Short Films
Short on time? Check out our collection of short films from Vermont and the surrounding region. There's a variety of fascinating local stories to explore in thirty minutes or less.
NewChamplain College Student Showcase
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S21 Ep16 | 41m 38s | A selection of current film work from students at Champlain College. (41m 38s)
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S21 Ep13 | 9m 27s | The story of a Quebec woman, mother and grandmother who has been worried all her life. (9m 27s)
S21 Ep12 | 13m 58s | Papou reconciles with a changed sense of belonging as he returns to his home village. (13m 58s)
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S21 Ep15 | 16m 50s | In a small jungle town an annual celebration occurs that contradicts the history books. (16m 50s)
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S20 Ep7 | 29m 59s | A new experimental documentary film project from Vermont artist/filmmaker Christopher Wiersema (29m 59s)
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S18 Ep8 | 15m 27s | Experimental short film inspired by 1960s Fluxus-era artists. (15m 27s)
Youth Drivers at Thunder Road | Taylor Hoar
S17 Ep22 | 1m 53s | Meet the next generation of race car drivers at one of the fastest tracks in America. (1m 53s)
Youth Drivers at Thunder Road | Kaiden Fisher
S17 Ep23 | 1m 58s | Meet the next generation of race car drivers at one of the fastest tracks in America. (1m 58s)
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S17 Ep9 | 17m 51s | A Vermonter makes his living selling “novelty toast art”. (17m 51s)
Cycles of Change: Farming In Norwich
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S13 Ep1310 | 14m 46s | History of farming in Norwich, and the typical changes seen throughout Vermont. (14m 46s)
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S11 Ep17 | 9m 52s | In this short film, John and Eiko speak to their dead mothers. (9m 52s)
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S10 Ep26 | 16m 35s | History of a collection of wood-scrollwork that was designed and hidden in prison. (16m 35s)
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S9 Ep24 | 9m 40s | Amateur ski jumper Cooper Dodds take a rogue flight on a historic New Hampshire ski jump. (9m 40s)
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S9 Ep13 | 13m 58s | The Latchis Theatre Hotel in Brattleboro, still stands as an Art Deco building. (13m 58s)
Nebi, Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water
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S9 Ep8 | 12m 31s | Abenaki creation stories of Lake Champlain, and the deep connection they have with water. (12m 31s)
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S7 Ep3 | 17m 31s | A backcountry ski film filmed in Vermont, New York & New Hampshire. (17m 31s)
Stories On The Road To Proficiency
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S5 Ep14 | 20m 8s | The current state of transformation unfolding in Vermont public schools. (20m 8s)
S4 Ep12 | 2m 56s | A short hand-drawn animation about two doomis trying to meet up. (2m 56s)
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S3 Ep27 | 19m 1s | Profiles the gentle spirit of Maine wilderness guide Ray Reitze (19m 1s)
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S3 Ep12 | 7m 9s | Mushers tell their dog teams to keep going past obstacles and distractions (7m 9s)
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S2 Ep9 | 12m 1s | Returning from war, a soldier condemns the girl he left behind for her disloyalty. (12m 1s)
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S2 Ep10 | 7m 55s | A man is in love with the organist at a country church. (7m 55s)
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S1 Ep20 | 6m 36s | A 6 minute film about Vermont sculptor Eben Markowski making his life-size elephant. (6m 36s)
S1 Ep15 | 3m 28s | Underwater footage of fish in the streams, lakes, ponds and waterways of Vermont. (3m 28s)
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S1 Ep17 | 9m 41s | A high-stakes game of hangman for a couple on the brink. (9m 41s)
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S1 Ep18 | 21m 25s | An obituary writer with an uncanny knack for predicting the demise of newsworthy people. (21m 25s)
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Special | 8m 39s | Short animated film imagines the Vermont flood of 1927 (8m 39s)
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