BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260912T223000Z DTEND:20260913T003000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Rural Dreams Film Premiere DESCRIPTION:Every generation says the younger generation is problematic and faces unique challenges. Today's teenagers deal with political chaos\, climate emergencies\, pandemics\, social media\, and the rise of artificial intelligence. They generally experience poverty\, the lack of employment opportunities\, substance use\, long wait times for increasingly remote healthcare\, and isolation. Compounded with society's increasingly lack of interest in investing in public programs that might help\, it is no wonder that small-town Maine teens flock to social media to find a sense of community\, vape for anxiety release\, or get lost in smartphones.\n\n"Rural Dreams" is a documentary about rural Maine teens written\, filmed\, and produced by them. Over three years\, through interviews\, filming from the ground and from drones\, and narration\, students created a record of their community. The film captures both the remarkable landscape of the Maine Highlands and this special and resilient generation.\n\nJoin us for this free premiere of Rural Dreams on Saturday\, September 12th.\n\nThere will be a networking reception at 6:30pm with the film screening beginning at 7:00pm. Formal attire is welcome\, but not required.\n\nThe film is 80 minutes long. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Every generation says the younger generation is problematic and faces unique challenges. Today'\;s teenagers deal with political chaos\, climate emergencies\, pandemics\, social media\, and the rise of artificial intelligence. They generally experience poverty\, the lack of employment opportunities\, substance use\, long wait times for increasingly remote healthcare\, and isolation. Compounded with society'\;s increasingly lack of interest in investing in public programs that might help\, it is no wonder that small-town Maine teens flock to social media to find a sense of community\, vape for anxiety release\, or get lost in smartphones.

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"\;Rural Dreams"\; is a documentary about rural Maine teens &mdash\; written\, filmed\, and produced by them. Over three years\, through interviews\, filming from the ground and from drones\, and narration\, students created a record of their community. The film captures both the remarkable landscape of the Maine Highlands and this special and resilient generation.

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Join us for this free premiere of Rural Dreams on Saturday\, September 12th.

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There will be a networking reception at 6:30pm with the film screening beginning at 7:00pm. Formal attire is welcome\, but not required.

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The film is 80 minutes long.

\n LOCATION:Center Theatre 20 East Main Street Dover-Foxcroft\, ME UID:e.3605.12444 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260731T010347Z URL:https://business.piscataquischamber.com/events/details/rural-dreams-film-premiere-12444 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR