presented by Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors and Northeast Historic Film
ROCKLAND, Maine - Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, in collaboration with Northeast Historic Film, is pleased to announce its first-ever maritime film program, designed to highlight the state’s rich coastal culture.
In Our Wake: Maine’s Maritime Heritage on Film, will consist of two screenings of historic films in two coastal cities – Bucksport and Rockland – that have strong maritime heritages. From lobster pots and four-masted schooners to rescues at sea and fishing for tuna, the films step back in time to 1902 and then travel through the decades to explore Maine’s nautical past. Through the use of home movies, travelogues, silents, and talkies, these moving pictures examine our state’s boats, harbors and people, with live commentary provided and lively audience participation encouraged.
“I love historic still photography, but these movies are really magic. Seeing our ancestors in motion at work and at play is both humbling and inspiring,” said John Hanson, publisher of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine.
The showings of In Our Wake will be on Thursday, March 4, at the Alamo Theatre in Bucksport, Maine, and Thursday, March 11, at Atlantic Challenge in Rockland, Maine. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for the 7:00 showings.
The program will include Drawing a Lobster Pot from March 1901, which is the oldest film shot in the state of Maine that NHF has found to date. The film Launching of the Doris Hamlin shows the launch of a four-masted schooner in Harrington in 1919. The credits mention a man named Frye and describe him as the youngest ship builder in the world at the time. From Stump to Ship was shot in Machias in the 1930s, and documents the logging operations of the era, from felling trees in winter to shipping finished wood products to market.
David Weiss, Executive Director of Northeast Historic Film, said, “These are just a few of the pieces that will be shown during this on-screen journey. We are thrilled to work with MBH&H and know that this collaboration will lead to more great adventures. Please join us and lend your expertise -- the audience will be invited to tell us what they know about the boats and locations shown in the film clips.”
The March 4 program is at the Alamo Theatre on Main Street in Bucksport. Admission is free. The March 11 program, to be held at Atlantic Challenge, 643 Main Street, Rockland, is part of Atlantic Challenge’s winter lecture series. Admission to the Rockland event is $5 and will go to support the programs of Atlantic Challenge. For both showings, the doors will open at 6:45 p.m., with the films beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors has published the premier magazine about life on the Maine coast since 1987. The magazine is noted for its eclectic award-winning coverage of all aspects of coastal living. As the name implies, it covers Maine’s fine boats, homes, art, food, people, natural world, and history five times per year. The company also produces the award-winning MaineBoats.com website, and the annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show on the waterfront in Rockland (August 13-15, 2010). Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors: In Print. Online. In Person.
Northeast Historic Film collects, preserves, and makes accessible the moving-image history of northern New England. The non-profit organization is known for representing the world of film to local and regional communities through screenings of culturally and historically significant film and video as well as of titles that are in commercial release. NHF runs a community cinema in the 1916 Alamo Theatre in Bucksport, and maintains cold-storage vaults that hold thousands of hours of videotape and more than 10 million feet of film. Visit NHF online at oldfilm.org or in person on Main Street in Bucksport.
Media Contact:
Leila Murphy or Jennifer McIntosh
email: news@maineboats.com
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, P.O. Box 566, Rockland, ME 04841; 207-594-8622; 800-565-4951. www.maineboats.com
Jessica Hosford
email: jessica@oldfilm.org
Northeast Historic Film, P.O. Box 900, Bucksport, ME 04416; 207-469-0924. www.oldfilm.org 
