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August 21 - August 22, 2026
Presented By: Catamount Arts
Friday, August 21st at 6:30pm
Saturday, August 22nd at 1:30pm
Location:
Catamount Arts
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT
Tickets: $12 adults, $11 seniors, $10 members and students
Director: Samuel Dunning
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 78 minutes
Cast: Kelsey Lea Jones, Jf Davis, Samuel Dunning
Q&A with filmmaker Samuel Dunning at Saturday film screening
Canoe Dig It? is a mockumentary comedy about a fictional canoeing competition in Northern Maine for the nonfictional sport of “Freestyle Canoeing”, a form of performative canoeing best described as “canoe dancing”. Competitors paddle out and spin, dip, and “dance” in circles in perfect synchronization with the music of their choice.
The film tracks a handful of quirky and curiously relatable competitors vying for the blue ribbon at the Moosehead Regional Finals. We follow our cadre of diverse canoeists’- a cutthroat perfectionist, a backwoods natural, an aging underdog, a squabbling couple of summer camp owners, and a hard rocking bartender- as they prepare for the big stage (lake), seeing glimpses into their personal lives, their eclectic preparation methods, and learning what it takes to make it to the top of the Freestyling world.
What does it take to bring home the “Top Paddler” ribbon? Athleticism? Technique? Core Strength? Song choice? These and all your other burning questions will be answered!
Watch the trailer.
Saturday, August 22nd at 1:30pm
Location:
Catamount Arts
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT
Tickets: $12 adults, $11 seniors, $10 members and students
Director: Samuel Dunning
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 78 minutes
Cast: Kelsey Lea Jones, Jf Davis, Samuel Dunning
Q&A with filmmaker Samuel Dunning at Saturday film screening
Canoe Dig It? is a mockumentary comedy about a fictional canoeing competition in Northern Maine for the nonfictional sport of “Freestyle Canoeing”, a form of performative canoeing best described as “canoe dancing”. Competitors paddle out and spin, dip, and “dance” in circles in perfect synchronization with the music of their choice.
The film tracks a handful of quirky and curiously relatable competitors vying for the blue ribbon at the Moosehead Regional Finals. We follow our cadre of diverse canoeists’- a cutthroat perfectionist, a backwoods natural, an aging underdog, a squabbling couple of summer camp owners, and a hard rocking bartender- as they prepare for the big stage (lake), seeing glimpses into their personal lives, their eclectic preparation methods, and learning what it takes to make it to the top of the Freestyling world.
What does it take to bring home the “Top Paddler” ribbon? Athleticism? Technique? Core Strength? Song choice? These and all your other burning questions will be answered!
Watch the trailer.