Special Feature
Wilderness Traveler
by Gerry Cunningham
Gerry Cunningham, who wrote “How to Camp and Leave No Trace” in 1970, takes us
on a three day wilderness outing with his family, and shares his philosophy. This unique film is now a collector’s item. Gerry’s philosophy of minimal impact is everywhere people protect our natural world, from camping to the green building movement.
28 min
2:25 pm
Welcome to the
People's Wilderness Film Gala!
Introduction
10 min
1:45 pm
19.Oct/Sunday
Day Two
Sunday, October 19
Doors open 1:30 pm
End of Film Gala
Have a good trip home!
6:14 pm
Wilderness Forever
by Mike Decena, Kontent Films, and Sierra Club Productions
The how, what, and why of the 1964 Wilderness Act, with interviews from many perspectives, and spectacular wilderness.
7 min
2:00 pm films begin
Intermission & Talk
10 min
2:57 pm
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Today's First Feature
American Highpoints
by Gary Scurka, Kathleen Wolff, Every Step Productions, LLC.
This documentary chronicles the adventures of weekend hikers, seasoned mountaineers, and the Highpointers Club, a group of nature lovers and hobbyists who strive to reach the highest points in each state, in more than a dozen in
Wilderness areas. This film shows family empowerment with wilderness experience, after which stewardship follows. A mother daughter team climb each of the highest peaks in the lower 48, and reach solitude and tranquility.
80-90 min
3:07 pm
Managing Wilderness Across Borders; A Success Story
of Interagency and
International Cooperation
by Jennifer Zbyszewski, Methow Valley Ranger District
This film is from a talk, ”Managing Wilderness Across Borders,” and documents ten years of collaborative efforts and conflict resolution to protect and steward international wilderness regions.
14 min
4:48 pm
Intermission & Talk
10 min
4:38 pm
Today's Second Feature
Meaning of Wild
by Pioneer Videography with the Sitka Conservation Society, Ben Hamilton and J. J. Kelley
Travel by boat, plane, kayak, and on foot through the Tongass National Forest and see bears, calving glaciers, ancient forest, rough seas, and intriguing characters who bring insight and demonstrate the value of real
wilderness, to inspire us and future generations for wilderness protection.
30 min
5:02 pm
Liberty and Wilderness
by John Concillo, Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission, intro by Douglas Brinkley
William O. Douglas was a beacon for the preservation of wild places and individual freedom. Douglas's wilderness advocacy, with his rich writings, shaped and accelerated the timeline of the environmental movement and civil rights. As a Supreme Court Justice, no one in the nation brought such a high profile to these issues. His life stands as a record of courage to hold fast against the forces that would exploit or erode these precious American ideals.
13 min
5:33 pm
Today's Finale
The Wildest Act
by Doug Prose and Diane La Macchia, Earth Images Foundation
This travel documentary tells the wilderness story from across America, and the huge, positive impact of the Wilderness Act of 1964, signed by President Lyndon Johnson September 3, 1964, creating the National Wilderness Preservation System.
27 min
5:47 pm
Day Two
Sunday
2 pm
Tickets
Today's films, in order