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Documentary on nuclear plant closing to screen in Provincetown

PROVINCETOWN — A five-year look at the grass-roots political battle that preceded the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is presented in a feature-length film titled “Power Struggle,” which is set to be shown three times this weekend at the Provincetown International Film Festival.

 

P’town fest fun

There are more than tourists flocking to Provincetown this sunny summer week. The town’s annual film festival has drawn a crowd of celebs.

John Waters Likes to ‘Make Trouble’

John Waters wonders what kind of adult comes to the beach for the summer. And yet for 52 years (in 1964 he was here for only two weeks) he’s returned to Provincetown every summer to write in the mornings and head to Long Nook most afternoons, and is often bicycling about town…

Female Directors Are ‘Beguiled’ at Provincetown International Film Fest

Since its inception in 1999, the motto of the Provincetown Film Festival has been “filmmaking on the edge,” a reference to its celebration of independent film projects and to its geographical location at land’s end on Cape Cod, Mass. The 19th iteration of the festival, which takes place June 14-18, shows that its commitment to artistic-minded fare remains not only intact, but even stronger than ever, thanks to a remarkable array of films, of which half of the narrative features were directed by women — a first in festival history.

Nuke protest movies coming to Wendell

WENDELL — Think of the pair of locally produced documentaries that will be screened over two nights in Town Hall, Friday and Monday, as bookends in the history of the anti-nuclear movement, locally and nationally.

“Power Struggle,” Wendell filmmaker Robbie Leppzer’s documentary about the campaign to shut down the Vermont Yankee Nuclear power plant, will be screened Friday at Wendell Town Hall at 7 p.m. as a “sneak preview” fundraising event as it heads to film festivals.

CRASH+SUES Trailer for the Provincetown International Film Festival

CRASH+SUES was hired to create the trailer for the 2016 Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF.) The festival wanted to celebrate their status as America’s Oldest Art Colony, by paying tribute to the prolific artists who have called it home throughout the years. Not only has it become the festival’s permanent ongoing trailer, but has just won a 2017 Golden Trailer Award for Best Film Festival Trailer.