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It’s been 10 years, and the best is yet to come

Posted October 24th, 2016 by Kereth in Uncategorized

The 2017 Salem Film Fest is a big one for us. It all started rather quietly, as a question among a handful of people. Could we have a film festival in Salem? 10 years and nine successful festivals later, we are just a few months away from our 10th Salem Film Fest. Watch this space […]

About Salem Film Fest

Entering its tenth year, Salem Film Fest is one of New England's largest documentary film festivals and presents a rich and diverse collection of the year's best work from all over the world.

Because Salem Film Fest focuses on well-told stories with strong technical elements and interesting visual approaches, each film screened over the week-long schedule represents an immersive aesthetic experience, an opportunity to glimpse the world with fresh eyes, and leave changed as a result.

Come to Salem, see the world.

Catch The Salem Film Fest Spirit

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Salem Sketch No.6 - Cobbler

Finding its spirit in Salem’s rich history as America’s first great international city, the non-profit, all-volunteer Salem Film Fest presents a diverse, beautiful, and bracing selection of the world's best documentary films. Catch a glimpse of the spirit that defines us through our innovative SALEM SKETCHES shorts series - and visit our time capsule of Salem Sketches on Facebook!

The Longo-Nadeau Family

Doubletree by Hilton Boston North Shore

Rich & Jane Staufer

John Neely & Christine Sullivan / Peter & Betsy Merry

Spinale Automotive

The Schmidt Family