Films

The Crash Course

The Crash Course seeks to help you understand the nature of some extremely serious challenges and risks to our economy and your future prosperity.  Seemingly disparate topics–the Economy, Energy and the Environment–are woven into a single story.

Film followed by discussion.

Schedule:

• Part 1 – April 30th, 6-7:30 PM
• Part 2 – May 7th, 6-8:00 PM
• Part 3 – May 14th, 6-8:00 PM

Third Wednesday Series

Announcements:

Every third Wednesday of the month at 5:00 PM unless otherwise noted.  Re-screenings by request, if you plan your own event.

Films followed by a roundtable dinner & discussion at the Hancock Hotel across the street.

If you wish to stay the night, affordable accommodations and hostel beds are available at the adjacent Gathering Inn.

Schedule:

• April 20th: Mixed Nuts RESCHEDULED for May 18th!
• May 18th Mixed Nuts

…a screw-ball musical comedy with music from the 20s and 30s, and a cast of independence-minded eccentrics from the Vermont State Hospital who have prepared a vaudeville review directed by Dr. Elizabeth Darcy. The bizarre crew of entertainers is lead by a re-incarnated, unpredictable, and lovable Ethan Allen.

Mixed Nuts premièred in August 2010 at the Unadilla Theatre. This is a compilation of home videos of the complete stage production, for those who missed it the first time around. Some behind-the-scenes professional footage by Independent Vermont filmmaker Teo Zagar will also be shown.


• June 15th The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin.  With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate.  This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time.  Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens.  It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call “The Special Period.”

The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever.  Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.

• July 20th Zeitgeist Marathon


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The history of “Zeitgeist: The Movie” is not what many assume.  The original Zeitgeist was actually not a “film”, but a performance piece, which consisted of a vaudevillian style multi-media event using recorded music, live instruments and video.  The event was given over a 6-night period in New York City and then, without any interest to professionally release or produce the work, was “tossed” up on the Internet arbitrarily.  The work was never designed as a film or even a documentary in a traditional sense – it was designed as a creative, provoking, emotionally driven expression, full of artistic extremity and heavily stylized gestures.

Dinner & Discussion to follow Film 1.

Films 2 & 3 of the trilogy, Zeitgeist Addendum & Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, will be screened after Dinner for those who choose to stay.



What do ancient myths, modern official truths and the Fed have in common? Come find out!

• August 17th TBA




• September 21st TBA




• October 19th TBA

 

Have a film or some footage that you’d like to share on a future night?  Want to request a re-screening on a different date?  Email film@vermontindependence.net with details and someone will follow up with you.

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Vermont Films Currently in Production

Green Blooded: Vermont at a Crossroad from Teo Zagar on Vimeo.

Produced by Christopher Piana & Teo Zagar
For more information: GreenBloodedVT.org
Music by Bow Thayer

 

Past Films at the CVI

Missed a film? Contact us to talk about a rescreening !

• The End of Poverty?

…a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land and other natural resources as well as in forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies…