Festivals/Theatres
Shadow Glories
Shadow Glories' is a powerfully dramatic, action-packed story of a down-and-burned-out, middle-aged man who was once contender for the world heavyweight kickboxing title. Now struggling to rebuild his shattered life, he attempts to make his way back home to his lost love and his one last chance at redeeming his tortured soul. Along the way, his newfound morals and ethics are put to the ultimate test when he agrees to train a fiery young martial artist to take on his archrival, the blood lusting, up-and-coming heavyweight kickboxing champion of the world.
The Blue Diner
One of the few fully bilingual American independent films, this dramatic and hilarious story celebrates how a Puerto Rican mother and daughter confront a lost father, lost language, and lost love. Misunderstood and equally stubborn, these women clash powerfully and comically until they realize how much they need each other.
The Gypsy Years
Katherine Moss, aka 'MOSSY', is one of a few who left the working class town of Wiley, Massachusetts in order to pursue a higher education. Four years later and now graduated, she must come home to Wiley and rediscover who she really is, and where she might be going. Mossy reunites with her three best friends, one a fisherman, one a do-gooder, and one an on again off again love, all of whom are experiencing the height of what it means to leave youth and family behind in order to start new lives as responsible young adults- all of whom are making their way through their own Gypsy Years, trying to find independence, and hoping to find their futures and happiness waiting and ready on the other side.
Wedding Band
Filmed in May of 1997 on Lake Champlain in Vermont, 'The Wedding Band' is about a Jewish/Catholic wedding. Jon Fishman is the band's drummer, and performs (in a pink dress) with Hebber Stebber (played by Burlington musician Chad Hollister), Barry Goudreau (late Boston guitarist), Deborah (a.k.a. Debbie) Gibson, and Dom DeLuise.
Same Difference
Same Difference is an urban drama about AIDS. It deals with these issues through an artistic medium, so that large numbers in our cross-cultural and cross-generational community will identify with it in productive ways. This is a community collaboration between Waterspill Junction, directed by Rose Weaver, John Hope Settlement House, and the Providence Film Commission.
Cider House Rules
The film is based on John Irving's novel about Wilbur Larch, a young physician who offers women either 'an orphan or an abortion' in early 20th century rural Maine.
Family Trees
The story centers on their characters, Wil and Martha, who are getting married a week after the film begins. That week they run a gauntlet of advice and comments from friends and relatives which encourages doubts Wil and Martha have about getting married. The climax of the film happens in a roadside cabin in rural Maine where Wil and Martha hole up away from everyone to deal with those doubts.
Theme: Murder
Art dealer Hyman Swetzoff was murdered in Boston in 1968. The murder, rumored to be 'gay-related', remains unsolved. In this lush, personal film, his daughter tells the story of Hyman's life, death, and her struggles to make sense of his homicide.
Old Man Dogs
An atmospheric tale about the spirits of the dead trapped by the feelings of the living.
The Blue Shoe
An animated love story between a blue shoe and a green boot. -Recently featured in Animation World Magazine, critic Marcy Gardner called The Blue Shoe 'an eloquent combination of movement, stillness and storytelling that allows us to put our heart into the soul of this little shoe. Reynolds creates adult children's stories that satiate and remind us to go outside of the lines. After seeing the film I remember feeling like somehow a light had been turned on inside of me.'
