Schedule of Events:

July 26, 2024

Special Event Screening of In The Whale

7:00pm: In The Whale

In the shark-filled waters off Cape Cod, Michael Packard has long tempted fate. As the region’s last-remaining commercial lobster diver, the 57-year-old has had his share of harrowing experiences, which include close encounters with great whites. But what happened to him on a routine dive was something he never imagined possible, and many around the world refused to believe. In an experience of biblical proportions, Packard was engulfed by a humpback whale, caught in the watery cavity of its massive mouth. After some 30 seconds of a pitch-black captivity, in which he expected to die, he was spit out, fins first, to the surface, where Mayo and another fisherman rescued him. The publicity was similarly dizzying for the reclusive fisherman, whose survival story spread around the world in news dispatches. But what came after the limelight dimmed was even more significant for Packard.

This is a special screening, no passes or ticket packages allowed.

*Q&A Post Screening

Location: Redfield Auditorium

July 27, 2024

2:00pm: SHORTS: Be The Change

BIENVENIDOS A LOS ANGELES
A Nigerian single mother living in Los Angeles offers to help a perfect stranger reunite with her son. In doing so, she learns this simple act of kindness threatens to jeopardize her path to citizenship.

YAYA
Vania has a simple plan for the afternoon: just end her life. But she wasn”t expecting her grandma to show up unannounced.

THE INNKEEPER
When a spirited eight-year-old lands the part of Innkeeper in the school nativity play, she battles her perfectionist teacher who insists that she ”stick to the script.”

SAVE THE CAT
A group of strangers from around the world band together to help reunite a Ukrainian refugee with her beloved cat, Arsenii.

LICHTBLICK - GLIMMER OF HOPE
Under the eyes of a moody cashier, a group of women in a supermarket queue have to deal with a crying baby.

MY FATHER’S NAME
The intimate story of one woman”s attempt to uncover the truth about her father”s participation in a lynching, find a way to hold her family accountable, and face the dawning awareness of her own unconscious racism.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

4:15 PM: Story & Pictures By with If You Give a Beach a Bottle

Follows three stars of the new ''golden age'' of kids lit— as they push boundaries and create experimental work that reflects the mysteries of childhood, champions the marginalized, and provides children with windows and mirrors, even when the creators' own lives are not fairy tales. Through rare archival, untapped insights, and stop-motion paper animation, we also come to understand why classics such as “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Wild Things Are,” “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” and “The Snowy Day” changed the art form and stand the test of time.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:30 PM: The Opener w/ Sincero & Won't Figure It Out Tonight

In the internet era, the dream of the struggling artist is to go viral. That’s what happened to Philip Labes, a singer-songwriter who found a following on TikTok after posting his clever, heartfelt songs during the pandemic. When his music reached the ears of one of his heroes, Grammy-winner Jason Mraz, he was invited on his very first tour and a chance to play live in front of thousands - a chance he hopes will lead to a real career in music where he isn’t relying on the whims of an algorithm.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

6:30 PM: Porcelain War

Amidst the chaos and destruction of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, three artists defiantly find inspiration and beauty as they defend their culture and their country. In a war waged by professional soldiers against ordinary civilians, Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind, armed with their art, their cameras, and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers. As the war intensifies, Andrey picks up his camera to film their story, and on tiny porcelain figurines, Anya and Slava capture their idyllic past, uncertain present and hope for the future.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

8:00pm: Katie's Mom

A recent divorcee's holiday celebration with her adult children derails when she falls for her daughter''s charming new boyfriend.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

8:45pm: Luther: Never Too Much

Luther Vandross always believed he would be a star, but his journey to success was far from overnight. He began his career supporting industry icons like David Bowie, Roberta Flack, and Bette Midler. Despite earning platinum records and accolades, Luther initially struggled to break into mainstream success beyond the R&B charts. Driven by unwavering determination, he overcame personal and professional hurdles, ultimately establishing himself as one of the greatest vocalists in history.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

10:30pm: Opening Night Party

Opening Night Party, featuring music by Souljah specializing in soulful rhythms and vibrant performances. Souljah is a fusion band renowned for its ability to blend soul, funk, and contemporary sounds, creating an atmosphere that resonates with diverse audiences.

