Community Stories Film Festival 2024 - Maryland Shorts

Now in its 14th year presented by Docs In Progress, the Community Stories Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing local stories by local filmmakers.

A celebration of independent documentary filmmaking, Community Stories unites filmmakers, cinephiles, and community members for three days of screenings, filmmaker Q&As, and conversations.

MARYLAND SHORTS PROGRAM

Fort Grey – Mount Misery 1861 - Charles Germain [dir] [11:39 Min.]

In April 1861, as Washington faces encirclement, the Union Army moves to occupy Annapolis and key Maryland hills.

Bluegrass and Country Vocal Folklife Apprenticeship [5:16 Min.]

David Sloan/Wide Angle Youth Media [dir] for the Maryland State Arts Council

Ryan Koons [prod] for the Maryland State Arts Council

Master artist Dede Wyland mentors Baltimore's Jonathan Vocke in bluegrass vocal music.

Namesake - Jonathan Alexander [dir] [14:43 Min.]

A community reckoning with its past and setting a vision for the future in the search of a new name for an old park.

Timber Rattlesnakes of Catoctin Mountain Park - Grace Eggleston [dir] [5:52 Min.]

A snake expert in the Appalachian Mountains searches for the venomous but docile timber rattlesnake.

The Ballad of the Island Holland House - Lynn Tomlinson [dir] [4:17 Min.]

In a musical ballad, an animated clay house recounts its journey from tree to home on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay.

LOCATION: Docs In Progress, 8560 2nd Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Docs In Progress is located on the ground level of the Alexander House. The entrance of Docs In Progress is on Apple Ave. Parking garage, walking distance: Cameron Street Garage. Metro Station Red Line: Silver Spring (walking distance 5-7 minutes).

The Ballad of Holland Island House

Timber Rattlesnakes of Catoctin Mountain Park

Host or Publisher Docs In Progress