Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) in Waterville and Portsmouth

Friday, July 10, 7:00pm at the Waterville Opera House

Director: Kirk Wolfinger Screenplay: Kirk Wolfinger, Rushmore DeNooyer
With: Aaron Filieo, James Aylward
Print Courtesy: Lone Wolf Documentary Group
Could there be any more different Maine towns than Rumford and Cape Elizabeth? Rumford is a working class town in the western mountains, where the paper mill is one of the region’s primary employers. Cape Elizabeth is an affluent Portland suburb, nestled in the lap of the sea and of luxury. But when Cape Elizabeth, which had had no tradition of high school football at all, starts a team and finds a coach who turns it from a doormat to an undefeated championship contender in just a few years, a rivalry is born with perennial powerhouse Rumford, a rivalry whose roots go far beyond what happens between the goal posts. The two football teams and their charismatic coaches, find themselves, as if in a story book script, heading towards undefeated seasons—with only the other standing in the way. The Rivals is a hugely entertaining, remarkably perceptive and yes, downright nail-biting true story. It’s not just a film about Maine; it’s a film virtually entirely by people who currently live in the State. Every camera person, sound person, and PA who worked the shoots is from Maine. The editing team is comprised of Mainers. The music, with the exception of one song, is done by musicians from Maine. Several bands and musicians contributed existing pieces or composed music for the film for nothing or next to nothing. The sound design and mixing was done in Portland. This is a 99% Made in Maine film. None of that would be as important as it is if The Rivals weren’t simply a terrific film, no matter what its origin.

MIFF 2009 Schedule at a Glance

Friday, July 10
7:00 PM The Rivals – Waterville Opera House
6:45 PM John Connolly – RR Square Cinema 1
6:30 PM The Headless Woman – RR Square Cinema 2
6:15 PM Begging Naked – RR Square Cinema 3

9:30 PM Pachamama – Waterville Opera House
9:30 PM Detour – RR Square Cinema 1
9:20 PM The Necessities of Life – RR Square Cinema 2
9:30 PM Numen – RR Square Cinema 3

Saturday, July 11
12:30 PM The Rivals – Waterville Opera House
12:00 PM Historias Extraordinarias – RR Square Cinema 1
12:15 PM Wedding Song – RR Square Cinema 2
12:00 PM 40 Dias – RR Square Cinema 3

3:30 PM Ghost Bird – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM In the Loop – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM Li Tong – RR Square Cinema 3

6:30 PM Carousel – Waterville Opera House
6:30 PM Pachamama – RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM The Necessities of Life – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM Beauty of the Fight – RR Square Cinema 3

9:30 PM Infestation – Waterville Opera House
9:30 PM The Drummer – RR Square Cinema 1
9:15 PM The Headless Woman – RR Square Cinema 2
9:00 PM Salute – RR Square Cinema 3

Sunday, July 12
12:30 PM Shooting Beauty – Waterville Opera House
12:30 PM Ghost Bird – RR Square Cinema 1
12:15 PM Cloud 9 – RR Square Cinema 2
12:00 PM Visions 2009 – RR Square Cinema 3

3:30 PM Tapped – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM The Drummer – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM The Necessities of Life – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM The Speed of Life – RR Square Cinema 3

6:30 PM The Memory of Angels – Waterville Opera House
6:30 PM Automorphosis – RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM Flame and Citron – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM Fresh – RR Square Cinema 3

9:30 PM World Short Showcase – Waterville Opera House
9:30 PM 72 Musicians – RR Square Cinema 1
9:15 PM The Headless Woman – RR Square Cinema 2
9:00 PM Begging Naked – RR Square Cinema 3

RR Square Cinema 1

Monday, July 13 -
3:30 PM Ghajini – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM Automorphosis – RR Square Cinema 1
3:00 PM The Headless Woman – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM 40 Dias – RR Square Cinema 3

6:30 PM Maine Short Films – Waterville Opera House
6:30 PM Redemption Song -  RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM Lorna’s Silence – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM Tapped – RR Square Cinema 3

9:30 PM Know Your Mushrooms – Waterville Opera House
9:30 PM Ghost Bird – RR Square Cinema 1
9:15 PM The Necessities of Life – RR Square Cinema 2
9:00 PM Reporter – RR Square Cinema 3

Tuesday, July 14
3:30 PM Pachamama – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM The Left-Handed Gun – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM Lorna’s Silence – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM Redemption Song – RR Square Cinema 3

6:30 PM (500) Days of Summer – Waterville Opera House
6:30 PM Bonne Annee – RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM Wedding Song – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM Historias Extraordinarias – RR Square Cinema 3

