Environmental Film Festival

Again this year, the South Yuba River Citizens League will treat us to a selection of the year's best environmental films. Don't miss this outstanding River Rally event!

Saturday Evening

Life of the River: the Futaleufu
Channel G
Known for its amazing rapids, mountain scenery and endangered species the Futaleufú has been recognized as one the world's most outstanding river environments. But power companies controlled by foreign corporations and the Chilean government are proposing a huge hydro development. People from many countries, including Chileans, are calling for the permanent protection of the river. (US, 2006 Documentary, 5:50min) www.channelg.tv, www.futafriends.org"

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Community Service Inc, Faith Morgan
When the Soviet collapse occurred in 1990 Cuba had an emergency transition to local organic agriculture, renewable energy, and large-scale mass transit. The film shows how a society can change from an industrialized, global focus to a local, community-based one. Cuba's experience provides a living model for how the rest of the world can respond to the coming world oil production peak. Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival: People's Choice Award, Best International Film (US/Cuba, 2006, Documentary, 53min) www.communitysolution.org, www.peakoil.net

Native Wind
Chip Comins, Robby Romero
Native American tribes on the northern Great Plains can harness enough wind energy to provide our nation with one-third of all annual electricity consumption. This public service announcement introduces the subject of the first utility-scale wind turbine erected on tribal lands. (USA, 2005, PSA, 60sec) http://www.nativewind.org, www.intertribalcoup.org, www.nativeenergy.com, www.areday.net, www.eaglethunder.com

Down the Copper River
Thomas Dunklin
Take a journey down the Copper River, with featured musician and raft captain, David Lynn Grimes. Also featured in the clip are aerial and raft based views of the Copper River and sea otters, salmon, eagles, and grizzly bears. The music video is one chapter from a 4-chapter DVD, entitled "Copper River Perspectives." (US, 2004, Music Video, 3:12min) www.thomasdunklin.com, www.redzone.org

Salmon & Steelhead: A Time for Recovery
Marla Morrissey, Joe Golling
These powerful fish are born in the river, then travel to the ocean to grow to full size before making the journey back up the river of their birth to reach the spawning grounds before they die. Unfortunately, populations of both salmon and steelhead are dangerously low. This wonderfully animated film illustrates the life of these amazing fish and speaks to the restoration efforts around them. (US, 2005, Animation, 14:38min) www.steelheadrecovery.org