PARC’s “On Tour” Wild & Scenic Film Festival - LIVE Virtual

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Protect American River Canyons is excited to bring our 6th Annual “On Tour” Wild & Scenic Film Festival to you virtually! We would have loved to see you in person, but we have realized that we cannot do it safely and we do not want to miss out in sharing our selection of 2020 award-winning films from the nation’s largest environmental film festival.

These engaging films inspire activism and transport audiences to the farthest reaches of the globe. Enjoy fabulous film making, gorgeous cinematography, and wonderful storytelling during an evening that offers films about nature, communities, wildlife, environmental justice, and indigenous cultures.

Join us on Saturday, October 10th, 2020 for an evening of humor, adventure, and inspiration from the Auburn State Theatre in the comfort and safety of your home. Films will be available for streaming for 5 days after the October 10 event.

LIVE Virtual with Live Chat: Saturday, October 10th, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
STREAMING: Sunday, October 11 through midnight Thursday, October 15, at your convenience.
Cost: General $25 Admission; Students $10 Admission.
All proceeds benefit Protect American River Canyons and the Auburn State Theatre.

If you purchased a ticket for our March 14, 2020 Film Festival, you already have your ticket for this event! You will be sent an email with registration link and password.

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SESSION 1 (85 minutes)

Where The Wild Things Keep Playing
Krystle Wright | 2019 | 4 min
This is an ode to the athlete who relishes in getting dirty, who chuckles after a long day in the mountains, effortlessly glides through the crystal clear waves and most importantly, is unapologetic in pursuing their love of getting rowdy in adventures. Director Krystle Wright brings this next installment since the wild things never stopped playing.

In Celebration of Open Space
Tate Yoder, Hannah Webber, Catherine Schmitt, Schoodic Institute | 2019 | 6 min
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park pursues collaborative solutions to critical environmental problems through discovery and learning. In 2018, we worked with organizations and volunteers from Maine, the United States, and more than 19 different countries to enhance our understanding of the land and seascapes of Acadia National Park and surrounding areas. After volunteers spent time outside walking, observing, and recording data, we asked, what does open space mean to you?

This Land
Whit Hassett, Chelsea Jolly, Faith E. Briggs, Addie Thompson | 2019 | 13 min
Runner and advocate Faith E. Briggs used to run through the streets of Brooklyn every morning. Now she’s running 150 miles through three National Monuments that lie in the thick of the controversy around United States public lands.

In Your Hands
Anonymous |2019| 1 min 
Visceral imager, emotional score, and a powerful speech by John F Kennedy underscore a timeless theme: we come from the sea. “In Your Hands” invites viewers to look inward and rediscover our connection with - and responsibility to – the natural world. 

Every Nine Minutes
DJ O’Neil, Oliver Hamilton |2019| 4 min                                                                       
Every nine minutes, the weight of a blue whale (300,000 pounds) in plastic makes its way into our ocean. To call attention to this, the Monterey Bay Aquarium built a life-sized replica of a blue whale made of single-use, locally sourced plastic trash. 

Fighting Fire With Fire
Sinead Santich | 2018 | 3 min
In an effort to restore the role of Native people as land stewards and mitigate the threat of wildfires, UC-Davis professor Beth Rose Middleton Manning fires up a hands-on lesson in cultural burning. Tribal Chairman Ron Goode leads students in an immersive experience preparing the land, igniting the fire, and carrying out indigenous traditions that have restored California landscapes for centuries.

Sanctuary
Shane Anderson | 2019 | 7 min
Set against the backdrop of the North Umpqua’s most famous tributary, Steamboat Creek, which was recently designated as the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary, filmmaker Shane Anderson documents how these famed waters impacted Soul River, a group of veterans and urban youth as they learn about steelhead trout research by Pacific Rivers and meet conservation heroes Frank and Jeanne Moore. Sanctuary explores the healing powers of wild places and rivers and the need to create more sanctuaries on public lands.

Raccoon and the Light 
Hanna Kim |2019| 4 min                                                                                                                    
An animated Raccoon finds a flashlight.

Detroit Hives
Palmer Morse, Rachel Weinberg, Matthew Mikkelsen, Spruce Tone Films | 2019 | 6 min
East Detroit urban beekeepers Tim Paule and Nicole Lindsey are a young couple working to bring diversity to the field of beekeeping and create opportunities for young Detroit natives to overcome adversity. Detroit ranks fourth in the United States for the most vacant housing lots with well over 90,000 empty lots to date. In an effort to address this issue, Detroit Hives has been purchasing vacant lots and converting them into buzzing bee farms. Detroit Hives explores the importance of bringing diversity to beekeeping and rebuilding inner-city communities one hive at a time.

Feel of Vision
Tucker Gragg, Austin Gardner, Kevin Weaver, Ben Frazier, Matt Dillman | 2018 | 26 min
In 1997, Lonnie Bedwell lost his eyesight in a brutal hunting accident. Lonnie’s faith in most basic abilities was shaken and depression started to weigh heavy on his life. Eventually, Lonnie came across a kayak and fell in love with the challenge of white water. The rest is history as Lonnie set off for the west and became the first blind man to take on the 226 miles of the Colorado River.

INTERMISSION – 10 min

SESSION 2 (75 minutes)

Daniel: A Cyclist with TBI Making a Difference
Anthony Cupaiuolo, First Tracks Productions | 2018 | 5 min
Every day (and, we mean every day) you can see Daniel riding his bike along Highway 50. And, while he's out there, he's picking up trash and doing his part to make the Lake Tahoe area better for everyone. That is an amazing story in and of itself. But it is even more incredible when you learn that Daniel nearly died as a child from a fall and was in a coma for 8 months, and although he still suffers from traumatic brain injury (TBI), that hasn't stopped him from making a difference.

A Bird in the Hand
Sarinah Simons, Allison Paules Nelson | 2018 | 5 min, + Update from Gold Country Aviation Studies | 3 min: Total 8 min
Birds amaze us with flight, song, and beauty, but their abundance in North America has declined by almost a third in the past 50 years. A team of committed volunteers is working together at Empire Mine State Historic Park to understand local songbird populations and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards.

Hammer Dam
Matthew Ritenour, Jesse Dizard, The Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology | 2019 | 8 min
Harold Hammer lives on his remote property in Northern California. When the Department of Fish and Wildlife discover his homemade dam used for hydropower, he has to decide if he wants to disrupt his way of life on the chance that removing his dam will increase salmon spawning habitat.

The Sacramento, at Current Speed
Tom Bartels, Round House Productions, Mitch Dion | 2019 | 38 min
The Sacramento River is a workhorse, hemmed in by freeways, channelized for agriculture and drinking. But there is a hidden river, where you can launch a boat and float 300 miles to the sea. This is a place of surprising beauty, home to otter, eagle, osprey, and endangered salmon. Can this river be a model for balancing human needs with a natural ecosystem?
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