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Multimedia
Title
Finding Treatment Multimedia
Year
2012
Living in rural Maine causes concerns regarding ways to get treatment for health issues. Manda Lillie explores how people who live in small, rural communities manage to get treatments for their health with services like Angel Flight, which can fly patients to get treatment.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Blocks and Jacks
Year
2012
Deciding that work in corporate business is not for him, Richard Profenno has decided to sail away and become a live aboard. Penn Chan profiles the choice Profenno has made to live on his boat.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Half House: A Family Divided
Year
2013
In Rockport, Maine, a family dispute split and divided an entire family. Shara Morris investigates how the house was literally split and moved, and speaks to people who lived in the home.
Type
Multimedia
Title
For My Daughters
Year
2013
Having moved to Maine over a decade ago to keep his family safe from civil war in Somali, Dr. Said Mohammed wants his children to be well educated and help the Somali people. Chris Remington profiles how Dr. Mohammed wants the best lives for his daughters.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Hooked
Year
2013
At Long Creek Living Center, young individuals who have committed crimes are given a chance to change their lives. Katie Bell documents how knitting and crocheting gives residents an outlet.
Type
Multimedia
Title
A New Normal
Year
2013
In July 2013, due to degenerative spinal diseases, Jen Pelletier became unable to work and was forced to rely on others for help. Michelle Mitchell profiles Jenn's experiences and her struggle to reclaim independence.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Life On The Water
Year
2013
Living life on the water, Karl Brunner is very close to his boat. Richard Forbes profiles Brunner's life as a sailor.
Type
Multimedia
Title
For Sale By Owner
Year
2013
Living in Maine can be hard for a single person, and for Judith Saffron it is no different. Rufus Nicoll profiles Saffron's decision to move away.
Type
Multimedia
Title
My Last Decade
Year
2014
At 90 years old, Betty Jarratt chooses to live independently. Alysia Mazzella profiles how Jarratt thinks about death, but does not dwell on it and focuses on living.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Undocumented
Year
2014
Living in Maine as illegal immigrants, two individuals speak about how the decisions their parents made coming to the United States illegally continue to impact their lives today. Pang Tubhirun documents how she and Marc Banzuela cope with fear of deportation, and how becoming DACA recipients changed their lives.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Onward
Year
2015
Living at Bradbury Mountain State Park for over two years in a tent, Ed Warden has decided to make a change. Marita Murphy documents Warden's lifestyle in nature and deciding to move to a farm.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Keeper of the Old Ways
Year
2015
Living a rural life in New Hampshire, Arthur Surette still gets to socialize. Ari Erlbaum documents how Surette gets to socialize in front of audiences as a storyteller.
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