LEWISTON — A Maine film that recently won first place at the AARF International Film Fest in Berlin, Germany, will be the featured attraction at this year’s Emerge Film Festival. “Peace, Love & Zoo” was named best feature documentary in January in its first festival. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 29, […]
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‘Tis the season for fundraising
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For many nonprofits, this is the time of year that matters the most and will help them accomplish their missions and ensure sustainability for the next 12 months. It’s uncomfortable to ask people to give their hard-earned money. I was raised with the understanding that if you […]
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‘Blood, sweat and laughter’ to spice up Emerge Film Festival
LEWISTON — When the flood of details rises too high — concerning ticket sales, scheduling challenges and travel plans — Laura Davis channels a kind of film festival zen. “Let’s take a step back,” Davis, president of the Emerge Film Festival, said. “We created a film festival nine weeks ago.” In only that short amount […]
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Face Time: Filmmaker and festival shaker Ramsey Tripp
LEWISTON — When local filmmakers and movie fans lamented the loss of the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival in March, Ramsey Tripp was among the people who helped create the Emerge Film Festival. For Tripp, a filmmaker who works out of a modest office overlooking Lewiston’s Lisbon Street, his role in the new festival broadened his […]
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June’s Emerge Film Festival expands to two days
LEWISTON — Ten days after it was born, the Emerge Film Festival is growing. The event, originally scheduled to run for several hours June 14 at the Franco Center, has been extended to two days, four venues and many more films, said filmmaker Ramsey Tripp, vice president of the new organization. The first public showing […]
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Peloton film available to view at home while it aims for festival premiere
LEWISTON — Eight months after local audiences first glimpsed “The Peloton Project” — the transcontinental documentary about 40 cyclists’ treks from Calgary to Lewiston and their fights with cancer — the still-unfinished film is available to buy and watch at home. Lewiston-Auburn filmmakers Ramsey Tripp and Laura Davis still hope to get their movie seen […]