Born Into the Gig, by filmmakers Kate David and David Heilbroner, spotlights next-generation musicians including Sally Taylor and Ben Taylor.
Documentary films
March 3, 2021
Six film festivals are in the works for 2021, including the Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival in September.
July 8, 2021
Aliyah Walker
Dawn Porter’s career change from attorney to documentary filmmaker was not done for the reason most people leave their jobs.
July 22, 2021
Bill Eville
For director Jeffrey Wolf, the screening of his new documentary is the culmination of a journey that began in the 1980s when he first encountered the art of Bill Traylor.
2025
March 6, 2025
In February, part three of Eyes on the Prize aired on HBO, and featured the work of several Vineyarders, including filmmaker Dawn Porter, composer John Forté and Martha's Vineyard Charter School student Fiona Brown.
2023
December 30, 2023
In a new documentary that began filming in December, director Catherine Stewart and her crew of four will follow Shenandoah’s 61st sailing season, the boat's restoration process and the lives of her captains and sailors past and present.
July 27, 2023
What do a high school mariachi band, regenerative farming and Cirque du Soleil have in common?
May 22, 2023
A chance meeting at the Black Dog Tavern inspired documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim to make Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which premiered in May.
March 13, 2023
Oscar-winning documentary Navalny was initially screened at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, which was when seasonal Vineyarders Jim and Susan Swartz, Geralyn Dreyfous, and David and Nina Fialkow decided to get involved as executive producers.
January 12, 2023
Matthew Heineman's new documentary, Retrograde, follows both the Green Berets and the Afghanistan army in the lead-up and aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
