HRMM and Upstate Films to Co-Host Screening of The Keeper

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: John Kelley / PR & Marketing Manager / [email protected]

Program Title: The Keeper (Close Up w/dir. Jon Bowermaster)
Date & Time: Sunday, November 30th - 4:00 PM
Location: Orpheum - Saugerties, NY 12477
Price: $7.00 - $11.00

Saugerties, NY - ​Cantankerous, charismatic and passionately committed, this river keeper — John Lipscomb — reflects on his 25 years patrolling the Hudson, traveling more than 80,000 miles, by wooden boat, helping defend America’s First River while also highlighting the ongoing challenges and reasons for hope for the future of the Hudson. The Keeper premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in October 2025. (dir.Jon Bowermaster, USA, 2025, 80 mins.)

​A brief introduction before the screening by Hudson River Maritime Museum Executive Director Lisa Cline will address the past, present and future economic, cultural and ecological roles of the Hudson River and the importance of caring for and protecting this invaluable resource.

Jon Bowermaster is an oceans expert, journalist, writer, filmmaker, adventurer and six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council. One of the Society’s ‘Ocean Heroes,’ his first assignment for National Geographic Magazine was documenting a 3,741 mile crossing of Antarctica by dogsled. He is the founder of Oceans 8 Films and the One Ocean Media Foundation, making films about climate at home in the Hudson Valley and around the world. His podcast, “The Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster” on Radio Kingston has recorded over 150 episodes with environmental activists, community leaders and friends from his vast rolodex of travels. 

Lisa Cline is the Hudson River Maritime Museum's Executive Director. Growing up on the Esopus Creek in Saugerties, she learned about boats and Hudson River history from both sides of her family. Her father was an avid sailor and maritime history buff, and her mother was the daughter of a prominent brickyard owner in Newburgh. Both her parents served on HRMM’s Board in the early years and introduced her to the Museum’s mission. Over the years, Ms. Cline has continued to support HRMM as a volunteer, the Museum’s Chief Operating Officer and most recently as Executive Director for the past decade.

More information and tickets can be found at upstatefilms.org or here.

​This film in The CLOSE UP series is generously underwritten by Sara Arno and The Ettinger Foundation. 

This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.
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About Upstate Films: Upstate Films, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, began screening world-class films in its Rhinebeck theater on a daily basis in May 1972. Over the course of its first 53 years, Upstate Films has screened 7,000+ different titles to an estimated 2.6 million viewers—an unrivaled accomplishment for a rural arthouse cinema—and collaborated with educational institutions and not-for-profit organizations, hosted presentations by filmmakers, writers and artists and produced and hosted festivals. Learn more at upstatefilms.org.

About HRMM: Located along the historic Rondout Creek waterfront in downtown Kingston, NY, the Hudson River Maritime Museum is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. Learn more at hrmm.org.