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Bucks Harbor

Panorama Dokumente 2026
© Pete Muller
Downeast Maine is a narrow stretch of rugged coastline chiselled between the forest and the sea. Here, boys are shaped by the brutal winters, their harvesting of the ocean’s bounty and the rigid codes of their fathers. Bucks Harbor explores the inner lives of these fishermen, young and old, and the emotional complexity of growing up in a community where a man’s worth is often defined by the strength of his back. The lobsters they hunt, deep on the ocean floor, serve as a metaphor for the adversity, survival and guarded vulnerability on land.

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by Pete Muller (Director) USA 2026 English 98' Colour World premiere | Debut film | Documentary form

Crew

Director Pete Muller
Cinematography Nathan Golon, Pete Muller, Mark Unger
Editing Noel Paul
Music Nikolaj Hess
Producers Pete Muller, Nathan Golon, Noel Paul
Executive Producers Kaitlin Yarnall, Greg Moga
Co-Producers Jake Patryn, Morgan Patryn

Produced by

2 Wolves Films

Portland, ME, USA

Photos

Pete Muller

© Grant Flanagan

Born in 1982, the American visual artist and documentary filmmaker uses photography, film and other media to examine issues related to masculinities, conflict and human ecology. From 2005 to 2020, he was based in the Middle East and Africa where he explored conflict dynamics in post-colonial environments. His photographic work has won numerous prizes. In 2022, The First Wave, which he co-produced, won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary.

Filmography

2026 Bucks Harbor ; documentary, Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026