Wild & Scenic Film Festival | Summit Land Conservancy

Wild & Scenic Film Festival

THURSDAY, MARCH 11
Jim Santy Auditorium
$12

6:00 PM – Doors Open. Rich Wyman Plays.
Attendees have the opportunity to browse the Eco-Fair, join the Summit Land Conservancy and take their seats to listen to enjoy the music.

7:00 PM – Attendees take their seats
Introduction by Andrew McLean, backcountry.com athlete and author of The Chuting Gallery.

7:15 PM – Films Begin

Big River – 27 min.
Curt Ellis, Aaron Woolf
The filmmakers of KING CORN are back! Curt and Ian have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has had on the people and places downstream. In a journey that extends from the American heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, the guys trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre of corn has touched.

Brower Youth Awards: Forces of Nature – Six, individual 5 min. profiles
Earth Island Institute
Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards to honor legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders. The awards honor six young people for their activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy.
• Robin Bryan, 21, of Manitoba, who helped protect one million acres of boreal forest in Manitoba’s parklands from logging, through public awareness and advocacy.

Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops – 8 min.
to the Amazon to train over 20 indigenous tribes to use the internet to preserve their land and their way of life. Denise Zmekhol Chief Almir Surui asked Google for help with preserving his Amazon tribe’s culture and protecting his indigenous territory from deforestation. The Google Earth Outreach team went

Glynwood: Because Farming, Food, and Community Matter – 10 min.
Sara Grady
A portrait of the Hudson Valley's agricultural beauty and potential, through the lens of a local non-profit that helps communities to save farming. Glynwood answers an urgent need in the region by empowering communities to support farming and conserve farmland, while also demonstrating the economic viability of environmentally sustainable agriculture. Local farmers, chefs, and advocates underscore the need and the possibility for an invigorated regional food system as they pay tribute to Glynwood's mission.

The Edge of the Sea – 27 min.
Maria Jose Calderon
Wild & Scenic Student Filmmaker Award
In the past fifty years, 61-year old fisherman Pauco Font has seen the white sand beaches of his Puerto Rico hometown disappearing due to erosion caused by mega developments. In 2008, Pauco and members of his community began to fight back. Grand Festival Award - Berkeley Film Festival.

iDrive 55 – 15 min.
Ryan Little
Who knew that you could save 20-50 percent of your gas just by easing on the pedal? Meet the man behind the movement and some local folks who have taken the pledge.

92 minutes Total Running Time

FRIDAY, MARCH 12
Treasure Mountain Inn
$25

6:00 PM – Doors Open.
Attendees have the opportunity to participate in our Silent Auction, join the Summit Land Conservancy and enjoy socializing with food and libations.

7:00 PM – Attendees take their seats
Introductions and Brief Summit Land Conservancy introduction film.

7:15 PM – Films Begin

Secret Life of Paper – 6 min.
Mark Sugg, Loch Phillipps
Ever wonder what happens to the newspaper we read in the morning? Have you ever considered what impacts these products have on the environment, from beginning to end? INFORM’s Secret Life Series is a collection of videos that highlight the environmental impacts of everyday products we all use.

Planting Hope: Wangari Maathai & The Green Belt Movement (a.k.a. Taking Root) – 7 min.
Lisa Merton, Alan Dater
The simple act of planting trees by Kenyan Wangari Maathai grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy—a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration and the winner of Nobel Peace Prize. This is a 7-minute segment of a longer 80-minute film.

Samsara – 19 min.
Renan Ozturk
The sacred peak of Meru, in the Vindhya Mountains of India is said in mythology to be the center of the universe, but can you climb to the center of the universe? Climbing team Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk set out to attempt a first ascent of this 6,500 foot rock route. Telluride Mountain Film - Charlie Fowler Award.

Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators – 57 min.
Karen Anspacher-Meyer, Ralf Meyer
Wolves and cougars, once driven to the edge of existence are finding their way back--from the Yellowstone plateau to the canyons of Zion, from the farm country of northern Minnesota to the rugged open range of the West. In Yellowstone National Park, a land inhabited again by wolves after a 70-year absence, the chain of life flourishes once again since their return.

89 minutes total running time

8:30pm – Discussion with filmmaker Karen Meyers, Lords of Nature.

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