Community Films

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., April 2 at 9:40 pm
Sat., April 4 at 2:40 pm

The Land of Norumbega was the earliest name of a region that we now recognize as New England. Its center was the Penobscot River of Maine, and around it grew the legend of a fabulous city, like El Dorado, that drew adventurers and explorers from Europe and brought them in contact with the native peoples who had lived in the Norumbega region for millennia.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., April 2 at 9:00 pm
Sat., April 4 at 2:00 pm

Remember the magic of TV when it was new? Return to the 1950s and early 1960s. TV Time Machine recalls our leaders and people on the street. It chronicles great achievements and disasters, events of everyday life, sports and recreation, business, community, home and the texture of our lives.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., March 19 at 9:00 pm
Sat., March 21 at 2:00 pm

A marvelous look at woods and farming operations. Great shots of life in the woods camp. Various tools and methods used to cut and haul logs (both long and pulp length) to streams that will eventually be steered down the Kennebec to the various mills. Winter work and the spring drive. Filling the ice wagons, log booms on Wyman Lake, a jam at Moxie Falls and slucing at Wyman Dam are featured.

Maine Public TV Air Time:
Thur., February 27 at 9:00 pm

This film chronicles Maine's ice fishing community through the eyes of Bob Foster, the last in a dying breed of winter anglers. The 77-year-old paints a picture of Maine's ice fishing history, while introducing us to key players in today's culture. A film about a treasured Maine tradition and a shared passion for storytelling amid the state's diverse, often misunderstood ice fishing culture.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., February 20 at 9:00 pm
Sat., February 22 at 2:00 pm

A collection of stories on how Maine people solve problems, ranging from Machias, Maine taking on the world's most powerful navy, to an amputee father waiting for his son to return from Afghanistan so they can hike up Mt. Katahdin.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., February 13 at 9:30 pm
Sat., February 15 at 2:30 pm

A story about one of today's most important artists and leading authorities on African American art. This film captures Driskell making collages inspired by mentor Romare Bearden, documents him with National Gallery consulting curator Ruth Fine, and painting at his Falmouth, Maine studio. The film also explores the give and take of his creative relationship with master printmaker, Curlee Holton. It all results in powerful works that pull from abstract expressionism, African masks, Coptic art, modernism, cubism — the history of art in the works of this wise and gentle man.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., February 13 at 9:00 pm
Sat., February 15 at 2:00 pm

Artist James Groleau reflects on his adventures as he paints a large mosaic depicting Little Cape Point on Maine's remote Wass Island.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., February 6 at 9:00 pm
Sat., February 8 at 2:00 pm

This compilation shows newsreel and amateur footage of ice harvesting operations in Maine and includes ice-house interiors with massive ice blocks being maneuvered at high speed, and horse teams delivering ice to brownstones in Boston.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., January 30 at 9:00 pm
Sat., February 1 at 2:00 pm

The story of George Buckman Dorr, the father of Acadia National Park. The film documents just how Dorr with the help of others painstakingly engineered Acadia.

To learn more about the Becoming Acadia visit Dobbs Productions Inc.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., January 23 at 9:00 pm
Sat., January 25 at 2:00 pm

Learn the story of the last two dairy farms along eight miles of Route 101 in Kittery and Eliot, Maine. Hear the recollections of those who are the last to farm this stretch of land.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., January 16 at 9:00 pm
Sat., January 18 at 2:00 pm

A celebration of life in Searsmont, Maine. Produced in celebration of Searsmont, Maine's bicentennial, which took place in 2014. The program focuses on the people of this rural Waldo County community, and how the character of the town is shaped by its history and inhabitants.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., January 9 at 9:00 pm
Sat., January 11 at 2:00 pm

This film serves as a vivid illustration of the skills, life and character of the turn of the century Maine Lumbermen and River Drivers.

Maine Public TV Air Times:
Thur., December 26 at 10:30 pm
Sat., December 28 at 2:30 pm

The free Millinocket Marathon & Half Marathon began in 2015 when Gary Allen read an article about what the closing of a mill did to the Mount Katahdin region.

Maine Public TV Air Time:
Sat., Dec. 21 at 2:30 pm

Brandy Yanchyk travels to Dawson City, Yukon to learn about its gold rush history. Next, she explores the remote communities of Twillingate, Change and Fogo Islands in Central Newfoundland.

Maine Public TV Air Time:
Sat., Dec. 21 at 2:00 pm

Brandy Yanchyk boards an expedition vessel and explores Sable Island, the Magdalene Islands, Bonaventure Island, Gros Morne National Park and Cape Breton Island.