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Patagonia Returns to Bear Valley for Another Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour With Some Great Films!
Bear Valley, CA....On Saturday Evening, February 21, 2009, Patagonia returns to Bear Valley for another Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour with great films that you won’t see at the local movie theater! FILM PROGRAM...Coast to Coast
An incredible flying journey from the east to the west coast of Africa. Flying low and slow Olivier and Mike experience something of what the early explorers had felt. Their route follows the winding and sometimes turbulent paths of four great rivers - the Zambezi.......
Chobe, Okavango and Cunene Rivers. Today, as it was since the beginning of time, there are no roads from the one coast to the other. Traversing this route can still be undertaken on foot, part of the way by boat or by air. Many African ethnic groups and tribes live along the rivers - each with their unique culture, traditions, religion and ceremonies. Winner of 19 International Awards.(Olivier Aubert and Mike Blyth, France, 2007.
Diary of a Flagger
Brad Moore is a philosophical highway flagger who turns to journaling to help him get through another boring day on the job. Grand Jury Award for Best Comedy Short Baltimore's MicroCineFest, (Barry Smith, US, 2003, 11 min.)
Ride of the Mergansers
Hooded mergansers are fish-eating ducks found only in North America. Viewers get a rare view into a family of just-hatched ducklings and their perilous leap to the water below to begin life in the wild. A favorite of the 2005 Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival and the tour program, this delightful film has been re-released with narration. (Steve Furman, US, 2006, Documentary, 11min) www.rideofthemergansers.com
The Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies
Grizzly bears are considered by many to be the most dangerous animal in the world. But there is one man, Canadian Charlie Russell, who thinks differently. He believes that grizzlies are misunderstood animals and that our fear of them is not only unnecessary but driving them to extinction. His beliefs have taken him to Russia, where he has raised orphaned grizzly bear cubs for the past ten years in the wilderness of the Southern Kamchatka Peninsula. Multiple awards, including Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2008 (Jeff & Sue Turner, Canada, 1997, 89 min.) www.cloudline.org
Advance Tickets are $8.00 one day (students $5.00), Door: $10.00 one day,
Free Admission with a new EPFW Membership ($12.00 Indiividual/$18 Family).
Tickets may be purchased online or at local retailers
LOCAL TICKET OUTLETS: Two Rivers in Arnold (209-795-6253), Bear Valley Lodge (209-753-2325), Mountain Sage in Groveland (209-962-4686), Sustenance Books in Murphys (209-728-2200), and Beat Music (209-588-1572) and Mountain Bookshop (209-532-6117) in Sonora.
For additional information on the festival and a detailed listing of films and events, visit www.sierrafilmfest.org
FESTIVAL SPONSOR
Patagonia, the innovative outdoor clothing manufacturer, and the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL at www.syrcl.org), one of the nation’s most successful grassroots activist groups, have joined forces to present the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival. The festival was founded in 2003 by SYRCL and is based in Nevada City, California.
FESTIVAL HOST
The mission of Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch (Arnold, California), who hosts the film festival in Calaveras and Alpine Counties, is to protect, promote and restore healthy forests and watersheds while maintaining quality of life in the Sierra Nevada. EPFW promotes responsible, sustainable timber harvest practices through public education, legal action, and coordination with other conservation groups.
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Saturday, February 21, 2009 Doors open 5:30, program begins at 6:00 p.m. Bear Valley Lodge, 3 Bear Valley Road, www.bearvalleylodge.com
Saturday, April 18, 2009 Doors open 5:30, program begins at 6:30 p.m. FREE Newsome-Harlow Tasting Room, 403 Main Street, Murphys, 209 728-9817
For additional information on the festival and a detailed listing of films and events, visit www.sierrafilmfest.org.
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