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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WFF IS ACTIVE ALL YEAR ROUND

5 Feature Narrative 10 Feature Documentaries 15 Shorts 19 Summer Youth Film Lab 20 Panels 23 Awards 24 Tributes 26 Sponsors 30 Ticket Information 31 Schedule at a Glance 31 Special Performances

A sampling of just a few of our offerings. For the the Youth Lab, see page 19.

“Filmmakers on Filmmaking” Virtual Masterclass

SHORT FILMS, BIG STORIES Showcase

Filmmakers Residency / Incubator

SHIVA BABY

Kicks Off WFF Summer Event Season

Writers’ Room with Oscar & Emmy Nominee

Ron Nyswaner

“Independent Producing 101”

Virtual Masterclass

McKenna Wood is a graphic designer and artist based out of Highland New York. She is a former WFF intern and staff member.

The Woodstock Film Festival is committed to providing a healthy, safe and enjoyable environment for its audiences, filmmakers, staff, and volunteers. Based on the current recommendations, the festival requires proof of full vaccination, and masks on, in order to enter indoor venues. These protocols are all subject to change.

STAFF CO-FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR

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DIGITAL CONTENT & OPERATIONS MANAGER

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COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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PRESS COORDINATOR

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NATIONAL PR FIRM

Rogers & Cowan Pmk SHORTS PROGRAMMER

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ANIMATION PROGRAMMERS

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PRINT TRAFFICKER

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BOX OFFICE MANAGER

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GUEST RELATIONS DIRECTOR

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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

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HEAD SCREENER, COPY EDITOR & ADVISOR AT LARGE

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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

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OPERATIONS ASSISTANT

Marlee Capuano GRAPHIC DESIGN

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PROGRAMMING CONSULTANT

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

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TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR

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AWARDS CEREMONY PRODUCER

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YOUTH FILM LAB PROGRAM DIRECTOR

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ART DEPARTMENT

Stacey Anderson REGISTRATION DIRECTOR

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SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR

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PIPE AND DRAPE

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Laurent Rejto

BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD PRESIDENT

Lauri Andretta

BOARD VP & TREASURER

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BOARD SECRETARY

Claude Dal Farra Sarah Johnson Ilene Marder Hinchey Jeff Morris Declan Baldwin

Vicki Chesler Jonathan Gray Lacey Schwartz Delgado Peter Saraf Glenda Milner

Gill Holland Griffin Dunne Heidi Ewing Joe Berlinger John Sloss Judy Arthur Liev Schreiber Lori Singer Melissa Leo Michael Lang Pamela Yates

Rachel Grady Richard Abramowitz Robin Bronk Roger Ross Williams Ron Nyswaner Sabine Hoffman Signe Baumane Stephen Nemeth Ted Hope Vincent D’onofrio

Dave Baldwin

ADVISORY BOARD Aidan Quinn Barbara Kopple Bill Horberg Bill Plympton Blair Breard Christine Vachon David Strathairn Eamonn Bowles Emily Rothschild Ethan Hawke Fisher Stevens

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FEATURE NARRATIVE

WORLD PREMIERE

18½

AMERICANISH

Directed by Dan Mirvish USA / 2021 / 88 minutes A raucous 1970s-era Watergate conspiracy thriller/dark comedy about a woman in the Nixon White House who tries to leak the missing 18½ minute tape to a reporter. A film about government secrets that resonates with the current political climate and will stay relevant for years to come.

Directed by Iman Zawahry US / 2021 / 91 minutes In Jackson Heights, Queens, career-driven sisters Maryam and Sam and their newly-immigrated cousin Ameera must navigate the consistent and sometimes conflicting demands of romance, culture, work, and family. Serving both as a lighthearted reimagination of and critical divergence from the classic romantic comedy, Americanish tackles and celebrates the complex intersectionalities of womanhood by welcoming us into the world—with all its joys and tribulations—of these three marriage-aged women.

Screenwriter: Daniel Moya Executive Producers: Dan Mirvish, Daniel Moya, Terry Keefe Cast: Willa Fitzgerald, John Magaro, Vondie Curtis Hall, Catherine Curtin, Richard Kind Cinematographer: Elle Schneider Editor: Dan Mirvish Composer: Luis Guerra

Screenwriter: Aizzah Fatima, Iman Zawahry Producers: Roy Wol, Paul Seetachitt, Iman Zawahry, Aizzah Fatma Executive Producer: Ann Chaudhary Cast: Aizzah Fatima, Salena Qureshi, Shenaz Treasury, Lillete Dubey, Godfrey Cinematographer: Chloe Weaver Editor: Jesi Rojas Composers: Russ Howard III, DJ Rekha, Dave Sharma

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BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN Directed by Radu Jude Romania, Luxembourg, Croatia, Czech Republic / 2021 / 106 minutes Romanian with English subtitles

Schoolteacher Emi’s career and reputation are threatened when a sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender. In three loosely connected parts: a trip through Bucharest; a playful essay on obscenities; an incendiary comic confrontation. Explicit sex. Screenwriter: Radu Jude Producer: Ada Solomon Executive Producer: Carla Fotea Cast: Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia, Olimpia Malai, Nicodim Ungureanu Editor: Marius Panduru Composers: Jura Ferina, Pavao Miholjevi COURTESY OF: MAGNOLIA PICTURES

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EAST COAST PREMIERE

THE BLAZING WORLD

CATCH THE FAIR ONE

Directed by Carlson Young USA / 2021 / 99 minutes Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an alternate dimension where her sister may still be alive. Screenwriters: Carlson Young, Pierce Brown Producer: Brinton Bryan Executive Producers: Jenifer Westphal, Joe Plummer, Britt Hager, Elizabeth Avellan, Jarrod Robson Cast: Udo Kier, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, Soko, Carlson Young Cinematographer: Shane F. Kelly Editor: James K. Crouch Composers: Isom Innis

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NEW YORK PREMIERE

Directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka USA / 2020 / 85 minutes A desperate quest by a young fighter to retrieve her sister from the clutches of an insidious trafficking kabal, starring world champion boxer Kali Reis. An unflinching thriller depicting cruelty and familial loyalty, tied together with startling cinematography and a powerful debut performance. Screenwriter: Josef Kubota Wladyka Producers: Mollye Asher, Kimberly Parker, Josef Kubota Wladyka Executive Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Mynette Louie, Derek Nguyen, Sam Bisbee, Arturo Castro, Michael D’Alto, James Hausler Cast: Kali Reis, Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Chu, Michael Drayer, Kimberly Guerrero, Lisa Emery, Kevin Dunn Cinematographer: Ross Giardina Editor: Ben Rodriguez Jr Composers: Nathan Halpern BUY TICKET COURTESY OF: IFC FILMS

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CLOSING NIGHT FILM

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN Directed by Will Sharpe UK, US / 2021 / 111 minutes The heart breaking and touching biographical story of British artist Louis Wain, famous for his distinctive, surreal large-eyed cat paintings that inspired hearts and minds around the world. Starring Oscar-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch as Wain, and Claire Foy (Emmy Award-wining Elizabeth in The Crown), as the love of his life. Screenwriter: Will Sharpe Producers: Guy Heeley, Ed Clarke Executive Producers: Ron Halpern, Didier Lupfer, Dan MacRae, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Stephenson Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Sharon Rooney Cinematographer: Erik Wilson Editor: Selina Macarthur COURTESY OF: AMAZON STUDIOS

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FEATURE NARRATIVE EAST COAST PREMIERE

US PREMIERE

FALLING FOR FIGARO

FOXHOLE

Directed by Ben Lewin UK / 2020 / 104 minutes Falling for Figaro follows Millie as she forges a path toward her dream of becoming an opera singer. In a dynamic performance by Danielle MacDonald, Millie finds inspiration and romance in unexpected places and attempts to reconcile ambitious rivalry with undeniable chemistry.

Directed by Jack Fessenden USA / 2021 / 95 minutes Five soldiers confined in a foxhole in three wars grapple with morality and futility. Witness the pain, trauma, stress, and comradery as the roles of race and gender change with each war … yet the story remains the same. Foxhole is a compelling parable of how turmoil can bring out the humanity in us all.

