Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 10870 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Synopsis: Newly divorced, attacked by corrupt lobbyists and betrayed by a member of his staff, a Maine Congressman (Treat Williams) finds his life spiraling out of control until he is able regain his sense of purpose through the example of rugged and self-reliant constituents fighting to save their way of life on a remote island. T he2016WashingtonPoststorygrabbed readerswith,“Thisex-congressmanwrotea movieaboutadisillusionedcongressman.” YouknowMonheganIslandbecauseyou’vespenta lifetimeof summersonit.Itmadesensethatyou’ddi- rectthemoviewherethemaincharacterfindslove,and recovershissenseof self,onMonheganIsland.But formerrep. U.S.repBobMrazek(D-NY)isalongtime summerresidentonMonhegan,too,andhewrotethe screenplay.HowdidTheCongressmancomeabout? Bob is producer, co-director, fund rais- er, post-production supervisor and chief cook and bottle washer. The production company that made the film was created by him, just as the actual story has paral- lels in his life. As a former five-term rep- resentative from Long Island, he knew the practical and emotional core of the main character, Charlie Winship. The moods and pulls, the waiting in airports, the strain on normal relationships, the dev- astating effect on more intimate relation- ships. He experienced the emotional tri- age that comes with ignoring something important in order to pursue something essential. The Congressman was basically his story and could not have been written by anyone else. TheMonheganvisualsaredazzling.Natureprovides thespecialeffects. I’ve photographed Monhegan for over 30 years, and some shots I just knew would work for the film (the Wreck, Burnt Head, Starring: Treat Williams, Elizabeth Marvel,Ryan Merrimen Maine locations: Monhegan Island, Rockland, Rockport, and Augusta. Jared Martin Director of The Congressman interview With Little White Head, a special place in Cathedral Wood). Familiarity was a big part of the advantage Bob Mrazek and I had in location scouting. We knew where the good places were because we’d been walking them for years. Our cinematographer Joe Arcidiacano quickly grasped the potential of the island. WhatwasitlikedirectingTreatWilliams?It’sastrong outing.DidhelikeMaine? Treat is a pro. He’s able to add ideas on the fly and improvise lines and situations. He has layers he hasn’t used yet, and he found some of them playing Charlie in The Con- gressman. While he was on the island, he