UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG

Documentary FEATURE

SYNOPSIS: As America’s aging wastewater system begins to fail, one plant does all it can to stay afloat. Plant manager Dustin Price, together with his dedicated team, battle aging infrastructure, “forever chemicals” and the misconceptions of an odor averse public to keep Portland, Maine clean and healthy.

DIRECTORS: Kaitlyn Schwalje & Alex Wolf Lewis

PRODUCERS: Rebecca Stern, Justin Levy, Alex Wolf Lewis & Kaitlyn Schwalje

EP: Ruth Ann & Bill Harnisch of The Harnisch Foundation, Dexter Braff

EDITORS: Katharina Stroh and Alexander Heringer

WRITTEN BY: Kaitlyn Schwalje

DP: Alex Wolf Lewis

COMPOSER: Katya Richardson

ANIMATION: Lucy Munger

PHOTOGRAPHS: Jason A. Frank

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Camden International Film Festival 2025 (World Premiere) // Fowlie Audience Award

Newburyport Documentary Film Festival // Best New England Film

New Hampshire Film Festival // Audience Choice Award

Guelph Film Festival

St. Louis Film Festival

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2022 LEF Production Grant // 2023 Mountain Film Grant // 2023 LEF/ CIFF Fellowship

2024 Big Sky Pitch // 2024 LEF Foundation Post-Production Grant

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