The Waldo Theatre
Waldoboro, Maine
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Films: 7PM, Doors: 6:30PM
Admission: Adult Advance $10 / Adult Day Of $15 & $5 Under 18
Location: The Waldo Theatre – 916 Main St Waldoboro, ME
Presented by: The Waldo Theatre
Program Notes: The film program will last about two hours.
Scheduled Program*:
THE BOOK OF GEORGE | 15.5 minutes | by Danny Schmidt | from: United States | 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.
OLD LADIES AGAINST UNDERWATER GARBAGE | 15 minutes | by Liz McGregor | from: Maine | Short synopsis: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage follows Susan Baur, the 85-year-old leader, and her crew of fearless women as they defy limits, protect the environment, and rediscover wonder and joy through water and community. A reminder that adventure and activism know no age.
GET LOST – FIND YOURSELF | 2.7 minutes | by Jacob Stærk | from: Denmark | Short synopsis: Norwegian Cold water surfers explore the West Coast of Norway in search of new waves and ultimately find what they where looking for – and more.Official Selections: Surf Film Festival Hamburg 2026, Brest Surf Film Festival 2026 & North Sea Surf Film Festival 2026. LA Indie Shorts Nominee.Awards: Best Short Film, North Sea Surf Film Festival 2026
THE DESCENT INTO DISCOMFORT (VEGURINN TIL VANLÍÐUNNAR) | 14.8 minutes | by Sam Walker | from: United Kingdom | Short synopsis: A 10-day, 209-mile crossing of Iceland from north to south. A journey that has profound physical and emotional challenges as its participants ‘descend into discomfort’.Crossing landscapes that are as wild as they are beautiful – from the barren moonscape area known as “Exploding Sands” to intensely green volcanic valleys and lava fields. Escaping the pressures of work, social media, and home life to find freedom in the wide open silence of Iceland’s interior.
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.
BEAUTY IN A FALL | 27 minutes | by Nat Segal | from: Canada | Short synopsis: In her toughest adventure yet Canadian mountain guide, Julianna Howatt, seeks to embrace her identity as a trans woman following a fierce struggle with cPTSD.
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.