
Resilience & Sacrifice(2025)
From Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom: A musician’s life of sacrifice, passion, and the long road back to the music.
Award-winning documentary Resilience & Sacrifice follows an emerging musician from Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom who shelved his dreams to raise his family. Years later, he returns to the stage, facing the music industry and a medical crisis that nearly ends his career. A story of grit and passion.
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