Wild and Scenic Film Festival Returns to Southern Oregon at 6:30 pm

Film Schedule:

Ashland, Nov. 19th:

Division Street – 49 minutes 
Eric Bandick
 This is not your father’s road trip. Roads and cars have fragmented wild landscapes, ushered in urban sprawl, and challenged some of the bedrock values we once took for granted.  But as the transportation crisis appears to be spiraling out of control, a new generation of ecologists, engineers, city-planners, and everyday citizens are transforming the future of the American road. From pristine roadless areas to concrete jungles, follow filmmaker Eric as he tours North America, dodging Yellowstone’s grizzlies and Miami’s taxicabs, and highlighting sustainable road projects and wildlife corridors for the 21st century. (US/CANADA, 2008,  49min) www.divisionstreetmovie.com, www.transalt.org 

Crossroad at the Columbia: Oregon Confronts America’s Energy Future - 16 min.
Spence Palermo, Donna Quinn
Controversial Liquified Natural Gas  (LNG) receiving terminals are proposed for the lower Columbia River near the historic town of Astoria, Oregon. The passion and power of grass roots activism set against the backdrop of the beauty, heritage and history of the Columbia Pacific Region make this a compelling story of America at the crossroads of fossil fuel dependence, renewable energy and decisions over who controls our and, air, water and economy. (US, 2008, 16min) www.intercultutralimages.com, wwwcolumbiariverkeeper.org

Roadless is More: Taking Care of Our National Forests – 2:22 min.
Adam Cramer, Tom O’Keefe, Nat Lopes
Backcountry areas that remain road-free provide a host of ecosystem services, such as clean drinking water and a refuge for many imperiled species. They also contain extremely high value recreational opportunities. Now, more than ever, these wild, backcountry areas need the help of those who enjoy them most-outdoor recreation enthusiasts. (US, 2008, 2:22min) www.outdooralliance.net, www.hilride.com
Intersection Repair - 10:42 min.
StreetFilms
In Portland, Oregon, City Repair promotes intersection interventions where hundreds of people take back their streets by painting street murals and creating community friendly commons to gather and socialize.  

Medford, Nov. 20th:

Run Rogue Run - brief film made for KS Wild about the campaign to save the Wild Rogue in Southern Oregon.

The Story of Stuff – 19min.
Annie Leonard and Free Range Studios
Film that takes viewers on a provocative and eye-opening tour of the real costs of our consumer driven culture—from resource extraction to iPod incineration. Annie Leonard, an activist who has spent the past 10 years traveling the globe fighting environmental threats, narrates the Story of Stuff, delivering a rapid-fire, often humorous and always engaging story about “all our stuff—where it comes from and where it goes when we throw it away.” Leonard examines the real costs of extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal, and she isolates the moment in history where she says the trend of consumption mania began.  The Story of Stuff examines how economic policies of the post-World War II era ushered in notions of “planned obsolescence” and “perceived obsolescence” —and how these notions are still driving much of the U.S. and global economies today.  (www.storyofstuff.com, www.freerangestudios.com , USA)

Renewal – 35 min.
Marty Ostrow, Terry Kay Rockefeller
In communities across America, people are rolling up their sleeves in practical and far-reaching ways. Offering a profound message of hope, this film shows people driven by their spiritual and religious convictions, being called to re-examine what it means to be human and how we live on this planet. The full-feature film presents eight individual stories of Americans around the nation in different faith traditions, who are working to become better stewards of the environment (90-minutes) but in this edited version for the Wild & Scenic On Tour, three parishes are featured: a Christian, a Jewish and a Buddhist congregation . Best of Fest, Hazel Wolf FF (US, 2007, 35min) www.renewalproject.net

Hardrock Mining – Rethink, Reform – 6:25 min.
Adam Cramer, Nat Lopes
As human-powered outdoor recreation enthusiasts, we all need metal, from climbing carabiners and bike frames to trekking poles and ski edges. However, there remains a problem: 19th century values and policy are guiding 21st century high-tech mining technology. (US, 2008, 6:25min) www.outdooralliance.net