Page 16 - 2022 WHFF Offical Program

The 31st Annual Woods Hole Film Festival

DOCUMENTARY A Decent Home Fair Play

FEATURES

After Antarctica

When housing on the lowest rung of the American
dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the
wealthy, whose dream are we serving? Issues of class The unequal gendered division of labor in the home has
and economic (im)mobility mean many mobile home long existed, with modern living only exacerbating the
park residents can’t afford housing anywhere else. They stress-filled dynamic between parenthood and work.
are fighting for their homes - and their communities - as With the global pandemic forcing millions of women
private equity firms and wealthy investors buy up parks, out of the workforce, Fair Play follows four different
making sky-high returns on their investments while families on their journey to better balance care work at
squeezing every last penny out of the mobile home home, illustrating how we aren’t really fighting about
owners who must pay rent for the land they live on. dishes in the sink, but much bigger societal problems.
After Antarctica follows legendary polar explorer Will Sara Terry • USA • 2021 • 87 min. Jennifer Siebel Newsom,Gretchen Miller • USA • 2022 •
Steger’s lifelong journey as an eyewitness to the 88 min.
greatest changes to the polar regions of our planet. Bonnie Blue: James Cotton’s Life in the Blues
Now, thirty years after his historic coast-to-coast Fashion Reimagined
expedition across the coldest continent on Earth, Steger
heads out on the ice once again, at a time when he is
not only known for being the first in history to complete
these historic feats - he is also the last.
Tasha Van Zandt • USA • 2021 • 104 min.
The Butterfly in the Sky

James “Super Harp” Cotton’s life and musical journey
tracks America’s history and his story is one of
empowerment during a time when the weight of racial
inequity made the journey seem impossible. Bonnie Fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of
Blue – James Cotton’s Life in the Blues is a unique Pearl is a rising star in the London fashion scene. Raised
portrait of an era and its impact today. Cotton’s music off-the-grid in rural England by activist parents, Amy has
made history; his musical voice was unique, and the always felt uneasy about the devastating environmental
blues were never the same. impact of her industry. When she wins the coveted
Reading Rainbow introduced millions of kids to the Bestor Cram • USA • 2022 • 86 min. Vogue award for the Best Young Designer of the Year,
wonder and importance of books. Not only did the which comes with a big cash prize, Amy decides to use
series insist on having kids speak to kids about their Do I Need This? the money to create a sustainable collection from field
favorite stories, but Reading Rainbow introduced the to finished garment, and transform her entire business.
world to one of the most adored television hosts of all Over the following three years, her own personal
time in LeVar Burton. In this wonderfully nostalgic look revolution becomes the precursor of a much bigger,
back at the origin story of Reading Rainbow, you’re societal change.
invited to learn about the foundation of a show that for Becky Hutner • UK/USA • 2022 • 92 min.
25 years dedicated itself to not only bringing literature
into children’s lives but delving behind the pages to the Fire of Love
people, places, and things each new story explored.
Brett Whitcomb,Bradford Thomason • USA • 2022 • 87 min.
The Chisels Are Calling
A filmmaker interweaves her complicated relationship
to her possessions with a journey into the homes and
minds of her fellow Americans - from a hoarder to a
monk and a colorful group of characters in between.
Kate Schermerhorn • USA • 2022 • 63 min.
Exposure

Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other
John Monteleone is one of the world’s greatest guitar and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French
builders, and a living artist on permanent exhibition at volcanologist couple roamed the planet, chasing
the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featuring musical eruptions, documenting their discoveries. Ultimately,
tributes and interviews with Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, they lost their lives in a 1991 volcanic explosion, leaving
David Grisman, Woody Mann, Julian Lage and others, a legacy that forever enriched our knowledge of the
the film covers the multi-faceted artist whose guitars natural world. Director Sara Dosa and the filmmaking
are known not only for their incredible sound, but also team fashion a lyrical celebration of the intrepid
for their visually striking and innovative designs. scientists’ spirit of adventure, drawing from the Kraffts’
Trevor Laurence • USA • 2021 • 91 min. spectacular archive.
Against all odds and polar advice, a Muslim chaplain, a Sara Dosa • USA/Canada • 2022 • 94 min.
French biologist, a Qatari princess and eight other
women from the Arab World and the West attempt to
ski across the melting Arctic sea ice to the North Pole.
These boundary-breaking adventurers, led by veteran
polar explorer Felicity Aston, navigate everything from
frostbite and polar bear threats, to sexism and A Bringing Science to the Screen screening.
self-doubt in an intimate story of resilience, survival and
global citizenry. This film/program screens live only.
16 Holly Morris • USA • 2022 • 88 min.