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Empyrean

1 Sep , 2014 | Posted by:

Empyrean
2013 | Directed by Sophia Savage

Death makes us want to hold on. Empyrean is about finding the grace in letting go. Sadie’s father, Jim, is dying of brain cancer. It’s only been two months since the diagnosis but he’s already lost his sense of reality – his mind and memory are slipping away even faster than his body. It’s Sadie’s turn to help her mother care for Jim as he runs out the time on the days or weeks that he has left, but the beautiful, rugged landscape that they call home has become a threat as his behavior grows more erratic.

Sadie tries to maintain her strength, but the approach quickly deteriorates throughout restless nights and hazy days as she realizes the peace she hoped to make with her father now seems out of reach — it’s too late for goodbyes and apologies – there’s just the here and now, and the comfort to be found in seeing her father as a man who needs to be released from this world as gently as possible, even if it breaks her heart.

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The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed

1 Sep , 2014 | Posted by:

2014 | Directed by Scott Calonico

JFK handles a scandal over some pricey bedroom furniture in the last summer of his presidency.

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Epilogue

1 Sep , 2014 | Posted by:

Epilogue
2014 | Directed by Dylan Allen

At the end of his greatest adventure, Skillman has vanquished his nemesis, recovered the priceless artifact, and saved his latest lover from certain doom. But as he struggles to figure out what comes next, his lady begins to realize her confident, capable man hasn’t the first clue what to do once the guns are down.

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Toby MacNutt: Body of Work

1 Sep , 2014 | Posted by:

Toby MacNutt: Body of Work
2013 | Directed by Ashley DeLucco & Elizabeth Rossano

In this short documentary, a Vermont fiber and dance artist demonstrates how self-expression and personal adversities are inextricably bound. What do her two forms have in common? Her self-described “New England work ethic” has something to do with it.

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Mongolia – Mining Challenges a Civilization

1 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

2012 | Directed by Edward Nef

Mongolia is at the cusp of incredible growth, as its enormous mineral wealth is suddenly discovered and exploited by the western world. It has been called the Kuwait of East Asia. Billions of dollars are pouring into this land of less than three million people, whose population until recently was largely nomad. Can this traditional rural civilization, with a love for the land, withstand the muscle of the mining industry, as it tears up the countryside in a helter-skelter effort to maximize its sales, largely to China? Is Mongolia selling its birthright and future to the Chinese market? Greed, graft and corruption are lurking dangers — and yet, no one can deny that, if properly managed, Mongolia’s future has much to gain.

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Raising Emma

1 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

Raising Emma
2013 | Directed by Jeffrey Lin

Raising Emma examines the life of Emma, an adopted Asian American college student. Her story leads us from her experiences in an orphanage in China to growing up with her American family in Chicago.

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A Date With Your Family

1 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

A Date With Your Family
2013 | Directed by Richard Griffin

How to have the perfect dinner with your family… A short comedy from the award-winning team of Richard Griffin and Jennifer Scharf.

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Selina Trieff Will Not Stop

1 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

2012 | Directed by Marnie Crawford Samuelson

Artist Selina Trieff haltingly makes her way to her easel and gets ready to paint. And insists she will keep painting and drawing until her brush or pen drops from her hand.

Selina Trieff Will Not Stop is a humorous and touching portrait of a fearless American artist. Trieff has been called an American original by New York Times art critic John Russell.

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A Descending Man

1 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

A Descending Man
2012 | Directed by Geoffrey King

An experimental undergraduate thesis film, A Descending Man is the story of a man in a turbulent relationship who must decide between mutual infidelity and a true chance at love, or misplaced loyalty and unhappiness.

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Something Different: A Working Gristmill

1 Sep , 2013 | Posted by:

Something Different: A Working Gristmill
2013 | Directed by Erin Murphy

Over the past half-century, water-powered grain mills in Pennsylvania either converted to electric or shut down completely. In Union County, only one remains. Miller Curt Falck is doing something different — he turns grain into flour and animal feed using water power. This beautifully shot short documentary offers a glimpse into the past through the day-to-day operations of Grove’s Mill on Buffalo Creek. Something Different offers a glimpse into a world that many people will never see in their lifetimes — a working gristmill running on water power.