Portland director Matt Cascella’s debut film “Hangdog” (2023, NR, 91 minutes) returns to Harbor Theater on Sunday June 30. Cascella and the film’s writer Jen Cordery will attend the screening, introduce their work and, following the film, answer audience questions. A reception to meet the filmmakers and enjoy light refreshments will allow time to visit with friends beginning at 6:30 pm. The June 30 screening is FREE to Harbor Theater Members. All other Adult tickets are $10.

This humane comedy/drama features Walt (Desmin Borges, PRIVATE LIFE, FX's YOU'RE THE WORST) as a fish out of water in his own skin. He’s now also a fish out of water in Portland, Maine, having recently moved with his girlfriend, Wendy, to be closer to her parents. Without a job or a plan, and with a new dog (Tony) competing for Wendy’s affections, Walt has reached peak anxiety. When Wendy leaves town for the most important business trip of her career, she entrusts Walt with one task: taking care of her fur baby, Tony. After a careless mistake gets Tony stolen, Walt embarks on a wild goose chase to retrieve the dog before Wendy returns, or risk losing them both. Along the way, he connects with locals Marianne (Barbara Rosenblat, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK), a wisecracking nonconformist, and Brent (Steve Coulter, SHE-HULK, A LITTLE PRAYER), a recent widower, who force him to confront his anxieties and embrace human (and canine!) connection.

“Walt’s search is a journey as idiosyncratic and detoured as Portland itself and Walt himself, whose forlorn face more befits the “hangdog” name than the dog’s ever could. Director Matt Cascella and writer Jen Cordery have made a film that’s charming, original, and sweet in its own deliberately shaggy way. Hangdog is a real Maine-made discovery.” —Ken Eisen, MIFF

This event is open to Harbor Theater Members FREE, and to all others at the regular ticket price of $10 Adult; $8 Child (under 18). If you want to become a Member or to renew your membership, visit https://boothbaycinema.org/membership/, or join in person at the theater. Individual Membership, $40; Family Membership, $75.