By Matt Heywood
SYNOPSIS Laura decides to leave behind a promising career as a biologist in Barcelona and pursue her real dream: to become a shepherd in the remote Catalonian Pyrenees. She gamely faces the challenges of entering a traditionally all-male profession, of living in a village with only one permanent resident, and dealing with the inherent hardships Read More...
SYNOPSIS To avoid hawks and navigate by the stars, millions upon millions of birds migrate at night, skimming over our rooftops while we sleep. To experience this invisible wonder, birdwatcher Eric Masterson says, we have to learn to “see with our ears.” Celebrating both avian achievement and human devotion, Nightsongs is a meditation on the Read More...
SYNOPSIS In 1993, Eritrea, a small country in the Horn of Africa, finally gained independence from Ethiopia after a thirty-year war of liberation that has left its marks – on the people and their landscape. However, the most important achievement of the colonial period was put back into operation: the steam railway. In this remarkable Read More...
SYNOPSIS Hands are us, water is how life is treating us, and we as audiences are watching life from afar. The title “Huo Zhe” means “living” in Mandarin. ONLINE AVAILABILITY Dates: Thursday, August 27 – Thursday, September 3 Time: All hours Access to the film: Fest Pass or Ticket Location: Documentary Short Program – POETIC Read More...
SYNOPSIS Artist Ross Sheehan sets out to examine the fluctuating suburban-city of South Burlington, Vermont. He walks throughout the quasi-urban landscape in search of vanishing landmarks such as an abandoned “Pizza Hut” and a semi-permanent street barricade. A Different Place, Altogether is not only a tour of the in-between environments of a place, but an Read More...
SYNOPSIS How We See Water follows the lives of two young women, Juana Gomez Ramirez and Rosa Maria Hernandez, in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, as they grow from girls to young women and struggle to fulfill their dreams of obtaining an education while also serving a vital role in earning a living for Read More...