Bissell Brothers Garden

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026
Doors: 6:00PM
Film: 7:00PM
Location: In the Garden at Bissell Brothers, 38 Resurgam Pl, Portland, ME 04102
Presented by: Bissell Brothers
Program Notes:
Admission: $10 Suggested Donation

The film program will last about 50 minutes with a 20 minute intermission.

Film Program:*

KING’S FIELD | 14.43 minutes | by Joseph M Carter | from: Maine | Short synopsis: King had a problem — he couldn’t grow enough cannabis for his store.Matt had a solution.This film documents their partnership and one season of sun-grown cannabis in Maine
STEWARD·SHIP – A LOVE LETTER TO THE MAINE COAST | 8.1 minutes | by Luke Kaneb | from: Maine | Short synopsis: A young sailor navigates Maine’s rugged coastline aboard a wooden boat, discovering that the freedom to explore is inseparable from the responsibility to care for the places that make that life possible.
THE HUMAN SIDE OF PLASTIC: ABBY BARROWS | 18.43 minutes | by Andrew Lynch, Ben Ayers, Rush Sturges | from: United Kingdom | Short synopsis: On Deer Isle, Maine, home to one of the world’s most productive lobster ports, warming waters and invisible microplastic pollution threaten a centuries-old way of life. As veteran lobsterman Joel Billings and his daughter Hannah reckon with the possible end of their family’s tradition, neighbor and microplastics researcher Abby Barrows offers a vision for a more sustainable future through plastic-free aquaculture.
SALT MARSH | 15.1 minutes | by Tom Bell | from: Maine | Short synopsis: With a haunting, original score by Lee Ranaldo, “Salt Marsh” explores art, climate, and solitude through the reflections of Maine artist Mitchell Rasor. The 15-minute documentary is a poetic portrait of an artist and place.
A LIFE ALOFT | 12.8 minutes | by Clayton Simoncic | from: Maine | Short synopsis: A portrait of Paul Stumpf, hot air balloon pilot and New England’s last balloon repairman, reflecting on a life lived aloft within a close-knit community of balloon builders and pilots.