Film
Deconstructing Karen
Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE FIREHOUSE: A group of nice white ladies gather for provocative dinner conversation about the unwitting ways they're upholding everyday white supremacy.
I Am Not
Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE FIREHOUSE: Oren has Asperger syndrome. As an adopted child, it's very difficult for him to adapt. Suddenly, his life changes with the help of the camera, which becomes an extraordinary therapy tool.
Paper City
The Screening Room 82 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE SCREENING ROOM: In March 1945, the US launched a massive air raid on Tokyo, unleashing an intense firestorm. Decades later, three elderly survivors race against the clock to preserve some memory of this forgotten tragedy.
Scrap
Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE FIREHOUSE: Discover the vast and beautiful places where things go to die, and meet the people who collect, restore, and recycle the world's scrap. This film scratches beneath surfaces to reveal the pathos in the ugliness we leave behind.
Black Lives Matter Shorts Block
The Screening Room 82 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE SCREENING ROOM: Two films that address the ongoing struggle for justice for all.
The Jewish Jail Lady and The Holy Thief/Alfredo’s Island
Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE FIREHOUSE: He was a convict turned rabbi. She was a sex-addicted housewife. Together, they saved thousands of lives in recovery//Alfredo describes his life on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Shot and produced under the mentorship of Werner Herzog.
Delikado
The Screening Room 82 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE SCREENING ROOM: In an idyllic Philippine tourist destination, forests and wildlife are being destroyed by illegal loggers. A small troop of environmental crusaders risk their lives to catch the culprits in the act.
Wicked New England Shorts Block
Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE FIREHOUSE: If you live in our neck of the woods, you know it can get a little kooky here at times. From snowstorms and wild turkeys to the two boys from Needham who spent the summer of 1967 trundling to Montreal to see the World’s Fair – in a cart pulled by their family’s Shetland pony! Only in New England.
The House We Lived In
Firehouse Center for the Arts Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United StatesAT THE FIREHOUSE: A young filmmaker chronicles his father’s journey to recover from a traumatic brain injury. As his memories return in the form of dreams, the family struggles to accept this new version of their father.