Wild & Scenic Film Festival Official Selections 2003-2021 Categorized
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Wild & Scenic Film Festival Official Selections 2003-2021 Categorized by Alphabetical Order 1 2 1% of the Story 2011 Wild & Scenic Film Festival 1% exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. Here's [a very tiny bit] of the story... Genre: Environmental. 15 Minutes. Filmmaker: Ben Knight and Travis Rummel. 11th Hour, The 2008 Wild & Scenic Film Festival NOT AVAILABLE Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, The 11th Hour describes the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how humanity has arrived at this moment; how we live, how we impact the earth's ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. The film features dialogues with experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey, and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who present the facts and discuss the most important issues that face our planet. Genre: Climate, Resources. 92 Minutes. 13 German Deer Calling Championship 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival The short film "13th German Deer Calling Championship" (time 4.26 min) shows the annual championship of the German deer caller community, taking place at the hunting fair "Hunt and Dog" in Dortmund. During the competition eight gentlemen and firstly one lady battle against each other in three categories: "the young deer", "two deer in a calling battle" and "old deer with two hinds". Genre: Global Perspectives. 4 Minutes. Filmmaker: Andreas Teichmann. 14c 2015 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Kai Lightener entered the world of rock climbing at the age of six. As fourteen-year-old Kai ascends to the top of the most difficult routes –rated 5.14c– and expands into outdoor climbing, he relies upon the support and encouragement of his single mother, Connie Genre: Adventure 9 Minutes. Filmmaker: George Knowles. 2040 2021 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a 3 visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board of how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations. Genre: Energy/Climate Change/Resources 92 Minutes. Filmmaker: Damon Gameau 24 Leeches 2021 Wild & Scenic Film Festival One part family adventure, one part environmental film, 24 Leeches is a tribute to a father's best friend and adventure partner, his 10-year-old son. This film documents a family canoe adventure to the Slate Islands of Ontario, Canada and more importantly a way of life Genre: Energy/Climate Change/Resources 10 Minutes. Filmmaker: Aaron Peterson 30° Below 2021 Wild & Scenic Film Festival This mini documentary follows an Alaskan musher and his relationship with his sled dogs in the barren, harsh, and beautiful landscapes near Fairbanks, AK. Genre: Adventure 3 Minutes. Filmmaker: Kevin McGee, Brandon Bondehagen, Good Buddy 36 Inches 2016 Wild & Scenic Film Festival A recovering apathetic millennial embarks on a journey of discovery to understand the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project, a $7.6 billion natural gas export project through Southern Oregon; the first of its kind in the Western US. Genre: Energy/Climate Change/Resources. 7 Minutes. Filmmakers: James Parker, Matt Diamond, Elan Levy 62 Years 2016 Wild & Scenic Film Festival The last time Ken Brower traveled down the Yampa River in Northwest Colorado was with his father, David Brower, in 1952. This was the year his father became the first executive director of the Sierra Club and joined the fight against a pair of proposed dams on the Green River in Northwest Colorado. The dams would have flooded the canyons of the Green and its tributary, Yampa, inundating the heart of Dinosaur National Monument. With a conservation campaign that included a book, magazine articles, a film, a traveling slideshow, grassroots organizing, river trips and lobbying, David Brower and the Sierra Club ultimately won the fight ushering in a period many consider the dawn of modern environmentalism. 62 years later, Ken revisited the Yampa & Green Rivers to reflect on his father's work, their 1952 river trip, and how we will confront the looming water crisis in the American West. Genre: Activism. 9 Minutes. Filmmaker: Logan Bockrath 4 78 Days 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Tree planting is one of the most physically and mentally demanding jobs in Canada. Working long days alone in the baking sun of desolate clear cuts, you can expect rain storms, snow covered tents, bears, a relentless bombardment of flies, swamps and mud; that's tree planting in Northern Alberta. The independent documentary, "78 Days", follows a camp of veteran tree planters dealing with the harsh working conditions of a never ending contract. Genre: Land Perspective. 62 Minutes. Filmmaker: Jason Nardella. 