Northeast Historic Film  offers presentations, sceenings and workshops for groups of all sizes. In addition we have equipment we rent for offsite use and it is possible to rent the Alamo Theatre for events.

Alamo Theatre Rental

The Alamo Theatre is available for your special event or meeting.  The Alamo has been rented for film screenings, concerts, weddings, bar mitzvahs, board meetings, and public hearings. For a brochure listing prices and services, call NHF at 207-469-0924 or email.

Equipment Rentals

Rates quoted are daily unless otherwise noted.

Sound system                                                 $225

including two Bose 802 speakers with stands, 1300 watt Peavey amplifier,

Rane 2-channel graphic equalizer, Shure 4 channel microphone/line mixer

27” Sony Trinitron monitor                             $50

20” Panasonic TV/VCR combo                       $40

20” Panasonic TV/VCR/DVD combo             $50

Lowell Totalight kit                                          $75

with three 1,000 watt lights, scrims, diffusion, reflectors

Eiki Video Projector                          $125

Presentations

NHF staff regularly offers customized presentations for groups like Senior College, historical societies, and elementary and high school students.  Topics offered include The Way Work Used To Be, Movie-Making in Northern New England, Early Television, and Regional Moving Images as Community Resources. Presentation fees generally start at $150 and up depending on the complexity of the requested program, staging requirements and travel.

Film Rental                                                 $150

Basic Rental for a film is $150.00 for one show. 16mm and 35mm film prints available for rental include:

From Stump to Ship, A 1930 Logging Film   16mm, 30 minutes

The Seventh Day,  includes musical score      16mm, 78 minutes

Timothy's Quest, includes musical score         16mm and 35mm, 100 minutes

Some film programs may have a higher rental price—some lower

Projectionist/Staging Labor                           $300

Fee for one person to travel, stage, present, and breakdown show.  This assumes two hours of travel time.  Add $50/hr for extended shows or more travel.

Travel --Varies

Mileage @ .45

Pianist $250

Standard rate. Certain performers will charge up to $600 for a show plus travel.

Ensemble rates are higher.

NHF may be unable to accommodate some requests due to lack of available staff.

Workshops

Northeast Historic Film offers a variety of workshops in different formats.  Moving Image Preservation workshops for half-day, full-day and two-days are offered.  Workshops are offered in conjunction with Brodsky & Treadway, renowned filmmakers, writers, technicians and 8mm film advocates. Bob Brodsky and Toni Treadway have been working together since 1975.

Workshops are hands-on learning experiences and include equipment setups for the participants, hand-outs, and time to discuss projects on a one-to-one basis. Workshops work best with from 6 to 24 participants.  Rates vary.  Contact Executive Director David S. Weiss for more details.