DISAPPEARANCES

Origin Country: USA
Runtime: 103 MIN
Presentation Format: 35 MM

DIR/SCR Jay Craven PROD Jay Craven, Hathalee Higgs DP Wolfgang Held ED Beatrice Sisul MUS Judy Hyman CAST Kris Kristofferson, Genevieve Bujold, Gary Farmer, William Sanderson, Lothaire Bluteau, Luis Guzman, Charlie McDermott

Short Note:
Set in the Prohibition-era, this whiskey-running adventure based on the award-winning novel by Howard Frank Mosher, takes place along the Vermont-Canadian border. With aunique magical realism style, the film features a standout performance from cinematic legend Kris Kristofferson.

Long Note:
Based on the award-winning novel by Howard Frank Mosher, DISAPPEARANCES is a powerfully mysterious film. The story is set deep in the rural Northeast and features excellent ensemble performances by legendary actor/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, Genevieve Bujold and newcomer Charlie McDermott.

Kristofferson stars as schemer and dreamer Quebec Bill Bonhomme in a spellbinding taleof smuggling, a family's mysterious past, and a young boy's rite of passage. Bill, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered cattle herd through a long winter, resorts to whiskey smuggling, a traditional family occupation. He takes his son, Wild Bill, on an unforgettable trip that will long remain etched in the viewer's mind.

Palpable, intimate and magical with the vivid textures of rural outback life, Craven's delightfully simple narrative operates on powerful metaphorical levels.
-Shaz Bennett

Biography:
In 1975, Jay Craven founded and directed Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, which grew into New England's largest independent film and performing arts presenter. In 1991, Craven left Catamount Arts and founded Kingdom County Productions, a nonprofit media arts organization. He is a professor of film studies at Marlboro College, in Marlboro, VT.