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Contact: Connie Pacillo
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PORTLAND, Maine (August 22, 2013) – The Maine Outdoor Film Festival jury has selected the outstanding work of six local filmmakers to kick off the prestigious annual festival. The event begins at 4:30, Saturday, August 24 on the lawn of Three Rivers Whitewater, 2265 US Rte. 201 The Forks, ME.
The six Maine films headlining the event are:
The Way We Live
Taylor Walker – Millinocket, Maine
Inspired to Explore
Joel Osgood – Lewiston, Maine
A day in the life of a trail builder
Andy Gillespie – Carrabassett Valley, Maine
NO REGRETS…
Brian Donaghy – Maine
Riding Knife’s Edge
Owen Cassidy / Nick Bowie – Portland, Maine
WHSOC: Saddleback Island Trip
Asa Reed – Windham, Maine
The evening’s full program is as follows:
Evening Session – 4:30 pm
La Montaña
Tabaré Blanchard – Dominican Republic – 86 minutes
A portrait of the adventure of the first Dominican expedition to reach the top of Mount Everest in Nepal. With beautiful images, powerful music, and inspiring achievements, this film presents the contrast of the highest mountain in the world and the low lands of the Caribbean, as the three climbers surpass the difficult track to the top. At the same time, three Dominican children, son of fishermen, start their own challenge in climbing the highest mountain on the island. Two parallel stories that remind us that from the sea to the sky, everyone has a dream: a mountain to climb.
Trail Climbs Sharply
Ian MacLellan – Massachusetts – 12 minutes
Follows local runners as they compete in the U.S. Mountain Running Series. Mountain running takes participants up and down ski slopes and mountain auto roads throughout New England.
New England Surfing Excursion
Rick Groleau – Massachusetts – 3 minutes
Father and son surf 10 beaches in five days, covering four states and lots of small waves.
SWISSMAN Xtreme Triathlon 2013
Marc Hakan Paulsen – Switzerland – 10 minutes
SWISSMAN Xtreme Triathlon is a unique journey that begins at the lowest point of Switzerland at 196 m above sea level, crosses the Alps with three major hills and reaches its summit with the stunning scenery at the finish line just below the top of Europe at 2061m.
A Ballad to Acadia National Park
Denise Dragiewicz/Marc Dragiewicz – New Jersey – 10 minutes
Captures the natural beauty and friendly community of Mount Dessert Island, Maine, in July of 2013 during a five-day visit.
WHSOC: Saddleback Island Trip
Asa Reed – Windham, Maine – 10 minutes
Thanks to Teen to Trails and their partners – the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Old Quarry Ocean Adventures – the Windham High School Outing Club won a three-day sea-kayaking trip to Saddleback Island. This film documents that amazing trip.
Evening Session – 8 :15 pm
Riding Knife’s Edge
Owen Cassidy / Nick Bowie – Portland, Maine – 5 minutes
A snowboarding first descent of Knife’s Edge on Katahdin.
One Man, One Canoe, Two Countries – A Filmmaker’s Quest
David Doering – Wisconsin – 41 minutes
An award winning film that takes you on a build-and-explore journey of discovery in classic northern canoe country.
A Life Well Lived | Jim Whittaker & 50 Years of Everest
Eric Becker – Washington – 4 minutes
Jim Whittaker summited Mt. Everest on May 1, 1963 with the Sherpa Nawang Gombu (a nephew of Tenzing Norgay), becoming the first American to achieve this summit.
Ma forêt
Sebastien Pins – Belgium – 7 minutes
With the view of a child, travel throughout the forest to discover its magic, its mysteries and its meetings.
Stan Herd: Down To Earth
Bradley Beenders – Missouri – 27 minutes
An intimate portrait of International Earthwork artist Stan Herd as he creates large-scale images on the earth that are best viewed from above. Stan found his canvas in the field, on the family farm working with wheat, sunflowers, other crops, and found objects. Two of his first Kansas installations were the 160-acre portraits of Kiowa War Chief Satanta and Will Rogers.
NO REGRETS…
Brian Donaghy – Maine – 12 minutes
As an avid fly fisherman, my favorite day on the water each year has become a day where I do no fishing at all. Instead, it is a day where each year I am humbled by the strength and persistence of a group of breast cancer survivors as they take to the water alongside me and a group of volunteer fishing guides. It’s remarkable, it’s humbling, it’s refreshing, and its life changing. We all hope and pray that this day will eventually not be needed because a cure for breast cancer has been found, but until then, we will continue to step into the water each year with a very special group of women.
A Day In The Life of A Trail Builder
Andy Gillespie – Carrabassett Valley, Maine – 4 minutes
The town of Carrabassett Valley and the Carrabassett Region New England Mountain Bike Association are making big moves along the region’s multi-use trails.
Inspired to Explore
Joel Osgood – Lewiston, Maine – 8 minutes
Last summer a Lewiston-Auburn youth group discovered nature and adventure and in the process found their voice, their power, and their potential.
Donnie Vincent’s The River’s Divide
Kyle Nickolite – Wisconsin – 47 minutes
The documentary film of Donnie Vincent’s bow hunting journey to the Badlands of North Dakota, chasing a whitetail deer known as “Steve.”
The Way We Live
Taylor Walker – Millinocket, Maine – 20 minutes
While Maine sits on the outskirts of the whitewater world, there is a core group of dedicated paddlers here that are pushing the sport and their own personal limits every day.
For more information about MOFF, to purchase tickets, to learn more about upcoming tour dates, or to sponsor a tour date, go to: http://maineoutdoorfilm.com.
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