International Film Festival Returns
The Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival opens on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and continues through Sept. 13, offering six days of programming from around the world.
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Power of Storytelling Shines at African American Film Festival
The 24th Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival continued on Wednesday evening with a screening of Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott presented by ESPN 30 for 30.
The Dink Gets a Boost from Local Pickleball Ace
Connie McHugh, owner of Airport Fitness and the mother of pickleball on Martha’s Vineyard, was hanging a lamp over her kitchen table when she received the call that would lead to her very first film credit.
A Celebration of Black Storytelling and Creativity
The 24th Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival began on Friday its nine-day residence at the Performing Arts Center. It continues through August 15.
Salman Rushdie Picks Up the Pieces, and the Story, After the Attack
It wasn’t long after novelist Salman Rushdie survived attempted murder that he wanted to tell the story.
African American Film Festival Continues to Grow
In the summer of 2002, a small film festival started on the Island screening 10 films on VHS. This year, the African American Film Festival will screen over 60 films at the Performing Arts Center during an event-packed week in early August.
A Trio of Julie Taymor Films Plays the Vineyard
Portraits come alive, crowds break into choreographed dances and buses get mystical in the award-winning work of Julie Taymor, the stage and screen director who also created Broadway’s long-running hit The Lion King.

