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Local Sponsors
The Evans Group
Sales Agents for the Sporting Trade
When: Saturday, February 2, 2008 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Where: Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Dr
About: The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is the largest environmental film festival in the United States. This Environmental Film Festival sits apart from the hundreds of festivals around the world by leaving you feeling INSPIRED and MOTIVATED to go out and make a difference in your community and the world.
Purchase tickets online or pay at the door.
$15 for adults, $5 for children under 12
PROGRAM
2:00 Festival Introduction
2:10 Hybrid Pedal –Dan Austin
Environmentalists and road bikers make a thousand-mile ride from Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to draw attention to endangered wildlands in the Western United States. Along the way, riders rode through seven threatened areas and discussed the issues of each place with representatives from grassroots groups seeking to keep them wild. (USA, 2007, 28min) www.conservationalliance.com
2:40 Fish & 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, 17min) www.bhrf.org
3:00 This Pretty Planet (animation) – Darryl Van Citters
A short and sweet ode to the planet we call home to the tune of Grammy Award Winner Tom Chapin (US, 2005, Family Animated Music Video, 2:08 min)
3:03 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, 35min)
3:40 pm Wombat (animation) – Jason Ables
Listen to this little wombat. He has our future in mind. (US, 2005, Kids’ Animation, 2 min) www.bumpercars.com
INTERMISSION
4:00 pm 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, 2min) www.sergiocannella.it
4:03 p.m. Nomads: Wandering Women of the Whitewater Tribe – Polly Green, Chris Emerick
Follow the travels of three whitewater kayaking women as they paddle the Zambezi and White Nile Rivers of Africa. Along the way they are unexpectedly touched by a small village in Uganda struggling with the realities of malaria. The river has empowered these women to make a difference. Best Social Action Adventure Film., Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival; Finalist, Best Film on Mountain Culture and Environment, Wanaka Mountain Film Festival (US, 2004, Adventure Documentary, 21 min) www.pollyhgreen.com, www.softpowerhealth.org
4:12 p.m. I Love Mountains – Kevin Balling
450 mountains blown up ... 1,000 streams buried ... 1 million acres flattened. Just southwest of our nation’s capital, one of the greatest human rights and environmental tragedies in American history is taking place right now. In this short film the organization, Appalachian Voices illustrates how mountaintop mining is erasing some of the most beautiful and oldest landscapes in the United States. The realities of our country’s energy addiction is also apparent in the faces of the communities affected by this horrific practice. (USA, 2006, 8min) www.ilovemounatins.org, www.appalachianvoices.org.
4:20 p.m. Love Song to the Grand Canyon – Katie Lee
This beautiful film is a journey through the 10 magical years Katie Lee enjoyed running the Glen before this idyllic and beloved landscape was drowned. The viewer runs the emotional rapids of 140 largely unpublished photos set to Katie’s narrative and heartfelt music. The magnitude of what’s been lost is readily apparent, even to those who never knew Glen Canyon as it once was. We see the canyons through the eyes of her love—pre-dam—and then through the eyes of her loss—post-flood. (USA, 2006, 30min) www.glencanyon.org.
4:50 p.m. The Pigeon River Project – Brian Overholt
The Pigeon River which flows from Western North Carolina into East Tennessee has been polluted for almost 100 years by a Paper Plant in Canton, NC. Two generations of activist come together to keep the river clean. Learn how to help visit www.CWEET.org (15 min)
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