Screenwriters: Ben Lewin, Allen Palmer Producers: Philip Wade, Judi Levine, Arabella Page Croft Executive Producers: Mark Bamford, Dean OwenSims, Matthew Hunter, John Ballard, Glenn Bates Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Hugh Skinner, Joanna Lumley, Gary Lewis, Shazad Latif, Rebecca Benson Cinematographer: Nic Lawson Editor: Peter Carrodus Production Design: Luciana Arrighi Composer & Music: Cezary Skubiszewski COURTESY OF: IFC FILMS

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Screenwriter: Jack Fessenden Producers: Larry Fessenden, Adam Scherr, James Felix McKenney Cast: Motell Gyn Foster, Alex Hurt, Cody Kostro, Angus O’Brien, James Le Gros, Andi Matichak Cinematographer: Collin Brazie Editor: Jack Fessenden Composer: Jack Fessenden

HUDA’S SALON Directed by Hany Abu-Assad Palestine, Egypt, Netherlands, Qatar / 2021 / 90 minutes Arabic with English Subtitles

Described as a “feminist thriller,” a young mother, married to a jealous man, goes to Huda’s salon for a haircut in Bethlehem. But this ordinary visit turns into a nightmare when the owner blackmails her into working for the secret service of the occupiers, thus betraying her people. Screenwriter: Hany Abu-Assad Producers: Amira Diab, Maher Diab, Shahinaz El Akkad, Alaa Karkouti Cast: Ali Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Manal Awad, Kamel El Basha, Samer Bisharat, Omar Abu Amer COURTESY OF: IFC FILMS

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WORLD PREMIERE

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WORLD PREMIERE

KENDRA AND BETH

L’INDIVISION [THE ESTATE]

MASS

Directed by Dean Peterson USA / 2021 / 86 minutes Two women unexpectedly cross paths in a small Midwestern town and quickly develop an unlikely relationship. Navigating different points in their lives, Kendra and Beth find comfort in each other until things begin to change. An emotion-filled film with awkward humor that often mirrors our own lives.

Directed by Melanie Delloye France / 2021 / 91 minutes

Directed by Fran Katz US / 2021 / 111 minutes Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents (Reed Birney and Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton), agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. In Fran Kranz’ writing and directing debut, he thoughtfully examines their journey of grief, anger and acceptance by coming face-to-face with the ones who have been left behind.

Screenwriter: Dean Peterson Producers: Reilly Myklebust, Dean Peterson Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Eleanore Pienta, Catherine Curtin, Whitmer Thomas, Phil Matarese Cinematographer: Darin Quan Editor: Dean Peterson Composer: Zack Wright

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French with English Subtitles

Eighty-year-old Philippe lives alone in a mansion that his children want to sell and developers plan to tear down. Philippe refuses, but with a lot of money at stake, the children are determined to change his mind. A suspenseful family drama about coming to terms with a traumatic past. Screenwriters: Melanie Delloye, Leonardo D’Antoni Producers: Melanie Delloye, Leonardo D’Antoni, Sébastien Delloya Cast: Richard Leduc, Sébastien Drouet, Samantha Markowic, Antoine Chain, Julie Judd Cinematographer: Leonardo D’Anton Editor: Edgar Allender Composer: Alexandre de la Baume

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Producers: Casey Wilder Mott, JP Oullette, Dylan Matlock Executive Producers: Richard Leduc, Sébastien Drouet, Samantha Markowic, Antoine Chain, Julie Judd Cast: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton Cinematographer: Ryan Jackson-Healy Editor: Yang-Hua Hu COURTESY OF: BLEECKER STREET MEDIA

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FEATURE NARRATIVE WORLD PREMIERE

US PREMIERE

MY DEAD DAD

OLD HENRY

ONE SECOND

Directed by Fabio Frey USA / 2021 / 91 minutes

Directed by Potsy Ponciroli USA / 2021 / 109 minutes Starring Tim Blake Nelson as an unassuming farmer whose true identity is revealed when he’s forced to defend his home from a gang of ruthless outlaws, Old Henry is a beautifully crafted celebration of the wild west, with pulse-pounding, gunslinger action and a loving father-son story at its core.

Directed by Yimou Zhang China / 2020 / 104 minutes

English, Spanish with English Subtitles

Brooding young loner, Lucas, is blindsided when his estranged father dies and leaves behind an LA apartment complex. New relationships and shocking discoveries brought on by this sudden development force Lucas to radically alter his negative image of the man he never got to truly know. Screenwriters: Pedro Correa, Fabio Frey Producers: Tara Ansley, Pedro Correa Executive Producers: Declan Baldwin, Karl Hartman Cast: Pedro Correa, Raymond Cruz, Courtney Dietz, Simon Rex, Steven Bauer Cinematographer: Alejandro Ramos Editors: Fabio Frey, Pedro Correa, Theo Cowen Composer: David M. Saunders

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Screenwriter: Potsy Ponciroli Producers: Michael Hagerty, Shannon Houchins Cast: Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Dorff, Scott Haze, Trace Adkins, Gavin Lewis COURTESY OF: SHOUTOUT FACTORY

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English, Chinese with English Subtitles

In a warm, touching tale, set during the Chinese cultural revolution, a man who has escaped from a re-education camp encounters a young female vagabond, spawning a tumultuous and unlikely bond as he hunts for the reel of film that might contain a shot of his long-lost daughter. Screenwriters: Yimou Zhang, Jingzhi Zou, Geling Yan Cast: Yi Zhang, Haocun Liu, Wei Fan Cinematographer: Xiaoding Zhao Editor: Yuan Du COURTESY OF: NEON

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US PREMIERE

PETITE MAMAN

PORCUPINE

THE SHUROO PROCESS

Directed by Céline Sciamma France / 2021 / 73 minutes

Directed by M. Cahill USA / 2021 / 92 minutes Fired from her job and potentially losing her apartment, Audrey’s life isn’t working in her favor. After stumbling upon “adult adoption,” she forms an unlikely bond with the misanthropic patriarch of her adoptive family. Will these two misfits find comfort and belonging in each other?

Directed by Emrhys Cooper USA / 2019 / 95 minutes When a frustrated New York City journalist becomes infatuated with a charismatic selfhelp guru, the result is a witty and poignant examination of self-help culture with a dose of psychedelic intrigue on the side. A tale as mysterious and charming as the gurus it takes on.

French with English Subtitles

Nelly’s grandmother has died and her parents are packing up her home. As she explores the surrounding woods, Nelly bonds with a girl her own age in what is described as a deeply emotional fairy tale. Poignantly portrayed by real life sisters, the film explores formative childhood moments, interior life and familial bonds. Screenwriter: Céline Sciamma Producer: Céline Sciamma Cast: Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse Cinematographer: Claire Mathon Editor: Julien Lacheray COURTESY OF: NEON

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WORLD PREMIERE

Screenwriter: M. Cahill Producers: Lawrence Inglee, Joanna Colbert Executive Producers: Sonya Lunsford, Britt Ehringer, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cassandra Del Viscio, Jena Malone Cast: Jena Malone, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Emily Kuroda, Will Rogers, Brooke Bloom Cinematographer: Ethan Palmer Editor: Scott K. Foley Composer: David Robbins BUY TICKET

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Screenwriters: Emrhys Cooper, Donal Brophy Producers: Glen Trotiner, Lynn Manincelli, Benjamin J Murray Executive Producers: Zachary Quinto, Jamie Moss, Megan Kent Cast: Fiona Dourif, Donal Brophy, Tommy Dorfman, Emrhys Cooper, Rainey Qualley Cinematographer: Benjamin J Murray Editor: Garry M.B Smith Composers: Jonas W Karlsson, Bettina Bergström

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FEATURE NARRATIVE & DOCUMENTARY

OPENING NIGHT FILM

SON OF MONARCHS

THE SPACE BETWEEN

VIOLET

Directed by Alexis Gambis Mexico, USA / 2021 / 97 minutes

Directed by Rachel Winter USA / 2021 / 99 minutes Kelsey Grammer as Micky Addams is an eccentric, burnt-out musician who’s losing his grip on reality. When his record label tries to force him out of his contract, an unlikely friendship ensues, portending an inspirational artistic breakthrough. Comedy, drama and great music all in one place.

Directed by Justine Bateman USA / 2021 / 92 minutes What would you do if you weren’t afraid? Justine Bateman’s intriguing and immersive debut film follows Violet Calder (Olivia Munn) as she realizes that she can no longer ignore the daily barrage of self-criticisms (voiced by Justin Theroux) that clouds her life.

English, Spanish with English Subtitles

Genetic manipulation. Global warming. Border politics. Profound questions are explored in this stunning film about an orphaned geneticist studying the wings of Monarch butterflies in Mexico and America. Son of Monarchs titular star Tenoch Huerta Mejía is breathtaking in this deeply human and thoughtful film. Screenwriter: Alexis Gambis Producers: Abraham Dayan, Maria Altamirano Executive Producers: Alexis Gambis, Thomas Campbell Jackson, Matthew Putman, Gerry Ohrstrom Cast: Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Alexia Rasmussen, Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez, Noé Hernández, Kaarlo Isaacs Cinematographer: Alejandro Mejía, AMC Editors: Èlia Gasull Balada, Alexis Gambisn Composer: Cristobal MarYán, played by Cuarteto Ruvalcaba COURTESY OF: HBO MAX

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Screenwriter: Will Aldis Producers: Michael Roiff, Milan Popelka, Steve Samuels Executive Producers: Mohamed AlRafi, Petr Zaluda, Ivan Orlic, Lauren Mekhael Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Jackson White, Julia GoldaniTelles, Paris Jackson, William Fichtner Cinematographer: Matthew Irving Editor: Adam Zuckerman Composer: Rivers Cuomo COURTESY OF: PARAMOUNT

