Jay Craven
Jay Craven is a Vermont film director, screenwriter and former professor of film studies at Marlboro College. Craven is known for creating award-winning films on modest budgets, adopting many of the novels of author Howard Frank Mosher to film. He often casts from a regular troupe of Vermont actors including Tantoo Cardinal and Rusty DeWees, but has also worked with Rip Torn and Kris Kristofferson. Craven founded and runs Kingdom County Productions and recently launched Catamount Arts performing arts program, New England's largest independent arts producer and presenter. He is married to Bess O'Brien, who is also a co-founder of Kingdom County Productions. Craven attended Boston University for undergraduate studies, where he developed a lifelong friendship with Howard Zinn. He later went on to Goddard College. He lives in the Northeast Kingdom with his family . Filmography * '' Where the Rivers Flow North'' (1994) * '' A Stranger in the Kingdom'' (1998) * ''In Jest'' (1999) * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Admitted to the union in 1791 as the 14th state, it is the only state in New England not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the state has a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least-populated in the U.S. after Wyoming. It is also the nation's sixth-smallest state in area. The state's capital Montpelier is the least-populous state capital in the U.S., while its most-populous city, Burlington, is the least-populous to be a state's largest. For some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples have inhabited this area. The competitive tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter. During the 17th century, French ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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People From Barnet, Vermont
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Goddard College Alumni
Goddard may refer to: People * Goddard (given name) * Goddard (surname) Places in the United States *Goddard, Kansas * Goddard, Kentucky *Goddard, Maryland *Goddard College, a low-residency college with campuses in Vermont and Washington *Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick, Rhode Island * Homer, Indiana, also known as Goddard *Maurice K. Goddard State Park, New Vernon Township, Pennsylvania Named after Robert H. Goddard * Goddard (crater), a lunar crater along the eastern limb of the Moon * Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph, a spectrograph installed on the Hubble Space Telescope * Goddard High School (New Mexico), Roswell, New Mexico * Goddard Space Flight Center, a major NASA space science laboratory in Greenbelt, Maryland ** Goddard Institute for Space Studies, component laboratory of Goddard Space Flight Center * Blue Origin Goddard, a private spacecraft which first flew in November 2006 * Version 13 of the popular Linux distribution Fedora, nicknamed Goddard * Goddard, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wetware (film)
''Wetware'' is a 2018 American science fiction film written and directed by Jay Craven and starring Jerry O'Connell. It is based on Craig Nova's novel of the same name. Cast *Jerry O'Connell *Rusty DeWees *Gordon Clapp *Morgan Wolk *Cameron Scoggins *Nicole Shalhoub * Aurélia Thiérrée *Garret Lee Hicks *Matt Salinger *Allan Nicholls *Dan Levintritt *Ariel Zevon *Tara O'Reilly *Nettie Lane Production The film was shot in Brattleboro, Vermont and Nantucket. Release The film premiered at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, Vermont on September 29, 2018. It was also released at Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury, Vermont St. Johnsbury (known locally as "St. J") is the shire town (county seat) of Caledonia County, Vermont, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 7,364. St. Johnsbury is situated ... on October 5, 2018. References External links * American science fiction films Films based on American ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peter And John
''Peter and John'' is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Jay Craven and starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christian Coulson. It is based on Guy de Maupassant's novel ''Pierre et Jean''. Plot Cast *Jacqueline Bisset *Christian Coulson as Peter Roland *Diane Guerrero as Lucia *Shane Patrick Kearns as John Roland *Gordon Clapp as Charles Roland *Gary Farmer Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his role as Nobody in the films '' Dead Man'' (1995) and '' Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' (1999), and for his role in '' Smoke Signals'' ( ... as Smoke Production The film was shot in Nantucket. Nomination The film was nominated for a 2016 New England Emmy Award. References External links * * {{rotten-tomatoes, peter_and_john American drama films Films shot in Massachusetts Films based on French novels Films based on works by Guy de Maupassant 2010s English-language films 2010s American film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Northern Borders
