Made Here

Follows American skier Aaron Rice as he sets out to ski 2.5 million human-powered vertical feet in the backcountry and set a new world record. To be successful Aaron will have to ski over 330 days in the calendar year and chase snow around the world. The challenge is both physical and mental and injuries are not an option.

A backcountry ski film from a group of friends and dads who set out to document a shared experience and portray the ups and downs of the sport from a weekend warrior perspective. Filmed in Vermont, New York & New Hampshire.

The Vermont Food Venture Center profiles local farm and food entrepreneurs. From hot sauces to grass-fed beef, from veggie burgers to orchardists, these Makers represent the wide range of Vermont-based food businesses.

A new social media network within and exclusively for residents of Vermont called "Front Porch Forum" that focused on "hyper-local" communication. Although almost completely unknown outside of Vermont's borders, within them a characteristically quiet digital revolution was underway.

Stonecutters emigrated from northern Italy to Barre, Vermont, the "Granite Capital of the World." Follow the artisans and their families from quarries, workshops and schools in Italy to granite carving sheds in New England, as they seek their own identities, choosing what to keep and what to cut away from their American and Italian legacies.

This award-winning film shows a day in Mark's life before he had access to "supported typing". In it, a visitor from his intelligent mind tells us what he's really thinking. Described by Utter as a “docudrama with hues of tragicomedy mixed in,” highlights the contrast between people’s perceptions of Mark and the intelligent man trapped inside.

Bridge of Fire is the story of two potters, one an American, Malcolm Wright from Marlboro, Vermont, the other Japanese, Takashi Nakazato, from Karatsu, who originally met as students then lost touch with each other for over 20 years. When they met again they decided to work together in each other’s studios to produce pottery for joint exhibitions in the U.S and Japan.

Portrait of the renowned American landscape painter Wolf Kahn. The film follows Wolf as he paints in nature and in his studio. While painting he spontaneously describes his techniques and the issues that he is dealing with in the painting. His rare ability to talk about his work as he paints offers the viewer insights into the creative process.