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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 Light: Death Valley

by Erin Finicane, Sarah Gulick, and Chuck Dunkerly, part of the America’s Wilderness series

     The sights, sounds, animals and plants of the sublime and expansive wilderness in Death Valley, with inspired, scribbled quotes.

2 min 36 sec

2:08 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

A Journey Through Prince William Sound

Produced by the Chugach Children’s Forest, and the Alaska Geographic Association.

     CCF participant, Reth, describes his experience on a habitat restoration adventure on the waters of Prince William Sound in Alaska.

5 min 20 sec

2:18 pm

The Olympic Wilderness: If Wilderness Could Speak

by Sarah Gulick, Erin Finicane, and Chuck Dunkerly, America’s Wilderness series.

     Animals, plants, slugs, birds, surf, rain, sunlight, and space create a wilderness symphony that surrounds the audience.

5 min 10 sec

2:12 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

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