RUMFORD – This Saturday, Oct. 24 Mountain Valley High School will host the world premiere of “Life Happens Outside” (Director’s Cut), a documentary that followed the school’s Outdoor Club for a full year. The film was made by No Umbrella Media and is presented by Teens to Trails, the Maine nonprofit that connects students to outdoor experiences through school-based Outdoor Clubs statewide. The evening also marks 20 years of Teens to Trails’ work.
The evening opens with brief remarks from Teens to Trails, followed by a curated selection of outdoor adventure and conservation shorts from the Maine Outdoor Film Festival Flagship Festival: “It Takes Two to Tandem”, “Steward·Ship: A Love Letter to the Maine Coast”, “Beyond Beliefs”, “Get Lost”, “Find Yourself”, “The Marks We Leave” and “Last of a Kind”. A raffle at intermission benefits the MVHS Outdoor Club. A Q&A with members of the MVHS Outdoor Club and the filmmakers follows, and the night closes with the premiere of “Life Happens Outside” (Director’s Cut).
What: Premiere of “Life Happens Outside” (Director’s Cut) with six shorts from the MOFF Flagship Festival, a raffle benefiting the MVHS Outdoor Club and a Q&A with club members and the filmmakers
When: Saturday, Oct. 24. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., program begins at 6 p.m..
Where: Muskie Auditorium, Mountain Valley High School, 799 Hancock St., Rumford, Maine 04276
Who: Presented by Teens to Trails and No Umbrella Media, featuring the Mountain Valley High School Outdoor Club
Tickets: $10 online or at the door, free for MVHS students. teenstotrails.org/event-list/lhofilm
Teens to Trails is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting Maine teens to life-changing outdoor experiences. With a vision that all teens have the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors together, Teens to Trails works to ensure that outdoor adventure is accessible to all Maine high school students.