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Join The Maine Outdoor Film Festival for an outdoor screening of new work from Maine based filmmakers, at the Eastern Promenade.

Where: Eastern Prom, Kiley Softball Field [Google Maps Link](https://maps.app.goo.gl/HwuFTsjQjZKTJBr86)

Parking: Street Parking

When: Saturday, August 22, 2026. Doors at 7PM, film begins at 8PM, end approximately 10PM

Tickets: $17 ahead/ $20 door


This Event is Included in:
Friend of MOFF Pass﻿


Rain Plan:
If we are unable to host the screening outside then it will be moved inside to the South Portland High School Auditorium (Google Maps Link). We’ll attempt to make any decision before 4pm on the day of the screening and will announce the decision via email to ticket purchasers, Event page on website and Instagram.


More info:
Bring your own blanket and/or camp chair.
Outside water is allowed.
The film program includes a 10-minute intermission.
email moff@maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com with questions!

NORTH OF ORDINARY
Rejected by traditional schools, a group of teenagers find hope, responsibility, and a diploma inside a home that becomes both their classroom and their community. Through archival footage, emotional reunions, and deeply personal testimonies, North of Ordinary unveils the life-altering power of belonging.

Community School co-founder Dora Lievow tells a graduate, “You came to the school seeking something you already had… What we offer is simply a mirror—so that you may know, and know again, all that you are.”

These relationship-driven moments form the heart of North of Ordinary. The film reveals how a restorative, responsibility-based learning environment transforms not only students, but staff and the surrounding town, ultimately challenging the boundaries of the traditional classroom and showing how the lessons of high school can last a lifetime.

LITTLE DIPPERS
Set in the Boothbay Region of Maine's midcoast, this group of individuals sought relief from a variety of ailments in the cold water. Some needed the cold water to treat physical pain, others came for the mental and emotional relief the water could offer. As more and more people joined their group, the original members found solace and meaning in much more than cold itself.

KENNEBEC RISING
"Kennebec Rising" traces the historic transformation of a vital Maine river and the powerful restoration efforts shaping its free flowing future.

WHY DO MAINE FARMS MATTER?
For five generations, Jordan's Farm has been growing food to feed our state. But the farms and farmland around them have been steadily disappearing, and as the costs of farming continue to increase, the pressure on local farms is increasing too. Find out why farms are so much more than a business -- and why we all have a role to play in protecting farmland, supporting farmers, and advocating for the farms that feed us.

AGAINST THE ROPES
A teen who loves to wrestle gets put up against the ropes. With multiple obstacles thrown his way, he starts to lose his confidence and passion for what he loves most. Luckily his boss take note and decides to show him who he really is

TRAVEL WITH PURPOSE: KHADIJA EL BARKAOUI ON SAVORING A MOMENT
Come along for a bike ride and traditional tea with Dr. Khadija El Barkaoui, a Moroccan-born sustainable tourism entrepreneur and consultant living in Portland, ME. She shares stories of her youth in Morocco and her experiences in Maine/Wabanakik, as well as how her indigenous (Moroccan) Amazigh heritage guides her relationship to the land. A collaboration between Khadija El Barkaoui and Nature Based Education Consortium's Stories for Change working group.

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