9:15 PM Shooting Beauty – Waterville Opera House
9:15 PM The Speed of Life – RR Square Cinema 1
9:00 PM Looking for Palladin – RR Square Cinema 2

Wednesday, July 15
3:30 PM Reporter – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM The Memory of Angels – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM Looking for Palladin – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM Know Your Mushrooms – RR Square Cinema 3

6:15 PM Little Big Man – Waterville Opera House
6:00 PM The Drummer – RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM Cloud 9 – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM World Short Showcase – RR Square Cinema 3

9:30 PM Tapped – Waterville Opera House
9:30 PM Visions 2009 – RR Square Cinema 1
9:15 PM 35 Shots of Rum – RR Square Cinema 2
9:00 PM 72 Musicians – RR Square Cinema 3

Thursday, July 16
3:30 PM Shooting Beauty – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM Night Moves – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM Cloud 9 – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM War Against the Weak – RR Square Cinema 3

6:30 PM The Weather Underground – Waterville Opera House
6:30 PM Paris – RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM Ghajini – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM Neighbor by Neighbor – RR Square Cinema 3

9:30 PM Luckey – Waterville Opera House
9:30 PM Bonne Annee – RR Square Cinema 1
9:15 PM 35 Shots of Rum – RR Square Cinema 2
9:00 PM 40 Dias – RR Square Cinema 3

Friday, July 17
3:30 PM Detour – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM Ghajini – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM 35 Shots of Rum – RR Square Cinema 2
3:30 PM The Speed of Light – RR Square Cinema 3

6:30 PM Bonnie and Clyde – Waterville Opera House
6:30 PM The Burning Plain – RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM Looking for Palladin – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM Li Tong – RR Square Cinema 3

9:30 PM For the Love of Movies – Waterville Opera House
9:30 PM Neighbor by Neighbor – RR Square Cinema 1
9:15 PM Wedding Song – RR Square Cinema 2
9:00 PM Strange Events – RR Square Cinema 3

Saturday, July 18
12:30 PM Maine Student Film & Video Festival – Waterville Opera House
12:30 PM The Burning Plain – RR Square Cinema 1
12:15 PM Looking for Palladin – RR Square Cinema 2
1:00 PM Salute – RR Square Cinema 3

3:30 PM For the Love of Movies – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM Maine Short Films – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM Paris – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM Luckey – RR Square Cinema 3

6:30 PM The Language of America – Waterville Opera House
6:30 PM In the Loop – RR Square Cinema 1
6:15 PM 35 Shots of Rum – RR Square Cinema 2
6:00 PM Dead Buffalo – RR Square Cinema 3

9:15 PM The Memory of Angels – Waterville Opera House
9:15 PM The Kings – RR Square Cinema 1
9:00 PM Cloud 9 – RR Square Cinema 2
8:45 PM War Against the Weak – RR Square Cinema 3

Sunday, July 19
12:30 PM The Language of America – Waterville Opera House
12:30 PM Fresh – RR Square Cinema 1
12:15 PM Flame and Citron – RR Square Cinema 2
1:00 PM Strange Events – RR Square Cinema 3

3:30 PM Charlie Haden: Rambling Boy – Waterville Opera House
3:30 PM Numen – RR Square Cinema 1
3:15 PM Wedding Song – RR Square Cinema 2
3:00 PM Beauty of the Fight – RR Square Cinema 3

7:00 PM Dirt! the Movie – Waterville Opera House

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MIFF is pleased to announce a new satellite location at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH, to be held Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19. The schedule of events appears below. Visit www.themusichall.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

MIFF 2009 Opening Night Film: The Rivals

Friday, July 17
7:00 p.m. Carousel with Restoring Cinemascope 55
9:15 p.m. Opening Night Reception in Founders Lobby
Saturday, July 18
10:30-11:30 a.m. Seminar: A New Century – A New Activism (Mark Rudd)
12:00 p.m. The Weather Underground with Clear Glasses (Mark Rudd to introduce films, lead post-film discussion and sign his new book)
3:30 p.m. Ghost Bird
6:00 p.m. Pachamama
8:45 p.m. Bonne Année (Actress Karen Young and director Alexander Berberich introduce film and lead post-film discussion)
Sunday, July 19
11:00 a.m. Historias Extraordinarias
4:30 p.m. Shooting Beauty with I am a Man (Director George Kachadorian and producer/subject Courtney Bent lead post-film discussion)
7:45 p.m. The Necessities of Life

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