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Ben's Mill
Directed by	Michel Chalufour John Karol
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Michael Ambrosino Michel Chalufour John Karol
Running time	59 minutes
Production company	Public Broadcasting Associates
Original release
Release	1982 (1982)

Rear of the Ben Thresher Mill, located along Vermont Route 1 approximately 1.5 miles west of Barnet Center, Vermont, United States. Built in 1836, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Ben's Mill is a 1982 American documentary film directed by Michel Chalufour and John Karol.

Summary

The film, set in Barnet, Vermont, details the workings of the Thresher Mill on the Stevens River, including how energy from the river is used to drive a multitude of leather belts and various machines. The film focuses on the steps one man, Ben, uses to make one of his white pine watering tanks, and then a horse-drawn sled for different members of the Barnet community. The film was produced as an episode of the PBS series Odyssey.

Reception

Writing in American Anthropologist, George L. Hicks stated that "Ben's Mill exercises tight control on its nostalgia, while using specific detail to demonstrate its point."

Accolades

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

External links

• Ben's Mill at IMDb
• Watch part of Ben's Mill on Folkstreams
• Ben's Mill at Documentary Educational Resources