Made Here

The history of Bolton Valley from the 1920's when it was used recreationally for backcountry skiing through the development of the resort we know today which was built in 1966. The story looks at the past 50 years of skiing and riding at the mountain, focusing on previous owners, staff and guests.

Reminiscences from local residents and a wealth of historical photos evoke simpler times as they tell the history of Vermont's Washington County. Produced by Waitsfield filmmaker Vince Franke and Vermont history students at Johnson State College.

Animation about two cats on a boat. Created with paper cutouts and puppets. From filmmaker Spring Yu of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

A short hand-drawn animation about two doomis trying to meet up. From filmmaker Spring Yu of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Meet Hal, 87; Charlie, 87 and Maurie, 87. Three of a group of friends who gather every day at one p.m. in the village of Dorset, Vermont to play a game called "paddle tennis". They have been playing together for years. The Longest Game explores the joys of friendship and inevitability of change. Our time on the earth is fleeting, how do we make the best of it?

Georgia Landau (Barre) and Robin Kent (Brandon) are two artists, each with a unique approach and perspective to their given mediums. Working in clay and wood respectively they use the human form as a departure point to develop a visual narrative that employs humor in documenting our everyday tasks.

Jeremy Ayers (Waterbury) and Jennifer Ranz (Greensboro) are potters tied to structures related to their family histories. These structures, in turn tie them to their communities in unique and different ways, allowing them the freedom to create their distinctive ceramic works.

Isolated, desperate, and haunted by his coal-stained birthright, Father continues his daily descent into the accursed Maple mine—even after it has crippled his ancestors and blinded his youngest son. Set in 1907 and based on director Jesse Kreitzer’s own coalmining ancestry, Black Canaries is a powerful meditation on patrimony, loyalty, and love.

Uses archival photos and interviews to describe local life and history of Vermont's Addison County. By Vermont filmmaker Vince Franke.