A collaborative and ground-breaking 6-part series about the culture and history of the iconoclastic state of Vermont. Several dozen award-winning Vermont filmmakers came together to make a multi-part series about the state that first abolished slavery and gave rights to gay and lesbians to form Civil Unions. Filmmaker Nora Jacobson initiated the project and edited together the multiple stories contributed by the other filmmakers, who include Jay Craven, Alan Dater and Lisa Merton, Bill Stetson, Dorothy Tod, Deb Ellis, Art Bell, and many others.—Upper Valley Arts

Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie is a collaborative six-part film exploring Vermont's independent spirit and tradition of grassroots democracy. It explores the values defining Vermont and its people; it poses the questions: How is a state's identity created? How does the past inform the present? The film chronicles how hard work, inventiveness, political activism, and tolerance have created conditions in which a small state can have a large influence. Vermont was the first state to ban slavery and to pass civil unions legislation. Yet at times, 'Freedom & Unity' (Vermont's motto) has been threatened with discord and disharmony. Over 30 acclaimed Vermont filmmakers contributed to this project. Each of the film's six feature-length parts is designed to stand on its own.