MANCHESTER — The Western Terrestrials announced today that its film “The Ballad of Ethan Alien,” a 75-minute sci-fi musical created entirely during the pandemic, will be released in its final version and shown at venues throughout Vermont this summer and fall.
One of the first stops will be a showing from 7 to 9 p.m. today on the Town Green in Manchester. Bob Stannard will be the special musical guest.
“The film is uniquely Vermont,” said the film’s producer, Barnard-based filmmaker Teo Zagar. “Yet it highlights concepts that will resonate well beyond the Green Mountain state, such as inclusivity, collective action, diversity, anti-racism and the importance of artistic expression.”...
