Join us the weekend of Oct 3rd at the Rockland Strand Theatre for three community screenings of CIFF 2025 festival favorites!

Friday, Oct 3rd 7:00PM

Come See Me in the Good Light

Dir. Ryan White

CIFF 2025’s opening night film, Come See Me in the Good Light, follows Maine-born spoken word poet Andrea Gibson and their partner, poet Megan Falley. Following Andrea’s terminal ovarian cancer diagnosis, these lovers take turns being one another’s strength, meeting fear and vulnerability with humor and tenderness.

Saturday, Oct 4th 5:00PM

Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong

Dir. Kaitlyn Schwalje & Alex Wolf Lewis

Winner of this year’s Fowlie Award, Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong follows the dedicated, motley crew that works day and night to keep Portland’s wastewater treatment plant running. Comedy and catastrophe meet as the team battle aging infrastructure, funding shortfalls, public apathy, PFAS “forever chemicals,” and an unending stream of putrid odors – in a valiant effort to keep the city regular.

Sunday, Oct 5th 5:00PM

Remaining Native

Dir. Paige Bethmann

Ku Stevens is a 17-year-old Native American runner training for his dream of becoming an elite collegiate athlete. As he comes of age, the memory of his great-grandfather’s 50-mile escape from an Indian boarding school connects past, present, and future, transforming Ku’s passion for running into a communal process of remembrance and healing.