Cost: $10.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

July 28, 2024

2:00pm: Follow the Journey

The epic journey of 7 mothers and their newborn calves from Florida to the Canadian Maritimes are followed in a deep dive into the lives of one of the most endangered whales on Earth, the North Atlantic right whale. With remarkable access, we experience the splendor and the plight of this great whale through the eyes of a closely-knit team of marine biologists, whale disentanglers, aerial survey teams, ocean advocates and indigenous leaders as they race against time to save the species from extinction.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

3:00pm: SHORTS: Conversations

THE NATURAL
After a young actor”s second terrible audition for a masterclass hosted by his theatrical hero, he follows her to a cafe in search of advice.

LUNCHBOX
When a Taiwanese American woman prepares lunches from her childhood, she struggles to forgive herself for pushing away her immigrant mother.

LOOKING FORWARD
A short essay that considers how our feelings about the future affect how our lives unfold, and explores conflicted emotions through the expressionistic prism of AI imagery.

KISS
Haunted by her past kisses, Annie must confront the one kiss she refuses to acknowledge.

HELLO?
During her lunch break, a London businesswoman calls her boyfriend for phone sex. It doesn”t quite go to plan.

DA’S
A coming of age story about two men in a world of toxic masculinity.

DEEP TISH
A.J.”s massage could have been better.

DAYS OF HATE
A broken-hearted filmmaker finds meaning as he documents punk band Show Me The Body recording their latest album.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

4:00pm: Water For Life / Agua es Vida

A story of courage and determination, betrayal and corruption, death threats and murder, and of unexpected victories in the countryside and in the courts, that asks how economic development can grow in harmony with environmental protections and why we tolerate unbridled greed and profiteering at the expense of human life and our precious planet. Above all, Water For Life illuminates a growing recognition of Indigenous rights and a rising demand for corporate responsibility and environmental justice that’s being seen around the world.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:30pm: African Giants

Over a weekend visit in Los Angeles, two first-generation Sierra Leonean American brothers navigate the changing dynamics of brotherhood after a surprise announcement.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

5:30pm: The Rhapsodist

Over the course of a night, a storyteller captures bar patrons with his tale of mysterious magic and petty crime. As new customers enter the bar and new events unfold in the story, we dive into the listener’s imaginations to reveal a unique version of the oddball characters the rhapsodist has created.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

6:15pm: The Cigarette Surfboard

An impassioned surfer creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The surfboard becomes a global platform to spark ocean stewardship and the symbol of a grassroots campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

8:00pm: SHORTS: Moving Forward

Anyuka, Big George, What Happened To You, Stalled In Eight Etudes, Forward

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

8:00pm: The Strike

Amidst the redwood trees on the California-Oregon border sits one of the most infamous prisons in US history. Pelican Bay is a labyrinthine construction of solid cement blocks – a supermax prison designed specifically for mass-scale solitary confinement. For decades, it held men alone in tiny cells indefinitely. Then one day in 2013, 30,000 prisoners, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

8:30pm: We Strangers

Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles into a new job cleaning the homes of several rich, suburban families. While working, she impulsively tells one small lie, and subsequaently finds herself in an odd new position of power.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

July 29, 2024

2:00pm: Master Class: Doug Blush

Doug Blush is an award-winning director, producer, editor, writer and cinematographer whose work includes over 200 feature and television projects. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as well as the American Cinema Editors (ACE). Credits include, as Executive Producer, the Critic’s Choice and Peabody Award- winning MR SOUL! (2020), as well as a number of Academy Award- winning documentaries: THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS (2023), PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE (2019), ICARUS (2018), and, as supervising editor, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM (2013). Current projects include co-directing the documentary film LOS LOBOS NATIVE SONS, now in production and due for a 2025 release. Doug will give and overview of his past and current work in film and give a sneak peak preview of several projects in production including trailers, sizzles and scenes.

