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Locals Only Shorts Collection – 2023 MCFF Shorts Program

The MCFF is pleased to present the Locals Only Shorts Collection, our friends and neighbors delight us with tales from near and far.

Join us following the film for a post-screening talkback with guest filmmakers!

Total Running Time: 1 hour, 27 minutes

Chicas Al Aqua
Directed by Liz McGregor (Newcastle, ME) – In attendance
You can count the number of female paddlers in Futaleufú, Chile on one hand and they want to change that. After many riverside matés and floating conversations, the idea to create a kayak course for local teenage girls was hatched.
Running Time: 18 minutes

Maine’s First Ship
Directed by Kristie Truluck (Bath, ME) – In attendance
Through the voices of our volunteers and committed community, this documentary tells thee tale of the nearly forgotten history of the Popham Colony and the mission to build a historical boat.
Running Time: 10 minutes

In The Hills
Directed by Jonas Stepanauskas & Eliot O’Mahoney (Nobleboro, ME)
A story of two friends in midcoast Maine who enjoy mountain biking and filming.
Running Time: 6 minutes

Closure
Directed by Abigail Jakub (Portland, ME) 
Residents on an island in Down-east Maine reflect a year after their community nursing home was forced to close.
Running Time: 15 minutes

Farm on the River
Directed by Austin Mills (Saco, ME) – In attendance
Get an intimate look at a family-owned oyster farm on the coast of Maine, and how backbreaking work for some is a freeing experience for others.
Running Time: 13 minutes

Called to Lead
Directed by Pam Maus & Susanna Liller (Owls Head, ME) – In attendance
Brenda Commander is the first woman chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and was called to lead after the tribe was granted sovereignty in 1980.
Running Time: 21 minutes

Maine Maple
Directed by Jeshua Soucy (Maine)
A visual telling of a day in the life of a maple syrup farmer.
Running Time: 4 minutes

 

 

 

Special thanks to

Reny’s, Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, Kind Eider’s Pub, J. Edward Knight Insurance, Colby & Gale

                       

for helping us bring the MidCoast Film Fest to Lincoln Theater!

 

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