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SUMMARY:Maine Outdoor Film Festival: The Battie Program
DESCRIPTION:Join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival\, presented by Baxter B
 rewing\, for a two hour program of outdoor adventure and conservation sh
 ort films\, shown outdoors\, at the Eastern Promenade for night four of 
 the second weekend of MOFF.\n- The film program will last about two hour
 s\, including a 10-minute intermission.\n- Please bring your own camp ch
 air/blanket.\n- On A Roll Food truck will be joining us for the event. A
 dditional Food trucks may be available at the Eastern Promenade.\n- For 
 the Eastern Prom screenings\, attendees are welcome to BYO Refreshments.
 \n- No pets allowed per city ordinances.\n- Film program is subject to c
 hange.\n- This event will adhere to any prevailing state guidelines for 
 public safety in light of COVID-19.\n\nFilm Program:\nDAY TRIPPER - 5.9 
 minutes - by Connor Davis - from Maine - Short synopsis: Day Tripper is 
 a New England ski adventure with three simple goals: 1) Ski as much as p
 ossible 2) See as much as possible 3) Get home before bedtime. We’re h
 appy to have you along for the ride.\n\nTIERRA DEL FUEGO - 6.5 minutes -
  by Oleksandr Lozytskyi - from Ukraine - Short synopsis: Film from an ex
 citing expedition to Tierra del Fuego in Chile and Argentina in November
  2021.\n\nATTACK &amp\; RELEASE - 15 minutes - by Tom Attwater - from Mo
 ntana - Short synopsis: After Ranga Perera's family moved to the U.S. fr
 om Sri Lanka\, he tragically lost his father to an unexpected heart atta
 ck. While coping with the loss of his father\, he found himself in Monta
 na where he was drawn to the magic of fly fishing and the solace of the 
 river. Throughout his journey\, he struggles to rediscover his childlike
  wonder and finds comfort in his time spent on the water. After a confro
 ntation with his own mortality\, Ranga learns the importance of mindfuln
 ess and living life with an open heart.\n\nTHE LONG TRAVERSE - 21.25 min
 utes - by Keenan Desplanques\, Christopher Blevins - from California - S
 hort synopsis: The Long Traverse chronicles World Champion mountain bike
 r\, Christopher Blevins\, as he introduces a new FKT (Fastest Known Time
 ) route in the Los Padres National Forest. Through this effort\, the fil
 m showcases his changing relationship to the land and highlights the env
 ironmental and social issues facing the area\, including the increasing 
 severity of forest fires\, and the harm created by extractive industry. 
 The film seeks to inspire viewers to think more deeply about their relat
 ionship to the places they recreate.\n\nINTERMISSION\n\nA NEW PERSPECTIV
 E OF WHITEWATER - 3.45 minutes - by Benjamin Koehler - from Maine - Shor
 t synopsis: Whitewater snorkeling and scuba diving gives a unique perspe
 ctive of the river\, one where you can be inside of a wave\, see the cur
 rent react to the riverbed\, and use the rocks to climb upstream.\n\nMOR
 NING ZOOM - 5.2 minutes - by Jesse LaFountaine\, Mercedes Mehling - from
  Maine - Short synopsis: It's Monday morning. Tom is getting ready for h
 is Zoom meeting at 8am. A text from a coworker buzzes on his phone - "Bo
 ss just called. The meeting got pushed back until 9." Tom has an extra h
 our. And he knows exactly what to do with it.\n\nABOVE THE LAW - 14 minu
 tes - by Bryony Dunne - from Ireland - Short synopsis: Above the Law lin
 ks the routes of migratory birds with the journeys of people who travers
 e the same bodies of land and water. Unfolding atop a pigeon coop in Cai
 ro\, across bird watching towers on a Greek island as well as the border
  in Northern Ireland\, these parallel journeys depict the laws of nature
  vis-à-vis the rule of man\, reminding us that geopolitical are irrelev
 ant to some species. The film features a literal bird’s-eye view as ea
 gles\, carry cameras on their backs\, becoming instruments of surveillan
 ce\, capturing nature\, both human and nonhuman.\n\nNORMAL PEOPLE WOULD 
 DRIVE - 22.7 minutes - by Olivia Holt\, Patrick Wood - from Australia - 
 Short synopsis: A team of middle-aged women\, who have never considered 
 themselves athletes\, head to the remote Australian outback to test thei
 r physical and mental limits in a desert ultramarathon.
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LOCATION:299 Eastern Promenade\, Portland\,  Maine  04101\,  US
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