Cost: $20.00

Location: Woods Hole Community Hall

2:00pm: Workshop: Alecia Orsini Lebeda

Indie Filmmaking: Hobby and/or Career. As media and technology changes, the landscape of filmmaking continues to shift. With most art, there is a line between "Hobbyist" and "Professional", but that line is blurring. How do you define yourself as a filmmaker? What skills do you need to work as a professional in this sector of the economy? Does the label matter? We'll talk about transferable skills and what the landscape looks like with our guests. Join in!

Cost: $20.00

Location: Woods Hole Community Hall

4:00pm: Shorts: Finding Our Way

The Queen?s Flowers, Out of the Dark: Jaleen Roberts, Jane's in the Freezer, Chicho, A Dreamer, Barely Breathing, A Day In The Life

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:30pm: Hangdog

Anxiety-ridden Walt embarks on a comic odyssey through Portland, Maine to retrieve his stolen dog before his girlfriend, Wendy, returns from her business trip, or risk losing them both. Along the way, his encounters with eccentric locals Marianne and Brent force him to confront his insecurities and embrace human (and canine!) connection.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

5:30pm: Ultimate Citizens with Radio

Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America, but due to the Revolution, never went “home.” As a guidance counselor in Seattle, his best work takes place on the playing field with “his kids,” the children of refugees and immigrants. Mr. Jamshid is the charismatic, fiery, funny human with a Frisbee in hand, who shows that love wins on the field, off the field, at home with family, or boldly forging a new community, in a new country - one kid, chicken, ultra-endurance race, and friend at a time.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

6:15pm: 76 Days

After a whale sinks his sailboat, Steven Callahan drifted across the Atlantic Ocean in an inflatable raft for an incredible 76 days. Forced to come to terms with his own limitations, Steven finds a strength he never knew he had. A gripping first-hand account of his NYT bestselling novel. Steve Callahan and producer Robert Sennott will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

8:00pm: Riley

Disciplined high school athlete Dakota Riley lives his life within carefully-designed boundaries, a calculated blueprint upon which he’s formed the basis of his identity. But when the reality of his identity is thrown into disarray, Dakota is forced to confront the consequences of denying himself, or come to terms with who he really is.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

8:00pm: SHORTS: Not Your Average Bedtime

Valley of Souls, The Lure, The Chain, Spoor, Neo Dome, Nap, Cetology, I Wanna Be A Statue

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

8:30pm: Linda Perry: Let It Die Here 

Linda Perry is one of the most outspoken and recognizable artists of the past 30 years. The hat, tattoos, attitude, and of course, her massive hit single ''What''s Up?'' In the decades since that song topped the charts, Linda's been even more successful as a songwriter and producer for artists like Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, and Pink. But behind the fame is a vulnerable and courageous woman who dreams big but still struggles with the past and present, with fear, shame, identity, and the burdens of family.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

July 30, 2024

12:00pm: Master Class: Christy Cashman

Christy has been an actor, director, producer and author who has appeared in more than twenty films, including American Hustle, Joy, The Women, Ted 2, and The Forger. An active member of the Boston community and beyond, she is on the board of directors for the Associates of the Boston Public Library and co-chairs its Literary Lights committee. Her first novel, The Truth About Horses, published in August 2023, has earned significant praise in the literary world and admiration from the equestrian community. In 2021, Christy founded YouthINK, a nonprofit that connects passionate teenaged creators with leading industry creatives to provide a supportive, encouraging, and nurturing space for mentorship and artistic expression. Christy will talk about her journey and how she embraced change yet stayed in the creative sector.

Cost: $20.00

Location: Woods Hole Community Hall

4:00pm: Brief Tender Light

A Ghanaian filmmaker follows four African undergraduates through MIT, America’s premier technological university and his alma mater. The students embark on their MIT education with individual ambitions. And while their missions are distinct, they are fueled by a common goal: to become agents of positive change back home.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:30pm: Counted Out

Through a mosaic of personal stories, Counted Out shows what’s at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people”? Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where anyone can understand the math that undergirds our society—and can help shape it. The film is dedicated to Bob Moses, the civil rights leader and MacArthur genius who saw math access as the civil rights issue of our time, and whose work we follow in some of the last filmed interviews of his life.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

5:30pm: SHORTS: The Spirit of Massachusetts

The Lost Weekend, The Day Keeper, Smile, Gorgeous, She, Who Dared

*Q&A Post Screening

THE LOST WEEKEND
In the Summer of 2004, James, a teenage boy grappling with his masculinity, embarks on a weekend trip to Cape Cod. As he confronts toxic expectations about what it means to be a man, James must make a life-changing decision that will shape his future.

