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2021 Wild and Scenic Film Festival
presented by / a benefit for
Santa Fe Watershed Association
a virtual festival experience
Livestream Thursday July 29th6-9pm
Followed by video-on-demand for 5 days
Festival trailer at: wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/festival
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PROGRAM:
Our films this year take you on a journey about resilience, hearing from a diversity of voices along the way. The resilience of nature after fire, of sustainable agriculture, and the resilience of watersheds as we see a remarkable example of a watershed being brought back from the brink. You will be struck by how a single volunteer can have an immense impact. Watch a custom video about our own Watershed Association and our volunteer programs. Then hear from a female Diné river guide as you marvel at the scenery of the San Juan River, and a diverse group of outdoor leaders as they wonder about a newly discovered stand of old growth coastal redwoods. Finally meet a possibly unexpected group that accept the reality of climate change, namely rural people in the West. Our call to action is to support the CommuniTree Network and it efforts to enhance the urban tree canopy, mitigating and adapting to climate change in our own City, among other benefits. We hope you hear, loud and clear, the call to engage with nature and work to support our environment.
7 films • 2 custom videos about Santa Fe Watershed Association & Santa Fe CommuniTree Network
Wildland Fire · Soil Health · Watersheds · Equity and Inclusion · Climate Change · Reforestation
First Session: Resilient By Nature
- Resilience Is In Our Nature | Brady Holden, Dez Ramirez
- Immolation | David Elkins
- Biodynamic Agriculture | Ben Cowan, Taliesin Black-Brow
- The Return | Marina Dodis
- Video: Santa Fe Watershed Association | Pilar Law
Intermission
Second Session: Diverse Outlooks
- Water Flows Together | Palmer Morse, Taylor Graham, Matt Mikkelsen
- Here We Stand | Chris Cresci, Greg Balkin
- Wild Climate | Meredith Meeks, James Q Martin
- Video: CommuniTree Network | Mori Hensley
FILM STILLS
CALL TO ACTION: SANTA FE COMMUNITREE NETWORK
The Santa Fe CommuniTree Network is a SFWA initiative to sustain and expand the urban tree canopy in the Santa Fe River watershed. We connect with and support the City’s TreeSmart Santa Fe Program, the County’s vegetation and canopy goals, as well as the initiatives of other environmental and volunteer groups.
At the festival we will discuss how you can participate in this important initiative. Learn more at https://www.santafewatershed.org/communitree/
THE WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL delivers an urgent call to action, encouraging us to learn more about what we can do to save our threatened planet and create positive outcomes for future generations. It is one of the nation’s premier environmental and adventure film festivals, now in its 19th year, that features 150 of the best environmental films. Combining stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling, these films inform and inspire solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities. Wild & Scenic goes on tour globally to over 180 events hosted by organizations that use the festival as a platform to inspire action in their own communities. Each host selects a unique film program for the greatest impact in their specific community. This is the 3rdyear in Santa Fe, an ideal host city for Wild and Scenic On Tour given the number of citizens who care deeply about our beautiful rivers, wild lands, and wildlife habitat. https://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/
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LOCAL SPONSORS
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2020 Festival Information
In a year when the big summer festivals and performances in Santa Fe cancelled or went virtual, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival organization gave us a way to hold our festival online.
A livestream event launched the first 6 environmental short documentaries of the festival with brief talks. Four films addressed issues relevant to our own, and neighboring, watersheds: drought and its mitigation through aquifer recharge and recovery, prescribed burning for forest health and hard rock mining which is threatened in the neighboring Upper Pecos River Watershed. The last two films were a call to action to protect our natural surroundings. There was a live chat where the audience could interact with local experts.
The second half was video-on-demand. These 6 films addressed national and global issues including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, melting of polar ice sheets, bird migration, zero trash lifestyle and coral reef restoration. The message of these films is when we burn fossil fuels, disrupt wildlife migration or discard plastic waste it has national and global impact, however there are ways to live in greater harmony with our surroundings.
The aim of the festival is to engage, inform, and inspire action for the environment. Practical pointers were offered on how to oppose the Tererro mine, to advocate for more water in the living river, and to produce less trash.
What Viewers Said About the 2020 Online Festival:
“… this is the first year we’ve missed the fest live since 09 I think. Never seen a bad film yet, and this year is no exception. … Tough to pick one since they all cover important topics, whether it be water, fire, tenacity, land management — all good … the length of the selections makes them easy to watch more than once” Henry Kimbell
“The more we share information and great films like this the more understanding we can build!”Dennis Carril
“Wow, that was spectacular! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Very impressive! Thanks for everyone’s hard work to put this before the public.”Janet McVickar
“Thanks so much for the opportunity. The films were absolutely stunning. It’s a true win-win when you can make the science behind the policy so beautiful to look at.”Julie Anne Overton
“Nicely done! Great films.”Elizabeth Lee
“I appreciate the traditional ecological knowledge connection” Jana Comstock
Sponsorship Information
We are especially grateful to our 2020 sponsors. We are optimistic that those who were unable to benefit from the opportunity to be seen visibly supporting a beloved local nonprofit will be able to do so in future years.
Sponsors were acknowledged on our website. This is how our online audience saw our sponsors acknowledged on-screen multiple times during the event:
We ran print ads in Pasatiempo and the regular New Mexican listing sponsors, and a 50,000 impressions ad on the New Mexican web site:
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