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Sunday, June 14
4:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

641 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004

for all screenings

Bucks Harbor

Director

Pete Muller

Producers

Nathan Golon, Noel Paul, Pete Muller

Co-Editor

Noel Paul

Cinematographers

Nathan Golon, Pete Muller

Contact

Luke Brawley, INDOX luke@indoxfilms.com

Set in a remote fishing village on the coast of Downeast Maine, BUCKS HARBOR immerses us in a community where life is governed by the rhythms of the ocean and the demands of hard physical labor. Through the lives of several fishermen—young men just beginning to inherit the trade and older men shaped by decades on the water—the film examines how work, family legacy, and expectations of masculinity become deeply intertwined. As stories of sacrifice, addiction, regret, and resilience surface, a portrait emerges of a place where the promise of another life often feels just beyond reach. With striking observational intimacy and a vivid sense of place, BUCKS HARBOR reveals both the beauty and the burden of a livelihood tethered to the sea, tracing the emotional undercurrents beneath a tradition built to endure.

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Pete Muller

Director, Bucks Harbor

Pete Muller is an American visual artist and documentarian. He uses photography, film, and other media to examine issues related to masculinities, conflict, and human ecology. Since 2017, he has been a Storytelling Fellow at the National Geographic Society. From 2005–2020, he was based in the Middle East and Africa, exploring conflict dynamics in post-colonial states.

He has received major awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year International, the Overseas Press Club, TIME Magazine, and others. In 2022, he won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary as Co-Producer of THE FIRST WAVE. His photographic work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in London, New York City, Geneva, Cape Town, and elsewhere. Muller also served as the Cyrus Vance Visiting Professor of International Relations at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts.

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