THE DAY KEEPER
The last of a dying breed, daytime lighthouse keeper Cliff must justify his seemingly unnecessary job while struggling to keep his own inner light shining.

SMILE
A regular at an early morning coffee shop begins to get a little too friendly with the young woman working there.

GORGEOUS
Beth is getting married in 36 hours and her mother hasn’t seen her dress. If this sounds low stakes, you aren’t a fat woman with a mother.

SHE, WHO DARED
Lois Weber, a pioneer of cinema, is a successful Hollywood filmmaker whose new film ”What Do Men Want?” threatens to expose her true feelings about her relationship, and men in general.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

6:15pm: Sugarcane

In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

8:00pm: Crookedfinger

After the sudden deaths of her parents, Maria returns to her childhood home on Cape Cod. When her estranged brother Nico shows up to help sort out the estate, tensions soon rise about how to best sell the decrepit house.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

8:00pm: The Blues Society with How It Breathes

In the segregated Memphis of the 1960s, blues masters and beatniks created a music festival that rocked the foundations of a conservative world. The Blues Society weaves together hypnotic and unforgettable performances with animation, archival images, and a chorus of diverse voices to create a moving image mixtape that both celebrates the music and re-evaluates the era.

HOW IT BREATHES
A musician reflects on his role in preserving and sharing a unique musical identity in Washington D.C.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

8:30pm: Abroad

Taemin and Minji, a couple of Korean tourists, travel to the Northern part of the United States to see the Aurora Borealis for the first time. But, after Minji mysteriously disappears, Taemin becomes the main suspect, turning the desperate search of his girlfriend into a fight to stay alive.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

July 31, 2024

4:00pm: SHORTS: Modern Problems

SINGLE MALT
Over the course of one night, a new father goes through a drunken crisis of masculinity

LOSING IT
A thirty-year-old woman comes up with the perfect plan to lose her virginity on a one-night stand.

GOLDEN CHILD
A young woman is reunited with her childhood friend at a pool party and reckons with the fact that he used to pee on her when they were kids.

[SUBTEXT]
Two people on a first date mask and ignore their insecurities until an event forces them to say what they”re really thinking.

5 A.M.
One night, Barry, a lonely, non-speaking coroner discovers a pair of magic glasses.

EGG TIMER
The question ”When are we gonna have kids?” ignites a panoply of surreal fears and fantasies as a mid-thirties married couple hunt for the answer while on a walk in Prospect Park.

CRISIS
When Chip receives his DNA test results in the mail, he discovers he is related to a family of billionaires and travels to ask them for $20.

DRAGON AGENT-WRECKERS OF BOSTON
Two brothers from Boston try using Ai to replace their agent.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:30pm: Agua Sala (Salt Water)

After 20 years, Jacobo reconnects with José Luis, the priest who scarred his childhood. His heart now harbors conflicting feelings of resentment, lust and affection.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Meigs Room at Swope Center

5:30pm: SHORTS: Decisions Decisions

DÉRIVE
Guided by posthumous instructions, a reclusive book publisher embarks on a Surrealist odyssey across New York City.

SCRATCH-OFF
A home healthcare worker steals her dementia patient’s winning scratch-off lottery ticket.

UNTIL HE’S BACK
After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to get his son’s remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye.

