Vermont Film Festival presents filmmaker Jim Merkel at Pentangle Theater for a special screening of his documentary, Saving Walden's World. This heartfelt film will be paired with the narrative short Un Día Normal (A Normal Day) in an afternoon celebrating storytelling that matters.

📍 Where: Pentangle Theater, Woodstock, VT
🕐 When: Sunday, August 3, 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.

🎟️ Tickets: Available at pentanglearts.org/event-details/vermont-film-festival-is-back
Saving Walden's World isn't your typical environmental documentary. It's the story of a father grappling with what kind of planet he's leaving his son. Jim's quest for answers takes him from the streets of Havana to the forests of Slovenia and the backwaters of Kerala, India—places where ordinary people have created extraordinary change in education, healthcare, and sustainability.

About Jim Merkel:

Jim's path from military engineer to sustainability advocate wasn't typical, but it was authentic. After designing weapons systems, he made a radical pivot toward living lightly on the earth. His book Radical Simplicity emerged from years of asking hard questions about consumption and meaning. Today, he lives off-grid in Maine, raising his family and sharing what he's learned about finding contentment with less.

What to Expect:

• Double feature: Un Día Normal (narrative short) + Saving Walden's World (documentary feature)
• Filmmaker discussion with Jim Merkel
• An afternoon of stories that inspire action
• Connection with fellow Vermonters who care about our shared future

This screening is part of the Vermont Film Festival's mission to showcase films that don't just entertain—they illuminate. In a world full of problems that feel too big to solve, Saving Walden's World offers something increasingly rare: genuine hope backed by real examples.