Seaweed Week Film Celebration with Maine Outdoor Film Festival

Celebrate Earth Day and kick off Maine Seaweed Week with a program of conservation, outdoor adventure and aquaculture films!

Join MOFF, Atlantic Sea Farms, and the Maine Aquaculture Association for an early evening of cinema and ideas at Maine Studio Works in East Bayside, Portland. Including the world premiere of A SEA CHANGE, to be followed by a panel discussion with members of the seaweed aquaculture community! A Portion of the proceeds will benefit The Island Institute’s Women on the Water Program. Check out the event and seaweed trailer on the webpage!

Tickets: $15 advance on Eventbrite/$20 day of. Ticket Link Here.

Time: Doors open at 4 pm, films start at 5 pm, panel discussion will begin around 7:15pm

Program: The film program will begin at 5pm last just over two hours, including a 10-minute intermission. The last film of the night is the World Premiere of: A SEA CHANGE – a 22-minute film about the women driving seaweed farming in Maine (Produced by GoodFight Media with support from the World Wildlife Fund and the Maine Aquaculture Association). Also in the program is the Maine Premiere of MEET THE SEA FARMERS and seven other short films from the 2022 MOFF. Immediately after the screening, Afton Vigue of the Maine Aquaculture Association will moderate a panel discussion on the Maine seaweed industry: farming, uses, economy, best practices, obstacles and more.