13th Annual Martha'sVineyard Film Festival Gets Underway
Lines are long but quick-moving to purchase tickets for any of the 14 films at the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, which kicked off Friday night and continues through Sunday at the Chilmark Community Center.
Lines are long but quick-moving to purchase tickets for any of the 14 films at the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, which kicked off Friday night and continues through Sunday at the Chilmark Community Center.
Film festival ounder and executive director Thomas Bena joins friends by the fire on the opening night of the 13th annual festival.
Film festival ounder and executive director Thomas Bena joins friends by the fire on the opening night of the 13th annual festival.
A family affair, film festival programming director Brian Ditchfield brings along daughter Isla.
A family affair, film festival programming director Brian Ditchfield brings along daughter Isla.
Not your typical concession stands; here the food is served up by Island chef Chris Fischer.
Not your typical concession stands; here the food is served up by Island chef Chris Fischer.
Festival-goers take a seat in the Hay Cafe for quick bites to eat and live music.
Festival-goers take a seat in the Hay Cafe for quick bites to eat and live music.
Enjoying a pre-film meal, family-style.
Enjoying a pre-film meal, family-style.
Chilmark Coffee Company's Todd Christy pours out warm, freshly-brewed beverages.
Chilmark Coffee Company's Todd Christy pours out warm, freshly-brewed beverages.
The festival transforms the Chilmark Community Center into a hotspot of late-winter activity.
The festival transforms the Chilmark Community Center into a hotspot of late-winter activity.
Now in its 13th year, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival has become an annual cultural rite of spring. The snows have melted, Daylight Saving Time has begun; now into the mix add a bit of enlightenment in the form of films and conversations at the Chilmark Community Center. The festival runs through Sunday, March 17.
This year there are 14 movies, 12 of which are documentaries, covering a variety of subjects but are held together by the common purpose of the festival screening committee — to get audiences to think.
Festivalgoers are guaranteed full and happy stomachs, too, thanks to the cooking expertise of Chris Fischer and his on site meals.
For more informaton on the festival, read our preview: Martha's Vineyard Film Festival Screens a Community of Stories. For a complete list of films and subjects, visit tmvff.org.