Maine Fare and the Camden International Film Festival Screening of Maine Food Shorts and KING CORN Doc
Thursday, September 10, at Camden Public Library’s Camden Harbor Park & Amphitheatre, starting at 7PM. Enjoy a collection of food shorts from Northeast Historic Film followed by KING CORN. KING CORN is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. This event is presented by Maine Fare and the Camden International Film Festival.
Thursday, September 10, 7 p.m.
$5 suggested donation per adult
Location:Camden Harbor Park & Amphitheatre
PROGRAM:
Lobster Bakes, Blueberries, and Broilers: Collections from Northeast Historic Film
From the fields to the hills and down through the coast, Maine is full of culinary opportunities. We’ll explore a traditional Maine lobster and clam bake on the shores of an island, the how-to’s of a chicken barbeque, blueberries from start to finish, and how those potatoes are so very handy.
In KING CORN, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the East Coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America’s most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat – and how we farm.
Features Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and Earl Butz, former US Secretary of Agriculture. Screened at the 2007 Camden International Film Festival, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis have been involved with the festival ever since. CIFF and their production company, WICKED DELICATE are collaborating on WICKED DELICATE FILM SCHOOL, a three day intensive workshop happening September 4 – 7 for aspiring filmmakers to learn the ins and outs of making a documentary film for the first time.
The 5th Annual Camden International Film Festival will take place from October 1st – 4th, 2009, screening the best international documentary film to audiences in venues throughout Midcoast Maine. For more information, visit www.camdenfilmfest.org.
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is committed to supporting and generating interest in independent documentary films. The annual festival presents a snapshot of the cultural landscape through the year’s best non-fiction storytelling, connecting audiences with filmmakers and industry representatives to discuss documentary film as an art form, a catalyst for change and as an outlet for the independent voice.
Northeast Historic Film (NHF) At a Glance
NHF collects, preserves, and makes accessible the moving image history of northern New England. The nonprofit organization runs a community cinema in the 1916 Alamo Theatre and stores thousands of hours of videotape and more than 10 million feet of film in cold storage vaults. Our story to date has been one of simultaneously teaching about, advocating for, and creating a resource. We are located along the Penobscot River in Bucksport, Maine, an hour drive up the coast from Camden. For more information, visit us at www.oldfilm.org.
MAINE FARE At a Glance
Maine Fare showcases many events including chef demonstrations, panel discussions, workshops, food and beverage tastings, author signings, and dinners, Maine Fare investigates the history, present and future of Maine’s wonderful food, from farm to table. The goal of the event is to communicate the importance of preserving, protecting, and sharing Maine’s storied culinary history and its rich and developing resources. Maine Fare honors every aspect of our state’s gastronomic profile.
