Free Waterville screening of film “PROTECTING THE NATURE OF MAINE” slated for Thursday October 8, 2009
09/30/2009

You won't want to miss the Waterville premiere of our inspiring new documentary film that features some of Maine's most important environmental victories and the people who helped to make them possible.

The film “Protecting the Nature of Maine: Fifty Years of the Natural Resources Council of Maine,” is slated for a free screening accompanied by words from director Richard Kane, NRCM Executive Director Brownie Carson, and others involved in the film, at Railroad Square Cinema on Thursday October 8. A reception begins at 7:00 p.m., followed by the film, which begins at 7:30 p.m.

Stunning footage – from Anson Gorge to Mt. Katahdin to Acadia National Park and beyond – and dozens of interviews with citizens across the state, bring the threats and the accomplishments to life and remind us what can be achieved when concerned people come together for a cause in which they believe. For a sneak preview, see the trailer at www.nrcm.org.

A number of the film's scenes were shot, and interviews conducted, in Kennebec and Somerset counties, including the interview with Maine guide Bill Houston on the banks of the Kennebec river at Anson Gorge, and those with early NRCM board member Bill Townsend of Canaan, former Penobscot Nation Chief Barry Dana of Solon, and Augusta statehouse scenes.

The half-hour documentary film was produced entirely in Maine by Maine filmmakers: Director Richard Kane (Maine Masters) and scriptwriter Veronica Young (Nova, National Geographic channel), with scenic cinematography by Jeff Dobbs, and an original score by Grammy Award-Winner Paul Sullivan.

Free admission and refreshments, reservations appreciated www.nrcm.org or contact Leisa at (207) 430-0111, leisa@nrcm.org.

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To learn more about NRCM's film and to watch the movie trailer, visit www.nrcm.org/nrcm_film.asp.