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Screenwriter: Justine Bateman Producers: Justine Bateman, Michael D. Jones, Larry Hummel, Matt Paul Executive Producers: Cassian Elwes, Jay Paul, Matt Lituchy, Rob Rubano, Jonathan Schurgin, Anders Liljeblad Cast: Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, Justin Theroux, Bonnie Bedelia, Zach Gordon, Erica Ash, Rob Benedict, Dennis Boutsikaris, Todd Stashwick, Laura San Giacomo Cinematographer: Mark Williams Editor: Jay Friedkin Composer: VUM COURTESY OF: RELATIVITY MEDIA

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DOCUMENTARY

WORLD PREMIERE

NEW YORK PREMIERE

Kasper Tuxen Oslo Pictures

THE WINTER HOUSE Directed by Keith Boynton USA / 2021 / 100 minutes Lili Taylor and Francois Arnaud star in this performance-driven story of a grieving novelist who rents a remote lake house in northern New Hampshire, where she is confronted by a young drifter with troubles – and secrets – of his own. A story of loss, charity and kindness. Screenwriter: Keith Boynton Producers: Summer Crockett Moore, Tony Glazer Executive Producer: Sandra Boynton Cast: Lili Taylor, François Arnaud, Hunter Emery, Beth Fowler, Stephen Bradbury Cinematographer: Aitor Mendilibar Composer: Michael Ford

SPOTLIGHT

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Directed by Joachim Trier Norway / 2021 / 120 minutes Norwegian with English Subtitles

Julie, played by a magnetic Renate Reinsve, is an impulsive young woman whose life is spinning out of control. In this spirited and thrillingly uninhibited piece of filmmaking, experience charm and humor, an intense soundtrack, and fully alive scenes of sex, social awkwardness, professional screw-ups, and just plain fun Screenwriters: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Renate Reinsve, Maria Grazia Di Meo Cinematographer: Kasper Tuxen Editor: Olivier Bugge Coutté COURTESY OF: NEON

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AFTER ANTARCTICA Directed by Tasha Van Zandt USA / 2021 / 105 minutes Eyewitness to the greatest changes in our polar regions, Will Steger has a mission to maintain its preservation. Intercutting footage of his 1989 journey and his recent solo expedition, stunning cinematography brings us face to face with a brutal and alien continent. Screenwriters: Tasha Van Zandt, Don Bernier, Sebastian Zeck Producers: Lisa Remington, Amanda Spain, Tasha Van Zandt, Sebastian Zeck Executive Producers: Sarah Johnson, Sarah Pillsbury, Bill Pohlad, David de Rothschild, Sol Guy Cast: Will Steger Cinematographers: Sebastian Zeck, Tasha Van Zandt Editor: Don Bernier Composers: Giosuè Greco, Joanna Katcher

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EAST COAST PREMIERE

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FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

US PREMIERE

BERNSTEIN’S WALL

CAPTAIN COUNTER CULTURE

Directed by Douglas Tirola USA / 2021 / 100 minutes Bernstein’s Wall follows Leonard Bernstein on his lifelong journey to define his role as one of America’s most important musical figures, while fighting to create social change and inspire political activism through his work. Told in Bernstein’s own voice and featuring never before seen archival footage, Douglas Tirola’s documentary is an intimate portrait of one of the 20th century’s most prominent icons.

Directed by Michael P. Nash USA / 2021 / 81 minutes Follow avant-garde filmmaker/photographer, Larry Moyer, who shunned “work” for a counter-culture lifestyle. Landing in the legendary houseboat community of Sausalito, he spent 50 years turning on, tuning in and dropping out, happily finding a life that many have searched for and few have ever found.

Directed by Brooke Pepion Swaney USA / 2021 / 66 minutes A story of intergenerational trauma and pain, Daughter of a Lost Bird deftly explores the role of identity as Lummi Nation Native Kendra, adopted at birth by a white family, meets her long-lost ancestors, discovers her heritage, connects to her native culture, and plumbs the depths of her people’s sorrow.

Screenwriter: Michael P. Nash Producer: Michael P. Nash Executive Producers: Blaze Nash, Philip Nash, Stephen Nemeth Cast: Barbara Kopple, Shel Silverstein, Larry Moyer Cinematographers: Michael P. Nash Editor: Michael P. Nash Composers: Michael P. Nash

Producers: Brooke Pepion Swaney, Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, Jeri Rafter Executive Producers: Gita Saedi Kiely, Shirley Sneve, Francene J. Blythe-Lewis Cast: Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, April Kowalski Cinematographer: Zelmira Gainza Editor: Kristen Swanbeck Animator: Megan Toenyes Composer: Laura Ortman

Screenwriter: Douglas Tirola Producer: Susan Bedusa Executive Producers: Michael Bloom, Maria Zuckerman, Ryan Heller, Lisa Leingang, David J. Cornfield, Linda A. Cornfield, John Boccardo, Derek Esplin Cast: Leonard Bernstein Editor: Zachary Obid Composers: Peter Golub BUY TICKET

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EAST COAST PREMIERE

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EAST COAST PREMIERE

WITH KICK-OFF PERFORMANCE

CENTERPIECE SCREENING

EL GRAN FELLOVE

FANNY: The Right to Rock

FLEE

Directed by Matt Dillon USA, Mexico / 2021 / 91 minutes Directed and narrated by Academy Award-nominee Matt Dillon, El Gran Fellove reconstructs the story of Cuban scat singer, songwriter and tropical soul man Francisco Fellove, demonstrating the interplay between his music and the dramatic economic, political and cultural moments of Latin America in the 50s and 60s.

Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart Canada / 2021 / 96 minutes WFF Kick-Off Performance, see pg 28.

Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen Denmark / 2021 / 90 minutes

Sex, drugs, rock & roll, and prejudicial tendencies. Fanny, an all-female, Filippina-American garage band paved the way for many famous female rock artists, then seemingly disappeared. Until now. This is the insightful story of one of the most overlooked bands in rock and roll history.

Screenwriter: Josh Alexander Producers: Matt Dillon, Jonathan Gray, Carlos Sosa, Cristina Velasco, Zara Duffy, Demet Öger Executive Producers: Julie Goldman, Christopher Clement, Carolyn Hepburn, Jon Kamen, Erik Gordon, Ken Pelletier Cinematographers: John Pirozzi, Carlos Rossini Editor: Jason Cacioppo

Screenwriter: Bobbi Jo Hart Producers: Bobbi Jo Hart, Robbie Hart Executive Producers: Katherine Buck, Bobbi Jo Hart, Catherine Bainbridge, Anne Pick, Ina Fichman Cast: Todd Rundgren, Kate Pierson, John Sebastian, Gail Ann Dorsey, Joe Elliott, Bonnie Raitt, Jean Millington, June Millington, Brie Darling, Alice de Buhr, Nickey Barclay, Patti Quatro Cinematographers: Claire Sanford, Naomi Ture, Sam Trudelle Editor: Catherine Legault BUY TICKET Animator: Kara Lang Composers: Daniel Toussaint, Fanny

The extraordinary true story of Amin Nawabi, a man on the verge of marriage, compelled to reveal his hidden past for the first time. Recounted mostly through animation by director Jonas Pher Rasmussen, Nawabi recounts his harrowing journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to the life he leads today.

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English, Danish, Russian, Dari, Swedish with English Subtitles

Screenwriter: Jonas Poher Rasmusse Producers: Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen Executive Producers: Riz Ahmed, Natalie Farrey, Jannat Gargi Cast: Rashid Aitouganov Editor: Janus Billeskov Jansen COURTESY OF: NEON

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WORLD PREMIERE

WITH MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

THE FORBIDDEN STRINGS

HERE. IS. BETTER.

Directed by Hasan Noori Iran, Afghanistan, Qatar / 2019 / 72 minutes

Directed by Jack Youngelson USA / 2021 / 95 minutes WFF musical Performance, see pg 28.

Farsi with English Subtitles

WFF streamed Performance, see pg 28.

