LGBTQ Spectrum Film Festival is a community effort
There's a lot more to the upcoming Spectrum Film Festival, hosted by the M.V. Film Society, than just movies. This year the festival has...
MVFF is here
The 19th annual M.V. Film Festival opens with a bang on Thursday, March 21. Thirty full-length films, two short film programs, theatrical events, filmmaking...
Made on MVY: ‘One Big Home’ documentary
There is no downside to placing reasonable limits on house size.
In his first feature-length documentary, “One Big Home,” Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival founder...
A new life for Island theaters
A deal struck in 2015 between the Hall family real estate trust and businessman Mark Snider resurrected two of the Island’s great old movie theaters,...
Beloved local painter Allen Whiting gets a movie
Two years ago, Emmy awardwinning filmmakers David and Barbarella Fokos (Salt & Sugar Productions) produced a documentary on Vineyard artist Heather Neill. The Fokoses...
Behind the scenes at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
Eighteen years ago, Island carpenter Thomas Bena and a handful of friends decided they wanted to show the film shorts they’d made, so they...
Love’s magic captivates in ‘The Shape of Water’
“The Shape of Water,” already crowned with two Golden Globes and a near-record 13 Oscar nominations, plays at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this...
Women’s winter film series at Island libraries
The M.V. Women’s Committee, a subgroup of We Stand Together/Estamos Todos Juntos, is hosting a women’s winter film series every week at various libraries....
Ten must-see films viewed this year
In addition to its commercial movie theaters, Martha’s Vineyard is lucky enough to host film series — festivals year-round at the M.V. Film Center;...
Film Center now offers live opera from the Met
For those who find Island living limiting because of the lack of access to cultural events, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center is now offering...
