Winter Festival
Friday, March 12 7:00 PM Opening Night with Michael RuppertCollapse
Americans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new president will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil,... More |
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Friday, March 12 9:30 PMSomers Town
Two teenagers forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer in London. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham. Marek is a Polish immigrant l... More |
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Friday, March 12 11:00 PMLe Donk and Scor-zay-zee
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee is an improvised comedy, shot over five days. Rock roadie and failed musician, Le Donk, has recently found a new sidekick in up... More |
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Saturday, March 13 9:00 AM Special Program for KidsEdge of Your Seat: Kids Shorts Program ages 10+
Buckle in for cutting edge animated films including Wallace and Gromit’s latest Oscar-nominated caper, A Matter of Loaf and Death. Two films by Martha... More |
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Saturday, March 13 9:30 AM FREE Films for Kids at the Chilmark LibraryAnimated Antics for ages 2-5
Enjoy these charming films from around the world, in our First Films! collection. Our youngest viewers will appreciate the warmth of these happy tales... More |
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Saturday, March 13 11:00 AMThe Wind Journeys
"For centuries, we’ve asked ourselves: What keeps us apart?” says director Ciro Guerra. “Now it is time to ask what brings us together." Following a 3... More |
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Saturday, March 13 1:30 PMStill Bill
It’s remarkable that the singer/songwriter behind such timeless hits as “Lean On Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and “Just the Two of Us” isn’t a household ... More |
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Saturday, March 13 3:15 PMInternational Short Program 2010
A roundup of the best short films from around the world, curated by local filmmaker Jeremy Mayhew.... More |
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Saturday, March 13 5:15 PM filmmaker and subject attendingGirls on the Wall
The teenage girls of Warrenville Prison are not your average delinquents. Having "graduated" from juvie to prison, these are the kids most likely to r... More |
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Saturday, March 13 7:15 PM Director and Producer AttendingTranscendent Man
A highly sophisticated crackpot? A prophet? It depends whom you ask. Ray Kurzweil's inventions have made him a millionaire several times over, and he ... More |
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Saturday, March 13 9:30 PM Director AttendingOne Too Many Mornings
A coming-of-age comedy about two guys who are way too old to be coming of age. Fresh off its visit to Sundance, this dramatic love story intelligently... More |
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Sunday, March 14 9:30 AM Special Program for KidsIt’s All How You See It: Kids Shorts Program for Ages 5-8
A delightful collection of short films that feature characters that see things in their own unique way.... More |
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Sunday, March 14 9:30 AM Special—MVFF TalkbackCollapse or Transcend?
We know that the 20-minute post-film discussions aren’t enough for some of you. So MVFF is thrilled to add this new program to our festival. Each y... More |
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Sunday, March 14 11:00 AMDouble Take
The Cold War, Alfred Hitchcock, and the advancement of television are ingeniously interconnected in this collage of space-race news footage, hilarious... More |
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Sunday, March 14 1:00 PM Director AttendingSweetgrass
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows a group of shepherds as they lead their flocks, for the last time, up into Montana's B... More |
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Sunday, March 14 3:15 PMThe Most Dangerous Man in America
This Oscar-nominated film takes an in-depth look at Daniel Ellsberg, the former high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist. Concluding th... More |
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Sunday, March 14 5:30 PM Co-Director AttendingReel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian
“Chuck Connors as Geronimo! That’s like Adam Sandler as Malcolm X!” quips Native American comedian Charlie Hill, one of the many indigenous voices in ... More |
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Sunday, March 14 7:45 PM Free MVFF TalkbackMVFF Talkback with New Yorker Film Critic David Denby
Grab a bite to eat and sit right down for this very special closing night event. David will talk about the state of American movies today, where we’re... More |
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Sunday, March 14 9:00 PM Closing Night FilmStrella
Strella is an extraordinary and spellbinding postmodern Greek tragedy set in the glowing nights of Athens. On his first night after being released fro... More |
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