White River Indie Festival

WRIF Emerging Filmmakers Showcase

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14 films in package
5:01
Two female filmmakers explore the level of awareness among the male students regarding the gender gap among second year filmmakers at Champlain College.
Noah's Last Day
An elementary schooler has her last day of school before retreating underground with her doomsday prepper father.
Alone, Together
A short film articulating the challenges of creating a film while stuck inside and the cabin fever all can relate to under quarantine.
Jet Line: Voicemails from the Flight Path
An anonymous hotline elevates the voices beneath the deafening flight path of Vermont's F-35 fighter jet.
Harry
The story of an adventurous Atlantic crossing told through archival footage and interviews.
USSR is Canceled
Two boys in 90s Ukraine return from a camping trip and find the USSR has fallen.
Clear as Crystal
A student on the autism spectrum magically receives the ability to read social cues, but will his newfound gift empower or crush him?
Eggs
An enigmatic and poetic film about resisting entropy together.
Residue
An experimental look at found footage of the filmmaker's grandfather traveling up Mt. Washington, juxtaposed with stills of his time in Vietnam.
Keeping the Farm Alive
Keeping a dairy farm alive in 2021 is no easy task
Violent Logic: A Cleaving
A two-part short film based on Emily Dickinson poems exploring the idea of the "split self."
Violent Logic: A Still Volcano Life
A two-part short film based on Emily Dickinson poems exploring the idea of the "split self."
Living On The Shelf: The Importance of Archival Footage
A documentary about the importance of preserving Vermont's history through archival footage at CCTV.
WRIF Emerging Filmmakers Showcase Winners
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The WRIF Emerging Filmmakers Contest showcases the talents of young filmmakers (age 18-30) living in VT & NH. These films were selected to be shown at WRIF because they resonate with the festival's independent, creative and community-building spirit. We invite you to pay what you can for this screening to contribute to prizes for the Audience Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the festival!

Thank you to all of the young filmmakers who shared their work at WRIF this year! We were extremely impressed by the quality of all of the submissions and were so thrilled to bring our community of longtime movielovers to see the world through your fresh eyes.


There were a few films we especially want to highlight for their artistic excellence and indie spirit. Longtime WRIF collaborator Janine Kanzler presents awards to the following films in honor of her son Jamie Kanzler:


1st Place: Duane Peterson III and Patrick McCormack, Jetline

2nd Place: Cedar O'Dowd, Noah's Last Day

3rd Place: Rachel Phillips and Samantha Simpson, 5:01

Honorable Mention: Patricia Bubis, Alone Together

Audience Award: Grace Bonner, Harry

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