The Connecticut River holds many secrets, but none as enduring as Connie, the mythical sea serpent said to dwell in its depths. This film follows three students as they explore the river’s soundscape, uncovering how folklore and community keep the legend alive in the currents of memory and tradition.
Though most of us are unaware of it, radio surrounds us — a constant stream of communication taking place just beyond the threshold of human hearing and sight. By spending some time with amateur radio operators, the film asks us to tune-in to the inaudible. You might be surprised by what you hear.
During the Magical Hour, hunters quietly wait in tree stands for a chance to harvest their quarry. Sound conceals and alters reality, and hunters engage in a heightened state of deep listening. Upon returning home, they feed hungry bellies with venison and hungry ears with stories.
How does the timeless art of Quranic recitation connect generations to foster faith and identity in Muslim communities of the Connecticut River Valley?
Lou Sorrentino’s life is a testament to transformation, and now he heals others through music, giving them vibrations of hope when they thought none remained.
Only six miles from the Amherst College campus, a Cold War bunker is “hidden in plain sight” under a grassy mound on Bare Mountain. Our project invites listening viewers to re-imagine past sounds of near apocalypse in the present.
Our humble corner of Western Massachusetts is one of the Yiddish capitals of the country. This project highlights a collective that tirelessly builds a better tomorrow, motivated by a bold reclamation of their diasporic culture.
Our film documents the not-often offline free improv community of Hampshire county. More than an act of documentation, this film asks you to engage with artists in your community.
Goth Girl Field Trip (GGFT) began two-and-a-half years ago as a free rave on the bank of the Connecticut River in Southern Vermont. Since then, the music label, collective, and community has become a staple in the Western Massachusetts electronic and digital hardcore scenes.
In a room of thrusting bodies and young people in a Saturday night frenzy, Dialog Talk (the Western Massachusetts musician Dakota Gill) possesses a single-minded focus on his craft, with an understated oblivion to the chaos of his surroundings.
