The Long Coast

February 23, 2021

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81 min. Not rated. Directed by Ian Cheney.

In a series of lyrical portraits, The Long Coast illuminates the stories of Maine’s seafolk, those whose lives and livelihoods are inextricably connected to the ocean. This atmospheric film shows the beauty, intimacy, and uncertainty that coastal dwellers face in rooting their lives in the ocean, particularly as human actions — from overfishing, to aquaculture, to warming seas — confront Maine and its people with profound change.

In Partnership with Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership and the Marine Biological Laboratory

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At 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, join a virtual Q&A panel featuring Executive Producer Robyn Metcalf, filmmaker Ian Cheney, Bimbo Look of Look Lobster, Phoebe Jekielek of Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership, and Gretchen Grebe of Marine Biological Laboratory. Moderated by best-selling author Paul Greenberg. 

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