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Northshore October 2025
This Thursday, October 22, Matthew Balzer premieres his new independent film, The Catch, filmed on the North Shore, at the Austin Film Festival. The festival’s virtual format means that anyone can buy a $10 ticket to watch the film and try and spot their favorite Gloucester, Rockport, and Ipswich landmarks.  The Catch tells the story of a young woman returning to her hometown and her estranged family on the rural coast of Maine. She and an ex-boyfriend put together a drug-hijacking scheme while her father wages his own turf war against other lobstermen. Balzer, who wrote and directed the film, pieced together the plot from tru
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