which capped his run of classic Hong Kong actioners, remains a crown jewel of the heroic bloodshed genre and arguably the pinnacle of Woo’s legendary collaboration with star and muse Chow Yun-fat.

Saturday, June 27 @ 4 pm
MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO) (2025)
The Screening Room

Shot guerilla-style in 14 days in the Bronx, Joel Alfonso Vargas’ debut feature is a one of the most visually striking movies of the year, a life-on-the-margins comedy about a teenage “nutty” hustler unceremoniously thrust into adulthood.

Saturday, June 27 @ 7 pm
MANAS (2024)
The Screening Room

Island of Marajó, Amazon rainforest. 13-year-old Marcielle lives by the riverbanks with her father, mother, and three siblings. As Tielle matures, her idealized visions shatter, leaving her trapped between two abusive environments.

Sunday, June 28 @ 1 pm
MANAS (2024)
The Screening Room

Island of Marajó, Amazon rainforest. 13-year-old Marcielle lives by the riverbanks with her father, mother, and three siblings. As Tielle matures, her idealized visions shatter, leaving her trapped between two abusive environments.

Sunday, June 28 @ 3:30 pm
MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO) (2025)
The Screening Room

Shot guerilla-style in 14 days in the Bronx, Joel Alfonso Vargas’ debut feature is a one of the most visually striking movies of the year, a life-on-the-margins comedy about a teenage “nutty” hustler unceremoniously thrust into adulthood.

Wednesday, July 8 @ 7 pm
THE GOLEM (1920)
The Screening Room

Live improvised score by Matt Hagen + Will Andrews (aka Willverine). Widely recognized as the source of the Frankenstein myth, the ancient Hebrew legend of the Golem provided actor/director Paul Wegener with the substance for one of the most adventurous films of the German silent cinema.

Friday, July 10 @ 3 pm
LAND (2026)
The Film House

Includes a Q&A with filmmaker Orly Yadin. Born into a family of influential Zionist thinkers and archaeologists whose work helped shape the ideology of early Israel, filmmaker Orly Yadin sets out to examine the foundations of the worldview that defined her upbringing.

Friday, July 10 @ 7 pm
LAND (2026)
The Film House

Includes a Q&A with filmmaker Orly Yadin. Born into a family of influential Zionist thinkers and archaeologists whose work helped shape the ideology of early Israel, filmmaker Orly Yadin sets out to examine the foundations of the worldview that defined her upbringing.

Wednesday, August 5 @ 7 pm
HELL’S HINGES (1916)
The Screening Room

Live improvised score by Matt Hagen + Avery Cooper. This violent, morally shocking early feature-length Western features America’s first cinematic cowboy hero, William S. Hart, who became one of silent cinema’s most famous actors.

Thursday, September 17 @ 7 pm
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928)
The Film House

Live improvised score by Freeway Clyde. Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era.