The Bates Film Festival is a Maine-based gathering where students and attendees engage in civic-minded conversations and experience thought-provoking movies in community. The 2026 BFF…
dir. Xander Robin91 min. In an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem, the Florida government hosts an annual competition to remove invasive pythons from the…
dir. Amalie Atkins86 min.Co-presented by Cultivating Community Fiercely independent 90-year-old Agatha Bock lives alone on her family farm. Despite health challenges, she defiantly tends to…
Directed by Martin Rosen92 minutes. Rated PG. In English Screens as part of “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair,” a week-long festival presented in partnership with…
Come learn about the Maine Solidarity Fund and meet representatives from their partner organizations. Post-film discussion and Q&A with Placa director Julian Rowand and Presente! Maine. These…
dir. Pete Ohs71 min. A romantic vacation goes awry when a volcanic eruption strands Bethany (Charli XCX) and her soon-to-be fiancé, Rob (Will Madden) in…
dir. Barbara Kopple1990 | 98 min. | 4K restoration Winner of the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Barbara Kopple’s American Dream unflinchingly details the explosive…
dir. Barbara Kopple103 min. | 1976 | 4K restoration Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning 1976 documentary Harlan County USA unflinchingly documents a grueling coal miners’ strike…
dir. Lucrecia Martel122 min.In Spanish with English subtitles Acclaimed Argentinean filmmaker Lucrecia Martel (ZAMA, THE HEADLESS WOMAN) takes a sweeping approach to this tragic true…
dir. Brydie O’Connor101 min. If we’re experimenting with our lives and the way we’re going to live, our film and our art should also be experimental.…