Chetco
Adventure (2 min) This short adventure piece by top-notch kayaker and Banff Mountain Film Festival-award winner Andy Maser gives us a rare glimpse at the upper Chetco River as it flows deep
in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness.
A Wild
American Forest (57 min) Learn what makes the
Klamath-Siskyou ecoregion -- the vast block of wildlands in our own
backyard--so extraordinary. Despite clear-cut logging, mining, and dams, many
beautiful Wild & Scenic rivers, mountains, rare plants, and old-growth forests remain.
Narrated by Academy-award winner Susan Sarandon.
The Vanishing of the Bees (87 min) It's called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) --the mysterious
disappearance of whole colonies of honeybees. This apian
health threat risks the loss of much more than honey since we depend on
honeybees to pollinate 1/3 of the crops that become on our tables. Where have the bees gone? This gripping
narrative documentary explores the crucial question
from the perspective of concerned beekeepers.
Salmon Skin (11 min) Go eye to eye with five
West-coast salmon species! A short film featuring intimate underwater portraits of salmon by Arcata-based underwater videographer
Thomas Dunklin, with poetry by Joanna Reichhold. We'll also show some stunning footage Dunklin shot on our own Elk and Chetco rivers this past November. Dunklin's films offer an extraordinary opportunity to enter the underwater world of salmon!
Wild Oregon (15 min) Enjoy
a stunning tour of Oregon's wild landscapes in this short film by Emmy-award
winning, Port-Orford-based cinematographer David Fortney. Fortney's eye for beauty, distinctive perspective and filming techniques set his work apart and give viewers a sense of awe and wonder. Original music by Claire Shepard.
Ghost Bird (85 min) A sighting of the rare Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, presumed to be
extinct, stirs the hopes and ambitions of birders, ornithologists, land
developers, photographers, entrepreneurs, and citizens of a small Arkansas
town. You'll see for yourself the controversial film footage and some of America's most renowned experts debate the sighting. With a sense of humor, this smart film explores the various ways we value birds and nature.
