Wild & Scenic Pgh Organizer 2013


1	Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour: Pittsburgh Film Schedule
2	Title	Duration	Info + Trailer (if available)	Description (courtesy of Wild & Scenic Film Festival)
3	Film Block 1
4	Of Souls + Water -- The Mother	6	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/of-souls-water-the-mother/	The life of a woman – her life, her dreams, her legacy – painted on the canvas of still waters in deep canyons.
5	Chasing Water	18	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/chasing-water/	Follow the Colorado River, source to sea, with photographer Pete McBride who takes an intimate look at the watershed as he attempts to follow the irrigation water that sustains his family’s Colorado ranch, down river to the sea. Traversing 1500 miles and draining seven states, the Colorado River supports over 30 million people across the southwest. It is not the longest or largest U.S. river, but it is one of the most loved and litigated in the world. Today, this resource is depleted and stressed. Follow its path with an artistic, aerial view on a personal journey to understand this national treasure. McBride teamed up with his bush-pilot father to capture unique footage and also shadowed the adventure of Jon Waterman who became the first to paddle the entire length of the river.
6	Facing Climate Change: Potato Farmers	4	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/facing-climate-change-potato-farmers/	John O’Conner grew Idaho potatoes where they had never been grown before. Then – with mountain snowpack dwindling – the state bought his water, permanently drying up the farmland. This short film is part of a series that explores global climate change through people who live and work in the Pacific Northwest.
7	Brower Youth Awards - Brittany Stallworth	4	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/brower-youth-awards-brittany-stallworth/	Growing up in Detroit, Brittany Stallworth and members of her family suffered from limited access to healthy food and exposure to toxic emissions from nearby car factories. Driven by her own experience with environmental injustice, Stallworth founded “Green is the New Black” — a food and environmental justice campaign at Howard University. As part of the campaign, Stallworth organized on-campus workshops for students led by experts in food, health, and environmental issues. She also helped organize a symposium attended by more than 35 green organizations that offered internship and job opportunities to the college students. The passion Stallworth brings to this cause has inspired others to take action in improving food accessibility and environmental justice in underprivileged communities.
8	Film Block 2
9	Generation Green	13	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/generation-green/	Generation Green follows the journey of Patrick Hearps, a young chemical engineer working at an oil refinery, as he becomes increasingly concerned about his companies contribution towards adverse climate change. Torn between his career and a higher obligation of environmental stewardship, his personal struggle reflects the great dilemma of our generation. Patrick’s courageous choices and eventual path forward highlight the actions needed to shape the world of tomorrow.
10	Aral: The Lost Sea	25	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/aral-the-lost-sea-aral-el-mar-perdido/	This documentary was produced for the We Are Water Foundation about the ecological disaster of the Aral sea in Central Asia. Almost 50 years ago Aral was the fourth biggest lake in the world, with an area of 66 km². Now it’s a huge desert with ship skeletons stuck in the sand.
11	Sand Rider	4	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/sand-rider/	Colorado native Marc Pastore grew up snowboarding the snow covered peaks of the San Juan Mountains but in the warm months he earns his turns climbing up the North America’s largest sand dunes in The Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve. With his hand-made, sand-specific board in hand, Marc climbs 2,000 vertical feet per run to experience other worldly views and a unique riding experience in the middle one of the US’s natural wonders. Spanning over 100,000 acres and 6,000 feet of elevation gain up to 13,600 feet, Elk, Bison and reptiles roam the area at the base of the 14,000 foot Sangre De Cristo Range.
12	Film Block 3
13	Facing Climate Change: Oyster Farmers	5	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/facing-climate-change-oyster-farmers/	Kathleen Nisbet and her father, Dave, farm oysters in Washington’s Willapa Bay. They recently shifted some of their business to Hawaii, after ocean acidification started killing baby oysters in local hatcheries. This short film is part of a series that explores global climate change through people who live and work in the Pacific Northwest.
