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SASQUATCH SUNSET

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: Opening April 19 Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes MPA Rating: R Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Who would have guessed that a wacky, almost indescribable film about a talking colony of Sasquatches would be the toast of this year’s Sundance Film […]

Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists. They have represented radical self-acceptance to many, leading multiple generations of fans to say, “the Indigo Girls saved my life.” Still, Amy and Emily battled misogyny, homophobia, […]

Mid-Maine Technical Center Screening

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Please join us 7:00 PM Thursday, May 2, to celebrate the filmmaking work of the Mid-Maine Technical Center's Mass Media Communications Program! Admission is free, but reservations are encouraged. TICKETS

Free

National Theatre Live: Vanya

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens' (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation, which explores the complexities of human emotions. Filmed live during its sold-out run in London's […]

$13.50 – $16

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her. Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong reprises the role of the steadfast maid Suzuki, and baritone Lucas Meachem is the American consul Sharpless. […]

MIFF27 Drop-In Screen Printing Workshop

Hinge Collaborative 5 Silver St., Waterville, Maine

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 11am–1pm Venue: Hinge Collaborative, 5 Silver Street, Waterville Organization: Maine Film Center + Hinge Collaborative Make and create a memorable MIFF print at Hinge Collaborative, Waterville’s community-based printmaking studio and gallery. Located within walking distance at 5 Silver Street.   This is a FREE event, with no registration required. For […]

Free

Napoleon Dynamite

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: August 20 at 2:30 + 7pm Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes MPA Rating: PG Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. In the small town of Preston, Idaho, 16-year-old Napoleon Dynamite leads a unique life. Awkward and alienated […]

Akeelah and the Bee

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: August 21 at 2:30 + 7pm Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes MPA Rating: PG Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Spell “prestidigitation.” These are the words that change Akeelah’s (Keke Palmer) life. After participating in the spelling […]

Matilda

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: August 23 at 2:30 + 7pm Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes MPA Rating: PG Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. When a person is bad, that person has to be taught a lesson! Matilda (Mara Wilson), a […]

Frederick Ndabaramiye

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: September 7–December 31 Time: 11am–7pm Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: MFC Cinema Lobby Frederick Ndabaramiye is a Rwandan artist, speaker, and author. Frederick is co-founder of the Ubumwe Community Center (ubumwecommunitycenter.rw), a school and center that provides children and adults with disabilities the opportunity to receive educational and vocational services. Frederick and his wife have two children. In […]

Free

Present Laughter

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: September 14 at 12pm Runtime: 3 hours MPA Rating: PG Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he […]

James and the Giant Peach

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: September 15 at 3pm Runtime: 1 hour 19 minutes MPA Rating: PG Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Part of "Fireflies", a family-friendly film series. See all Fireflies films. After losing his parents to a tragic rhinoceros […]

Recurring

The City of Lost Children

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Two Screenings: September 28 at 7:00 p.m. and September 29 at 12:00 p.m. In a surrealist, steampunk world, Krank (Daniel Emilfork), a mad and aging scientist who lacks the ability to dream, orders his Cyclopes henchmen to kidnap children from the nearby port city so he can steal their dreams for himself. When little Denrée […]

Recurring

The City of Lost Children

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Two Screenings: September 28 at 7:00 p.m. and September 29 at 12:00 p.m. In a surrealist, steampunk world, Krank (Daniel Emilfork), a mad and aging scientist who lacks the ability to dream, orders his Cyclopes henchmen to kidnap children from the nearby port city so he can steal their dreams for himself. When little Denrée […]

Prima Facie

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: October 12 at 12pm Runtime: 2 hours 5 minutes MPA Rating: R Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas. Tessa […]

Met Opera Encore: Les Contes D’Hoffmann (Offenbach)

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: October 19 at 12:55pm Runtime: TBD MPA Rating: Not Rated Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. […]

Coraline

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: October 26 at 12pm Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes MPA Rating: PG Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Celebrate Halloween with the 15th anniversary of Coraline, a beautifully animated film from director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before […]

Met Opera Encore: Grounded (Tesori)

Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

Date: November 2 at 12:55pm Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes MPA Rating: Not Rated Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues […]

$16 – $19
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