Join The Maine Outdoor Film Festival, presented by ReVision Energy, for an indoor screening of short nature related films at MECA’s Osher Hall in downtown Portland. This program will be highlighting the work of Maine based filmmakers.
- The film program will last about two hours, including a 10-minute intermission.
- Film program is subject to change.

Schedule of Films:

THE UNDERSTORY - Hannah Irvine - 16 Min.
The Understory refers to the younger generation of trees that live below the forest canopy, growing in the bursts of light. Set on an off-grid homestead in Temple, Maine, this film follows an ecological immersion program for young adults. With guidance from Director Chris Knapp, participants learn homesteading and hand crafting skills, and reflect on their motivations to live in a conscious and connected way with the living world around them.

A ONE WAY PASSAGE BACK - Jeannette Berman - 6 Min.
This short film follows a woman who builds a time travel vessel using her favorite belongings, but discovers a piece is missing. A One Way Passage Back was completed in 72 hours for a film challenge presented by the Maine Film Association. It features various kinds of animation such as stop motion, drawn, and claymation.

SENTINELS - Matthew Luhrman - 15 Min.
Determined to save her father from a worsening illness, an imaginative girl attempts to conjure magical guardians to protect him. But when her tempestuous younger brother sabotages her mission, she must find a way to heal the rift before her whole family crumbles apart.

SMOOTH FEATHER
More information coming soon!

A SEA CHANGE - GoodFight Media - 22 Min.
Maine leads the nation in farmed seaweed production, but getting here was no easy task. Three women leading Maine’s farmed seaweed sector have a candid and honest conversation about their motivations, challenges, and hopes for the future of the Maine coast

THE DIVER - Sean Mewshaw
With his sailboat and young family marooned off the coast of Maine, Peter hires a local diver to cut them loose. But when tensions between the men boil-over, a fateful accident forces them into an intimate family dinner where the two men vie for power with dire consequences.