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08/31/2025

Big thanks to Jason Davis and Robert Kerr of Morning Kickaround for having Kurt on to talk about our docuseries about the Portland Hearts of Pine, "Up The Hearts". Check it out!

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are joined by Up The Hearts director Kurt Graser to talk about his documentary project about Portland Hearts of Pine. He speaks a...

08/20/2025

A fun day at with good people, cocktails and a pig 🐷

What an amazing crew! .mcd .picher

Big thanks to 🫡🙌✌️

07/16/2025

Episode 4 of Up The Hearts is now on YouTube!

You can watch that and all the other episode here:
www.youtube.com/

In this episode, we learn about professional soccer's league structure as the Portland Hearts of Pine gear up for a pivotal moment in their inaugural season—...

05/05/2025

Up The Hearts production team at Fitzpatrick Stadium for the Portland Hearts of Pine first home game.

Good times! ⚽️🎬❤️

05/03/2025

All three "Up The Hearts" episodes are now streaming on YouTube.

Catch up on the series before the Hearts of Pine's first home game at Fitzpatrick Stadium on May 4th. ❤️❤️❤️

www.youtube.com/

04/19/2025

It’s always fun hanging out with & from ! Big shout out to Lily who job shadowed us today. 🙌🎬

03/24/2025

Episode 2 of 'Up The Heart' airs Tuesday at 630PM on NESN!

Episode 1 will be airing right before at 6PM.

Check out the trailer for Episode 2 below ❤️🎬⚽️

Up The Hearts - Episode 2 TrailerNESN - 3/25/25 @ 6:30PM EST

03/10/2025

We sat down with the good folks at WGME CBS 13 News, Portland this morning to talk about our new docuseries on The Portland Hearts of Pine - "Up The Hearts" ❤️

If you haven't seen the first episode yet - head over to YouTube and check it out!

The first game for Portland’s new professional soccer team is now just 10 days away.For more on this story, visit: https://bit.ly/4kFHQB5____________________...

02/28/2025

Up The Hearts: Episode 1 is now on YouTube!

ENJOY! ⚽️❤️

Episode 1 of Up The Hearts explores the creation of the Portland Hearts of Pine, Portland Maine's first-ever professional soccer team. Get an inside look at ...

02/19/2025

🎬 Behind the scenes of our Maine Spirits winter campaign! 🎬

An amazing production crew and on-screen talent came together to make this one happen, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. From concept to ex*****on, this team brought the vision to life—so much so that the final spot even aired during the Super Bowl (in Maine)! 🏈

Check out the behind-the-scenes video, and let us know what you think. The full commercial is linked in the comments.

Big thanks to Blaze Partners for bringing us on and coming up with a great concept! 👏👏 👏

02/15/2025

Let's GOOOOOOOOO!! ❤️⚽️🎬

A story five years in the making, Knack Factory’s docuseries Up The Hearts documents Hearts of Pine’s ambitious inception and will follow the club through its inaugural season in USL League One. Episode 1 airs on NESN starting tonight, Feb 15 at 6:30 PM!

As the series unfolds over its first season, viewers will meet the players, the fans, and the broader community rallying behind the team—united under the club’s guiding principle: Lead with your Heart.

02/03/2025

🚨 IT’S HAPPENING! 🚨

"Up The Hearts" — our new docuseries about the creation of Portland, Maine’s first professional soccer team — the Portland Hearts of Pine — is premiering on NESN on February 15th at 6:30 PM!

We’ve been documenting this journey for years—capturing the incredible energy behind launching a pro club in a city that’s ready for it. Now, we’re beyond excited to finally share this story with you.

From the brand reveal to the first match, "Up The Hearts" takes you behind the scenes to see what it truly takes to build a team from the ground up.

This is a story about passion, community, and making history.