Points North Institute will partner with the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and its film program, PMA Films to present the Portland Premiere of Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong, the debut feature film from local, Portland-based directors Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis. The film will screen on Sunday, November 23 at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 7 at 3 p.m.
Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong, which had its World Premiere at the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) in September, is a charming documentary that celebrates one of Portland’s lesser-known landmarks: its Wastewater Treatment Facility, and the workers who keep things…running smoothly.
Filmmakers Schwalje and Wolf Lewis will be present for a post-screening Q&A at both screenings, and will be joined by representatives and employees of the Portland Water District.
Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong received the Fowlie Award for Audience Favorite at CIFF this September, marking the first time a Maine-based film has taken home the festival’s top audience honor. Both Schwalje and Wolf Lewis are alumni of Points North’s Artist Programs, having participated as emerging filmmakers in the LEF/CIFF fellowship program in 2023. Their win represents a meaningful full-circle moment—illustrating how Points North’s commitment to nurturing early-career artists ripples through the documentary community locally, nationally, and internationally.
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