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Presenting sponsors Leslie Center for the Humanities & Vermont Humanities
| | JAM is excited to announce the full lineup for WRIF 2026, returning to White River Junction March 1-8 for our 21st year. This year's festival brings more locally-grown indie arts and new global cinema than ever. Check out the full lineup of films, live music, comedy, dance, puppetry, workshops, outdoor light show, and parties – a celebration of creativity for all ages! | | | JAM thanks our sponsors and community partners whose support makes WRIF possible! | | | | |
🎥 Thu 3/5 2:30PM Briggs Opera House
Talkback with film participants
& director Jim Sadwith to follow
This funny and touching documentary follows the tears and triumphs as Woodstock, VT’s enrichment center for people with disabilities, Zack’s Place, stage an original musical together.
🎥 Thu 3/5 12PM Briggs Opera House
Lunch with filmmakers Jim Zien & Samantha Davidson Green
to follow at Cappadocia Café (1PM, $15)
Kismet one summer in the White Mountains leads a Turk and a Vermonter to marry. In the unlikeliest of places – White River Junction, VT – they build a Turkish restaurant, the beloved institution Tuckerbox, until calamity almost destroys their life's work.
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🎥 Wed 3/4 3PM
Dir. Cherien Dabis
In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family's life. His mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, the film traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, bearing witness to the scars of dispossession and the legacy of survival.
Jordan's Official Selection for the 98th Academy Awards.
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Register for spring courses!
JAM Film & Media Courses are designed for adults (16+):
✍️ Screenwriting (3/17 - 4/14, Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30PM)
🎤 Podcast Production (3/19 - 4/9, Thursdays, 5:30-7PM)
🎥 Drone Cinematography (3/21 - 4/11, Saturdays, 10AM-12PM)
🎨 Animated Short Film Production
(3/18 - 4/15, Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30PM)
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Spots left for youth media ed!
🎥 JAM Summer Feature Film Intensive is designed for students (15-20) with a strong interest in filmmaking. Join the JAM crew as we create a feature film right here in the Upper Valley!
☘️ JAM Camp (grades 4-8) sessions run 6/22 - 7/3. Session 1 is almost full. Register now!
🎨 JAM Club (grades 5-9) afterschool film and media-making program meeting on Mondays. Sessions run 3/16 - 5/19. Register now!
| | JAM media education programs are made possible in part through grants from M&T Bank Foundation, Couch Family Foundation, NH Charitable Foundation, Jane B. Cook 1992 Trust, Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation, and Adimab, LLC Community Grant. | | |
Watch now-WRIF Festival Director Jordyn Fitch in conversation with director Vera Drew, whose film The People’s Joker was secretly shown at WRIF 2023 after other screenings were canceled due to copyright issues. 3/23/23 produced by Cedar O'Dowd, Maeve Littau, and Noah Mauchly for JAM.
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In this Norwich Bookstore Author Talk, watch authors Deborah Lee Luskin (Reviving Artemis) and Ellen Rockmore (The Given-up Girl) discuss their books, both of which follow stories that begin in mid-century USA and end in 21st century Vermont. 1/13/26 Produced by Jan Abbott & Phil Noble for JAM.
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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Elden Murray Photographic Exhibition, where Upper Valley amateur photographers of all ages display their work at the Howe Library, with a grant from the Elden Murray Foundation. 2/2/26 Produced by Rick Russell for JAM.
| | Pictured: Hanover Selectboard 2/9/26 | | |
Listen to the Hanover Selectboard watch department budget presentations from the Dept. of Public Works, Water Dept., and Water Reclamation Dept. Tune into JAM's coverage of this or your town's government & school board meetings live or pre-recorded @ UVJAM.ORG/WATCH
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Thu Feb 19 6-7:30PM
FREE @JAM
In a society increasingly isolated, storytelling can bring us together. All are invited to share a 5-minute story from their life! Moderators will make sure everyone can speak. Email storyjam@uvjam.org
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Thu Feb 26 6-8PM
FREE @JAM
Test your millennial movie knowledge at trivia at Putnam’s and get a chance to WIN movie tickets to WRIF! 1st round begins at 6PM; teams are a max of 6.
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Mar 2 - 8, 9AM-5PM
FREE @JAM
An intimate video work by artist Janet E. Dandridge, exploring the labor of motherhood and of one’s career. Open during WRIF!
| | JAM events are made possible in part by grants from VT Humanities, VT Arts Council, NH Charitable Foundation, the Couch Family Foundation, and by charitable contributions from community members like you! | | | | |
What makes a movie special? Join Noah Mauchly as he sits down with friends, family, and artists to discuss what “that one movie” is for them!
Episode 10: Noah and performance artist Rachel Bernsen reflect on the impact 2009’s Where the Wild Things Are had on their lives at different stages.
Episode 9: Noah and composer Ana Hausmann sing the praises of 2024’s wordless animated wonder, Flow.
| | Weekly Highlights - Feb 18, 2026 | | | | |
