Maine Outdoor Film Festival

Join MOFF and Scarborough Land Trust for a special “Saltmarsh Sparrow and Other Endangered Species” program of Short Films. Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 Rain Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026 Films begin at: 7:30PM, so be sure to arrive early to get a spot! Location: Memorial Park – 5 Durant Drive, Scarborough, ME 04074 Admission: Suggested donation $10 to $15, with proceeds going to Scarborough Land Trust. Donation Link: Advance donations are appreciated. Do that here! Presented in partnership with: Scarborough Land Trust Program Notes: Memorial Park has an amphitheater for seating. The film program will last about an hour and 35 minutes. Scheduled Program*: BETWEEN MOON TIDES | 25.4 minutes | by Jason Jaacks | from: Massachussetts | Short synopsis: In a ribbon of saltmarsh in coastal New England, an intergenerational group of citizen scientists is trying to save the Saltmarsh Sparrow from extinction, one nest at a time. RED WOLF IN TIME OUT | 4.08 minutes | by Dave Russo, Calliope Mary | from: United States | Short synopsis: The Red Wolf got tattled on for something it didn’t do and now it’s in time-out. Child narrated, stepdad animated. THE YOSEMITE TOAD | 9.7 minutes | by Steven M Bumgardner | from: United States | Short synopsis: First identified in Yosemite National Park in the early 1900’s, and found only in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, the Yosemite Toad is adapted for a high elevation lifestyle. Rarely seen by Park visitors, the male toads possess a vocal sack that allows them to produce a melodious, trilling call. As the snow melts in mountain meadows, you may have a chance to hear these “singing” toads during their brief mating season. AN OPTIMIST | 10.25 minutes | by Allison Silverstein | from: Maine | Short synopsis: Maine is both a climate haven and home to one of the fastest warming bodies of water on the planet. An Optimist. follows Mike, a climate scientist working to keep his chin up and passion alive to keep producing the data we need to track climate change from the bays of Maine. MR APPOLINAIRE – NATURE’S CHAMPION | 5.25 minutes | by Garth Kingwill | from: Cameroon | Short synopsis: Ndohoudou Appolinaire has dedicated his life to caring for chimpanzees and gorillas who have been rescued from poachers and the illegal wildlife trade in Cameroon. STORIES TO SAVE US: THE SALTMARSH SPARROW | 36.33 minutes | by Melanie Finn, Matthew Aeberhard | from: United States | Short synopsis: A pair of filmmakers share their research and filming challenges while making a sequence on the endangered Saltmarsh Sparrow.