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SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE SCREENING ROOM
FAMILY MATTERS: A TOUR OF VERMONT SHORT FILMS
POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE
Directed by Lukas Huffman, Molly Longwell, Eddie Shore, and Sarah Wisner and
Sean Temple.
USA | 2024 | Fiction | 60 min | English
Directed by Adrian Anderson and Patrick Gray
USA | 2024 | Fiction | 65 min | English
SHOWTIMES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 | 6 PM
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 | 8 PM
SHOWTIMES
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 | 3 PM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 | 6 PM
A group of four award-winning
Vermont filmmakers explore what it
means to be a family in Vermont. The
program features four short fiction
films ranging from horror to drama. All
films offer a uniquely Vermont
perspective on the pains and joys of
being a family. Lukas Huffman’s
Bloodroot is a tender relationship
portrait of two brothers, told over the
course of their lives. In Molly
Longwell’s Bad Mother, a mother
copes with her husband’s confession
of infidelity on the eve of a funeral. Eddie Shore’s I Guess It Might Be Selfish is a poetic
reflection on the clash between individual and family needs. Sarah Wisner and Sean
Temple’s The Thaw is a beautifully rendered 19th century Vermont horror story.
Filmed in Burlington—you will
absolutely recognize some of the
settings if you’re a local—Pomp &
Circumstance is a freewheeling,
episodic lo-fi comedy, following three
soon-to-be college graduates getting
involved in an absurd plot involving
their adjunct professor running for
mayor. Directed by former
Burlingtonian Adrian Anderson and
Patrick Gray, it’s both a loving tribute
and sarcastic send-up of ’60s
underground filmmaking. It stars Ben
Loftus, Noah Brockman, Isabel Zaia,
and Pat Malone. Shot on 16mm, it premiered and won the audience prize last summer at
the Tallahassee Film Festival and has been on the festival circuit ever since to positive
reception.
Screening Room shows on-sale at 9 AM day of show.
Following both screenings, there is an in-person Q&A with the filmmakers.
Screening Room shows on-sale at 9 AM day of show.
Following both screenings, there is an in-person Q&A with the filmmakers.
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