Echoes of Pejepscot: The Site of Fort Andross

Echoes of Pejepscot:
The Site of Fort Andross
Echoes of Pejepscot:; The Site of Fort Andross
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A film by	Jake Jakubowski
Studio	DMJ Productions
Release date	2026
Country	United States
Language	American English

Echoes of Pejepscot: The Site of Fort Andross is a DMJ Productions documentary directed by Jake Jakubowski that will be released in 2026. In The Site of Fort Andross, filmmaker Jakubowski tells the endoring story of Fort Andross, exploring it's layered history. From glacial origins and Wabanaki homelands to colonial forts, textile mills, and today’s cultural revival, the film traces four centuries of change along the Androscoggin River.

Plot

On the banks of Maine’s Androscoggin River lies a site that has witnessed centuries of transformation. Echoes of Pejepscot: The Site of Fort Andross begins with the retreat of the glaciers and the arrival of the Wabanaki, whose homelands and life ways were tied to the river’s rich resources. With the coming of English settlers in the 1600s, the land became a crossroads of trade, conflict, and cultural upheaval. Thomas Purchase’s trading post gave way to colonial forts, burned and rebuilt amid the wars between empires and nations, each layer of construction and destruction leaving its mark on the landscape.

By the 19th century, the story shifted from fortifications to industry. Harnessing the river’s power, the Cabot Mill rose from the ruins of Fort Andross, transforming Brunswick, Maine into a bustling mill town. Generations of workers, many of them French Canadian immigrants and their children, labored within its brick walls. Their lives were marked by both hardship and solidarity, from children’s strikes to the rhythms of a community defined by the hum of textile machinery. The fortunes of the mill mirrored the tides of American industry, flourishing and then declining as the textile era drew to a close.

Today, the building stands reborn. Once a fortress and then a factory, Fort Andross is now home to artists, entrepreneurs, markets, and community gatherings. The film traces this evolution, weaving together geology, indigenous history, colonial ambition, industrial growth, and cultural renewal. At its heart, Echoes of Pejepscot: The Site of Fort Andross is a story about endurance, of a place that has never stood still, and of the echoes of history that still resonate along the Androscoggin River.

Film quotes

Intro

At the edge of the Androscoggin River, where water carves through granite, stands a place that has borne witness to every chapter of this land’s history.

It's an enduring area etched by ice, shaped by human hands, and rebuilt through centuries of change.

Here, glaciers once carved the valley. Native Americans fished its rapids and honored its rhythms. Colonists claimed it. Forts rose. Mills roared. And finally, renewal.

This is the story of a river, a people, and a place that never stood still. This is the story... of the Site of Fort Andross.

Production

Directed by Jake Jakubowski under the production company DMJ Productions, this video production was a low budget film recorded with a DJI Pocket II camcorder and the Rode Wireless Go II Wireless Microphone system. The film was edited on a Macbook Pro using Adobe Premiere video editing software.

Trailer

On the banks of the Androscoggin River stands a place shaped by centuries of change. It stands today not as a relic, but as a living monument. It contains within its bricks every chapter of this lands history.

From glacier to river village, from colonial fort to industrial giant, it has survived fire, war, abandonment, and rebirth. And it remains a witness to it's enduring identity. A place where water shapes stone, where memory clings to mortar, and where past and present meet. This is the story of the Site of Fort Andross

External Links

Official website

DMJ Productions

DMJ Productions
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