The Old Forest Film

Film screenings

Follow The Old Forest to festivals, special premieres, and intimate community screenings across changing seasons.

An ancient forest clearing at dusk, towering moss-covered trunks rising like pillars into a dense canopy, the ground layered with deep leaf litter and delicate ferns. In the center, a small portable projector beams a luminous rectangle of forest imagery onto a suspended, slightly wrinkled white sheet, its glow reflecting off bark and branches. Mist hangs low, catching soft, cinematic blue-hour light as the projector’s warm beam cuts through. Captured in wide, eye-level composition with strong depth, the mood is quietly majestic and hopeful, fusing past and present. Photographic realism emphasizes texture in bark and moss, conveying a sophisticated, documentary atmosphere of outdoor screening and reverence for the old forest’s history.

Screening dates

09.18.25

Riverfront Cinema

Cincinnati, OH

Reserve seats

09.23.25

Harbor Theater

Milwaukee, WI

Buy tickets

09.28.25

Summit Playhouse

Burgettstown, PA

Event details

09.20.25

Retrospective Hall

Toronto, ON

Book seats

09.24.25

Prairie Cinema

Tinley Park, IL

Tickets

09.30.25

Elm Street Arts

Hartford, CT

RSVP

09.21.25

Harborfront Lightbox

Toronto, ON

Join waitlist

09.27.25

Cocoa Theatre

Hershey, PA

More info

10.01.25

Pine Grove Arts

Bangor, ME

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A historic cinema auditorium with plush, deep-green seats arranged in gentle arcs around a slightly elevated stage. The large screen shows a still from an old-growth forest interior, shafts of golden light filtering through towering trunks, rendered with rich cinematic contrast. Ambient aisle lights trace soft lines toward the screen, while a subtle haze in the air makes the projector beam faintly visible. The color palette is muted and sophisticated, with warm wood paneling and dark acoustic walls. Captured from the back row with a wide lens, sharp focus throughout, the composition emphasizes anticipation and collective experience. The mood is reverent and hopeful, suggesting a special documentary premiere that connects past forest histories with a shared future.

Notes for screenings and venues

Many screenings are co-presented with local arts groups, land stewards, and accessibility partners; please check each listing for captioning details, venue access notes, and opportunities to join post-film conversations or community walks.

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