WRIF wants to make these films as accessible as possible--use the discount code WRIF2021FORALL if you're a student or need accessible pricing. If you have purchased a pass, make sure you're logged into your account to claim your $0 ticket.
As her small, blue-collar city struggles to emerge from the opioid epidemic and gets caught up in battles over change, identity, and self-mythology, For the Love of Rutland closely follows the story of Stacie Griffin – a remarkable and resilient woman who lives in the toughest neighborhood of the heroin-battered town of Rutland, Vermont. After 38 years of steady hardship and near invisibility in a town that is overwhelmingly white and deeply stratified by class, Stacie yearns to improve her own situation and those of her neighbors – including three Syrian families who arrive in her town just before the federal government bans refugee resettlement. With a verité approach and a microcosmic lens, For the Love of Rutland traces almost three years in the life of Stacie, the town’s firebrand mayor Chris Louras, and an ensemble cast of supporting characters representing a cross-section of the town’s clashing ideological and cultural subgroups.
Gerd Gemünden, film professor and WRIF board member, will host a live interview and Q&A with the filmmaker and cast members of For the Love of Rutland on Sunday, May 23 at 5 pm. You will be sent the link when you purchase a ticket to the screening (or you can RSVP here)
- Year2020
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorJennifer Maytorena Taylor
WRIF wants to make these films as accessible as possible--use the discount code WRIF2021FORALL if you're a student or need accessible pricing. If you have purchased a pass, make sure you're logged into your account to claim your $0 ticket.
As her small, blue-collar city struggles to emerge from the opioid epidemic and gets caught up in battles over change, identity, and self-mythology, For the Love of Rutland closely follows the story of Stacie Griffin – a remarkable and resilient woman who lives in the toughest neighborhood of the heroin-battered town of Rutland, Vermont. After 38 years of steady hardship and near invisibility in a town that is overwhelmingly white and deeply stratified by class, Stacie yearns to improve her own situation and those of her neighbors – including three Syrian families who arrive in her town just before the federal government bans refugee resettlement. With a verité approach and a microcosmic lens, For the Love of Rutland traces almost three years in the life of Stacie, the town’s firebrand mayor Chris Louras, and an ensemble cast of supporting characters representing a cross-section of the town’s clashing ideological and cultural subgroups.
Gerd Gemünden, film professor and WRIF board member, will host a live interview and Q&A with the filmmaker and cast members of For the Love of Rutland on Sunday, May 23 at 5 pm. You will be sent the link when you purchase a ticket to the screening (or you can RSVP here)
- Year2020
- Runtime92 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- DirectorJennifer Maytorena Taylor
