Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Rain date: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Films begin at: 7:30PM, be sure to arrive early to get a spot!
Admission: $15 per person, $50 for a family of four.
Pre-registration appreciated, but not required: Pre-register here
Location: Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park 9 Atterbury Cir, Winter Harbor, ME 04693
Presented by: Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park
Program Notes: The film program will last about two hours, with no intermission.
Please bring your own chair for comfort and safety. You might also consider bringing a headlamp, a brown bag lunch and bug dope.

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Scheduled Program:

*Film Program To Be Announced in Early June*

GROUNDSWELL: THE RE:WILD YOUR CAMPUS STORY | 12.3 minutes | by Josh Izenberg, Palmer Morse | from: United States | New England Premiere | Short synopsis: Groundswell: The Re:wild Your Campus Story is a short film following the student-led movement to eliminate toxic pesticides from college campuses and replace them with native, ecologically restorative landscapes. Featuring stories from campuses including Grinnell College, Drexel University, UC Berkeley and UCLA, Groundswell explores the power of grassroots organizing, relationship-building, and collective action in the face of environmental challenges.
FISH FOR THE FUTURE | 5.03 minutes | by Matthew Benton | from: United States | Maine Premiere | Short synopsis: At the beginning of 2025 the Palisades fire ravaged the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles. In the aftermath, conservation biologists and volunteers scramble to rescue one of the last endangered steelhead trout populations in the region before an upcoming rainstorm. The team has a short window to save as many fish as possible as mudslides threaten to wipe out their habitat.
RED WOLF IN TIME OUT | 4.08 minutes | by Dave Russo, Calliope Mary | from: United States | Maine Premiere | Short synopsis: The Red Wolf got tattled on for something it didn’t do and now it’s in time-out. Child narrated, stepdad animated.
STEWARD·SHIP – A LOVE LETTER TO THE MAINE COAST | 8.1 minutes | by Luke Kaneb | from: Maine | World Premiere | 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.
CAUGHT | 6.1 minutes | by Kevan Doyle | from: United States | Short synopsis: Caught is a short documentary filmed in Sri Lanka that explores how building economies around recycling can inspire sustainable change in developing communities. Directed by Kevan Doyle, the film was featured in his TEDx talk after the organizer was so moved by its message, she insisted it be shared with the audience. Caught is a hopeful portrait of how local action can spark global impact—turning ocean waste into opportunity.
THE BOOK OF GEORGE | 15.5 minutes | by Danny Schmidt | from: United States | New England Premiere | Short synopsis: The Book of George traces the unlikely path of George McKenzie Jr., from a life shaped by violence to a career photographing the natural world. Now a mentor and guide, he brings young people into spaces they were never told they belonged.
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.
THE MARKS WE LEAVE | 6 minutes | by Mitchell Milbauer | from: United States | New England Premiere | Short synopsis: The Marks We Leave is a short six-minute documentary that follows Bozeman-based artist Hailey Hosken as she creates a painting inspired by her experience climbing in the Gallatin Canyon; specifically the most prominent feature, Spare Rib. The film explores the deep connection between Hailey’s art and the landscape around her, showing how her time outdoors shapes the way she approaches her paintings.
BETWEEN MOON TIDES | 25.4 minutes | by Jason Jaacks | from: Massachussetts | Maine Premiere | Short synopsis: In a ribbon of saltmarsh in coastal New England, an intergenerational group of citizen scientists is trying to save the Saltmarsh Sparrow from extinction, one nest at a time.