180º South 2011 Wild & Scenic Film Festival NOT AVAILABLE Surfer and climber Jeff Johnson retraces the epic 1968 journey of Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, on which they drove, mountain climbed and surfed their way to Chilean Patagonia. Along the way, Jeff encounters surf, mountains, a dangerous ocean crossing, pulp mills, cowboys, and dams. The film is a road trip movie, a historic document, and an environmental call to arms, but mostly a meditation on what matters most in life –staying true to one's own vision and values. Genre: Adventure, Land Preservation. 86:00:00 Minutes. Filmmaker: Chris Malloy. 2009 Brower Youth Awards 2010 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards in 2000 to honor founder and legendary environmental activist, David Brower and to call forth a new generation of leaders. The awards honor six young people annually for their outstanding activism in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy. Genre: Community. 27:45:00 Minutes. Filmmaker: Rikshaw Films. 2010 Brower Youth Awards 2012 Wild & Scenic Film Festival NOT AVAILABLE Six beautiful films highlight the activism of The Earth Island Institute’s 2011 Brower Youth Award winners, today’s most visionary and strategic young environmentalists. Meet Girl Scouts Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva, 15 and 16, who are winning their fight to green Girl Scout cookies; Victor Davila, 17, who is teaching environmental education through skateboarding; Alex Epstein and Tania Pulido, 20 and 21, who bring urban communities together through gardening; Junior Walk, 21 who is challenging the coal industry in his own community, and Kyle Thiermann, 21, whose surf videos have created millions of dollars in environmentally responsible investments. Genre: Activism. 22 Minutes. Filmmaker: Rikshaw Films. 5 2012 New Environmentalists, The (see New Environmentalists,The: 2012) 2013 New Environmentalists, The (see New Environmentalists, The: 2013) 3 Peaks, 3 Weeks 2009 Wild & Scenic Film Festival A team of 10 women from Australia and the USA come together to attempt to climb three of Africa’s highest peaks in less than three weeks. They hope to raise money and awareness for three key issues affecting East Africa today: environment, education, and HIV/AIDS. Genre: Adventure, Mountains, Community. 52 Minutes. Filmmaker: Michael Brown. 2009 Most Inspiring Adventure Film. 350 - Pass it On! 2011 Wild & Scenic Film Festival From Canada to Maryland - - Colorado to Holland: aerial-art-activist, Daniel Dancer, takes viewers on a tour of his gigantic and magnificent living paintings made of people . people engaged in a special way to help solve our climate crisis. This video is a wake up call to the power of a special number and the beauty of engaged collaboration. Genre: Climate Resources. 4 Minutes. Filmmaker: Daniel Dancer. Honorable Mention for Best Children's Film. 37 Views from Lone Bobcat Woods 2005 Wild & Scenic Film Festival An artist views her surroundings Genre: Environmental. 6 Minutes. 4 shorts 2004 Wild & Scenic Film Festival MISSING Random Shorts Genre: Short. 5000 Miles of Wild - Rio Grande 2019 Wild & Scenic Film Festival In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Senator Tom Udall, Ted Roosevelt IV, American Rivers President Bob Irvin, and river guide Austin Alvarado provide insightful commentary on the state of river conservation. Set on the Rio Grande in Big Bend NP, this is a powerful call to action to protect our remaining wild rivers. Genre: Water/River Issues. 8 Minutes. Filmmaker: Ben Masters, Amy Kober 6 663114 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival NOT AVAILABLE I am a 66-year-cicada. There was a big earthquake. There was a big tsunami. There also was a big accident. Genre: Animation. 7 Minutes. Filmmaker: Isamu Hirabayashi. 7 8 Abducted by the Wind 2007 Wild & Scenic Film Festival MISSING Genre: Adventure. 170 Minutes. Abominable Snowman 2007 Wild & Scenic Film Festival MISSING Genre: Kids, Adventure. 8 Minutes. About the Hard Life of the Barn Swallow (Suitsupääsukese raskest elust) 2012 Wild & Scenic Film Festival The life of a Barn Swallow is not easy. Everything gets mixed up on the way back home from Africa, bigger birds are pesky, ghastly shadows from previous centuries annoyingly stalky, the clay is all gone and the barn locked at night. Genre: Animation. 5 Minutes. Filmmaker: Chintis Lundgren. Above the Alley, Beneath the Sky 2015 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Follow climbing instructor Andrew Lenz in his quest to build a youth outreach climbing program in Rocinha, Rio's largest slum. By tracing the lives of two of his students from their homes to the rocks high above the sprawling favela, this short documentary introduces the adventure world to a new sort of climbing film, one centered around the opportunity offered by the sport.