Here. Is. Better. is the first feature-length documentary gaining unprecedented access to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It interweaves the inspiring stories of four veterans undergoing the most effective trauma psychotherapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Born and raised in Iran, four young Afghan immigrant musicians take a dangerous journey into the heart of Afghanistan in order to make a dream come true: performing their first concert in a war-torn motherland they’ve never seen. Screenwriter: Hasan Noori Producers: Afsaneh Salari, Hasan Noori Cast: Akbar, Soori, Mohamamd, and Hakim COURTESY OF: VENERA FILMS

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Afghan band member Soori

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JAGGED

Producers: Jaye Callahan, Alison Klayman, Kyle Martin Executive Producers: Bill Simmons, Jody Callahan Marc Cimino, Sean Fennessey, Noah Malale Cinematographer: Julia Liu Editor: Brian Goetz BUY TICKET Composer: Ilan Isakov

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LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER:

JULIA Directed by Betsy West, Julie Cohen USA / 2021 / 95 minutes With never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, Julia brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar, Julia Child, who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Producers: Betsy West, Julie Cohen, Sara Bernstein p.g.a., Justin Wilkes p.g.a., Holly Siegel p.g.a. Executive Producers: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Michael Rosenberg, Amy Entelis, Courtney Sexton, Bob Spitz, Alex Prud’homme, Oren Jacoby Cinematographer: Claudia Raschke Editor: Carla Gutierrez Composers: Rachel Portman

The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen

Directed by Jesse Lauter USA / 2021 / 111 minutes Fifty years after the legendary Mad Dogs and Englishman tour, discover the complete story through the lens of the Grammy-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band’s reunion of the Mad Dogs, including inspired musical performances, previously unreleased archival materials, and the last filmed interview with the late Leon Russell. Producers: Wayne Forte, Blake Budney Executive Producers: Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, John Beug, Thomas Tull, Alba Tull Cast: Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Chris Robinson Cinematographer: Jojo Pennebaker Editor: Drew DeNicola COURTESY OF: ABRAMORAMA

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WORLD PREMIERE

EAST COAST PREMIERE

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Directed by Anne Rapp USA / 2020 / 77 minutes The famous writer Horton Foote tells his story through personal reflection, offering an intimate, inside view of his prolific career, his family history, the ups and downs, his Texas home and its influences on him, all of which resulted in 70 years of some of America’s most beautiful plays and movies. Screenwriter: Anne Rapp Producers: Anne Rapp, Jason Wehling Executive Producers: Joe Dishner, Don Stokes, Mark Birnbaum, Miguel Alvarez Cast: Horton Foote, Hallie Foote, Robert Duvall, Michael Wilson, Rick Linklater Cinematographers: Mark Birnbaum, Bill Schwarz Editor: David Fabelo Composer: Curtis Heath

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HORTON FOOTE: The Road To Home

Producer: Sian Edwards-Beal p.g.a., David Beal p.g.a., Chloe Hall (Co-Producer) Executive Producer: William F. Brandt, Jr., Andrew Craissati (Co-Executive Producer) Cast: Jason Kander, Dr. Kathleen Chard Cinematographer: Daniel Carter Editor: Karen K. H. Sim Animator: Molly Schwartz Composer: Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers, David Baron BUY TICKET

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Directed by Alison Klayman US / 2021 / 97 minutes 1995 was the year of Alanis Morissette. Her groundbreaking album, Jagged Little Pill, delivered a rawness and emotional honesty that resonated with millions. Jagged explores how Alanis came to be that empowered woman so many admire, and what happens when a 21-year-old becomes a worldwide phenomenon. A movie that will sweep you off your feet and fill your heart with joy whether you have been a fan of Alanis Morissette throughout her career or will discover her now for the first time.

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TRIBUTE TO LEWIS ERSKIN

LIFE & LIFE

MILES DAVIS: Birth of the Cool

Directed by NC Heikin USA / 2021 / 80 minutes The story of Reggie Austin, talented musician and convicted murderer, throughout his 35-year prison term, documenting the cycle of injustice of America’s prison system, from punitive parole boards to struggles navigating life post-release. Austin’s musicianship is profoundly affecting and the film soundtrack comes straight from his heart.

Directed by Stanley Nelson. USA / 2019 / 115 minutes Featuring recently discovered footage sourced from Miles Davis’ estate, personal interviews and a dazzling soundtrack, Birth of Cool skillfully unpacks the man behind the horn, shedding new light on the jazz legend’s illustrious career, as well as his complicated and sometimes tragic personal life.

Directed by Therese Shechter USA / 2021 / 78 minutes Motherhood: so deeply ingrained in the fabric of our society, we take it for granted as part of the natural order. This entertaining, inspiring and thought-provoking film draws upon culture, science, history, and moving personal stories to unveil the rich and diverse lives of people who said NO to having children.

Producers: Stanley Nelson, Nicole London Executive Producers: Michael Kantor, Geoff Kempin, Darryl Porter, Vince Wilburn Jr., Erin Davis Editors: Lewis Erskine, Natasha Livia Mottola, Yusuf Kapadia

Producer: Therese Shechter Cinematographer: Iris Ng Editor: Siobhan Dunne Animator: Luke Murphy Composer: Stephen Thomas Cavit

Screenwriter: NC Heikin Producers: NC Heikin, Nicole London, Jessica Wolfson Executive Producer: Lee Child Cast: Reggie Austin Cinematographers: Mike Seely, Don Starnes Editors: Michele Hollander, Joel Plotch Animator: Wil Ogterop Composers: Noah Kellman

COURTESY OF: PBS

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WORLD PREMIERE

NUCLEAR FAMILY

OUR AMERICAN FAMILY

PROCESSION

Directed by Ry Russo-Young US / 2021 / 163 minutes [3 episodes] At a time when being gay or lesbian meant you gave up the right to have children and a family, Ry Russo-Young was born to two lesbian moms. Their idyllic life was threatened by a lawsuit, culminating in a landmark decision that would change the way gay families are viewed evermore.

Directed by Hallee Adelman, Sean O’Grady USA / 2021 / 88 minutes Our American Family provides an honest, unfiltered look into the world of addiction, following a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse. Watching the five family members struggle to transcend their crippling histories, we witness how, through love and dedication, we can pull each other out of the deepest of depths.

Directed by Robert Greene USA / 2021 / 118 minutes In the American heartland, six survivors of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests become a makeshift family as they collaborate to create staged scenes depicting rituals of power in the church.

Producers: Dan Cogan, Warren Fischer Executive Producers: Liz Garbus, - Jenny Raskin, Peter Sara, Maria Zuckermanr Cinematographer: Christopher Lamarca Editors: Ben Gold, Pisie Holccheim Composer: Gary Lionelli COURTESY OF: HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS

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MY SO-CALLED SELFISH LIFE

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Producers: Hallee Adelman, Sean O’Grady Executive Producers: Caroline Libresco, David Adelman, Ivy Herman, Andrew Herwitz Cast: Linda & Bryan Geraghty, Nicole Caltabiano, Chris Caltabiano Jr., Stephen Caltabiano Cinematographer: Seamus Tierney Editors: Joel Plotch, James Carroll Composer: Gil Talmi

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Producers: Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott & Douglas Tirola Executive Producers: Laurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg, Jenny Raskin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Regina K. Scully, Patty Quillin Cast: Terrick Trobough Cinematographer: Robert Kolodny Editor: Robert Greene Composer: Daniel Pemberton

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Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Sat Oct 29:30pm

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NEW YORK PREMIERE

RANGER

THE RESCUE

STORM LAKE

Directed by Austin James Peck Kenya / 2021 / 93 minutes Set amongst Kenya’s Samburu and Maasai communities, an intimate and contemporary tale of self-discovery unfolds, as 12 women become East Africa’s first all-female anti-poaching unit. Their journey triggers profound transformation, sending shockwaves through their communities, and is a story about the wilderness within us all.

Directed by E. Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin USA, UK / 2021 / 110 minutes

Directed by Jerry Risius, Beth Levison USA / 2021 / 85 minutes Storm Lake captures the sense of precariousness and urgency looming over local news today, as we follow Storm Lake Times editor and Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen and his family as they navigate the coverage of the 2020 Democratic Primary race and the outbreak of COVID-19.

Producers: Kate Garwood, Roger Ross Williams, Jochen Zeitz Executive Producers: Geoff Martz, Marcy McCall MacBain Cinematographer: Austin James Peck Editor: Austin James Peck Composers: Johan Karlberg, Jacob Vetter

Producers: P.J. van Sandwijk, John Battsek Cinematographer: David Katznelson, Picha Srisansanee, Ian Seabrook Editors: Bob Eisenhardt Animator: Bob Eisenhardt Composer: Daniel Pemberton

English, Thai with English Subtitles

The story of imagination, determination and unprecedented teamwork displayed during the heroic edge-of-your-seat mission with life-ordeath stakes to rescue 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach, trapped deep inside a flooded cave. A two-week saga of survival and a story that captured the world’s attention.

COURTESY OF: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Screenwriter: Beth Levison Producers: Katy Drake Bettner, Sam Bisbee, Pamela Tanner Boll, Sally Jo Fifer, Megan Gelstein, Lois Vossen, Jamie Wolf Cast: Art Cullen, Dolores Cullen, John Cullen, Mary Cullen, Tom Cullen, Peach the Newshound Cinematographer: Jerry Risius Editor: Rachel Shuman Music: Andrew Bird with Alan Hampton COURTESY OF ITV & THE FILM COLLABORATIVE

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TRIBUTE TO LEON GAST

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

WHEN WE WERE KINGS

Directed by Todd Haynes USA / 2021 / 110 minutes Experience the iconic rock band’s legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

Directed by Leon Gast USA / 1996 / 88 minutes Two decades in the making, When We Were Kings, Leon Gast’s Academy Award–winning portrait of Muhammad Ali, illustrates the sensational impact of the Ali-Foreman fight. An enthralling celebration of the charismatic boxer’s role as Black America’s proud ambassador to postcolonial Africa.

