The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival rolled out the red carpet last night for the opening of its 36th iteration.

Filmmakers from across the country descended on the Majestic Theatre for “Blueberry Grunt,” a piece by Sherry White inspired by blueberry picking.

White says the festival is vital for independent filmmakers to showcase their talent right here at home.

“We have a very prolific arts community here and so it’s a great opportunity to highlight our homegrown films and also to bring films and filmmakers from other places so that we can meet and mingle and learn and all that fun stuff,” she told VOCM News.

The festival continues through the week with screenings at Alt Hotel, The Majestic and The Rooms.

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