Camden Public Library Amphitheatre

Join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival in Camden for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films shown under the stars in the field at the Camden Public Library Amphitheatre.

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
Time: Doors: 7:00PM Films: 7:45PM
Location: Camden Public Library Amphitheatre Atlantic Ave, Camden, ME
Admission: Suggested donation of $5 to $10 split between the Camden Public Library and Teens To Trails
Presented in partnership with: The Town of Camden and the Camden Public Library
Program Notes: The film program will last about two hours, including a 10-minute intermission.
Please bring your own chair for comfort and safety

Film program is subject to change.

Screening Program:

*Film Program Subject To Change*

MODIFY – 15 minutes – by Vasu Sojitra, Jessica Jane Hart – from Montana – Short synopsis: Three athletes with different disabilities gather in the backcountry to enjoy the snow and share their experiences of living in a world that has been conditioned to exclude them.

THE COLLECTOR – 15 minutes – by Jim Picariello, Carrie Wachob – from Maine/Washington, MAINE PREMIERE – Short synopsis: Owner of the world’s largest private collection of Oz memorabilia, Willard Carroll is living proof that one story can change the entire trajectory of your life.

LONE WOLF ON RAGGED ISLAND – 12.7 minutes – by Josh Povec – from Maine – Short synopsis: When a winter storm hits the island on the frontier between the Maine coast and the open ocean there often is just one person on it. Charlie Perakis is on the hunt for stories that are told by animals through their tracks in the fresh blanket of snow.

TAKE ME TO SKI VENTURE – 14.35 minutes – by Connor David Brady, Josey Brady – from New York – Short synopsis: Ski Venture, a Ski Co-op started in 1937 tucked away in the West Glenville hills of Upstate New York is 110 feet, tow rope accessed, and all natural snow. If an alternative model of skiing is possible here, in this tiny corner of upstate New York, maybe it’s possible elsewhere. After all, skiing has never been just about skiing.

INTERMISSION

109 BELOW – 13.82 minutes – by Nick Martini – from California – Short synopsis: 109 Below tells a tale of resilience and grit when rescue volunteers go to save the lives of strangers. An attempted rescue on Mount Washington in 1982 changed not only the course of two climbers’ lives, but the lives of the rescuers who attempted to save them — and the future of prosthetics, forever.

WITH THE TIDE – 25.33 minutes – by Chelsea J Jolly – from Alaska – Short synopsis: Set in the remote village of Yakutat, Alaska, “With the Tide” follows the youth of the Tlingit tribe as they further explore their relationship to the ocean, themselves, and the expanse of isolated wilderness they call home. Over the span of four years, this story documents the exploration of how surfing can increase health, wellness and value for nature in a community that is constantly facing layers of adversity and the challenges of geographic isolation.

SOUNDSCAPE – 14.8 minutes – by Timmy ONeill – from Nevada – Short synopsis: Soundscape shares the sightless experience of climbing a mountain via echo location, touch and imagination. Soundscape features Erik Weihenmayer, a global adventure athlete and author who is fully blind, as he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra Nevada. Using expert camera work and emotive, novel animation to bring to life a concept by adaptive climbing pioneer Timmy ONeill, the film is a surprising and soulful adventure.