ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library and Midcoast Women present a film screening and discussion, Thursday, August 29, at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

The documentary film is about Brenda Commander’s rise to leadership in a world dominated by patriarchy, poverty, domestic violence, and ethnic discrimination to become the first woman chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians.

Following the screening will be a discussion with the filmmakers, Pam Maus and Susanna Liller, and Chief Brenda Commander regarding the challenges women in leadership roles face, particularly among Indigenous peoples.

Midcoast Women provides opportunities for area women of all ages, including trans women and genderqueer women, to find and strengthen their individual and collective voices.

This event will take place in the library’s Community Room and will be simultaneously streamed over Zoom; the Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union Street. For more information or for Zoom links, please email elewis@rocklandmaine.