BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 4, 2024
Belfast filmmaker Jim Merkel and his family are venturing out on a tour of movie theaters along Maine’s coast for showings of his new documentary, “Saving Walden’s World.” They’ll use a sailboat as their main means of transportation, to eliminate the need for fossil fuels. “Saving Walden’s World” is a documentary that explores how communities in Cuba, Slovenia and India have learned to reduce their carbon footprints in the face of climate change and make other advances in health care and education — well ahead of a 2030 target that the United Nations has established for all its members to meet a set of sustainable development goals. The documentary has been selected for showings at 10 film festivals so far, including the Maine Outdoor Film Festival that took place July 28 in Portland. Other stops on the Maine leg of the tour will include Rockland this coming Sunday, followed by Biddeford, Yarmouth, Boothbay Harbor, Bucksport, and Bar Harbor.