(17 May 2025)
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Freedom, Maine, US – 13 May 2025
1. Waterfall and bridge in Freedom, Maine
2. Downtown Freedom, Maine
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“What could be more different than being in an indie movie that ends up being a blockbuster than helping to run a small Maine town of less than 800 people?”
4. Freedom general store
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“And yet, what did they use when they really wanted to discredit me? Well, they called the newspaper and said, “Hey, the girl from The Blair Witch Project’s being recalled" and it worked.”
6. Heather Donahue walking on disputed roadway
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“I ended up winning the select board seat after only living in town for two years at that time.”
8. Downtown Freedom, Maine
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“The animosity that led toward my recall, it wasn’t, it certainly isn’t because of an orange mark like this. That was what was in the petition, but the, the gossip and the lies that went around along with the petition.”
10. Donahue walking through woods
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“They said basically this marking meant that I had no regard for the rule of law and should not be allowed to be on the select board.”
12. Donahue walking through woods with windmill in background
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“This road is absolutely a town road. There’s private property on either side, but this has always been a town easement.”
14. Donahue walking on disputed roadway
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“And then a family moved here who decided it was their private property.”
16. Posted sign stating private property
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“I just wanted to be able to show for the court where the centre of that 66-foot easement is.”
18. Donahue walking on disputed roadway through the woods
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“To me protecting public access is a hill I will die on, have died on, will die on again.”
20. Scenic shot of Freedom, Maine
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“Seeing the birds, seeing the plants, like having a relationship with what makes this state so incredible and so rare.”
22. Tulips swaying in the breeze
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“Even where there is private property, I feel like part of what I fell in love with about Maine was that people still allowed people to use their land for recreational purposes to really appreciate how beautiful this place is.”
24. Donahue looking out onto field with a wind turbine in the background
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Heather Donahue, actor, The Blair Witch Project:
“I love this place beyond reason. I would do anything to protect it, actually, which is sort of how I ended up in this situation.”
26. Donahue walking through the woods on disputed roadway
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
An actor from the blockbuster horror, "The Blair Witch Project" has found herself embroiled in another woodland drama in her small town American home.
Heather Donahue, who was removed from the governing body of a town in Maine, is disputing with local landowners whether a woodland path alongside their property is private or public.
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