Fri, Aug 21
|Big Picture Theater & Cafe
Canoe Dig It?
A comedic glimpse into the world of Freestyle Canoeing, following some of the country's top canoeists as they travel to a competition in northern Maine to duke it out for the title of "Top Paddler."
Time & Location
Aug 21, 2026, 7:00 PM
Big Picture Theater & Cafe, 48 Carroll Rd, Waitsfield, VT 05673, USA
About the event
Screening Monday, August 21st @ 7pm to followed by a Q & A with the director Samuel Dunning.
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
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?…
Tickets
Canoe Dig It?
$12.00
+$0.30 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00