This showcase of short films features winners of the 2023 Freedom and Unity Young Filmmakers Contest. This contest is inspired by the Vermont Movie Project, and invites middle and high school aged residents from Vermont and New Hampshire to create films exploring the life and culture of the Green Mountain and Granite States. The contest is produced and managed by Junction Arts & Media in White River Junction, Vermont. Films: Poverty (Vermont) by Vermont Youth Documentary Lab Summer 2022 History and Contemporary Issues First Place Winner Living in Putney by Sadie Bell History and Contemporary Issues Second Place Winner Music & Emotion by Jaqueline Frost Arts and Culture First Place Winner Peter Guenther by Sadie Bell Personal Stories Second Place Winner