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Filmmaker Expands Maine's History ResourcesFree history videos for Maine schools, libraries, historical societies, and other organizations are in the works, as Maine filmmaker Jeff Dobbs has created a nonprofit organization, the Jefferson Davis Grant Foundation (JDGF), which will concentrate on the production and distribution of historical films and other media. According to Dobbs, the nonprofit will serve two primary functions: funding production of films and facilitating their distribution to libraries across the state. "We identified a general need in schools and public libraries," Dobbs said. "There is a definite lack of high-quality, accessible history materials featuring Maine subject matter, and with public and private funding, JDGF can help change that." Film projects on JDGF's short list include a multi-part series on the history of sailing ships, documentaries of Maine's luminaries of literature and industry, and biographies of Margaret Chase Smith and Joshua Chamberlain, among others. "There are so many stories that haven't yet been told in documentary or historical film," Dobbs said. "Maine has a long heritage of shipbuilding, maritime and industrial innovations. Hundreds of artists and writers, captains of finance and industry, politicians all have roots or have made their homes in this state. And there are all the unique places that form Maine's 'history of place,' such as the Allagash Waterway and Acadia National Park. With JDGF, we hope to secure funding to better document the people and places of Maine's history on film." For more information, contact Jeff Dobbs, Executive Director, Jefferson Davis Grant Foundation, P.O. Box 620, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, 288-9008, info@jdgfoundation.org. | ||