Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival

Schedule

9am - Films

Town Hall Theater (THT)

The Cage
Animation, 4m

How To Fill The Unfillable Hole Inside You
Narrative, 10m


Holding Back the Tide
Documentary, 81m

Marquis Theatre Main Screen (MQM)

Hindsight
Documentary, 18m

Yatra
Documentary, 27m

Playing the Changes: Tracking Darius Brubeck
Documentary, 61m

Dana Auditorium (DAN)

Have You Seen Her
Documentary, 15m

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of a Man If He Was an Idea
Documentary, 91m

Twilight Hall (TWI)

Petal Fall
Narrative, 13m

The Lakekeeper
Documentary, 13m

The Quietest Year
Documentary, 74m

FRI 11:30am - Films and Special Event

Town Hall Theater (THT)

Sculpting the Giant
Documentary, 87m

Special Event – 4th Annual AICEF Filmmaker Screening with Director Rheza Arden Wiguna, Director Banu Wirandoko and Producer Maulana Aziz
Moderated by MNFF Producer Lloyd Komesar and AICEF Chairman Wayne Forrest

Meet the directors and producer of the AICEF Prize-winning documentary Sculpting the Giant, who will offer the U.S. Premiere of this exciting first feature.

Marquis Theatre Main Screen (MQM)

Garden High
Documentary, 11m

Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot
Documentary, 87m

FRI 2pm - Films and Special Events

Town Hall Theater (THT)

New Wave
Documentary, 89m

Special Event – 4th Annual AICEF Filmmaker Screening with Director Elizabeth Ai
Moderated by MNFF Producer Lloyd Komesar and AICEF Chairman Wayne Forrest

Director and Producer Elizabeth Ai, MNFF’s AICEF Prize winner, presents the Vermont Premiere of her revealing new documentary, New Wave.

Marquis Theatre Main Screen (MQM)

The Drummer
Documentary, 15m

Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between
Documentary, 71m

Dana Auditorium (DAN)

West Side Story
Narrative, 156m

Honoree Screening and On-Stage Conversation with Paul Tazewell
Moderated by MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven

Oscar-nominated and acclaimed costume designer Paul Tazewell will discuss his gorgeous and celebrated costume designs from West Side Story, Hamilton, Harriet and The Wiz Live!

Twilight Hall (TWI)

Such A Lovely Day
Narrative, 17m

Join the Club
Documentary, 90m

FRI 4-6pm - Happy Hours
5-6pm - Edgewater Gallery on the Green
-Passholders Only, Please-

Festival Friday Happy Hour
6 Merchants Row - Enjoy the ambiance of Edgewater Gallery’s lovely space along with food and delicious beverages from Eden Ciders and Shelburne Vineyard. Presented by MNFF Sponsor Edgewater Gallery.

Music by Deep Think

5-6pm - Shiretown Marketplace
-Visiting Filmmakers Only, Please-

Filmmaker Reception
54 College Street - An informal opportunity for filmmakers to meet and mingle in the beautifully renovated Shiretown Marketplace. Sponsored by Vermont Cider Co.

FRI 7:15pm - Films and Special Events

Town Hall Theater (THT)

Doubt
Narrative, 102m

Honoree Screening and On-Stage Conversation with John Patrick Shanley
Moderated by Dawn Wagner

MNFF Honoree John Patrick Shanley discusses his Oscar-nominated film Doubt, based on his Tony and Pulitzer Prize- winning play of the same name. The film stars Meryl Streep, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and Viola Davis.

Marquis Theatre Main Screen (MQM)

Washed Up
Narrative, 11m

Not for Nothing
Narrative, 104m

Dana Auditorium (DAN)

Kowloon!
Documentary, 16m

DRIVER
Documentary, 92m

Twilight Hall (TWI)

The Untold History of the United States: Chapter 2 Roosevelt, Truman and Wallace
Documentary, 58m

Honoree Screening and On-Stage Conversation with Oliver Stone
Moderated by MNFF Artistic Director Jay Craven

MNFF Honoree Oliver Stone discusses his multi-part documentary that re-exhamines underreported events of American history.

FRI 9-11pm - Party
Middlebury Inn Morgan’s Tavern
-Passholders Only, Please-

Friday Night Party
14 Court Square - Wrap up Festival Friday at the lively Morgan’s Tavern at the historic Middlebury Inn with good food and great beverages. Presented by MNFF Sponsor Middlebury Inn.

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