Savoy Theater – What Better Looks Like

Savoy Theater

What Better Looks Like has partnered several times with the Savoy Theater in Montpelier, Vermont to bring meaningful documentaries to the local community there.

Several of the founders of WBLL have an avid interest in films.

We have previously offered film/discussion programs at the Cinema Arts Centre in New York and this past year have done three programs in Montpelier, Vermont.

The emphasis on the first program, entitled Voices of the Forgotten Women, was on historic erasure of women’s power and silencing of their voices. Cindy Willliams-Gutierrez, the writer, was on hand for a discussion after. WBLL sponsored this as a fundraiser for a local organization called Mosaic that offers services for women and children affected by domestic violence.

This year we hosted two events focusing on peace-building through film and community singing led by a local song leader. We had a great turnout both times and the response was very positive. A third event is planned for July 2026.

We recently were one of the sponsors of The Singing Revolution, a documentary chronicling the peaceful liberation of the Baltic states from the Soviet Union. The film demonstrates how powerful music can be in creating harmony, strength and unity. After the film, guests were warmly invited to join in a sing-along led by song leader Linda Young, whose mother is Estonian American.

Earlier in the year, The Choral was shown which is a 2025 British historical drama set in a Yorkshire town during World War I, where a controversial conductor unites a ragtag group of teens and townsfolk to perform Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. As they prepare, wartime tensions, prejudice, and personal struggles surface.

In July, we will also collaborate with the Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center on the showing of the documentary film, Facing The Wind at the Savoy. Facing the Wind is a love story about people with Lewy body dementia, the spouses who care for them, and the remarkable community where they find sustenance and support.

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