14	The Water Tower	26	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/water-tower-the/	Three decades ago, filmmaker Pete McBride had the opportunity to climb Linana, the false summit of Mt. Kenya. He was 9. He discovered his first glaciers and became enthralled with this African mountain, the second highest in the continent, which produces 70% of Kenya’s water supply. Today, it is changing. It’s glaciers are retreating. Some have already vanished. McBride partners with Challenge21 climber Jake Norton and a team of local Kenyans and athletes to understand this iconic mountain’s vast watershed and see how it’s transformation is rippling downstream. The journey is more than a climb, more than an expedition. It is a water wake up call and a physical and symbolic quest to find Ngai, the Samburu people’s local water God, who is said to live atop this 17,057 foot “Water Tower”.
15	Stories of TRUST: Calling for Climate Recovery (Alaska)	8	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/stories-of-trust-calling-for-climate-recovery-part-3-trust-alaska/	Stories of TRUST, is the perfect trifecta of law, science, justice and daring youth who are pursuing what has been recognized as the last best chance to protect our atmosphere. In Part 3 of this series, meet Nelson Kanuk, a 17-year old whose teaches us about the problems people living in the Arctic endure. Nelson shares, “The main problem is winter is coming late. This causes increased erosion due to permafrost melt, increased flooding due to the warmer temperatures, and intensified storms because the sea ice forms later. We could lose our homes, our culture and our way of life.”
16	Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution	24	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/second-nature-the-biomimicry-evolution/	Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution explores biomimicry, the science of emulating nature’s best ideas to solve human problems. Set in South Africa, the film follows Time magazine “Hero of the Environment” Janine Benyus as she illustrates how organisms in nature can teach us to be more sustainable engineers, chemists, architects, and business leaders. After 3.8 billion years, nature has discovered not only how to survive but also how to thrive as a system. Benyus brings deep affection for the natural world as she guides us toward a vision of a planet in balance between human progress and ecosystem survival.
17	Film Block 4
18	Song of the Spindle	4	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/song-of-the-spindle/	In this animation, a man and a sperm whale have a conversation about who is smarter. Each one lists various upsides and downsides of human and cetacean brains, but eventually come to an understanding.
19	Brower Youth Awards - Maya Salsedo	4	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/brower-youth-awards-maya-salsedo/	For Salsedo, the personal is political. Salsedo is the descendent of emmigrants from Puerto Rico who found their way to Hawaii in order to work in sugar cane fields. Her family has always had trouble accessing healthy food. That experience with food insecurity spurred Salsedo to dedicate herself to advancing food justice. In 2011 — while working as a youth organizer with the Earth Island Institute-sponsored project Rooted in Community — she proposed creating a Youth Food Bill of Rights. The declaration grew out of Salsedo’s vision for a food system that is good for consumers, producers, and the planet and which gives local communities more control over the food they eat. Salsedo has since motivated her peers to spread the word about the Youth Food Bill across the nation. Her work has provided the foundation for dialogues about what food justice means to today’s youth.
20	The Soil Solution	30	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/the-soil-solution/	What if an answer to climate change was found beneath your feet? The Soil Solution explores the fascinating world of soil and documents the ranchers, farmers, and scientists who conserve, protect, and regenerate our natural resource. Healthy soil may provide a biologically-based, low cost solution to global climate change. We speak with those on the cutting edge of soil science who are ushering in a new system of farming and ranching that works with nature, instead of against it. These methods have the potential to provide us with nutritious food, improved health, cleaner water, and a healthier planet.
21	The Story of Change	6	http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/story-of-change-the/	Can shopping save the world? The Story of Stuff Project teamed up with Free Range Studios to create “The Story of Change” because shopping your values is a great place to start, but a terrible place to stop. In this video Annie Leonard walks through key ingredients for successful change-making: a big idea, commitment to work together, and citizen action. Watch this short animation and learn how you can flex your citizen muscle!
22	End of Event