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Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

Use film to Inspire Activism – events to increase your membership!

Grab some gummy-fish and popcorn!
Come see a teaser for the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival hosted by the South Yuba River Citizens League. Learn first-hand how you could host an expanded version in your own community. The Wild & Scenic On Tour provides a Festival Kit to help you organize a local tour venue including a comprehensive graphics package and guidelines to make it turn-key and affordable. A film festival is a great way to bring a community together and reach potential new members. Presenting sponsor, Patagonia, offers eligible environmental groups a grant to help them use the festival to drive membership. Film is a powerful medium and when combined with environmental issues can inspire people to take action and join your organization! For more details got to: www.wseff.org.

River Rally 2008 Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival Program of Films

Fish and Cow
Rick Smith
The Big Hole Valley lies in the southwest corner of Montana. High, cold, and remote, it is home to one of the last surviving populations of a unique and sensitive species of fish, the fluvial Arctic grayling. This film is a story about a group of dedicated ranchers and biologists finding common ground, not only to try and save this fish, but also to try and preserve the ecological health of the Big Hole Valley itself. Newcomer Finalist Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival (USA, 2007, 17 min)

Carpa Diem
Sergio Cannella
Before sleeping, a child in her apartment is lovingly watching a fish in the aquarium. In the meantime her younger brother is being mindless of the open tap the water flowing out of the washbasin ... a waste that could turn into a tragedy. Many awards,including: Best Short, Vatavaran FF; Best Spot, Festival International Du Film Sur L’Énergie de Lausanne. (Italy, 2006, 2 min)

Bugs of the Underworld
Ralph Cutter
Aquatic insects live secretive lives beneath the quicksilver mirror. Their transformation into a winged adult, particularly when viewed from underwater, is a marvel of grace and beauty. Upon viewing Bugs of the Underworld the universal statement among flyfishers is, “I didn’t know that!” These insects are far more than simply trout bait; they profoundly influence the aquatic ecosystem and their presence is an accurate measurement of stream health and water quality. (USA, 2007, 35 min).

The Ridge Boys
Will Kier
A group of young locals fight valiantly to slow the construction of a dam that would destroy their river valley. When a homeland security task force closes in on their remote hideout, they must disappear into the vast wilderness or face incarceration. But when the leader of the group must double back to secure an important document incriminating their allies, the flight from Freeman’s Crossing begins. (USA, 2007, 14 min)

The Good Fight
Mark Fraser
Martin Litton at 90 is still hard to follow; he flies his plane, navigates mighty rivers, attends film festivals and advises Senators in Washington D.C. on how to manage our forests. The Good Fight chronicles an extraordinary man’s efforts in saving the Grand Canyon from being ruined with dams and his ongoing struggle to preserve the Giant Sequoias from the axe of the Forest Service. Martin has been an active force for preservation since 1934. (USA, 2006, 20 min)

....AND A SPECIAL SHOWING OF: 

The Return Of The Cuyahoga
Florentine Films/Hott Productions Inc., America's River Communities, Inc. and WVIZ/PBS ideastream® Present The Return Of The Cuyahoga. Premiering nationally on PBS Stations in April,THE RETURN OF THE CUYAHOGA is a fascinating look at the life, death and rebirth of one of America’s most polluted rivers.  Best known as “the river that burned,” the Cuyahoga is, in fact, an emblematic waterway. Its history is the history of the American frontier, the rise of industry, and the scourge of pollution. In 1969, when the river caught on fire, the blaze ignited a political movement that restored the Cuyahoga and its communities, and lit the way for America’s environmental movement. River Rally participants will be able to view THE RETURN OF THE CUYAHOGA at a special airing - immediatley following the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Saturday (starting at approximately 9:35pm; 56 min) .