Nonprofit leaders and filmmakers met during CIFF’s Engagement Summit to discuss and plan the use of documentary film as a resource for public dialogue and engagement around Maine’s aging demographic
Camden, Maine - The Camden International Film Festival just completed its second annual Engagement Summit, part of a two-year thematic program called Aging in Maine. Through the summit and a statewide screening tour, the program connects nonprofit leaders, healthcare professionals and community leaders from across the state to harness the power of documentary film to spark a public, intergenerational dialogue around the challenges and opportunities of Maine’s aging demographics.
During the festival, just over 20 Maine-based nonprofit leaders and healthcare professionals converged in Camden for a daylong strategic summit meeting at the Camden Opera House. Designed and facilitated by Working Films, a national organization that specializes in connecting storytelling with community engagement and action, participants in the program included representatives from AARP, Alzheimer's Association - Maine Chapter, Aroostook Area on Agency, The Bingham Program, Camden National Bank, The Charlotte White Center, MaineHealth, Making Community Happen, Maine Medical Center, Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation, Somerset Public Health, Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Spectrum Generations, University of Maine’s Center on Aging and filmmaker Banker White.
The summit allowed participants to identify a wide range of needs facing aging communities and the
