Sun May 26, 1:00 pm @ Martha's Vineyard Film Center

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$15 General Admission, $12 Member, $10 child (age 14 or younger)

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2 Wonderful short films. DROWNING was filmed on Martha’s Vineyard, director James Hutchinson will join us after the film for a discussion

DROWNING

Since its European settlement in 1602, nearly 4,000 years after the presence of the Wampanoag Tribe communities, the island of Martha’s Vineyard has been a long sought-after tourist destination, sitting roughly 7 miles off of the coast of Cape Cod. Serving as a year-round home to nearly 23,000 residents, and amassing a population of 200,000 in the summer, the Vineyard has proven itself as a picturesque vacation spot. Year-round residents work long hours in the fishing industry, as well as construction, hospitality, and real estate. It is home to some of the rarest and most biodiverse habitats, such as sandplains, coastal heathlands, and salt marshes that provide essential ecosystem services. Unfortunately, climate change threatens all of this as sea-level rise, accelerations in temperature, and extreme weather put the social, ecological, and economic well-being of Martha’s Vineyard at risk. “Drowning” explores climate change and the threatening effects it has had on Martha’s Vineyard, asking just how the island will survive if action doesn’t occur.

James Hutchinson is a filmmaker and artist. As a 2024 graduate of Syracuse University, he earned a BFA in Film as well as earned minors in Marketing and Art Photography.  James is currently pursuing a MA in Advertising from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. He has worked in a number of roles within the film industry and hopes to have a career in creative direction and multimedia producing.

Within the realm of film, he is interested in producing and directing. In his personal works, James prefers to work in the genre of documentary, focusing on global issues such as climate change and ocean pollution, hoping to advocate for change.

James has spent every summer on the island with his parents and grandparents. As a child, his grandfather spent summers on the Vineyard, and passed the tradition on to his mother. James considers himself a seasonal “washashore” and has created years of memories on the island that include summers working at Soft As A Grape, standing as a groomsman atop the Gay Head Cliffs at his uncle’s wedding,  and introducing his friends to the uniqueness of the island.

 

 

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