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Newville

Sponsored Project

  • Pisie Hochheim, Director
  • Tony Oswald, Director
  • Jonna McKone, Producer
  • Bennett Elliott, Producer
Two female sisters in their 60s and 70s look on as their brother fixes the siding of an old white house on a ladder.

About the Project

NEWVILLE chronicles the week-long reunion of ten siblings, aged 64 to 83, as they return to their decaying childhood home to decide whether to keep or sell it. Together in Newville for the first time in 35 years, they reckon with how ten different states, faiths, media habits, and economic realities have shaped who they’ve become. The family's bonds, already tested by physical and ideological difference, are pushed to their limits as they make a joint decision about the house and the family.