Finding Donn Fendler: Lost On A Mountain in Maine 72 Years Later
Date/Time09/21/2012
7:00 pm
Tickets:
$10 General Admission
$7 Youth (12 and under)
Q&A after the Film with Donn Fendler
Ryan Cook, Derek Desmond. Documentary. 6o min. USA
The true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler who was lost on Mount Katahdin for nine days in 1939, and how two filmmakers try to turn his adventure into a feature film.
Donn Fendler’s story of survival inspired the nation and continues to inspire through his book Lost on a Mountain in Maine. The documentary Finding Donn Fendler follows Donn’s story through the lens of filmmakers Derek Desmond and Ryan Cook as they try to turn Donn’s adventure into a narrative feature film. Through interviews and footage of Donn today, we discover what an amazing man Donn is and what his story
$1.00 from each ticket sold will go to The Grand’s Restoration Fund.