APOLIS #02

Curated International Short Film & Music Program
as part of the Green Mountain Film Festival 2025

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Through a curated selection of documentary short films and audiovisual installations, “Departure / Return” explores the Asian diaspora and the evolving cultural landscapes of Asia in recent years. It features artists who take on personal journeys of departure or return, reflecting on and reshaping past memories into new insights and experiences. These works unfold stories of reconciliation—with the self, with others, and with the past and life itself. They invite a sense of openness and wholeness, inspiring engagement with what was once familiar from deeper, new perspectives.

Curated by Menghan Wang and 23AD.
Sponsored by Zero Gravity Craft Brewery, Buch Spieler Records, Orca Media
Special thanks to Crumb Factory Collective, Paul Costello, and all those who have supported us along the way

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Location

Crumb Factory (2nd Floor, 114 River St, Montpelier, VT 05602)

Admission

Exhibition: $15
Opening Party: $15
All-Vinyl Dancefloor Sets: $15

Advance Tickets are available here until midnight on Thursday the 13th.
Regular Tickets can be purchased both online and by the door.

* If you have trouble making a purchase or need assistance with affordability,
please contact us via info@apolisigma.com

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| EXHIBITION |

Featuring

Snack Sakura (2024)

by Hi-Lo.tv (Jia Li & Joshua Frank)

again·again (2017)

by Richard Kuan

Hope, 22 (2023)

by Ahy

Trot Trot Trot (2023)

by Arcadia Pictures (Nathan Richard & Lauren Graycar)

seep (2024)

by Dwwindle & Yuxin Mei (Temple Rat)

Screening Schedules

Friday March 14: 7PM - 8:30PM*
Saturday March 15: 1PM - 7PM**
Sunday March 16: 1PM - 7PM**

* Friday's screening begins 7pm sharp and ends 830pm.
** Saturday & Sunday's screening runs on a loop, so it can be viewed anytime between 1pm and 7pm--We suggest giving yourself 1.5 hours of time to see the program in its entirety.

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| MUSIC PROGRAM |

Friday March 14 - Opening Party: 9PM - 1AM
All-Vinyl DJ Sets by Middle Management, Queens (Dial Records), Special Guest

Saturday March 15 - All-Vinyl Dancefloor Sets: 8PM - 12AM
A second night of All-Vinyl DJ Sets by Eddie Merma, Queens (Dial Records), Special Guest
Visuals by Vanish Works

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The Apolis project is made possible with the support from Crumb Factory Collective, Green Mountain Film Festival, Orca Media, Vermont Humanities, Zero Gravity Craft Brewery, Autumn Records, Buch Spieler Records, Abracadabra Coffee, and Vanish Works.

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