2025  ·  United States of America  ·  Documentary,Experimental,Short

Chilmark (2025)

STATUS: Completed

Chilmark (2025)

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In 1952, the last fluent speaker of a sign language found only on Martha's Vineyard died. What remains are the recollections of the residents and allies who preserve its legacy.
Through a mix of oral history, landscape photography, and sonic ethnography, the film layers interviews with members of the Martha's Vineyard community across a series of tableaux capturing the ecological and historical dimensions of life on the island. Its hidden history unfolds in the natural and built environment around Chilmark, museum artifacts, library books, and the stories of residents young and old. Personal anecdotes illuminate themes of belonging and exclusion central to the island's narrative and testifies to the community that once flourished there.

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Director
Alexander Atienza
Writer
Alexander Atienza
Producer
Alexander Atienza

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