Free admission. Combined screening of Lost Nation and “Vermont Movies? Why? And How?” talk, hosted with the support of the Vermont Humanities Council. Tickets available through Potash Hill.
Lost Nation
Jay Craven’s newest film, “Lost Nation,” is a Revolutionary War era action drama set in the early upstart Republic of Vermont. The film stars Irish actor Kevin Ryan (“Copper,” Harry Wild”) as Vermont founding father and rebel schemer, Ethan Allen, and Kenyan actress Eva Ndachi (“Beautifully Broken”) as Lucy Terry Prince, whose poem, “Bars Fight,” about the 1746 Deerfield Massacre, is the first known work of African American literature.
“Lost Nation” was filmed on more than 3 dozen Vermont and Massachusetts locations – and includes battle scenes, dozens of locations and 43 speaking parts – on an indie film budget.
Vermont Movies? Why? And How?
For five decades Jay Craven has written, produced, and directed character-driven films deeply rooted in Vermont and New England, including five films based on the works of Howard Frank Mosher. His latest film, Lost Nation, digs into the parallel stories of Ethan Allen and the pioneering Black Guilford poet Lucy Terry Prince.
In this talk, Craven will describe working with actors such as Rip Torn, Tantoo Cardinal, Kris Kristofferson and Michael J. Fox, and share the satisfactions and challenges that come from a deep immersion into place-based narrative.