DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickME</span></a> Celebrate the outdoors on the big screen in Brunswick this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDay</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EveningStarCinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EveningStarCinema</span></a> will host screenings of "A Peace of Forest" from April 25 to May 1. </p><p>"EveningStar Cinema in Brunswick will celebrate Earth Day with screenings of '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/APeaceOfForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APeaceOfForest</span></a>,' a new nature <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> made by Maine filmmakers about the state’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a>. </p><p>"The movie theater will screen the film in the days following Earth Day, which is on April 22. There will be showings on April 25-27 and May 1.</p><p>"Husband-and-wife team Lee Ann and Thomas Mark Szelog shot the entire film within 70 acres of forest in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhitefieldME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhitefieldME</span></a>, where they live.</p><p>" 'A Peace of Forest' is a compelling, feature-length film, celebrating the beauty and intimacy of wildlife in Maine,' according to a theater news release. </p><p>" 'This one-of-a-kind cinematic adventure showcases surprising, tender and exquisite interactions of wildlife during peaceful moments in Maine’s natural world.'</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Szelogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Szelogs</span></a> are award-winning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturePhotographers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotographers</span></a> with 60 years of combined experience. They are also the authors of 'Our Point of View: Fourteen Years at a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineLighthouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineLighthouse</span></a>' and “By a Maine River: A Year of Looking Closely.”<br>‘Become reacquainted with nature’s power’."</p><p>" 'A Peace of Forest' premiered in summer 2024 at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LincolnTheater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LincolnTheater</span></a> in Damariscotta. The showings at the EveningStar will be the first in Brunswick.</p><p>"The film is 'a wonderful opportunity for people to become reacquainted with nature’s power,' filmmaker Lee Ann Szelog said in an interview.</p><p>"Lee Ann Szelog described the film as 'quiet and peaceful.' The filmmaking duo relied on natural sounds with minimal narration in order to transport the viewer to a forest in Maine, she said.</p><p>" 'Our hope was to create a feature-length film that people could view as if they were sitting right next to us,' Lee Ann Szelog said.</p><p>"The Szelogs achieved this by setting up photography blinds and waiting for wildlife to appear.</p><p>"The film has been shown at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LocalTheaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalTheaters</span></a> all over Maine, including during an event last month at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall in Portland. </p><p>" 'Working with these local community theaters has been such an honor,' Lee Ann Szelog said.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EveningStarCinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EveningStarCinema</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TontineMall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TontineMall</span></a> has been showing films in Brunswick since 1979. Sean Hoessli and Lindie Kuzmich took over ownership of the theater in October 2024."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/15/celebrate-the-outdoors-on-the-big-screen-in-brunswick-this-earth-day/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/04/15/cel</span><span class="invisible">ebrate-the-outdoors-on-the-big-screen-in-brunswick-this-earth-day/</span></a> </p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/sZ6vo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/sZ6vo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupportLocalCinemas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportLocalCinemas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDay2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDay2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureFilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureFilms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineWildlife</span></a></p>