Our second film in the Maine Artist Series is "Truth Tellers" which chronicles the lives of Americans fighting for peace, racial equity, environmental justice and indigenous rights through the eyes of Robert Shetterly, a long time activist and artist.

What defines a great American? For artist/activist Robert Shetterly, it's a citizen who courageously confronts issues of social, environmental and economic fairness. Shetterly has painted 270 portraits of such Americans, past and present, with a quote inscribed into the dark background. These "Americans Who Tell the Truth" have been exhibited throughout the United States for almost two decades. TRUTH TELLERS is both a story of Shetterly's art and activism and a history lesson in what it means to be a citizen of a democracy. In bringing Shetterly's message to a wide audience, TRUTH TELLERS aims to spark a national conversation on truth telling. The is a film by Richard Kane.

Shetterly's subjects include contemporary activists for racial and indigenous justice Zyahna Bryant, Reggie Harris, Maulian Dana, Sherri Mitchell, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, and climate activists Bill McKibben, Kelsey Juliana, and Bill Bigelow. Shetterly's portraits place them in the context of our great civil rights leaders John Lewis, Frederick Douglass, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bayard Rustin, Sojourner Truth and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. .

We will have prints of Rob's work in the gallery preceding the film screening and are thrilled that he and filmmaker Richard Kane will be in attendance to present the film and answer any questions.

Doors open at 6pm. Show starts at 7pm. Concessions will be available. Tickets are $10 in advance for adults ($15 at the door) and $5 for youth. Tickets can be purchased at: https://waldotheatreinc.thundertix.com/events/213749. All proceeds go to supporting the Maine Artist FIlm Series and our future programming.