25 Years of GMFF Celebration and Performance

25 YEARS OF GMFF COMMUNITY CELEBRATION & PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 | 5 – 7 PM

Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street

Free. RSVP suggested. Cash bar and lite fare.

Come toast to the festival’s 25th production! Mingle and enjoy free noshes from Woodbelly Pizza and cash bar from our friends at The Local. After welcoming remarks, stay to experience two exciting pieces:

HEAVEN AND EARTH

dir. Kylie Walters | USA | 2026 | Experimental | 5 min | English | World Premiere

The filmmaker’s family picks a blueberry bush in New Hampshire in this intricate ode to a summer’s day. Nadell Fishman precedes the screening with a reading of Heaven and Earth, the Louise Glück poem that inspired the film.

FOREST

dir. Hannah Dennison | USA | 2026 | Dance/Theater | 10 min

Forest, a site-specific dance/theatre piece scheduled for performance Fall 2026. Tonight’s excerpt is a stage adaptation of one scene. Six dancers and one musician amidst a film by Jude Domski. Artist Andrea Wasserman’s transparent organza panels serve as the forest for these performers.

Q&A with the artists following both performances (25 mins)

Please note: Lost Nation Theater is only accessible by stairs.

Heaven and Earth

Forest, photo courtesy of Julia Barstow