"Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie"
is being broadcast nationally!

Completed in 2014, it has never been more timely!
The first collaborative film about a state has started airing.

The 6-part series, originally broadcast on Vermont PBS in 2013-14, and screened around the state is now finding a second life on PBS stations across the country.  The series, an ambitious collection of 6 feature length films about Vermont history, culture and politics, was made collaboratively with over 25 Vermont filmmakers with Nora Jacobson at the helm.

"It was always our dream for the series to reach beyond Vermont's borders, and now, over 10 years later, it is finally happening! Whether or not it's the national zeitgeist that is in need of Vermont values, or the nations' 250th anniversary, or pure chance, when the offer came in from NETA (National Educational Television Association) to send the film out to all 350 PBS stations around the country, we were beside ourselves with joy."  Nora Jacobson (Producer) and Nat Winthrop (Executive Producer)

Since declaring its own independence in 1777, Vermont has been a beacon, a haven, a refuge, an idea, a symbol, a state shaped by independent and courageous decision-makers, thinkers, political leaders, workers, artists, immigrants and innovators. It was the first state to outlaw slavery, to allow same sex civil unions, to call for the impeachment of President Nixon, and to protect the environment with Act 250.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the time is right to recapture the story of Vermont and its citizens with the 2013 Off the Grid Productions’ collaborative documentary series, “Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie.”

We are busy working on a sequel: Vermont in 2025! What has changed? What is new? Send your ideas to info@offthegridproductions.com