Producers: Christine Vachon, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Carolyn Hepburn, David Blackman Executive Producers: Danny Bennett, Pamela Koffler, John Sloss Cinematographer: Edward Lachman, ASC Editors: Affonso Gonçalves, ACE, Adam Kurnitz

Producer: Leon Gast, David Sonenberg, Taylor Hackfordy Executive Producer: David Sonenberg Co-Producer: Keith Robinson and Vikram Jayanti Cast: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, BB King, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, The Crusaders, The Spinners Cinematographers: Maryse Alberti, Paul Goldsmith, Kevin Keating, Albert Maysles, Roderick Young Editors: Leon Gast, Taylor Hackford, Hinte, Keith Robinson COURTESY OF: THE CRITERION COLLECTION

COURTESY OF: APPLE TV

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Sun Oct 32:00pm

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WHO WE ARE: A Chronicle of Racism in America Directed by Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler USA / 2021 / 118 minutes Interweaving lectures, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, criminal defense/civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America. A film that should be mandatory viewing for all Americans. Screenwriter: Jeffery Robinson Producers: Jeffery Robinson, Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Andrea Crabtree+Keller, Vanessa Hope, Susan Korda, Katharine Nephew, Jayashri Wyatt Executive Producers: Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., Fred Crosetto, Ellison Foundation, The Greenstein Family Foundation, Ted Hope, Nader & Yeganeh Naini, Bryan & Christine White Cast: Jeffery Robinson, Chief Egunwale F. Amusan, Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle, Josephine Bolling McCall, Gwen Carr, Ista Clarke, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher Cinematographer: Jesse Wakeman Editor: Emily Kunstler BUY TICKET Composer: Kathryn Bostic COURTESY OF: SONY PICTURE CLASSICS

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TOWN & COUNTRY LIQUORS Peggy Schwartz, Prop.

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SHORTS

ANIMATION

[8 5 M I NUT E S} PG 13 - NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN WOODSTOCK Community Center  Fri Oct 1  4:00pm Blueprint KINGSTONSat Oct 27:00pm [DRIVE-IN: 1ST]

CONVERSATIONS WITH A WHALE

Directed by Anna Samo Germany / 2020 / 8:45 minutes A love letter to artists, their art, and its audience.

BEAUTIFUL

Directed by Mulan Fu USA, China / 2020 / 5:49 minutes A teenage girl reckons with love and loss as her mother battles a dangerous disease.

DEMI’S PANIC

Directed by Bill Plympton USA / 2021 / 9:40 minutes A young NYC Latina deals with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NUEVO RICO

Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa USA, Puerto Rico / 2021 / 16:00 minutes Nuevo Rico is a bold venture in creating LatinxFuturism.

LAUNCH

Directed by Leah Shore USA / 2021 / 3:00 minutes Reflectors placed on the moon 35 years ago help to explain physical laws of the universe.

THERE YOU ARE

Directed by Rui Huang USA / 2021 / 6:00 minutes In my heart, there you are.

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FALL OF THE IBIS KING

Directed by Mikai Geronimo, Josh O’Caoimh Ireland / 2021 / 10:30 minutes The antagonist of a dark opera becomes unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.

MY AUNTIES

Directed by Richard O’Connor USA / 2020 / 2:34 minutes Stefan Lynch remembers the community of gay men who helped raise him, and the lessons learned about surviving the AIDS epidemic together.

COCKPERA

Directed by Kata Gugic Croatia / 2020 / 4:27 minutes Just a regular cock fight.

HORACIO

Directed by Caroline Cherrier France / 2021/ 10:03 minutes Guillaume kills Horacio “Because he was shouting too loud.”

THERE IN SPIRIT

Directed by Beck Underwood USA / 2020 / 4.51 minutes In a non-distinct period in time, at a table in a barn, masked figures commune over simple chores and games.

THIS JUST SPEAKS TO ME

YAY

Directed by Anne Isensee USA, Germany / 2021 / 2:39 minutes Friendship, collaboration, hope, children, trippy, adventure.

Directed by Robin Sindler, Joy Buran, Noelle Melody USA / 2020 / 3:11 minutes A story inspired by some uplifting themes from the very uncertain times of covid, highlighting quotes from Hoda Kotb’s book, “This Just Speaks to Me.”

FAMILY MATTERS

[9 9 M I NUT E S] WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sun Oct 3  10:00am

THE BLACK KITE

Directed by Youngdae Lee UK / 2021 / 9:24 minutes People always see what they want to see, and always think what they imagined.

AL-SIT

Directed by Kyra Sedgwick , Kevin Bacon USA / 20201 / 10:45 minutes A couple deals with loss.

UNTIL

ARE YOU STILL THERE?

TALLAHASSEE

Directed by Darine Hotait USA / 2021 / 22:17 minutes A glimpse into the struggles of mental illness, an issue often silenced in Arab culture.

FISH TO THE LAKE

Directed by I-hui Lee Taiwan / 2021 / 23:30 minutes Told through the lens of a seven-year-old girl and her relationship with her father. Complexities of suffering and surviving under totalitarianism. Directed by Suzannah Mirghani Sudan, Qatar / 2020 / 20:00 minutes A thread breaks at its weakest point.

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Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi, Sam Davis USA / 2020 / 15:01 minutes A dead car battery leaves Safa stranded alone in a strip mall parking lot.

SHORTS 9

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

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DYE RED

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LEAD ME HOME

Directed by Vittoria Campaner USA, Italy / 2020 / 12:45 minutes Celeste and Aurora have lived together for some time. A dark but graceful slice-of-life look at their relationship.

Directed by Julien Hosmalin France / 2021 / 20:31 minutes Monsters are less dangerous than the ones who follow them. NOTE: this film contains violent content.

SIZE UP

Directed by Nancy Menagh USA / 2020 / 21:38 minutes Be careful who you leave with.

INHERITANCE

Directed by Serhat Karaaslan France, Romania, Turkey / 2020 / 23:46 minutes Late at night in a small Turkish town, a young couple tries to find a hotel room to spend the night together.

Directed by Rigo Garay US / 2020 / 15:35 minutes Noel must choose between revenge or righteousness, throughout the course of a single night.

Directed by Annalise Lockhart USA / 2021 / 14:02 minutes A Black family strives to shield its rural Vermont home from the gaze of the spirits that surround it.

FILM SCHOOL SHORTS

WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sat Oct 2  10:00am

VICTIM #6

THE CRIMINALS

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THE BINDING OF ITZIK

THE SETTLER

Directed by Henry Nelson USA / 2021 / 9:27 minutes A lone settler tends to an an empty town.

LA MUJER DE HECTOR (Hector’s Woman)

Directed by Ricardo Varona Puerto Rico / 2021 / 17:37 minutes A year after Hurricane María, a young mother tries to find herself as she wrestles with her responsibilities to her daughter and incarcerated husband.

LITTLE SKY

Directed by Jess X. Snow USA, Canada / 2021 / 13:48 minutes Little Sky is a film about finding the chosen family who sees us when our blood family cannot.

DREAMWORLD: Pine Bush, NY

Directed by Rose Felice USA / 2021 / 17:52 minutes In the UFO capital of the East Coast, a generation of believers still searches for answers.

Directed by Anika Benkov USA / 2020 / 17:20 minutes In his online search for bookbinding materials, a middle-aged Hasidic bookbinder responds to a Craigslist ad offering binding lessons for submissive women.

UNMOTHERED

Directed by Urvashi Pathania India / 2020 / 17:55 minutes When Priyanka, a rebellious American, goes back to India to disperse her mother’s ashes, she discovers her funny family has kept a serious secret..

GENERATION 328

Directed by Nika Nikanava Belarus, USA / 2020 / 18:35 minutes A group of mothers defy Europe’s last dictatorship, fighting to free their children from draconian sentences in brutal Belarusian prisons.

IRL: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE

BUY TICKET [ 67 MI N UTES] WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sat Oct 2  4:00pm PRESENTED BY THE CREATIVE COALITION Explore the untold story of the last shame and blame disease, obesity, from the Deep South to a circus tent, the backseat of an Uber to backstage with the world’s greatest stand-ups. An experiential window into one of the most misunderstood human conditions.

YOU JUST BIG BONED

Directed by Greg DePaul USA / 2021 / 6:20 minutes An obese Uber driver and his empathic passenger.

[FAT] LIFE

UNTITLED WEIGHT AND COMEDY PROJECT

Directed by David Gallo USA / 2021 / 24:37 minutes A silent comedy about a loving couple’s struggles with obesity until their desire for a child inspires them to get treatment.

ST. NICK

Directed by Kelly Jenrette USA / 2020 / 13:58 minutes A young Black girl’s journey to combat obesity and free herself from her family’s “big boned” label.

Directed by Stephen Kessler USA / 2021 / 12:58 minutes The social and political implications of jokes about weight.

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SHORTS

SHITS & GIGGLES

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CHERRY COLA

HELEN’S NOSE

Directed by Amandine Thomas USA / 2020 / 12:15 minutes When Sherri gets arrested for shoplifting from work, she needs to find money for legal fees.

Directed by Andrea Rosen USA / 2021 / 10:27 minutes Helen feels invisible until she grows an extra proboscis.

