Jay Craven is an American film director , screenwriter and former professor of film studies at Marlboro College . He is based in Vermont .
5-651: Northern Borders is a 2013 American drama film written and directed by Jay Craven , and based on Howard Frank Mosher 's novel of the same name. It stars Bruce Dern , Geneviève Bujold and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick . In 1956, Austen Kittredge is sent to live with his conservative grandparents in Vermont. Austen Sr. and his wife Abiah have lived together for fifty years, but they do not speak to each other directly and actually despise each other. Austen, called "Tut" by his Egypt-obsessed grandmother (the daughters are Nefertiti and Cleopatra) must do farm chores, even though he dislikes
10-462: A weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Peter Keough of The Boston Globe wrote, "Craven's erratic tonal shifts from the whimsical to the sentimental trip up the episodic plot." Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times wrote, "The most interesting thing about the movie is its origin story." Jay Craven Craven is known for creating films on modest budgets, adopting many of
15-476: Is also a co-founder of Kingdom County Productions. Craven attended Boston University for undergraduate studies, where he developed a lifelong friendship with Howard Zinn . He later went on to Goddard College . He lives in the Northeast Kingdom with his family. This article about a United States film director is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Vermont -related article
20-411: The idea. Austen goes to school and meets Theresa, whose family is poor. In addition to living amidst the conflict between his grandparents, Austen must deal with their reluctance to join the modern world, hoping they will overcome this. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on five reviews, with an average rating of 6.08/10." On Metacritic , the film has
25-427: The novels of author Howard Frank Mosher to film. He often casts from a regular troupe of Vermont actors including Tantoo Cardinal and Rusty DeWees , but has also worked with Rip Torn and Kris Kristofferson . Craven founded and runs Kingdom County Productions and recently launched Catamount Arts performing arts program, New England's largest independent arts producer and presenter. He is married to Bess O'Brien, who
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