Camden International Film Festival

"Honoring Non-Fiction Cinematic Expressions"
The Camden International Film Festival is committed to supporting and generating interest in independent documentary films, showcasing the finest international documentary cinema from the lenses of the world's best non-fiction visual storytellers. CIFF is dedicated to creating an environment miles away from distractions that promotes throught provoking examination of documentary film as an art form as well as an outlet for the independent and informed voice.
Films. Panels. Music. Parties.
CIFF2007 Schedule
Camden and Rockland, Maine September 27-30
THURSDAY, SEPT. 27
The Strand Theatre
7:30 p.m. “Meeting Resistance” (OPENING NIGHT FILM)
followed by Q&A with directors Steve Connors and Molly Bingham
Friday, Sept. 28
Bayview Street Cinema
12 p.m. “Knee Deep”
1:30 p.m. “Miss Gulag” followed by Q&A with producer Raphaela Neihausen
3:30 p.m. “Manhattan, Kansas” followed by Q&A with director Tara Wray
The Strand Theatre
6:30 p.m. “Kamp Katrina”
followed by Q&A with directors David Redmon, Ashely Sabin and editor Tim Messler
8:30 p.m. “Row Hard No Excuses”
followed by Q&A with director Luke Wolbach and rower Tom Mailhot
Saturday, Sept. 29
Farnsworth Art Museum
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Made in Maine Showcase followed by a reception in the library
Bayview Street Cinema
11:30 a.m. “Greensboro: Closer to the Truth” followed by Q&A with director Adam Zucker
1:30 p.m. “King Corn” followed by Q&A with director Ian Cheney
The Strand Theatre
4:30 p.m. “The Union: The Business Behind Getting High”
6:30 p.m. “The Price of Sugar” followed by Q&A with Louise Rosen
8:30 p.m. “Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa” followed by Q&A with cinematographer Reed Morano
Sunday, Sept. 30
The Strand Theatre
11 a.m. “Invisible”
12:30 p.m. “Election Day” followed by Q&A with producer Dallas Brennan Rexer
2:45 p.m. “Audience of One” followed by Q&A with director Michael Jacobs
4:30 p.m. “Helvetica”
6 p.m. “4 Elements”
7:30 p.m. “Manufactured Landscapes” (CLOSING NIGHT FILM)
CIFF Alums:
2005
Abel Raises Cain
Apaga Y Vamonos
Breakdown
Darwins Nightmare
The Fall of Fujimori
Lost Children
Mardi Gras: Made in China
Parallel Lines
Liberia: An Uncivil War
Al Otro Lado
Coca The Dove From Chechnya
En Route to Baghdad
Salesman
Peace Patriots
The Gay Marriage Thing
Don't Fence Me In
Sin Embargo
2006
Darkon
A Stadium Story
No Limit: The Search for the American Along the Poker Tournament Trail
Sentenced Home
The Cats of Mirikitani
Huldufolk102
The Empire in Africa
The Creek Runs Red
Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon
Arctic Son
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
So Much So Fast
Chances of the World Changing
Homemade Hillbilly Jam
Iraq in Fragments
CIFF Awards
2005
Best Documentary: Liberia: An Uncivil War
Audience Award: Mardi Gras: Made in China
2006
Best Documentary: Iraq in Fragments
Audience Award: Huldufolk 102