CUPIDS

THE COCKTAIL PARTY

Directed by Zoey Martinson USA / 2021 / 10:00 minutes From the bodega man to the the principal, nobody is off limits as a possible courtship.

Directed by Jessica Sanders USA / 2021 / 5:00 minutes A cocktail party turns into an unexpected martial arts action film.

BREAK UP, BABY

A PUFF BEFORE DYING

Directed by Fareeha Khan, Alec Cohen USA / 2021 / 12:30 minutes Aries Sun, Cancer Moon, Dumbass Rising

Directed by Michael Reich, Mike Pinkney USA / 2020 / 10:00 minutes When marionettes mix with marijuana, a joy ride becomes their last ride.

GIRL WITH A THERMAL GUN

STILL STANDING

Directed by Rongfei Guo China / 2020 / 11:36 minutes A grocery delivery man grows tired and lonely — until a thermal gun is pressed to his forehead.

Directed by Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough USA / 2021 / 26:39 minutes Two 80-somethings discover the healing power of laughter. 9

THE UNCONSCIOUS CONSCIOUS

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POPS

MARBLEHEAD

Directed by Lewis Rose UK, France / 2021 / 19:54 minutes How would you react if your father’s last wish was a little bit out there?

Directed by Kevin Walker, Jack Auen USA / 2021 / 10:23 minutes A cryptic man’s little life. He lives amongst the graves at New Redeemer Cemetery.

FEELING THROUGH

DUET

Directed by Doug Roland USA / 2020 / 18:17 minutes The unlikely connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man

Directed by Mika Orr Israel, USA / 2020 / 21:30 minutes One fateful day in the lives of 8-year-old girls, inspired by a true story.

THE TREES REMEMBER - MAINTENANCE

THE TRUCKER

Directed by Angela Tucker USA / 2020 / 12:17 minutes A film from a series that shows Black women of different ages growing and thriving in the outdoors. 9

WOMEN ON TOP

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GOD’S DAUGHTER DANCES

WE WON’T FORGET

Directed by Sungbin Buyn South Korea / 2020 / 24:54 minutes Korean with English Subtitles

A transgender female dancer, Shin-mi, gets a call to attend for the Military Service Examination.

DO YOU THINK JESUS LIKED HARD BOILED EGGS

Directed by Ben Kujawski USA / 2020 /17:51 minutes The lord provides...

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Directed by Lucas Elliot Eberl, Edgar Morais USA, Portugal / 2021 / 13:45 minutes A woman’s frustrations boil to the surface while hosting a party for her friends, culminating in a public freakout that turns into collective hysteria.

WIGGLE ROOM

BLAME THEM

Directed by Eliza McKenna US / 2021 / 10:52 minutes After learning she has chlamydia, a high school student enlists a friend to help call the boys who may have infected her.

Directed by Raven Johnson USA / 2021 / 14:00 minutes An immigrant truck driver makes his way home across the American Midwest.

Directed by Sam Guest, Julia Baylis USA / 20201 / 14:00 minutes Determined to save her wheelchair ramp from repossession, Daisy confronts the shady insurance agent who owes her money.

UNDERCUT

Directed by Kelly Pike USA / 2020 /14:00 minutes High school female athletes become unlikely teammates in the wake of unspoken trauma.

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SHORT DOCUMENTARIES MY OWN REALITY

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SUPERMALO

Directed by Matthew Seger Cuba / 2021 / 15:00 minutes Cuban street artists are having their moment. Fabian is one of the movement’s fearless and prolific leaders. You cannot walk for more than a few blocks without seeing his character, the Supermalo or his signature 2+2=5? painted on the crumbling walls of Havana.

RESURRECTION! Airto Moreira & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band Directed by Dale Djerassi USA / 2021 / 20:46 minutes This is music as medicine for the soul!

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IDOLIZED

Directed by Steven Ross USA / 2021 / 9:56 minutes A story of where cosplay begins and ends.

SHOOT FROM THE HEART

Directed by Joan Churchill & Alan Barker USA / 2021 / 25:15 minutes A rollicking evening with Haskell Wexler, D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus, as seen through the lens of Joan Churchill.

SOCIAL DIALOGUES

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OCTOBER 27TH, 2020

Directed by Hannah Price USA / 2021 / 16:00 minutes October 27, 2020 was the second night of protests in Philadelphia over the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr.

HUNGER WARD

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THE BOX

Directed by Shal Ngo & James Burns USA / 2020 / 16:19 minutes A documentary hybrid about solitary confinement.

WHAT YOU’LL REMEMBER

Directed by Skye Fitzgerald USA,Yemen / 2020 / 40:00 minutes On the frontlines of famine in Yemen.

Directed by Erika Cohn USA / 2021 / 12:58 minutes Home is not a building.

THE BLACK DISQUISITION

Directed by Quincy G. Ledbetter USA / 2021 / 10:07 minutes A film about the conversation that all Black parents must eventually have with their children.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

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WOODSTOCK Community Center  Sat Oct 2  1:00pm

THE BEAUTY PRESIDENT

KINDERLAND

Directed by Whitney Skauge USA / 2021 / 10:00 minutes “If a bad actor can be president, why not a good drag queen?”

Directed by Amy Grappell USA / 2021 / 32:00 minutes A century-old rivalry between two Jewish summer camps and their attempt at a newfound alliance.

ÁGUILAS/EAGLES

DESDE QUE LLEGASTE, MI CORAZÓN DEJÓ DE PERTENECERME (Since you arrived my heart stopped belonging to me)

Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Co-Director - Maite Zubiaurre USA / 2021 / 14:00 minutes Every bone has a story.

GIVE AND TAKE

Directed by Gareth Smith USA / 2021 / 11:29 minutes An intimate glimpse into the community fridge movement in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Directed by Erin Semine Kökdil USA / 2021 / 20:33 minutes Central American mothers journey along Mexico’s migrant trail in search of their missing loved ones.

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SHORTS

TEENS [ 70 M IN U T E S ]

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THE HUMANITY TEST

Directed by Samuel Mitchell USA / 2020 / 14:46 minutes Is our trauma what makes us truly human?

THINK LIKE A FILMMAKER

Directed by Eli Berliner USA / 2021 / 6:24 minutes Eli Berliner turns the camera on his father, Alan, a personal documentarian, whose new body of work approaches sculpture through the eyes of a filmmaker.

QUARANTINE SUPERHERO

Directed by Starla Bollé USA / 2021 / 15:00 minutes He was a hero, she was a villain, can I make it any more obvious?

THE OTHER

Directed by Nolan Hieu Trifunovic USA / 2021 / 14:34 minutes Two combatants are trapped in a mysterious hotel where they can’t die.

OVERLOOKED

Directed by Hudson Price USA / 2020 / 4:25 minutes Man’s relationship with nature is challenged after an adventure ot find cellular service.

SCRIBBLED

Directed by Olivia Siegel USA / 2021 / 3:24 minutes A high school girl struggles with anxious thoughts that are slowly growing throughout her school day.

IT ALWAYS IS

Directed by Tristan Cohen Costa Rica / 2021 / 5:15 minutes An inescapable alien that resides within you.

EVERYTHING WE NEVER SAID

Directed by Haley Gabelsberg USA / 2020 / 5:49 minutes Growing up and growing apart, especially when we don’t know what we’re doing.

MUSIC VIDEOS [ 40 M I NUT E S]

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NOWHERE IS SOMEWHERE

Directed by Peppy Castro USA / 2021 / 4:00 minutes The Blues Magoos after a long snooze give another entry into their long history with this historical video presentation based around a new song release.

VISCERAL

Directed by Pedro Alvarenga Brazil / 2021 / 9:35 minutes A supernatural event in Bahia, Brazil, separates two brothers.

EQUINOX

Directed by Jonah Haber Canada / 2021 / 2:43 minutes An unnamed dancer goes on a journey of self discovery.

LETTER TO A NATION

Directed by Taylor Kampia USA / 2020 / 5:36 minutes Letter to a Nation tackles injustice through the lens of COVID-19 and social unrest in 2020.

NEVER READY - THE BLUESTOCKING

MOTHER EARTH

Directed by Egor Gavrilin Russia / 2021 / 6:54 minutes A look at five personal stories of the members of the band through the prism of magical surrealism, with a tinge of steam punk and a dark fairytale.

Directed by Pratheek Shetty India / 2021 / 3:17 minutes A celebration of all life.

OUR LOVE IS OVER

Directed by Namewee Taiwan / 2021 / 6:28 minutes My love for you has faded and gone...

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PANELS

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Intimate conversations with filmmakers, creatives, scientists, and explorers Food and beverages served after each panel Catering provided by Raspberry Fields Farm

WHEN REAL LIFE IMPACTS REEL LIFE

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THE CREATIVE COALITION

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CHAT with KELSEY GRAMMER

moderated by Rachel Winter

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Join six-time Emmy Award-winner, Kelsey Grammer, known for his starring roles in the long-running shows Cheers and Frasier, as he talks about his diverse career, from a Shakespearean actor to his endearing role as Dr. Frasier Crane, and beyond. Currently starring in The Space Between, his talent as a musician won’t come as a surprise to longtime fans.

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CHAT with TIM BLAKE NELSON

moderated by Greg Gattine

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The Creative Coalition will present a moderated panel discussion and luncheon at the Woodstock Film Festival to showcase the short film competition winners: Emmy Award-nominated actor Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid’s Tale, All American: Homecoming), Emmy and Tony Award-winner David Gallo (“Sesame Street,” The Drowsy Chaperone, August Wilson’s Jitney), Greg DePaul (Bride Wars, Saving Silverman), and Academy Awardnominated director Stephen Kessler (Paul Williams Still Alive).

PANELISTS

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Kelly Jenrette

Emmy Award-nominated actor, The Handmaid’s Tale, All American: Homecoming

David Gallo

Emmy and Tony Award-winner, Sesame Street, The Drowsy Chaperone, August Wilson’s Jitney

Greg DePaul

Bride Wars, Saving Silverman

Stephen Kessler

Academy Award-nominated director, Paul Williams Still Alive

Robin Bronk

CEO, The Creative Coalition

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Tim Blake Nelson, who stars in Old Henry, is a

celebrated actor, writer, director, and producer, appearing in 100 films and TV shows since 1989, including The Incredible Hulk, Meet the Fockers, Minority Report, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, in which he played the title role. Join in a lively chat about his career and life.

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CHAT with MATT DILLON & JONATHAN GRAY Barn at White Feather Farm  FRI Oct 1  4:30pm

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Matt Dillon‘s successful film career spans over three

decades and has showcased his wide range of dramatic and comedic talents, including his arresting performance co-starring as a racist cop in Crash, and his hilarious role as an obsessed private investigator in There’s Something About Mary. Dillon made his feature film directorial debut with City of Ghosts, and directed and executive-produced El Gran Fellove.

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EYEWITNESS STORYTELLING with After Antarctica subject and crew moderated by Peter DeM enocal Barn at White Feather Farm  Sat Oct 2  11:00am Join renowned polar explorer Will Steger, eyewitness to the greatest changes in the polar regions of our planet, filmmakers Tasha Van Zandt and Sebastian Zeck, and executive producer Sarah Pisllsbury discussing the importance and impact of eyewitness stories about climate and our environment.

Jonathan Gray is a partner at the entertainment law firm Gray Schwartz LLP, and highly regarded in the independent film community as an attorney, producer and advisor to filmmakers, producers, financiers, and distributors. He has acted as production counsel on countless noted documentaries and seminal independent narratives. Gray has produced over 70 films, including El Gran Fellove. SPONSORED BY

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PANELISTS

Throughout over fifty years of exploration, Will Steger is the leading eyewitness to the most dramatic transformation of the world’s most hostile landscapes.

Tasha Van Zandt

is a globally focused director, cinematographer and Emmy-nominated producer who has traveled on assignment around the globe and to all seven continents.

Sebastian Zeck

is a documentary filmmaker and producer whose focus is on storytelling to effect social change.

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FILMMAKING UTOPIA / AN ALTERNATIVE HOLLYWOOD

HERE. IS. BETTER.

moderated by Paul Rieckhoff

Barn at White Feather Farm  Sun Oct 3 11am BUY TICKET As the state of the PANELISTS film industry shifts John Sloss underneath our Entertainment lawyer, film producer, talent manager, sales agent, and founder of Cinetic feet, this panel of Media, whose credits include The Velvet Underindustry experts ground, Green Book, Boyhood, I’m Not There, will explore if and Before Sunset, Far from Heaven, among others. how we can move towards a more Roger Ross Williams utopian model Oscar and Emmy Award-winning director, of film culture. producer and writer, and the first African American director to win an Academy If we dream big Award®, with his film Music By Prudence. yet practical, could we achieve Marian Koltai-Levine, a resurgence of President of Film, Content and Marketing at a “Woodstock” Rogers & Cowan PMK is a strategic marketing type alternative communication professional with over 25 years of experience in film, experiential thinking, acting & immersive content and marketing. execution? direct url rb.gy/itbk6h

CHAT with ELIZA HITTMAN

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Barn at White Feather Farm  Sat Oct 2  4:00pm BUY TICKET Mental Health Panel Inspired MODERATOR by the film Here. Is. Better., this Paul Rieckhoff cutting-edge discussion will focus activist and veterans’ advocate, is founder and president of Righteous on mental health at this critical moment in history when suicide Media, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, host of the podcast is a leading cause of death in Independent Americans, and a frequent both the veteran and civilian contributor on CNN and MSNBC. communities. Moderated by Paul Rieckhoff, with panelists Dr. PANELISTS Kathleen Chard and Jason Kander. Dr. Kathleen Chard is Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the Cincinnati VA and global expert on PTSD. She is featured in the film Here. Is. Better.

Army veteran Jason Kander, also featured in the film Here. Is. Better., is host of the podcast Majority 54 and a former Missouri congressman and State Secretary.

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AWARDS

ANNUAL MAVERICK AWARDS CEREMONY WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE

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Join the Woodstock Film Festival as we celebrate our Honorees and Award recipients. Awards for Honorary Trailblazer, Honorary Fiercely Independent, Maverick and Best: Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Ultra Indie, Animation, Short Narrative, Short Documentary, and Student Short.

HONORARY FIERCELY INDEPENDENT

HONORARY TRAILBLAZER

ELIZA HITTMAN

TOM QUINN

Award-winning filmmaker Eliza Hittman’s most recent feature, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, won the Silver Bear in the International Competition at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, was nominated for seven Independent Spirit Awards, and won a New York Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay and Best Actress. Her film Beach Rats won the Directing Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, premiered internationally at Locarno in the Golden Leopard Competition, and was the Centerpiece Film at New Directors / New Films. It won the Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting, Outstanding Screenwriting in a U.S. Feature at Outfest, and the London Critics’ Circle Film Award for Young British/Irish Performer of the Year. Hittman earned an MFA from California Institute of the Arts, garnered a Guggenheim Fellowship, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Film/Video at Pratt Institute.

Pioneering film distributor Tom Quinn co-founded, in 2017, the distribution label NEON, known for pushing boundaries and taking creative risks with such films as Apollo 11 (the world’s highest grossing documentary), Three Identical Strangers (winner of Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling), award-winning I, Tonya, and Bong Joon-Ho’s runaway hit Parasite (the first non-English language film to claim best picture at the Academy Awards). Neon partnered with Direct Relief for its anthology feature, The Year of The Everlasting Storm, donating to the humanitarian organization’s Covid-19 relief efforts. NEON films that Quinn helped shepherd include Ingrid Goes West, Snowpiercer, Bachelorette, Honeyland, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Amazing Grace, and Oscar winners 20 Feet from Stardom and Citizenfour. Quinn acquired, produced and distributed over 200 films spanning a 20-year career, and launched two distribution labels: the boutique label RADiUS and the groundbreaking genre label Magnet. He played a key role in pioneering the use of VOD as Senior Vice President at Magnolia Pictures, and as VP of Acquisitions at Samuel Goldwyn, he was responsible for Super Size Me.

2021 HONORARY MAVERICK REWARD RECEPIENT

ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS

Roger Ross Williams is an Oscar and Emmy award-winning director, producer, and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award ®, with his film Music By Prudence. Beautiful, Uplifting, Extraordinary, Triumphant, Rich with insight, Searing, Remarkable, and Inspirational are accolades Williams’ films have received from the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Forbes, Stephen Colbert, and Entertainment Weekly. In 2016, Williams was elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences where he represents the Documentary Branch. He currently serves on the Academy’s Equity and Inclusion Committee and he is also Chair of the Documentary Diversity Committee. Williams serves on the advisory board of the Full Frame Film Festival, and the boards of Docubox Kenya, None On Record, and the Zeitz Museum Of Contemporary Art Africa. Williams has directed a number of acclaimed films, including Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning Life, Animated, Academy Award-shortlisted and Prime-time Emmy-winning The Apollo, Academy Award-shortlisted God Loves Uganda, and Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning VR documentary Traveling While Black. Williams is currently producing and EPing numerous projects

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and series with his production company One Story Up, which serves to uplift the voices of underrepresented storytellers. Recent productions include a screen adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ bestseller, Between the World and Me; an untitled Netflix feature documentary about civil rights lawyer Ben Crump; One Story Up, a short film series directed by BIPOC filmmakers with Topic and First Look Media; a feature documentary Master of Light, about a formerly incarcerated painter; a feature film about the pop sensation TLC, and numerous projects in Kenya with local filmmakers. Williams has also directed and produced several Netflix series, most recently being High on the Hog, which has been renewed for a second season. Currently Williams is in post production on his first narrative feature, Cassandro, about the eponymous openly-gay Mexican wrestler, for Amazon Studios.

