Screenings
Upcoming Screenings
Sunday, September 25th, 2022 at 2 PM
Maine Railroad Cinema, Waterville, Maine
The Maine Film Center and Colby Center for Arts and Humanities present: CINEMA IN CONVERSATION: FOOD FOR THOUGHT. Voices from the Barrens will be a part of the series, which is programmed and sponsored by Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities and co-sponsored by the Oak Institute for Human Rights and the Colby College Departments of Cinema Studies, Spanish, and Religious Studies.
Free and open to the public
More about Colby College’s Food for Thought theme and events:
Friday, September 30th at 7PM
University of Maine at Machias
Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty will screen at the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center to kick off a Maine-focused film series called “The Right to Food”.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with a panel, including representatives from Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company, indigenous blueberry raking families, and Passamaquoddy individuals with expertise in indigenous food systems and culture.
Free and open to the public
More information about Right to Food Film Series:
Monday, October 10th at 6PM
Blue Hill Heritage Trust
Film screening and panel discussion in celebration of Indigenous People’s Day. This is an on-line event.
Register for free at Blue Hill Heritage:
Thursday, October 20th at 6:30PM
Wabanaki REACH
Film screening followed a panel discussion with Wabanaki REACH Wellness Coordinator, Brian Altvater, and filmmaker Nancy Ghertner. Event is free and open to the public.
Through 2022
Vermont PBS “Made Here” Broadcast
Voices from the Barrens premiered in February on Vermont PBS as part of the “Made Here” series. It continues to be available to stream online.
Below: Images from the Virtual Premiere on September 22, 2020.
Host a Screening
If you are interested in hosting a screening of the documentary, a public performance license for an audience is available as part of the purchase of a streaming license or DVD. If you have a unique request, please contact the director for additional information.
The filmmaking team offers support for your screening of Voices from the Barrens. If you are interested in hosting a speaker or panel as part of your screening, use the contact pageto address your request. We will follow up as soon as possible.
“Voices from the Barrens brings the students in our tribal community school to a part of our heritage. It ties their own families to the tradition of raking blueberries.”
Past Screenings
Festivals
We’re thrilled to have been an Official Selection of these Film Festivals:
September 15-19, 2021
2021 Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival
June 17-23, 2021
London Migration Film Festival
April 19-24, 2021
12th Native Women in Film Festival, Red Nation Celebration Institute – Los Angeles, California
December 27-28, 2020
Arunachal Film Festival (AFFIndia) – Arunachal Pradesh, India
December 2020
25th Red Nation Film Festival (RNFF)
December 2020
Twin Cities Film Festival (TCFF)
November 6-14, 2020
American Indian Film Festival
October 1-12, 2020
Camden International Film Festival (CIFF)
September 18-25, 2020
Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival (MIWAFF)
Screening Events
March 24, 2022
Native American Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt University, Spring 2022 Online Film Series – Arcata, CA
Northeast Organic Farmers Association – New Jersey (NOFA-NJ)
November 18th and 20th, 2021
The Little Theatre, One Take Documentary Series – Rochester NY
November 17, 2021
Portland Public Library and the Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative – Portland, Maine
Screening with panel discussion
November 16, 2021
The University of Maine, sponsored by Decolonizing UMaine and Native American Programs – Orono, Maine
Screening with panel discussion
October 20, 2021
Curtis Memorial Library and the Midcoast Indigenous Awareness Group (MIAG) – Brunswick, Maine
Screening with panel discussion
September 16, 2021
Downeast Coastal Conservancy – Machias, Maine
Screening with panel discussion
August 7, 2021
Greenhorns Organization – Pembroke, Maine
Screening with panel discussion
April 28, 2021
First Light Learning Journey
April 14, 2021
Oak Institute for Human Rights at Colby College – Waterville, Maine
Virtual Screening with Q&A
February 18, 2021, February 20, 2021 and August 12, 2021
Maine Public’s Community Films Series
Public television screenings
January 28, 2021
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners and Maine Farmland Trust
Screening with panel discussion
November 30, 2020
UNB Saint John Faculty of Arts and St. Stephen’s University
Virtual screening and panel discussion
November 4, 2020