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VPR's coverage of arts and culture in the region.

Latest Craven Movie Models New Kind Of Filmmaking

Kingdom County Productions
Geneviève Bujold and Seamus Davey Fitzpatrick star in "Northern Borders""

"Northern Borders" is the name of the new movie by Vermont film-maker Jay Craven.

Set in 1956, "Northern Borders" tells the coming-of-age story of a ten-year-old who is sent to live on his grandparents farm in the Northeast Kingdom.

The film marks the fifth time Craven has collaborated with Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher.  

Craven says his own Kingdom County Productions inaugurated a partnership with Marlboro College, and brought together a professional crew with film students.

He likened the experience to a community barn-raising, and the film came in at about a quarter of the cost of Craven's previous films.  

Northern Borders premieres in five Vermont towns this week.

VPR's Neal Charnoff sat down with Jay Craven to talk about the film.  

Neal was a reporter and VPR's All Things Considered host from 2001 to 2014. He joined VPR in 1996, hosting VPR's jazz programming, including live performances from the VPR studios and the Discover Jazz Festival. Prior to VPR, Neal was a programmer and host for WNCS in Montpelier and WDEV in Waterbury. He holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.
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