Every Day: Big and Small
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Tour Dates
Our initial tour of the film has ended and was a great success!
here are more booked dates of the film:
Tickets at the door
Check frequently as new VT dates come on line .
Wed. Nov. 11th, 6:30pm, Huntington Library
Fri. Nov. 13th, 7pm: Hardwick Library- tix by donation
Sat. Nov 14th, 4pm Woodstock: Billings Farm $15
Sun. Nov. 15th, 4pm Woodstock: Billings Farm $15
Mon. Nov 16th, Lyndon Institute TBA
Fri. Nov. 20th, 7pm: Greensboro Hihgland Arts $15
Sat. Nov. 21st, 4pm: St. Johnsbury Catamount Arts $15
Sun. Nov. 22nd, 4pm: St. Johnsbury Catamount Arts $15
2027:
Sat. Jan. 9th, 11am: Manchester Library
April 3rd, 6:30 : Montgomery Center
DVD’s and streaming access to the film will be available soon. Stand by…
For more information or to book a screening in your community please contact Bess O’Brien at bobrien@pshift.com
New documentary film Every Day: Big and Small tours Vermont!
Every Day: Big and Small is a new documentary film by director Bess O’Brien that will tour Vermont from September 25th- Oct 11th.
The new film by O’Brien sheds light on Vermonters creating connection, resilience possibility, and joy in their communities.
During the 2023 and 2024 floods, Vermonters saw how their neighbors came together to support each other through difficult times. Every Day: Big and Small uses the floods as a backdrop to remind us that actually every day across Vermont folks lift each other up, cross cultural divides, create places where people can learn, grow and share a sense of belonging with each other.
This new documentary film focuses on a series of short stories and vignettes about people making a positive impact every day by doing small things that can make a big difference in people’s lives.
The film highlights stories from folks age eight all the way up to Vermonters in their 80’s and everything in between.
Highlights include a teen center that helps kids find a sense of place, a farm that focuses on black solidarity and joy, an elder woman who shares her house with an immigrant, a feisty dance class for folks dealing with Parkinson disease, a group of passionate girls building their own plane, a celebratory drag show at the Elks club in Rutland, a writers group for folks in substance abuse recovery, a military museum run by a 13 year old kid in his backyard, a space where foster parent can get free clothes and support, a generation of young teenage women making a difference in farming, a men’s group that focuses on compassionate communication, a horse farm for folks dealing with PTSD, and of course a good time at the Barnet mud bog, fiddle playing in Hardwick and more!
This is a film about the importance of community. Every Day: Big and Small is about how Vermonters create small miracles, show up for each other, stand up to adversity and create positive change. The film is about how folks prevail, and can rise above the often fragmented society we live in to make a better place for us to live.
Listen to radio, podcasts and read stories about “Every Day: Big and Small”
VPR interview with Mikaela Lefrak and Director Bess O’Brien: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont-edition/2026-09-16/new-documentary-explores-the-goodness-in-vermonters
Interview with Mark Johnson and Bess O’Brien: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2246311/episodes/19801837
Interview with David Goodman and Bess O’Brien at VT Digger: https://vtdigger.org/2026/09/16/vermont-conversation-filmmaker-bess-obrien-on-connection-resilience-and-joy-after-tragedy/?
Story by Kevin O’Connor about the film at VT Digger: https://vtdigger.org/2026/09/20/this-vermont-documentarian-has-filmed-three-decades-of-hard-things-so-why-is-she-now-focusing-on-hope/?
Story by Ken Picard about the film at Seven Days: https://www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/film-arts-culture/local-film-every-day-big-and-small-gives-helpers-the-spotlight/