Setting Out Productions

Rage in the Hills

settingoutproductions — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:32:01 +0000

Rage in the Hills is a book of short stories about the tension between flatlanders and Vermont natives written by Daniel Neary Jr. I just bought it on Amazon. Hopefully it’ll give me some insight into how other older Vermonters look at outsiders and how they have seen Vermont change over their lifetime. If [...]

Town Meetings

settingoutproductions — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:04:34 +0000

Vermont is probably one of very few places where direct democracy happens. Every year on the first Tuesday in March Vermonters will head to their local school or city hall to participate in Town Meeting. At this annual gathering registered voters debate and vote on issues facing their town. The ‘don’t talk about politics’ [...]

Symbols of Vermont

settingoutproductions — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:32:56 +0000

Animal: Morgan Horse Bird: Hermit Thrush Tree: Sugar Maple Butterfly: Monarch Flower: Red Clover Insect: Honey Bee Song: These Green Mountains Mineral: Talc Stone (1 of 3): Marble Stone: Granite Stone: Slate

Every state has a state bird, song, flag, tree, motto, flower, etc. We learn these important facts in elementary school. Memories [...]

A very modest house

settingoutproductions — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:38:25 +0000

The Magic of Summer Cottages | WBUR and NPR – On Point with Tom Ashbrook

In this On Point podcast, The Magic of Summer Cottages, Tom Ashbrook and his guest, Tereasa Surratt, discuss the urge to ‘get back to nature’. Their conversation is mostly about the positive sides of being in the country, [...]

Insider vs. Outsider

settingoutproductions — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:21:42 +0000

In Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver tells a wonderful anecdote about having ‘insider’ status in a rural area;

“The only useful generalization I’d hazard about rural politics is that they tend to break on the line of ‘insider’ vs. ‘outsider.’ When my country neighbors sit down with a new social group, the first question [...]

Lydia Ratcliffâs and Lovejoy Brook Farm

settingoutproductions — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:07:18 +0000

I found this piece while looking through the internet archives for found footage. (I’m thinking that maybe i could incorporate manifest destiny expansionism into ‘Real’ Vermonters.) Please note this is not my piece. It was made by producers at blip.tv and is under creative commons licensing.

Lydia Ratcliffâs and Lovejoy Brook Farm from [...]

just for fun

settingoutproductions — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:42:11 +0000

Several years ago my father started a tradition of hiking Mt. Washington on his birthday, May 10th. Conditions have varied wildly from tank top weather to full blown winter. This year we sported hats and mittens but the scenery was beautiful and hike a success. This video is a simple collage of our photographs [...]

today is the day

settingoutproductions — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:14:20 +0000

I love children, but . . . will be screening today at 3pm at the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) hosted by AMC Loews Boston Common. It will play as part of BIFF Session 18, showing before documentary [...]

new extended trailer

settingoutproductions — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:10:24 +0000

(Extended) ‘I love children, but . . .’ Trailer from Laura McLam on Vimeo.

Save the Date

settingoutproductions — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:18:08 +0000

Mark your calendars! The schedule for the Boston International Film Festival is now up. I love children, but . . . will screen on Tuesday April 20th at 3pm at the Loews/AMC on Boston Common. My film will open for Subprime, a documentary feature about the mortgage crisis (session 18.)