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L E W I S E R S K I N E [1957-2021]

Director, producer, editor, and cinematographer, Leon Gast’s long career is as quirky and colorful as the man himself. Best known for his Academy Award– winning documentary When We Were Kings, about the epic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, he won Best Director of a Documentary (2010/ Sundance Film Festival) for Smash his Camera, about paparazzo Ron Galella. Before becoming a filmmaker, Gast was a photographer for Esquire, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. As a documentarian, Gast also directed The Grateful Dead Movie (with Jerry Garcia), Hells Angels, Manny, Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa), Celia Cruz and the Fania Allstars in Africa, B.B. King - Sweet 16, One Love, Soul Power, and executive-produced The Trials of Muhammad Ali. Gast received the Woodstock Film Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.

American television editor Lewis Erskine is known for his great work on Freedom Riders (for which he won a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Program in 2011 and Best Edited Documentary in 2012), Unscrewed, and Waging a Living. During his long career, he collaborated with such great directors as Stanley Nelson (including Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool), Ken Burns, Shola Lynch, Michael Moore, Walter Cronkite, and Bill Moyers. His work aired on American Masters, POV, Independent Lens, Now on PBS, and American Experience, helping to establish PBS as the goto destination for quality documentary films. In 2020, BPM chose Erskine among its 40th Anniversary Black Media Game Changers.

SPECIAL SCREENING

Directed by Stanley Nelson Jr. BUY TICKET USA / 2019 / 66 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Sun Oct 32:30pm

WHEN WE WERE KINGS

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Directed by Leon Gast USA / 1996 / 86 minutes Bearsville Theater WOODSTOCK Fri Oct 14:45pm

MILES DAVIS: Birth of the Cool

PRESENTER

STANLEY NELSON

PRESENTER:

JEFF KUSAMA-HINTE

Jeff Kusama-Hinte, editor of When We Were Kings, is the president of Antidote Films and the producer of numerous award-winning films, including The Kids are Alright (Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture), Mysterious Skin, The Hawk Is Dying, Chain, Thirteen, Laurel Canyon, Wendigo, American Saint, Soul Power, Fading Gigolo, The Last Winter, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, and Limon, among others.

SPECIAL SCREENING

Stanley Nelson is today’s leading documentarian of the African-American experience. Awards include a MacArthur Fellowship, five Primetime Emmys, lifetime achievement awards from the Emmys and IDA, and the National Medal in the Humanities from President Obama. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool was nominated for Grammy’s Best Music Film (2019). Crack: Cocaine, Conspiracy, & Corruption debuted on Netflix in 2021. With his wife, Marcia Smith, he co-founded Firelight Media, a non-profit dedicated to advancing social justice and fostering a generation of diverse filmmakers.

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SCHEDULE @ GLANCE WED 9/29 FRI 10/1

WOODSTOCK: Bearsville Theater

6:30 Fanny: The Right to Rock

followed by a live performance - see below

7:15

WOODSTOCK Playhouse

Americanish

THUR 9/30

WOODSTOCK: Bearsville Theater

11:00am Jagged 2:00 Captain Counter Culture 4:45 My So-Called Selfish Life 7:30 Learning To Live Together:

The Return Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen

WOODSTOCK: Tinker Street Cinema

11:00am Falling For Figaro 2:00 The Winter House 5:00 Old Henry 8:15 Bad Luck Banging or Loony

Porn

WOODSTOCK Playhouse

11:00am Huda’s Salon 2:15 Catch The Fair One 6:15 OPENING NIGHT FILM

Violet

7:30pm

WOODSTOCK Colony

Musical performance by Kara DioGuardi see below

VENUES

Bearsville Theater

291 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY 12498

Colony [PERFORMANCE]

22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498

Cucina [PANEL]

109 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498

Tinker Street Cinema

WOODSTOCK: Bearsville Theater

11:00am After Antarctica 2:15 Daughter of a Lost Bird 4:45 When We Were Kings 8:00 Ranger

WOODSTOCK: Tinker Street Cinema

11:00am Petite Maman 1:00 Foxhole 4:00 My Dead Dad 6:45 The Shuroo Process 9:15 The Blazing World

WOODSTOCK Community Center

1 0:00am SHORTS: Women On Top 1:00 SHORTS: Social Dialogues 4:00 SHORTS: Animation 7:00 SHORTS: Shits & Giggles

WOODSTOCK Playhouse

1 0:30am Julia 1:15 The Space Between 4:15 Who We Are: A Chronicle of

Racism in America 7:45 El Gran Fellove

SAUGERTIES: White Feather Farm PANELS 10:30am PANEL: Chat With Kelsey

Grammer 1:30 PANEL: Chat With Tim Blake Nelson 4:30 PANEL: Chat With Matt Dillon & Jonathan Gray

SAUGERTIES: Orpheum Theatre

11:00am My So-Called Selfish Life 1:45 Winter House 5:00 Kendra and Beth 8:00 Catch the Fair One

132 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY 12498

56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498

7:00 Captain Counter Culture Jagged

Woodstock Community Center [SHORTS] Woodstock Playhouse

103 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498

KINGSTON: Blueprint [Drive-in • double feature]

Orpheum Theatre

156 Main St, Saugerties, NY 12477

White Feather Farm Barn [PANELS] 1389 NY-212, Saugerties, NY 12477

Blueprint [DRIVE IN]

101 Enterprise Drive Kingston, NY, 12401

WFF FESTIVAL 2021 KICK-OFF PERFORMANCE

WED, SEP 29 [FILM STARTS AT 6:30pm]

WOODSTOCK: BEARSVILLE THEATER

Following the screening of FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK June Millington: Fanny lead guitarist Brie Darling: Fanny drummer Gail Ann Dorsey Bassist (filling in for Jean) John Sebastian & Surprise Guests BUY TICKET

SAT 10/2

WOODSTOCK: Bearsville Theater

10:00am Storm Lake 12:45 Here. Is. Better. 3:45 Our American Family 6:30 The Rescue 9:30 Procession

WOODSTOCK: Cucina PANEL

12:30 PANEL & LUNCHEON: When

Real Life Impacts Reel Life

WOODSTOCK: Tinker Street Cinema

1 0:00am L’Indivision 1:00 Porcupine 4:00 18½ 6:45 Flee (Centerpiece)

WOODSTOCK Community Center

10:00am SHORTS: Film School Shorts 1:00 SHORTS: Strength in Numbers 4:00 SHORTS: IRL: The Human

Experience 6:45 SHORTS: Fight or Flight

WOODSTOCK Playhouse

10:30am Kendra & Beth 1:30 Son of Monarchs 4:30 Mass 9:00 Maverick Awards

SAUGERTIES: White Feather Farm PANELS

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THURS, SEPT 30 TIME: 7:30pm THE COLONY, WOODSTOCK

WOODSTOCK: Tinker Street Cinema

1 1:00am One Second 2:00 The Forbidden Strings 4:45 Horton Foote: The Road To

Home 7:30 Bernstein’s Wall

WOODSTOCK Playhouse

The Worst Person in the World 2:00 The Velvet Underground 5:15 CLOSING NIGHT FILM The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 11:00am

WOODSTOCK Community Center

10:00am SHORTS: Family Matters 1:00 SHORTS: My Own Reality 4:00 SHORTS: Unconcious Concious 7:00 SHORTS: Teens

SAUGERTIES: White Feather Farm PANELS 11:00am

10:30am The Shuroo Process 1:00 Julia 4:00 Foxhole 7:00 Who We Are: A Chronicle of

Racism in America

KINGSTON: Blueprint [Drive-in • double feature]

Ticket Holders must arrive 30 minutes prior to screenings or panels, in order to provide time to check COVID vaccinations, and guarantee seating.

REMOTE PERFORMANCE

SUN , OCT 3 [FILM STARTS AT 2pm] TINKER STREET CINEMA THE FORBIDDEN STRINGS

Afghan band member Soori

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PANEL: Filmmaking Utopia / An Alternative Hollywood PANEL: Chat With Eliza Hittman & Jimmy Chin

11:00am My Dead Dad 2:00 Our American Family 5:00 Porcupine 8:00 Flee

White Feather Farm

SAUGERTIES: Orpheum Theatre

Following the screening of

Musical performance BUY TICKET by Kara DioGuardi, with David Baron accompanying on the piano and joining remotely is The Lumineers’ co-founder Jeremiah Fraites.

Cool

5:30 Nuclear Family

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A SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

11:00am Life & Life 2:15 Miles Davis: Birth of the

PANEL: Eyewitness Storytelling With After Antarctica 4:00 PANEL Here. Is. Better. 11:00am

7:00 Animation The Space Between

SUN 10/3

WOODSTOCK: Bearsville Theater

SAUGERTIES: Orpheum Theatre

KINGSTON: Blueprint [Drive-in • double feature]

7:00 18½ Son of Monarchs

means venue change means also screening online

MAVERICK AWARDS

SAT, OCT 2 @ 9:00pm

Woodstock Playhouse Awards for Best: Narrative Feature Documentary Feature Animation Short Narrative Short Documentary Student Short Ultra Indie Fiercely Independent Award [pg 23] Honorary Trailblazer [pg 23]

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2021 Woodstock Film Festival Program

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