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Indie Film: Crescent Beach stands in for Yosemite in Hulu series ‘Wild Crime’

by Dennis Perkins October 31, 2022October 27, 2022

The second season of the true crime series, produced by South Portland’s Lone Wolf Media, came out last week.

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Indie Film: Damnationland bubbles back up for a night of short-film fright

by Dennis Perkins October 24, 2022October 26, 2022

The showcase of locally made horror shorts, which took a hiatus last year, is happening again Thursday at the State Theatre.

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Indie Film: Footage from ’60s shows government’s violent tactics for quelling riots

by Dennis Perkins October 10, 2022October 6, 2022

‘Riotsville, U.S.A’ is showing Friday at Space in Portland.

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Indie Film: Lincoln Theater screens films from Pre-Code Hollywood

by Dennis Perkins October 3, 2022September 30, 2022

The Damariscotta theater’s Classic Film Club is showing one scandalous-for-its-time movie every month through March.

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Indie Film: Real-life heroes emerge in dramatic fight to save Indigenous lands

by Dennis Perkins September 26, 2022September 23, 2022

Playing Friday at Space, ‘The Territory’ documents glimmers of hope against unspeakable odds in the rainforests of Brazil.

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Indie Film: Professor’s fifth documentary film turns camera on homelessness in rural Maine

by Dennis Perkins September 19, 2022September 20, 2022

‘Hungry Now,’ by Alan Kryszak, a professor at the University of Maine-Machias, highlights a variety of Mainers who have no permanent home. The film also hears from ‘helpers,’ who want to solve the problem, and others who feel no responsibility. It premieres Nov. 13 in Orono.