Green River Films

24/10/2024

We admit it - we are not the best when it comes to keeping our social media channels up to date, especially when we get busy. Here’s an update on what we’ve been up to (long post alert):

Hidden Letters (edited and co-written by John Farbrother) was nominated for an Emmy award for Best Documentary. Fun pic below of the talented team at the Emmy award ceremony.

Swimming Through continues to play in festivals as well as streaming via The New Yorker. Upcoming is 41 North Film Festival Friday 11/8 at 3:30pm. We are thrilled to be playing with the award-winning line-up. If you’re in Michigan check it out.

The Here Now Project Siskel/Jacobs Productions (edited by John Farbrother) premiered at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and has gone on to screen in festivals across the country. It had its NYC premiere as part of Climate Film Festival playing alongside One with the Whale which was also edited by John Farbrother. One with the Whale screened on PBS/POV in April and is now streaming on Apple TV.

A bunch of new projects are in the works - looking forward to sharing more about those soon!

26/06/2024

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Dudes - so excited to announce that Surf Nation Film (edited by GRF's John Farbrother) will be premiering on PBS on July 18th. Hope you will check it out!

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14/02/2024

We are so excited to share that two films which Green River Films had a hand in crafting won awards at Ely Film Festival MN. One with the Whale, directed by Pete Chelkowski & Jim Wickens and edited by GRF's John Farbrother won both the Jury AND Audience awards for Best Documentary Feature. And our doc short Swimming Through, produced by GRF, directed by Samantha Sanders and edited by John Farbrother won the Documentary Short Audience award. Some very heartwarming news on Valentine's Day.

Best Cinematography --> Shadow Puppets. Cinematography by Thomas Vandendolder. Produced by Penn Pauletich & Thomas Vandendolder.

06/12/2023

If you're near Anchorage, please check out One with the Whale edited by GRF's John Farbrother.

We’ll see you soon Alaska! Honored to be part of the incredible Anchorage International Film Festival line-up of films! Thank you to the Anchorage International Film Festival for hosting us! December 9th at 1pm. Link in bio.

05/12/2023

Very exciting news! Swimming Through will be released by The New Yorker early December! What began as a fascination with three women in Chicago who were swimming daily at sunrise in the icy waters of Lake Michigan, became a much deeper story about friendship, resilience and finding joy in the darkest of times. We are thrilled that our awards qualified film will be available for a worldwide audience on The New Yorker's documentary site. Congratulations to the amazing Helen Wagner Jennefer Hoffmann Deirdre Hamill Squiers and to our incredibly talented crew John Farbrother Ben Kolak Alan Chow The Robo Collective Elizabeth Winkler Xiaoyu Yin Resolution Productions Group and supporters Chicago Media Project Columbia College Chicago

05/12/2023

Join us for a sneak peek screening on December 2, 2023 Promontory Point is a well-known spot for open water swimming in Chicago's Hyde Park. The

05/12/2023

How did Jennefer, Deirdre and Helen combat bereavement, illness and isolation during the pandemic? By bathing every day in the icy waters of Lake Michigan.

05/12/2023

“Swimming Through is the best use of 15 minutes I can think of. If you’re looking for a brilliant, life-affirming film that speaks wonderfully of the ties that bond us together, you could not find a better example. Seek this one out. It blew my mind and widened my heart.” A wonderful review of ! Thank you ! (Link to full review in profile).

20/09/2023

Reaching new heights - 9,318’ to be exact- in Silverton, Colorado. If you’re in the neighborhood on October 14th hope you can check out our film .

20/09/2023

More October screenings! SoCal friends - hope you can make it to the Newport Beach Film Festival. is screening Sunday October 15th at 10:30am at The Lot 2.

19/09/2023

Congratulations to the One with the Whale team (co-edited by GRF’s John Farbrother) on their festival premiere at the Camden International Film Festival !

19/09/2023

Go west! Heading to the on Friday October 13th at 8:45pm. So so many great films at this fest! We are honored be paired with the inspiring documentary feature .

12/09/2023

Come see us by the sea where SWIMMING THROUGH feels right at home. We will be screening Saturday 9/24 between 7pm-10pm in Montauk NY as part of the .mtk . Hope you can make it!

06/09/2023

Lots of screenings of Swimming Through coming this fall. Here’s where you can see the film this September.

03/05/2023

Our film Swimming Through has been making waves (pun intended 😉 ) on the festival circuit. It's up for an award at the Berkshire International Film Festival and we could use your vote! See post and link below for details.

Cast your vote for your favorite short film and you could win a $300 Amazon Gift Card! The filmmaker with the most votes will win $2,500!

06/01/2023

LA peeps - another chance to see Hidden Letters FYC Best Feature Documentary

Happy New Year Hidden Letters friends! We are coming back to Los Angeles for special screenings this weekend and next weekend Laemmle Theatres with Violet Feng in attendance with special guests USC Distinguished Professor of the Cinematic Arts Mark Harris and stellar cinematographer Jerry Henry (Exit Through The Gift Shop, American Revolutionary, City of Gold, The Defiant Ones).

Tickets --> https://www.laemmle.com/film/hidden-letters

23/12/2022

Great news!

It has been apparent in talking to Oscar voters across many branches that the one title that keeps coming up at the top of their lists is Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, which is th…

08/11/2022

Wonderful review for Swimming Through!

As the local citizenry continues to battle for the preservation of Promontory Point’s limestone revetment, a trio of women are traveling the country to share a chilly-yet-heartwarming story underlining the