About This Event

Healing the Sweet Flowing Waters: A Conservation Film Night

Join RLHT and our partners, Rangeley Friends of the Arts, at the Lakeside Theatre on August 6th for a collection of short films exploring our relationship to water. From the headwaters of the Androscoggin River watershed—and all the way to the source of drinking water for southern Maine—these stories reveal how water connects people, fish, and wildlife, sustains our way of life, and inspires us to restore and protect this resource for future generations.

The evening will feature the premiere of Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust’s short documentary, Healing the Sweet Flowing Waters, highlighting efforts to restore the Kennebago River and reconnect native brook trout habitat. 

• Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
• Where: Rangeley Lakeside Theatre 
• Time of show: 6 p.m. — Doors open & welcome reception | 7 p.m. — Showtime, Q&A panel with water-quality and fisheries experts to follow
• Suggested donation: $10 suggested donation can be made HERE.
  Tickets will also be available at the door. 
  Where to purchase tickets or make your suggested donation: rlht.org/events 

Healing the Sweet Flowing Waters

• Watch the trailer
• Film synopsis: Tucked away in a remote corner of Maine’s western mountains, the Kennebago River—known by the Wabanaki as The Land of Sweet Flowing Waters—is one of the last remaining strongholds for wild, native Eastern brook trout in the United States. Healing the Sweet Flowing Waters, filmed by award-winning filmmaker and nature cinematographer Paul Rezendes and edited by Maine Mountain Media, explores the rich angling heritage of the Rangeley Region and traces how centuries of human impact have altered this legendary landscape. Through stunning imagery and storytelling, the film follows a dedicated team of conservationists, led by Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, who are working to restore the Kennebago River, reconnect its waters, and create the conditions for wild brook trout to thrive once again.

Thank you to our partners, Maine Mountain Media!

Strength In Numbers: The Crooked River Salmon Stronghold

This is the story of the Edes Falls Dam removal on the Crooked River — and the plans, hopes, challenges, and partners that helped ensure miles of river remained accessible for wild landlocked salmon in Maine. The film explores the dam removal from multiple perspectives along the river to foster a better understanding of these restoration efforts, as conservationists look upstream to what’s next.

Play Trailer

• Year: 2025-05-08
• Runtime: 17.05 minutes
• Language: English
• Country: Maine
• Director, Producer, Cinematographer & Editor: Erik Heumiller

Follow The Water: A Source To Sea Adventure

This short documentary follows a crew that embarks on a source-to-sea kayaking adventure. The goal was to find the source of the drinking water for Portland, Maine, then follow the water on its journey to the ocean. Along the way, they encountered many amazing people and organizations. The adventure takes place in what is now called Maine, on the unceded ancestral lands of the Wabanaki people. It begins in the mountains, on Songo Pond in Bethel. Following the Crooked River, they wind their way to Sebago Lake. Continuing down the Presumpscot River, they complete their trip as they enter Casco Bay, 100 miles from their start. 

Play Trailer

• Year: 2025-03-26
• Runtime: 17:06
• Language: English
• Country: Maine
• Director, Producer, Cinematographer & Editor: Maine Mountain Media
• Cast: Andy Gagne, Jenny O’Connell, Alex Kerney, Charlotte Nutt