''Outermost Radio'' is a feature-length documentary, written and directed by

Alan Chebot Alan Chebot is an American film director and executive producer, born in Fall River, Massachusetts and raised in Somerset, Massachusetts. Career Chebot began his professional career as a producer for WBZ-TV Boston's Evening Magazine. In 1988, Che ...

, that takes an intimate look at a community on the tip of

Cape Cod Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer mont ...

, far from the mainland and out of the mainstream, committed to keeping their alternative non-profit

community radio Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular ...

station

WOMR WOMR (92.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a public broadcasting community radio station based in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Its call-sign stands for "Outermost Radio". It started broadcasting in 1982 on 91.9MHz, switching to 92.1 in 1995 to gain a p ...

on the air through adversity. Broadcasting from the outermost region of

Provincetown, Massachusetts Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Provincet ...

, WOMR reaches beyond locals and tourists, to a rapidly growing fan base around the world, redefining the very concept of community. ''Outermost Radio'' introduces audiences to the station's passionate and unconventional volunteer staff as they fight to keep their freedom of expression alive and in the process, give us an unflinching look into their personal lives. ''Outermost Radio'' features a live performance from

The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a changing roster ...

. ''Outermost Radio'' was selected by the 2015

Provincetown International Film Festival The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) is an annual film festival founded in 1999 and held on Cape Cod in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The festival presents American and international narrative features, documentaries and short films f ...

where Chebot won the John Schlesinger Award.
''John Schlesinger Award'', 2015 Provincetown International Film Festival The film was also selected in 2015 by the

Kansas International Film Festival The Kansas International Film Festival (KIFF) is a non-profit Kansas-based organization that promotes independent and vintage cinema through film expos. The festival is held every fall. In 2001, KIFF received a 501(c)(3) designation under the co ...

, the

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, and the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival. In 2016, ''Outermost Radio'' continued its festival tour at

Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) is an independent film festival held since 2009 in Idyllwild, California. The festival is run by its founder, director Stephen Savage. The tenth annual IIFC was held March 5 through 10, 2019. ...

in Idyllwild, CA, where the film won Best Director honors, and in February 2016 at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London. In April 2016, ''Outermost Radio'' won a Gold Remi Award at WorldFest

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International Film Festival. ''Outermost Radio'' continued on to be screened at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema,

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in May 2016. In June 2017, ''Outermost Radio'' was awarded the

New England Emmy Award New England Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The division was founded in 1977 and in addition to granting the New England Emmy Awards, it recognizes awards scholarships, honors industry veterans ...

for Outstanding Documentary Feature.

Awards and honors

* ''Outermost Radio'',

Selection (2015) * ''Outermost Radio'', The

John Schlesinger John Richard Schlesinger (; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''Midnight Cowboy'', and was nominated for the same award for two other films ('' Darling'' an ...

Award Winner (2015) * ''Outermost Radio'',

Selection (2015) * ''Outermost Radio'',

Selection (2015) * ''Outermost Radio'', Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival Selection (2015) * ''Outermost Radio'', The Spotlight Documentary Film Awards Silver Award Winner (2015) * ''Outermost Radio'',

Selection (2016) * ''Outermost Radio'', International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London Selection (2016) * ''Outermost Radio'', Best Director,

(2016) * ''Outermost Radio'', Gold Remi Award, WorldFest Houston International Film Festival (2016) * ''Outermost Radio'', Outstanding Documentary,

Winner (2017)

References

External links

''Outermost Radio''Cape Cod Times.comIMDB.com2015 Provincetown International Film Festival Selection
2015 films American documentary films American independent films Documentary films about radio Films shot in Massachusetts Provincetown, Massachusetts 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-documentary-film-stub