Collins Center for the Arts Schedules Film Series
Contact: Joe Carr (joecarr@maine.edu)
ORONO — One of the new features at the University of Maine’s renovated Collins Center for the Arts is a state-of-the-art digital film projector, enabling the presentations of features and documentaries that would otherwise not be available to film enthusiasts in this region.
A series of six Thursday night films is scheduled for September and October, with plans underway to continue the series thereafter. The Collins Center for the Arts has selected independent and foreign movies that have met with good reviews at film festivals and in their limited theatrical release.
“There really is a huge segment of the cinema world that doesn’t get any exposure in our area,” says Brett Zeigler of the Collins Center for the Arts staff, who is organizing the film series. “We are looking to fill a niche and provide the local audience with high-quality entertainment in an easily accessible setting.”
The films will begin at 7 p.m. with a ticket price of $6. Patrons can purchase tickets at the door.
The current schedule:
Thursday, Sept. 17: Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Thursday, Sept. 24: In The Loop
Thursday, Oct. 1: Il Divo
Thursday, Oct. 8: Food, Inc.
Thursday, Oct. 22: Unmistaken Child
Thursday, Oct. 29: Moon