Made Here

Homeless at 13, Liz lived a tragic life of despair, raging behavior and a brutal fight to survive on the streets. Filmed over four years, we follow Liz as she reclaims her life from desperation, to a place of love, forgiveness and hope. Her dreams manifest as she becomes a favorite for competing in the 2012 Olympic sport of boxing.

This short film takes you outside, into the forest classrooms of two Vermont Upper Valley schools: Marion Cross (Norwich, VT) and Hartland Elementary (Hartland, VT) where students are rediscovering joy and wonder through the experience of playing in nature.

Freedom + Unity TV (2018 Middle and High School), an annual film contest and festival for teens and young adults, bring thoughts and ideas of Vermont’s youth to the forefront. We present in two, 1-hour programs, winning films from the festival. Films selected from categories such as Vermont history, arts & culture and contemporary issues.

Freedom + Unity TV (2018 Young Adults) , an annual film contest and festival for teens and young adults, bring thoughts and ideas of Vermont’s youth to the forefront. We present in two, 1-hour programs, winning films from the festival. Films selected from categories such as Vermont history, arts & culture and contemporary issues.

The Grange, or Order of the Patrons of Husbandry, was the heart of rural community life in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In one-on-one interviews and at social gatherings, members of the Middle Branch and Riverside Granges—both active in Vermont—reminisce about growing up in the Grange “family” and the challenge of preserving community in a world too busy to connect.

Vermont director Nora Jacobson’s drama centers around the stormy relationship between a mother and her adopted teenage daughter, complicated by issues of adoption. When an object of great significance to the daughter is broken, the mother travels to New York's Koreatown to see if she can get it fixed. A charismatic Korean artist and an adventure of cultural immersion, and adoption await her.

A young Vermont woman explores her mother’s past and uncovers a secret at the heart of her family’s history. Based on an autobiographical memoir by Sybil Smith, the film suggests that the truth–no matter how painful–provides a path to redemption. A 20th anniversary film restoration from acclaimed Vermont director Nora Jacobson.

A Vermont teenager, grieving over the death of her best friend, seeks refuge with an outsider artist who is deemed dangerous because of his mental health history. From acclaimed Vermont director Nora Jacobson.