Filmmaker in Focus from The Maine Outdoor Film Festival

Hannah Walsh, Filmmaker of SKIN SWIMMER, a 2022 Maine Outdoor Film Festival Selection, speaks with MOFF's Meg Friel about the process of filming in below freezing temperatures, the benefits of cold water swimming, and shares her best tips for new filmmakers.

Amanda Sosnowski, Filmmaker of Ghost Ponds, a 2022 Maine Outdoor Film Festival selection, sits down with MOFF's Nick Callanan to share her passion for environmental film, the good news stories behind Ghost Ponds, her career within the sciences, and what she's working on now.

John Jenkins, Filmmaker of I Need to Get Out, a 2022 Maine Outdoor Film Festival selection, chats with MOFF's Meg Friel about his path to becoming a filmmaker, creating films with the help of his sons, and how COVID sparked his idea for "I Need to Get Out."

Filmmaker Lamia Lazrak and Animator Josie Colt of Unsinkable Ships, a 2022 Maine Outdoor Film Festival selection, sit down with MOFF's Meg Friel to discuss how they began in filmmaking, their love for Maine islanders, and how their favorite animated shots in the film came to life.

Jessica Wilde, Filmmaker of ⁠Dreams Inherited⁠, a 2022 Maine Outdoor Film Festival selection, speaks with MOFF's Meg Friel about her sail up the Eastern Seaboard, her journey to becoming a filmmaker, and her inspiration behind her film.

David Stiles, Filmmaker of FLOW, a 2022 Maine Outdoor Film Festival selection, speaks with MOFF's Meg Friel about growing up on bikes in New Hampshire, building mountain biking trails, his favorite shots in FLOW and what he's working on next.

You may recognize Juliette Sutherland from the MOFF 2021 lineup as the director of 'The Surfboard Builder', a delightful short profiling local craftsman Richard Dennis as he shapes a surfboard and dishes out valuable insights about life. A well-established artistic voice in the Maine community, Juliette talks about her experience working in film and explores what the craft means to her.

In this episode, we enjoy the film Faka’apa’apa, and then MOFF's Maddi Roy speaks with key talent (and scientist!) Emily Hazelwood. Enjoy the show!

In this episode of Filmmaker in Focus, we enjoy the 2021 MOFF film 'Tree To Board', and then MOFF’s Maddi Roy has a conversation with filmmaker Torsten Brinkema. Enjoy the show!

In this episode, Maddi Roy talks CRUX with filmmakers Zac Hoffman and Casey Dubois. Enjoy the show!

Watch 'For Beer's Sake' (2020 MOFF winner of Best Maine Film) and then enjoy a conversation with that film's director Ben Keller about the immense importance of a protected watershed for the southern Maine beer industry.

This episode, MOFF Director Nick Callanan sits down with 2020 Best Short Co-Creator Anna Wilder Burns (RECYCLED TO RIDE) which features Korey Nolan, a New Hampshire surfer and surfboard craftsperson. Nolan has blended his love of surfing with his passion for environmental advocacy to create sustainable boards that inspire awareness and change.

In this epsiode, festival director Nick Callanan sits down with Patrick Bonsant, director of 'Stackpole Bridge: The story in the Stone'. This film tells the story of a neighborhood group that fought for 10 years to save a historic, 1847 stone arch bridge in rural Saco.

In this episode of Filmmaker in Focus, MOFF Director Nick Callanan sits down with Rick Groleau, the filmmaker behind 'The Town That Moved a Mountain (Then Forgot it Did)'.

Rory Strunk, the producer behind, 'Defoe's Way', sits down with MOFF Director Nick Callanan for a brief conversation at the No Umbrella Media studios in Portland.

Ben Keller, the filmmaker behind 'Immersion' sits down with MOFF Director Nick Callanan for a brief conversation at the No Umbrella Media studios in Portland.