Film

Documentary Week Proves Again That Truth Can Be Stranger Than Fiction

Megan Cerullo

On Monday night, The Wolfpack opened Documentary Week at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center. The movie tells the true story of six brothers who were...

2:42 pm, August 4, 2015
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Documentary Week Arrives at Film Center

Megan Cerullo

Five films will be screened from August 3 to 7 at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center as part of its first annual Documentary Week.

11:07 pm, July 29, 2015
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Everyone's Big Yellow Friend

Big Bird is coming to the Island on Thursday, July 30.

12:10 pm, July 23, 2015
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The Serious Art of Drawing Funny

Megan Cerullo

Bob Mankoff is The New Yorker’s cartoon editor, and each week he evaluates thousands of cartoons. He is also the subject of the new documentary Very...

12:21 am, July 23, 2015
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Following the Story Leads to Scary Places

Megan Cerullo

Watching Matthew Heineman’s new documentary Cartel Land is like visiting a meth lab in the desert on a dark night, being caught in the middle of a...

2:07 pm, July 16, 2015
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Storytellers

Heather Hamacek

The Vineyard is a place of rejuvenation and inspiration for actress Amy Brenneman and director Brad Silberling. “It becomes this very creative place...

9:54 am, July 16, 2015
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Front Row Seat for Backstage at The Nation Magazine

Alex Floyd

Two-time Academy Award winning documentarian Barbara Kopple will be on the Island tonight to present her newest feature Hot Type: 150 Years of the...

10:53 am, July 15, 2015
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Shark Week for Some, Shark Life for Others

Heather Hamacek

Plunging into shark-filled waters may sound like a nightmare, but for Chilmark summer residents Adam Geiger and Colette Beaudry, it’s just another...

5:49 pm, July 9, 2015
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Barbara Kopple at the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival

Barbara Kopple’s latest film, an account of the long history of The Nation Magazine,w ill be shown on July 15. Ms. Kopple will be in attendance to...

12:34 pm, July 9, 2015
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After the Intensity It's Island Time for Jake Gyllenhaal

Alex Floyd

Jake Gyllenhaal’s new film, Southpaw, was screened this week by the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival as part of their summer film series, and featured...

10:36 pm, July 8, 2015
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Two Fists of Gyllenhaal

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival is coming out swinging this Sunday, July 5, with Jake Gyllenhaal’s new film Southpaw.

11:55 am, July 2, 2015
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Big Stories, Small Budgets, No Problem for Jay Craven

Filmmaker Jay Craven doesn’t fit any Hollywood molds. Never has. He is not so much an independent filmmaker as he is a community organizer who makes...

10:05 am, July 2, 2015
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