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Last weekend, Venezuelan migrants flown unexpectedly to Martha's Vineyard in 2022 returned to the island for a reunion with each other and islanders.

 The Grange Hall in West Tisbury hosted a live screening of “Waiting to Continue,” a locally produced documentary focusing on the 48-hour Vineyard stay of 49 unexpected migrants who were flown to the Vineyard from Texas in September. About 50 people attended the half-hour screening last Thursday.  Directed by Ollie Becker, Tom Ellis, and […]

Last fall, after the summer hubbub quieted down, another whirlwind hit the Island community. While the world might have been generally aware of the news, Circuit Film’s original short documentary, “Waiting to Continue: The Venezuelan Asylum Seekers on Martha’s Vineyard” gives us a behind-the-scenes story about the 48 Venezuelan migrants who were flown here from […]

Circuit Arts, like its founder and everyone who works for this stellar organization, bursts with creativity and a profound dedication to building community through accessible, meaningful, and diverse art experiences, year-round and Island-wide. Its multiple facets include the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, Cinema Circus, the Vineyard Drive-In at the YMCA, Martha’s Vineyard Children’s Theater Camp, […]