RESPECTING THEIR ELDERS
Nepali Vermonters care for aging family members — and get paid
V ER MON T’S INDE P ENDE NT V O IC E OCTOBER 15-22, 2025 VOL.31 NO.6 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
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Now Showing
As its 40th annual festival opens, the Vermont International Film Foundation helps fill a cinematic void in Burlington PAGE 28
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
Flick Tips
In conversation with VTIFF headliner John Waters
A guide to the fest’s weird and wonderful offerings
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LOVIN’ THE OVEN
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American Flatbread’s next generation
SATISFIED NOW?
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Hamilton star at Dartmouth Arts Weekend
LET’S DANCE
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Madaila’s smash debut album turns 10