THE HEART OF TEXAS
An aspiring country singer on her way to a life changing audition collides with an undocumented worker who refuses medical care. The two engage in a struggle, each in pursuit of their own American dreams.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

6:15pm: The Wonder and the Worry

Chris Johns made some of the the most recognizable pictures of our time. He’s the only field photographer to rise through the ranks of National Geographic to become Editor-In-Chief, heading the world’s most iconic magazine during a period of industry disruption, digital transformation and ecological crises. After spending a career as a journalist walking the tightrope between worry and wonder, he’s now being shadowed by a visual artist with her own distinct ethos. His daughter Louise Johns, who picked up a camera as a child during her father’s last field assignment, is shaping her own photography vision one image at a time.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

8:00pm: Egghead & Twinkie

After awkwardly coming out to her conservative parents, Asian-American teen, Twinkie, convinces her BFF Egghead to come along on a cross-country road trip to meet her online crush at a big lesbian dance party in Texas. Unfortunately, Egghead has no idea what he’s being roped into, and he just confessed his long-hidden feelings for Twinkie with disastrous results.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Meigs Room at Swope Center

8:00pm: First We Bombed New Mexico

In July 1945, the US military detonated the world’s first nuclear bomb in White Sands, New Mexico, covering the soil and water with irradiated fallout and contaminating the land. The facts and consequences on the people have been concealed for decades, but inspirational Hispanic cancer survivor Tina Cordova has catalyzed a movement seeking justice and healthcare for the poisoned people of New Mexico still ignored by their government.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

8:30pm: Lost Nation

In 1775, a formerly enslaved couple faces obstacles as they seek to settle their homestead in the eastern hills of the territory now known as Vermont. Forty miles west, rebel instigator and land speculator Ethan Allen plots to drive out New York landlords who seek to impose their rule.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

10:00pm: Wednesday Night Party

Wednesday Night Party at the Captain Kidd, featuring music by Liam and Johnny: Guitar-slingin’, harmony-singin’, vibe-bringin’ hombres. Their wheelhouse is the classic Americana, country-rock and folk-rock songbook of the 60’s & 70’s.
Parties are open to those 21+ only

Cost: $10.00

Location: The Captain Kidd

August 1, 2024

2:00pm: Panel: The State of Independent Film hosted by Women in Film and Video New Three Birthdays

Independent filmmakers and lovers of independent cinema are facing an increasingly-changing landscape. Narrative and documentary filmmakers, producers, casting directors and distribution experts share their perspectives on where independent film is, and where it’s going.

Cost: $20.00

Location: Woods Hole Community Hall

4:00pm: Three Birthdays

In 1970, at the height of the sexual revolution, Bobbie is determined to lose her virginity on the day of her 17th birthday, but she will lose more than that. When she discovers her mother’s infidelity and acts out furiously, she sets off a chain of confrontations that forces her father and mother to face their own insecurities as accomplished middle-class intellectuals. On each of their birthdays, hopes are dashed, and secrets revealed.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:30pm: Hunt for the Oldest DNA

For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. But life’s genetic blueprint is incredibly fragile, and researchers have struggled to find DNA in fossils that could survive millions of years. Then, one maverick scientist had the controversial idea to look for DNA not in fossils or frozen ancient tissue – but in dirt. Join the hunt as scientists decipher the oldest DNA ever found and reveal for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in a warm, lush Arctic.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

5:30pm: SHORTS: The Blue Between Us

Elephant, The Unseen, The Bee, Spear. Spatula. Submarine., Gath & K’iyh: Listen to Heal, Forbidden Pond, Footprints on Katmai, Light at the Edge of the Universe: The Black Hole Explorer

ELEPHANT
An island off the coast of Maine receives a new arrival, and on a day like any other, the tightly-wound circle of life unfurls.

THE UNSEEN
As Timo prepares his nest ready for mating season, his call is answered… But the source of the reply is not what he had hoped.

THE BEE
Boston beekeeper Bill Perkins shares his knowledge and love of bees with his community, which sometimes means riding through a busy city with 10,000 bees on the back of your bike.

SPEAR. SPATULA. SUBMARINE.
With an avaricious appetite, no native predators, and rapid reproduction rates, the invasive lionfish is one of the planet”s greatest eco-disasters.

GATH & K’IYH: LISTEN TO HEAL
In Alaska, community comes together to create music with Yo-Yo Ma as a critical part of collective healing and radical hope for the future.

FORBIDDEN POND
Deb Kapell pursues her curiosity of life and death at all sizes while making stunning images of microbiology.

FOOTPRINTS ON KATMAI
Following his Grandmother”s footsteps to one of the most remote and bear-strewn beaches in Alaska, painter Max Romey discovers that an ocean of problems is closer to home than he could have imagined.

LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE: THE BLACK HOLE EXPLORER
Around the horizon of a black hole, an edge of the universe, light is captured, spun into orbit by the black hole’s powerful gravitational pull.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Meigs Room at Swope Center

6:15pm: Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter

Over her 89 years, journalist, vice-presidential advisor, White House official, author, humorist, political activist, and feminist leader Liz Carpenter was often front and center where history was unfolding, leaving her own indelible mark and pushing forward an agenda for women’s rights, political engagement, and the environment that is highly relevant today.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

8:00pm: Him with Fast Food

Sequestered in a remote desert villa, the final five contestants on a reality dating show unite to confront their deceitful suitor and the producers who manipulated them into falling in love.

FAST FOOD
When a teenage girl in love expects a fun night with her boyfriend, she winds up on an emotional roller coaster that only friendship can save.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Meigs Room at Swope Center

8:00pm: Paint Me a Road Out of Here

Featuring artists Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE uncovers the whitewashed history of Faith’s masterpiece ”For the Women”s House” and follows its 50-year journey from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum in a heartbreaking, funny & true parable for a world without mass incarceration.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

8:30pm: If That Mockingbird Don't Sing

After being brutally dumped, 17-year-old Sydnie discovers she is pregnant. Seeing this as an opportunity to get her ex back and give her life direction, she decides to keep the baby. She soon realizes that this won’t be the quick fix she had hoped for and finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle and totally lost.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

10:00pm: Thursday Night Mixer

Thursday Night Mixer at The Leeside, featuring music by the Catie Flynn Duo featuring singer songwriter Catie Flynn and Pat Croke.

Parties are open to those 21+ only

Location: The Leeside

August 2, 2024

2:00pm: Master Class: John de Graaf

John de Graaf began producing documentaries in 1977 and has directed over 40 films, 15 of which have received national primetime PBS broadcasts, including the 1997 hit, AFFLUENZA. He is the recipient of more than 100 regional, national and international film awards. His film Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty is screening in the Festival on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

This class will provide a look at his career in documentary film and touch on such subjects as: finding a story and a hook: using humor; assessing your audience; fundraising; characters, experts and opinions; to narrate or not to narrate; length and venues; distribution and basic budgets, and archival film and music.  He will show short excerpts from his many films to illustrate his points.  He will also focus on how he developed the story for Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty and his new film on Katharine Lee Bates. For more information: www.johndegraaf.com.

Cost: $20.00

Location: Woods Hole Community Hall

4:00pm: Sono Lino with Di Sarno

Lino Tagliapietra is widely held as the greatest master glassblower in history, beloved by millions across the globe. He began his journey with glass at the age of 11 as a factory worker in Murano, Italy, and now at 88, he prepares for his final hot shop session while grappling with age, identity and the struggle of watching his protégés continue his legacy as his famed career comes to a close.

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:30pm: A Binding Truth

Jimmie and De were classmates in 1965. Jimmie transferred his senior year from an all-Black high school to an affluent white high school in Charlotte – he was their first Black football star. Decades later, a shocking discovery reconnects the men and changes both their lives. Their story rooted in the South is also America”s story – one of slavery’s legacy and our current racial divide. It’s a story of healing and shows a way forward as Jimmie and De explore their binding truth.

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

5:30pm: The Strangers' Case

Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo, starting a chain reaction of events involving five different families in four different countries.

Cost: $16.00

Location: MBL - Meigs Room

6:15pm: The Body Politic

In Baltimore, Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with an ambitious plan to stop chronic violence in the city, is elected mayor. Throughout his first year in office, he fights powerful political forces to save lives in Baltimore and reveal a pathway toward healing for the nation.

Location: Redfield Auditorium

8:00pm: Lie of the Land

The Wards are about to lose everything due to crippling debt, when a mysterious stranger arrives, promising a new life – for the right fee. But last-minute doubts see the pair fighting for everything they were about to abandon.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Meigs Room at Swope Center

8:00pm: Slide with Crystal Galaxy Enforcers & Hunky Dory

A mythical cowboy appears in the corrupt logging town of Sourdough Creek, and with the aid of his slide guitar and a giant Hellbug, battles the evil mayor and his equally selfish twin brother to try to clean up the town .

