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Fonda talks Dolly & activism at MNFF12
September 3, 2026
Jane Fonda went from Hollywood star to outspoken activist.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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- THE 12TH ANNUAL Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30. Allie Rood, director of “Prickly Mountain: My Design/Build Life,” poses with her VTeddy Award for best Vermont-made film on Sunday at THT. Independent photo/Steve James
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- Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival 12 took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30 with five days of screenings, parties, talks and special events. Indian-American filmmakers Rianjali Bhowmick (left) and Ishq Pradhan premiere their short film “Portrait.” Independent photo/Steve James
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- THE 12TH ANNUAL Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30 with five days of screenings, parties, talks and special events. On opening night honoree Anais Mitchell was at Dana Auditorium for the screening of “Hadestown,” the movie based on her award-winning musical. Independent photo/Steve James
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- THE 12TH ANNUAL Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30. Pete Muller (left) picks up one of two awards for the film he directed, “Bucks Harbor.” Independent photo/Steve James
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- TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD-winning actor, entrepreneur and activist Jane Fonda discusses many facets of her storied life — including her friendship with the late Dolly Parton — during a speaking event hosted by the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival on Sunday. Independent photos/John Flowers
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- THE 12TH Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30 with five days of screenings, parties, talks and special events. Town Hall Theater’s Rothrock Main Stage venue is packed for Jane Fonda’s appearance on Sunday morning. Independent photo/Steve James
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- JOURNALIST AMY GOODMAN, executive producer of the news program Democracy Now!, speaks at the Middlebury Inn on Saturday during the 12th annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. Independent photo/Steve James
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- Sharon Liese, director of the film “Seized,” about a community newspaper in Kansas, is interviewed on stage at the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival on Saturday, Aug. 29, by Angelo Lynn, publisher of the local Addison Independent newspaper. Coincidently, Lynn grew up in Kansas and owned a newspaper there. Independent photo/Steve James
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- THE ANNUAL Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30 with five days of screenings, parties, talks and special events. Director Cheri Gaulke looks happy that her film, “Acting Like Women,” won the “Swift House Prize for Best Depiction of the Arts.” Independent photo/Steve James
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- Documentary filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, who had two films aired at MNFF12, joined MNFF managing producer Andy Mitchell following an honoree Q&A. Independent photo/Steven James
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- THE 12TH ANNUAL Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30 with five days of screenings, parties, talks and special events. Folks line up at Town Hall Theater for Sunday’s conversation with film icon Jane Fonda. Independent photo/Steve James
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- AT THE 12TH ANNUAL Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, which took center stage in the shire town Aug. 26-30, film icon Jane Fonda displays her VTeddy Award for “Fearless Artistry.” Independent photo/Steve James
Arts & Leisure
The country potter, Catherine Manegold
September 3, 2026
For Catherine Manegold, creating beautiful pottery with her hands has been a distraction a … (read more)
Op/Ed
Editorial: USPS sure to bungle mailed ballots
September 3, 2026
“Voters shouldn’t wait until they don’t get their mail-in ballots to cry foul.”
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