In This State: Filmmaker Jay Craven and author Howard Frank Mosher mine the Kingdom
At the Burlington premiere, Craven called the making of “Northern Borders” a big step in his effort to create “sustainability” in regional film production.
Review: Excellence in Vermont architecture
The monitor barn design is desirable and energy efficient for emporia and highway rest stops for the same reason they are good for cows and those who tend them.
In This State: Artist Kathleen Kolb finds “moments of sublime contact”
Kolb hopes to soothe and comfort people. “I want my art to contribute to their sense of place, their sense of home, their joys and responsibilities.”
Film as a force for change: Vermont festival focuses on empowerment
The public access legacy of George Stoney, Saul Landau deconstructs policy hypocrisy in “Will the Real Terrorists Please Stand Up,” and coming attractions for the festival’s last three days.
‘Going to Waterbury: An Elegy,’ a closure event for the Vermont State Hospital
Tom Stevens, Waterbury’s House representative, says the Vermont State Hospital is a significant part of Vermont history, and after 120 years he didn’t want it to vanish without recognition.
Film festival documentaries take on the big issues
An Iranian director struggles with repression in “This Is Not a Film,” while Vermont documentaries examine the immigrant experience and the impacts of hunger.
Vermont International Film Festival opens with awards and romantic comedy
Launched in 1985, VIFF has evolved from an early focus on war and peace, becoming the longest running human rights film festival in the world.
In This State: Spreading the gospel of music, one jazz standard at a time
Sklar says there are life lessons to be taken from the band room: How to work together, how to really work at something, and learning that practice makes perfect.
In This State: A library tour for Vermont’s poet laureate
In This State is a syndicated weekly column about Vermont’s innovators, people, ideas and places. Details are at http://www.maplecornermedia.com/inthisstate/. Sydney Lea, Vermont’s current poet laureate, wants to use that honorary position to clear away some of the fog that he believes surrounds poetry these days. “I would like to de-mystify poetry,” he says. “Poetry is [...]
“The Vermont Movie”: Collaborative filmmaking shows the state’s independent spirit
Director Nora Jacobson has spent years pulling together the many pieces of this complex puzzle, shaping them into a narrative that is original, substantive and dramatic.
