Join us on Saturday, January 14 for an afternoon and evening of films that explore and celebrate the natural world. 

We are pleased to present three outstanding movies plus a series of exceptional short films by local and regional film-makers that showcase the wonders of our area.

We chose a mix of films to educate, entertain, delight, and provoke your thoughts about topics that are relevant and interesting to our home place.

Here's the general run-down, but we promise there will be additional surprises!

To download a mini program, find a link on this page.
For more info about the movies, scroll to the bottom.

PROGRAM

Doors open at 1:30

Warm up with a slideshow featuring the works of our talented local photographers Lois Miller, Steve Thompson, Tim Palmer, and Gary Maschmeyer


2 to 5:15pm
AFTERNOON SESSION

A Wild American Forest --Learn what makes the Klamath-Siskyou ecoregion --in our own backyard--so extraordinary. Narrated by Academy-award winner Susan Sarandon.  

Intermission

Vanishing of the Bees (starting around 3:30 pm) --A gripping narrative documentary about Colony Collapse Disorder--a health threat to bees that risks the loss of much more than honey since we depend on honeybees to pollinate 1/3 of the food on our tables.

5:15-6:30pm
DINNER BREAK-INTERMISSION

6-6:30pm
Festival Reception - Mingle at the Savoy stage. Refreshments provided by KAS volunteers.


6:30 -9:15pm
EVENING SESSION 

Trailer-- Ocean Frontiers, coming to the Savoy on Feb. 11-12 (MORE DETAILS HERE)

Local Filmmakers Showcase:
Salmon Skin --Go eye to eye with five West-coast salmon species! A short film by Arcata-based underwater fisheries geo-videologist Thomas Dunklin, plus additional underwater footage of the robust 2011 chinook runs on our own Elk and Chetco Rivers

Wild Oregon --WORLD PREMIERE!
Enjoy a stunning tour of Oregon's wild landscapes in this short film by Emmy-award winning, Port-Orford-based cinematographer David Fortney 

Intermission

Ghost Bird (starting around 7:40 pm)--A witty, intelligent documentary that considers the rediscovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker and how it changed a small, rural Arkansas town. 

WINNER OF THE CINE 2010 GOLD EAGLE AWARD, SOUTHERN SOUL OF INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD, INDIE MEMPHIS AWARD, and many more......

"a multi-layered story that will fascinate practically everybody."--The New York Times

"Witty and metaphysical" --Wall Street Journal



GENERAL INFORMATION

Admission is free, but donations to help defray the cost of the event will be cheerfully accepted.

Festival attendees are welcome to come-and-go, provided that seating is available, and are encouraged to enter and exit during program breaks.

The concession stand at the Savoy Theater will be open with its array of popcorn, pizza, and candy to satisfy the appetites of all movie-watchers.

For more information about the Kalmiopsis Nature Film Festival, contact KAS President Ann Vileisis at 541-332-0261

For more information about the Kalmiopsis Audubon Society, check out our website:
www.kalmiopsisaudubon.org