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Rural Life
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Multimedia
Title
The Round Forest
Year
2024
After college, Silvia Zeamer returns to the off-grid home her parents built by hand in rural Maine. What begins as a temporary stay turns into a struggle with the circular pull of the land, its quiet mysteries, and Silvia’s need for connection beyond her family’s homestead.
Type
Photography
Title
Unmasked: Facing Trans Identity
Year
2001
Joanna Johnson captures the life of Polly Yourathane, the character creation of Kevin Head, who is transgender living in Portland.
Type
published content
Title
Maintaining
Year
2005
Tim Greenway captures the life of Bonnie Dermody, a woman who uses methadone to help her recover from her heroin addiction.
Type
Writing
Title
The Transgender Community
Year
1996
Mary Kathryn Durham investigates the lives of transgender individuals living in Maine, speaking with individuals of varying backgrounds.
Type
Writing
Title
Taking the Plunge
Year
2007
Craig Smith documents the annual polar bear plunge held in Industry to honor Chester Greenwood, creator of the earmuffs. Smith focuses on the Fowke family, who are partaking in the plunge.
Type
Writing
Title
Commander Badger's War
Year
2010
Jordan Wyant documents how Kevin Badger, founder of the Maine Highlands Defense Force, feels marginalized by politics as a veteran on disability. Wyant discusses how Badger expresses his frustration through his militia and online forums.
Type
published content
Title
Unemployed Mother, Woodstock, 1987
Year
1995
Pam Berry captures the life of Monica, a mother who lives in a schoolbus with her daughter while she builds a house for the future.
Type
Writing
Title
Herman Butler
Year
1991
Kerry Dakin recounts the live of Herman Butler through interviews with Butler, discussing the racism he has faced in his life.
Type
Photography
Title
One Day Plan
Year
2003
Andrew Reilly documents the life of Andy Kinney, a man who is making a transition to live at the Oxford Street Homeless Shelter in Portland.
Type
Radio
Title
Like Folding a Fitted Sheet
Year
2019
Melodie Zale has run a bottle and can redemption business for 39 years in a small town experiencing job loss. She feels the ripple effects of state and corporate decisions on her life. This is a story of how she responds to uncertainty.
Type
Photography
Title
The Lady from Next Door
Year
2004
Brian Henry documents the life of Caryl Widdowson, a woman from Gray, Maine who lives at home with her many animals.
Type
Photography
Title
Memory
Year
2011
Wolfgang Daniel documents how a woman who is living with brain damage and memory loss pieces together life through scattered images.
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