Absolem Cider Company

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Rain Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Timing: Films will begin at 7:45PM so be sure to show up a little early to get your spot!
Admission: $10 Suggested Donation.
Location: Absolem Cider Company, 799 Winthrop Road, Winthrop, ME
Program Notes: The film program will last about two hours, including a 10-minute intermission. Please bring your own chair and/or blanket. There is plenty of free parking. Film program is subject to change.

Presented by: Absolem Cider Company and Kennebec Savings Bank

Screening Program*:

MOUNTAIN GUIDES: BAROMETERS OF CHANGE | 7.1 minutes | by Chris Shane | from: United States | New England PremiereShort synopsis: This Short follows mountain guide Angela Hawse into the Arctic, where her life’s work collides with a rapidly warming planet. She’s spent decades leading people into Earth’s most awe-inspiring places. Her story highlights how firsthand connection to threatened landscapes can turn us into lifelong ambassadors for the places we love. In collaboration with Protect Our Winters, Polar Bears International and Black Diamond Equipment, it was filmed during the 2025 UN International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation.
ASTRONAUT IN THE OCEAN | 11.2 minutes | by Keith Malloy | from: United States | Short synopsis: Bodyboarding takes a pioneering spirit and a willingness to put yourself in harm’s way. Unlike surfing, there are no fans and no money. But for Shane Ackerman, it’s what makes him feel most free. And while Shane works in the mines as a crane operator in order to afford bodyboarding, he makes sure his work-life balance involves more living than working.
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
THE SEARCH FOR MILLISECONDS – JACKSON GOLDSTONE | 30.9 minutes | by Darcy Wittenburg | from: Canada | Short synopsis: On the final day of the World Cup season, downhill phenom Jackson Goldstone faces the narrowest margin in the sport: one run where winning is his only option
ISLYCKAN | 4.75 minutes | by Anne Niskala | from: Finland | New England Premiere | Short synopsis: My passion is Nordic Skating. In the 2023-2024 season I skated 10000 km with my friend. In the film I tell you about my season and why nordic skating is so important to me.
LAST OF A KIND | 13.2 minutes | by Chris Flaherty, Dan Sullivan | from: United States | World Premiere | Short synopsis: Will, an aging Vermont woodsman, reflects on his lifelong pursuit of antler hunting and other outdoor passions at a time when both the environment and the culture are endangered. In a rapidly developing landscape, how much longer will there be space for the moose…and for people like him?
IT TAKES TWO TO TANDEM | 6.6 minutes | by Cat Aeppel, Anna Wilder Burns | from: United States/Canada | New England PremiereShort synopsis: It Takes Two to Tandem is a feel-good short following longtime riding partners Sam and Jazz as they take a tandem bike across some of their favorite trails, marking ten years since their first tandem adventure together. Part celebration, part reflection, the film explores friendship, trust, and the rare joy of moving through the world in sync.