“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.
“I love the ability (of BIFF) to bring all different types of film to Great Barrington; it enriches the culture of the town and enriches our experience of the world.”
-- Jane Iredale
These films will open up your world to places and situations that you have never encountered before. That is what is great about this delicious banquet of films and talks with so many different perspectives on life.
“4000 Miles” features award-winning actress Annette Miller and Shakespeare & Company member Gregory Boover along with Zoë Laiz and Company newcomer Emma Geer.
The Berkshire International Film Festival is a feast — 26 documentaries, 26 narrative films and 17 short films. We are definitely “International” this year.
“A Year by the Sea’ has several Berkshire connections, among them the lead actress Karen Allen, as well as a key character, Joan Erikson, widow of the renowned psychologist Erik Erikson who worked at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge.
The evening began with a historical review of how Richard Stanley started the Triplex cinema, searching for a "heart space" for Great Barrington. I have always maintained that a movie theatre is key to rejuvenating a community.
“Each year the Fall Festival brings Shakespeare’s plays alive for hundreds of students who, in the process, both discover and reveal what it means to be human. This is the essence of theatre, and the heart of education.”
-- Shakespeare & Company Education Director Kevin G. Coleman
Kate Geis, director/producer of "Paul Taylor/Creative Domain," says her dream came true making and recording the most extensive documentation of one of the world's greatest artists. Her film is screening on the stage of the Mahaiwe Theatre where the dance that is the focus of the film had its premiere a few years ago.
