SIMPLE MACHINE reframes assistive technologies in the adapted wood shop of a Cambridge architect, considering the history of post-war prosthetics, industrial manufacturing, and the beauty and challenges of classical mechanics within the ingenious tools of our everyday lives. Presented with English open captions.

SIMPLE MACHINE

THE WILD GIRL OF BRUSHVALLEY TOWNSHIP chronicles the story of Minnie Adams, one of the estimated one million people who died in American mental institutions. The film reconstructs her life and illness through interviews with historians and genealogists, a visit to the local historical society, and the newspapers from the early 1900s that sensationalized her institutionalization in graphic detail. Through speculative animation drawing from documentary material, the film reclaims Minnie’s story from sensationalist public gossip imagining an alternative history for a woman who was failed by her family and society.

THE WILD GIRL OF BRUSHVALLEY TOWNSHIP

In Martha’s Vineyard’s in the 1700s, one in four residents was deaf, and many hearing residents communicated using a precursor to ASL. Paralleling contemporary discussions on inclusivity and diversity, SIGNS FROM THE MAINLAND explores the lasting legacy of one deaf community and its implications for society. Presented with English open captions.

SIGNS FROM THE MAINLAND

Featuring Kathrine Switzer (the first woman to compete in the Boston marathon), FORWARD IS A PACE documents the inaugural Every Woman’s Marathon through the viewpoints of its participants and its mission to welcome and uplift women—and people—of all kinds.

FORWARD IS A PACE

Every neighborhood has a home that represents its history. For the Tamarisk neighborhood in Rancho Mirage, CA, the demolition of architect Richard Neutra’s Maslon House punctured a hole in the community’s center and inspired the city to adopt new historic protections.&nbsp;

RICHARD NEUTRA'S MASLON HOUSE

Previously recorded Q&amp;A with VIRTUAL SHORTS 2: ADAPTATIONS &amp; APPRECIATIONS filmmakers Heather Cassano (director of THE WILD GIRL OF BRUSHVALLEY TOWNSHIP), Michael Cestaro (director of SIGNS FROM THE MAINLAND), Scott Goldstein (co-director of RICHARD NEUTRA’S MASLON HOUSE), Sara Hendren (director of SIMPLE MACHINE), and Jeremy Mack (producer of FORWARD IS A PACE), moderated by Loren King, correspondent for The Boston Globe

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