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The Portland Premiere of Maine’s First-Ever Feature-Length Wildlife Film

The Portland Premiere of Maine’s First-Ever Feature-Length Wildlife Film

Maine’s first-ever feature length wildlife film will make its Portland premiere thanks to the efforts and vision of 10 Portland-area land trusts and trail organizations. The collaboration will host a screening of a Peace of Forest on March 29, 2025 at USM’s Hannaford Hall at 7:00 p.m. with a Q & A with the filmmakers, Lee Ann and Thomas Szelog, following the screening of the film.

A Peace of Forest is a compelling, feature-length film, celebrating the beauty and intimacy of wildlife in Maine. This one-of-a-kind cinematic adventure showcases surprising, tender and exquisite interactions of wildlife during peaceful moments in Maine’s natural world.

"We have been fortunate to have made two movies in Maine — The Way We Get By and Beneath The Harvest Sky.” Maine is a very special state in that there are so many options for locations. Given its size, you can travel to northern Maine, southern Maine, all along the coast, and tell a number of different stories in totally unique worlds with each film having very distinctive looks. The abundance of locations combined with the incredible generosity of the people and communities, make filmmaking in Maine a pure joy. We would not be filmmakers today without the support from the people of Maine and we will be forever grateful."

- Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet, The Way We Get By and Beneath the Harvest Sky

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"Filming in Maine was a dream, simply because of the people. We came to Maine and found enthusiasm and friendliness. People wanted to help out any way they could and were excited to be a part of something. That sort of thing doesn’t happen in Los Angeles or New York or even Georgia. It’s really beautiful for people to come together to support a large artistic project like this."

- James Khanlarian, Director, The Ghost Trap

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