''Northern Borders'' is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Jay Craven, and starring Bruce Dern, Geneviève Bujold and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Frank Mosher. Plot In 1956, Austen Kittredge is sent to live with his conservative grandparents in Vermont. Austen Sr. and Abiah have lived together for 50 years but they won't even speak to each other directly and actually despise each other. Austen, called "Tut" by his Egypt-obsessed grandmother (the daughters are Nefertiti and Cleopatra), must do farm chores, even though he doesn't like the idea. Austen also goes to school and meets Theresa, whose family is very poor. In addition to dealing with the conflicts between his grandparents, Austen must deal with their efforts to overcome reluctance to join the modern world. Cast *Bruce Dern as Austen Kittredge Sr. *Geneviève Bujold as Abiah Kittredge *Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Austen Kittredge II *Tom Bodett as Station Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Disappearances (film)
''Disappearances'' is a 2006 film by director Jay Craven starring Kris Kristofferson. Plot Quebec Bill Bonhomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. Quebec Bill takes his son, Wild Bill, on the journey. Traveling with them are Henry Coville, an inscrutable whiskey smuggler, and Rat Kinneson, Quebec Bill's perpetually disconsolate ex-con hired man. Together, they cross the border into vast reaches of Canadian wilderness for an unforgettable four days "full of terror, full of wonder." The dialogue from the movie was used in the video game Gun for PlayStation 3. Cast *Kris Kristofferson as Quebec Bill Bonhomme * Geneviève Bujold as Cordelia *William Sanderson as Rat Kinneson *Charlie McDermott as Wild Bill Bonhomme * Gary Farmer as Henry Coville *Lothaire Bluteau Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Year That Trembled
''The Year That Trembled'' is a 2002 American romantic war drama film directed by Jay Craven and starring Jonathan Brandis, Marin Hinkle, Martin Mull, Meredith Monroe and Fred Willard. It is based on Scott Lax's novel of the same name. Cast *Jonathan Brandis as Casey Pedersen *Meredith Monroe as Judy Woods *Marin Hinkle as Helen Kerrigan *Jonathan M. Woodward as Charlie Kerrigan *Charlie Finn as Jim "Hairball" Morton *Sean Nelson as Phil Robbins * Jay R. Ferguson as Isaac Hoskins *Kiera Chaplin as Jennifer Treman *Fred Willard as Frank Woods *Martin Mull as Wayne Simonelli *Lucas Ford as Johnny Kenston *Henry Gibson as Ralph Tyler *Bill Raymond as Ernie Whirly *Matt Salinger Matthew Douglas Salinger (; born February 13, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for his appearances in the films ''Revenge of the Nerds'' and ''Captain America''. Early life Salinger was born February 13, 1960, in Windsor, Vermont, the son ... as Professor Jeff Griggs References External links * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Stranger In The Kingdom
''A Stranger in the Kingdom'' is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jay Craven and starring Ernie Hudson, David Lansbury, Martin Sheen and Jean Louisa Kelly. It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Frank Mosher. Cast * Ernie Hudson as Reverend Walter Andrews * Sean Nelson as Nathan * Bill Raymond as Resolved Kennison *David Lansbury as Charlie * Henry Gibson as Zachariah Barrows * George Dickerson as Sheriff Mason White *Jordan Bayne as Claire LaRiviere * Jean Louisa Kelly as Athena *Michael Ryan Segal as Frenchy LeMost * Rusty DeWees as Harlan Kittredge * Martin Sheen as Sigurd Moulton * Larry Pine as Edward Kinneson * Tom Aldredge as Elijah Kinneson *Carrie Snodgress Caroline Louise Snodgress (October 27, 1945 – April 1, 2004) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role in the film ''Diary of a Mad Housewife'' (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award as w ... as Ruth Kinneson Release The film made i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Where The Rivers Flow North
''Where the Rivers Flow North'' is a 1993 American drama film directed by Jay Craven and starring Rip Torn, Tantoo Cardinal, Treat Williams and Michael J. Fox. It is based on Howard Frank Mosher's novel of the same name. Cast *Rip Torn Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part as Marsh Turner in '' Cross Creek'' ... as Noel Lord * Tantoo Cardinal as Bangor * Bill Raymond as Ray Quinn * Michael J. Fox as Clayton Farnsworth * Mark Margolis as New York Money * Treat Williams as Champ's Manager * Amy Wright as Loose Woman Reception Leonard Maltin awarded the film two and a half stars. References External links * * * {{Mojo title, wheretheriversflownorth American drama films Films set in Vermont Films based on American novels 1993 drama films 1993 films 1990s English-language films 1990s American f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |