Aug
2
Minding the Gap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWntaRXZtf4 VERMONT PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship. SCREENING INFORMATION Saturday, August 25, 2018 1:30 pm Twilight Hall CREDITS Director: Bing Liu Writer: Bing Liu Producers: Steve James (will attend festival), Bing Liu, Diane Quon, Gordon Quinn FILM INFORMATION Genre: Documentary Feature Length: 93 min Location: USA Language: English
Aug
2
Modified
https://vimeo.com/266743948 SYNOPSIS In Modified, the filmmaker and her mother embark on a personal and poignant investigative journey to find out why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in the United States and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world. SCREENING INFORMATION Sunday, August 26, 2018 10:00 am Marquis Main CREDITS Director: Aube Giroux (will attend the festival) Writer: Aube Giroux Producers: Aube Giroux, Camelia Frieberg FILM INFORMATION Genre: Documentary Feature Length: 87 min Location: Canada Language: English
Aug
2
Molly’s Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu4UPet8Nyc SYNOPSIS Molly Bloom, a beautiful young Olympic-class skier, ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans, and, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. The film’s Production Designers, David Wasco and Sandy-Reynolds Wasco, will appear after the screening. SCREENING INFORMATION Sunday, August 26, 2018 10:00 am Town Hall Theater CREDITS Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin Producers: Oren Aviv, Felice Bee, Stuart Besser, Adam Fogelson, Leopoldo Gout FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Feature Length: 140 min Location: USA Language: English
Aug
2
Moroni for President
VERMONT PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Moroni Benally runs for the presidency of the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American nation in the United States. Young, gay, Mormon, and armed with a degree in public policy, he wants to shake up the status quo and kick out old leadership. An eye-opening and humorous portrait of a political race that runs surprisingly parallel to the current political landscape of the US at large. SCREENING INFORMATION Friday, August 24, 2018 7:15 pm Marquis Screening Room CREDITS Directors: Saila Huusko (will attend the festival), Jasper Rischen Writers: Saila Huusko, Jasper Rischen Producer: Sara Goldblatt FILM INFORMATION…
Aug
2
My Country No More
NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Tracking the rise and fall of the new American oil boom, My Country No More paints an intimate portrait of a rural North Dakota community in crisis, forced to confront the meaning of progress as they fight for a disappearing way of life. SCREENING INFORMATION Sunday, August 26, 2018 1:00 pm Twilight Hall CREDITS Directors: Jeremiah Hammerling, Rita Baghdadi Writers: Jeremiah Hammerling, Rita Baghdadi Producers: Jeremiah Hammerling, Rita Baghdadi, Jeff Consiglio FILM INFORMATION Genre: Documentary Feature Length: 70 min Location: USA Language: English
Aug
2
Outer Spaces
https://vimeo.com/200998318 NORTHEAST PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Struggling comedy writer Jimmy Becker returns to his childhood home to help his grandfather move into an assisted living facility. Back in the suburbs, he reconnects with figures from his past — some he welcomes, some he'd rather forget, and some he never knew were there. SCREENING INFORMATION Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:15 pm Marquis Screening Room CREDITS Director: Sean Weiner (will attend the festival) Writers: Andrew Jupin, Sean Weiner Producer: Andrew Jupin FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Feature Length: 83 min Location: USA Language: English
Aug
2
Personal Statement
https://vimeo.com/187493530 NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Three seniors at Brooklyn high schools are determined to get their entire classes to college, even though they aren't even sure they are going to make it there themselves. They are working as peer college counselors in their three schools because many of their friends have nowhere else to turn for support. They work tirelessly to realize better futures for themselves and their peers. An inspirational film of the highest order. SCREENING INFORMATION Thursday, August 23, 2018 6:30 pm Town Hall Theater CREDITS Directors: Juliane Dressner (will attend the festival), Edwin Martinez Writers: Juliane Dressner,…
Aug
2
The Providers
https://vimeo.com/272461525 2018 VTEDDY WINNER: HERNANDEZ/BAYLISS PRIZE – TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, this moving film follows three healthcare providers in northern New Mexico. Amidst personal struggles that reflect those of their patients, the journeys of the providers unfold as they work to reach rural Americans who would otherwise be left out of the healthcare system. With intimate access, the documentary portrays the transformative power of providers’ relationships with marginalized patients. SCREENING INFORMATION Friday, August 24, 2018 7:15 pm Twilight Hall CREDITS Directors: Laura…
Aug
2
Puzzle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl_SoMNi0rw VERMONT PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world – where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined. Features the luminous Kelly Macdonald. SCREENING INFORMATION Friday, August 24, 2018 7:15 pm Dana Auditorium CREDITS Director: Marc Turtletaub Writers: Polly Mann, Oren Moverman Producers: Wren Arthur, Guy Stodel FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Feature Length: 103 min Location: USA Language: English
Aug
2
Radiogram
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZXc1ZjrLx0 VERMONT PREMIERE SYNOPSIS Bulgaria 1971, under the Communist regime, when any religious expression or music from the West is a national threat. Based on a true story, Radiogram follows a father who walks almost 100 km to the nearest town, so he can buy a new radio for his rock 'n roll obsessed son. A feel good drama about identity, the power of music and freedom. SCREENING INFORMATION Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:15 pm Twilight Hall CREDITS Director: Rouzie Hassanova Writer: Rouzie Hassanova Producers: Gergana Stankova, Stanislaw Dziedzic, Klaudia Smieja FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Feature Length: 85 min Location:…
Aug
2
The Rider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlrWRttLTkg SYNOPSIS After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America - a supreme challenge for a man born and bred to be a champion rodeo bronc rider. SCREENING INFORMATION Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:15 pm Marquis Main CREDITS Director: Chloe Zhao Writer: Chloe Zhao Producers: Dickey Abedon, Mollye Asher FILM INFORMATION Genre: Narrative Feature Length: 104 min Location: USA Language: English
Aug
2
Roll Red Roll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJze9-ZNIeU 2018 VTEDDY WINNER: CLIO VISUALIZING HISTORY PRIZE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN FILM VERMONT PREMIERE SYNOPSIS In small-town Steubenville, Ohio, at a pre-season football party, a horrible incident took place involving two teen boys and an inebriated girl. What transpired would garner national attention and result in the sentencing of two key offenders. Questions would linger around the collusion of teen and adult bystanders. The Steubenville story acts as a cautionary tale of what can happen when adults look the other way and deny that rape culture exists. SCREENING INFORMATION Sunday, August 26, 2018 4:00 pm Town Hall Theater…
