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Appalachian Outdoors, ClearWater Conservancy Hosts Environmental Film Festival Sept. 23
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Appalachian Outdoors, State College’s premier outdoor specialty retail shop, is once again hosting the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour at the Mount Nittany Middle School in State College on September 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
All proceeds from local sponsorship and ticket sales will benefit ClearWater Conservancy, a Centre County-based nonprofit land trust and natural resource conservation organization.
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival was conceived by a California watershed advocacy group (the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL)) in 2003 and has since flourished into the largest film festival of its kind in North America.
In 2004, environmental groups started asking if they could bring the festival to their community, and gradually a touring version of the Wild and Scenic Film Festival developed from outside interest. Five years later, the tour now visits over 90 communities nationwide.
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour aims to provide grassroots environmental organizations with a unique means for generating local environmental activism.
“The films tell a story about our planet, highlighting issues, providing solutions and giving a call to action,” says Tour Manager, Susie Sutphin. “Their collective energy empowers communities to initiate conversations that can bring about compromise and collaborative efforts that positively impact our wild places.”
The evening will provide a special opportunity for the local community to see award-winning films that highlight a wide array of environmental issues and stories.
From “Ascending Giants,” a film that follows tree-lovers Brian and Will as they find and climb Oregon’s largest Sitka Spruce trees, to “Split Estate,” which examines the consequences and conflicts that can arise between surface land owners and those who own the energy and mineral rights below, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour showcases a diverse assortment of film genres and environmental issues.
This year’s Tour includes the 2010 Wild and Scenic Jury Award-winning film “No Impact Man.” “No Impact Man” is a feature-length film that follows a newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who leaves behind his liberal complacency and vows to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year.
His espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife and their two year-old daughter are dragged into the fray, and what began as one man’s environmental experiment quickly becomes an experiment in how much one woman is willing to sacrifice for her husband’s dreams.
“No Impact Man” provides both a front-row seat into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation, and a behind-the-scenes look at the marital challenges that result from one couple’s radical lifestyle change.
The event is hosted by Appalachian Outdoors to benefit ClearWater Conservancy. Tickets will cost $8 if purchased in advance and $10 if purchased at the event. Tickets can be purchased at Appalachian Outdoors or ClearWater Conservancy.
For mail order tickets, call ClearWater Conservancy at 814-237-0400. For more information about the event and to view a movie trailer from “Low Impact Man” or the Conservancy visit the ClearWater Conservancy website.
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9/6/2010 |
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