Cost: $16.00

Location: Falmouth Academy - Simon Center

8:30pm: The Compatriots

Javi, an undocumented immigrant facing imminent deportation, unexpectedly reunites with his long-lost best friend, Hunter, a vivacious bachelor seeking deeper connections. Together, they embark on a heartfelt journey to prevent Javi’s expulsion from the only country he has ever called home.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

9:30pm: Friday Night Party

Friday Night Party at Grumpy’s Pub, featuring music by Band of Brothers.

Parties are open to those 21+ only

Location: Grumpy's Pub

August 3, 2024

1:00pm: Panel: What Do You Want From Film Critics? hosted by the Boston Society of Film SHORTS: The Kids Are Alright

Film criticism, like the movie business in general, is evolving, for better or worse. Five members of the Boston Society of Film Critics will discuss the changing landscape and how it affects their work. They also will engage with attendees to hear what filmmakers and other moviegoers want from film critics.

Cost: $20.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

3:00pm: SHORTS: The Kids Are Alright

A FAMILY PORTRAIT, QUEENS
A single mother struggles with loss and hardship, but through the resilience of her three young sons, she finds hope and joy once again.

TIDY HOUSE
On a camping trip in Wales, an eight year old girl witnesses the emotional breakdown of her father, and becomes his emotional support system.

SPARKLE
A non-binary child struggles to find the perfect Father”s Day gift for their disapproving dad.

SALLY, GET THE POTATOES
A little girl takes an unexpected ride in her wealthy family”s rolling laundry cart – and learns their secrets.

MY DEAR AUNT SALLY
After a grade-schooler with crippling anxiety reluctantly spends time with his free spirited Aunt Sally he learns the powerful lessons of taking risks, making mistakes and dealing with adversity.

DOG DAYS
Adele is a young girl who struggles with confidence in her body. When she”s challenged by a group of kids during an afternoon at the swimming pool, Adele is forced to confront her insecurities and decide whether she will fit in or not.

BREAK/FIX
While under the influence of anesthesia during plastic surgery, Lily meets a grandmother she never knew who helps her think differently about her heritage.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

5:00pm: All Happy Families

The Landrys gather for the weekend to fix up their family home in Chicago. But what starts out as a benign family get-together ends up spiraling out of control as some bombshell news threatens to tear everything apart.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Meigs Room at Swope Center

5:00pm: Champions of the Golden Valley

In the remote mountain villages in Afghanistan, a newfound passion for skiing attracts young athletes from rival ethnic groups who showcase their resourcefulness and skill on the slopes. Equipped with minimal gear, makeshift skis, and no chairlift, a determined ski coach organizes a ski race like no other, uniting the community in a moment of joy and camaraderie. However, when their country falls to the Taliban, many of the skiers are displaced across the globe as refugees, confronted with an uncertain future.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

5:15pm: Okie

Louie, an acclaimed writer, returns to his dilapidated hometown after his father’s death. Confronted with a deluge of people from his past, Louie is forced to reconcile with the stories he’s stolen, misrepresented, or downright exploited for profit.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

7:30pm: Maya and the Wave

Maya Gabeira is the first woman to attempt to surf the giant wave in Nazaré, Portugal. She nearly drowned – and was ridiculed and ostracized by the male big wave surfers who dominate the sport. Three spine surgeries and five years later, she surfs the biggest wave a woman has ever surfed. When her accomplishment is disregarded, Maya enlists the help of her fans to fight for recognition –and becomes the first female surfer honored with a Guinness World Record.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Redfield Auditorium

7:30pm: Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty

Stewart Udall, America’s most famous Secretary of Interior, was also a fighter for racial justice, peace, the arts, and environmental protections.

Cost: $16.00

Location: Clapp Auditorium

10:00pm: Closing Night Party & Awards Celebration

Closing Night Party & Awards Celebration

Parties are open to those 21+ only

Cost: $10.00

Location: The Captain Kidd

Date: July 27-August 3, 2024

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