The festival kicks off with an opening reception the evening of Friday, July 29 at 6 p.m., with hors d’oevres, prosecco, and sparkling cider provided by SeaCoast Catering. “Imber’s Left Hand,” from filmmaker Richard Kane, will be the opening feature of the festival with a screening beginning at 7 p.m., and we will be joined by Richard Kane, co-producer Melody Lewis-Kane, and the film’s co-star, Jill Hoy for a talkback following the film.

 

On Saturday, July 30, the theater will present five different films, beginning at 10 a.m. with “The Forgotten War,” a story of Korea from California filmmaker Daniel Leonard Bernardi. At noon, join us for Joesph Sikorski’s “Invisible Threads,” the story of a forgotten wireless plant called Telefunken, followed by a dreamlike journey about our relationship with the planet but also about social isolation and loneliness in “Dreaming an Island” from filmmaker Andrea Pellerani of Switzerland, playing at 3 p.m.  The Saturday night headliner is a double feature beginning at 7 p.m. featuring “Natasha Mayers: An Unstill Life,” from directors Anita Clearfield of Litchfield Maine, and Geoffrey Leighton, immediately followed by Vermont filmmaker Chris Spencer’s “The Price of Safety.”

 

Sunday, July 31, the final day of the festival, kicks off with “Food Forest,” at 11 a.m. a documentary from Belgium filmmaker Louis De Jaeger about landscape architect Louis De Jaeger and how food forests can save the earth. At 1 p.m., catch a double header! Antti Haase of Finland’s “The Master Brewer” tells a magical comeback story, and “The Prediction of Extreme Events – The Story of E.J. Gumbel” from German filmmaker David Ruf tells of Gumbel’s life through animation, archive material and interviews. And closing out this third season of the MidCoast Film Fest is the popular shorts presentation, featuring nine films from or about New England, including a short about the popular Camden toboggan races!

 

Tickets to the Opening Reception and screening of “Imber’s Left Hand,” as well as tickets for single events, full day passes, and festival passes for the entire weekend are available in advance through the Lincoln Theater website. More information on the MidCoast Film Fest is available at MidCoastFilmFest.org, and information on the complete schedule of this season’s events, as well as visiting directors for post screening talk backs, is available by visiting “On Screen” and “MidCoast Film Fest” at LincolnTheater.net. Don’t miss this incredible collection of original films on the big screen at the historic Lincoln Theater, located at 2 Theater Street in Damariscotta.