Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Pipelines of Sight

Now in its sixth year, the MountainTop Film Festival espouses the goals Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urged on his followers: civil rights, justice and peace. Thirteen films address conflicts over natural resources and militarism at home and abroad. Recruiter profiles a Louisiana-based U.S. Army sergeant, I.O.U.S.A. examines the country’s financial crisis, and To See If I Am Smiling looks at Israeli women’s military service. (The festival website fleshes out the five-day schedule with film profiles and filmmaker Q&As.) Also on the roster: Feminist scholar and social justice activist Naomi Wolf (pictured) speaks at a 7 p.m. Saturday screening of The End of America. Based on Wolf’s book of the same title, the doc calls on liberty-loving citizens to challenge Bush administration suspensions of the rule of law. Committed viewers can snag five tickets for $30, or see all 13 flicks for $70.