FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wild & Scenic Film Festival Comes to Medford
Includes premiere of “Run Rogue, Run”*
KS Wild and the Medford Congregational Church host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Medford.
What: The Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center and the Medford
Congregational Church host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Medford.
The Wild & Scenic On Tour brings together a selection of films from the
annual festival held annually in Nevada City, California. The tour
packages the three-day event into a three-hour program of films with
narratives from people throughout the world engaged in mobilizing
citizens to protect our natural resources and wild places. The films
highlight the ‘tipping points’ that the planet is reaching, yet portray
the ‘turning of the tides’ as communities realize and respond to these
crises with creativity, resolve and heart.
Of particular interest for Oregonians is the premiere of “Run, Rogue,
Run,” a short film which KS Wild helped produce. The film takes viewers
on a journey down the Wild and Scenic section of southwest Oregon’s
Rogue River Oregon and explores the need for protecting the river and
its salmon and steelhead streams.
When: Friday, November 7, 2008 at 6pm
Where: Medford Congregational Church, 1801 East Jackson Street, Medford
Who: The Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center and the Medford
Congregational Church are local hosts of this national film festival.
The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival is an alliance of
conservationists and the following businesses: Clif Bar, Tom’s of Maine,
Earth Cinema Circle, Brighter Planet Visa and Whole Foods Market. These
five like-minded companies join presenting sponsor Patagonia in the
campaign to use film to inspire activism.
Why: As we face tremendous environmental challenges, from water
pollution and climate change to large-scale agriculture and species
extinction, there is a pressing need for communities to gather and
discuss a sustainable path forward. The festival brings communities
together around local environmental issues and offers filmgoers an
immediate way to take action. Film is a powerful and neutral way to
introduce people to the concerns affecting our planet.
For a full list of films featured at the Medford event, visit
www.kswild.org.
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For more information:
Lesley Adams, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
lesley@kswild.org
541-488-5789
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