The Wild & Scenic Film Festival returns to Columbia Falls at 7:00 pm on Saturday, November 15, at the CFHS Little Theater.
This is the year's biggest fundraiser for the Columbia Falls Academic Foundation!
Tickets are $12 Advance / $15 at the door.
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This year’s festival features 10 films of nature and adventure. They tell entertaining and inspiring stories of cycling, climbing, horse racing, water sports, wildlife, family, and friendship. To learn more and view trailers of select films, follow the links in the titles or photos.
Join professional kiteboarder Sarah Sadek at home on the Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. In a place where women are not often found in athletic roles—nor in the water—Sarah shows how she’s opening the eyes of her local community and pushing the boundaries.
Everything everywhere, all on bikes. What if you could go to a hotel where the elevator opened up to the perfect trail? Every floor a different zone? Would you ever leave? Welcome to Hotel Canafornia.
Chicas al Agua (Girls to the Water)
You can count the number of female paddlers in Futaleufú, Chile on one hand—and they want to change that. After many floating conversations, the idea to create a kayak course for local teenage girls was hatched. Thanks to a committed group of women, what started as a dream is now an inspirational contribution to the community.
Living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation can be a struggle for Lakota youth. But many find hope and purpose in the traditional sport of horse racing known as “Indian Relay.” Witness the coming-of-age story of Lakota teens as they find strength in tradition and passion in competition.
Designed by Disaster is a deeply personal and inspiring story about Danny, a passionate climber. After facing a life-changing ordeal in the Dolomites, Danny invents a revolutionary type of crampon, addressing a critical safety gap in mountain travel. It not only transforms the outdoor industry but also marks Danny’s journey of self-discovery and resilience. Decades later, he returns to the Dolomites, bringing his invention full-circle to the place where he almost lost his life.
In the Congo Basin, a team of former poachers turned conservationists embarks on a mission to recover and replace camera traps. These vital tools track endangered species like bonobos, pangolins, and forest elephants, providing crucial data to monitor poaching and safeguard the region’s biodiversity in its wildlife-rich yet threatened ecosystems.
Amid collapsing biodiversity worldwide, Mary Reynolds of Ireland is building a movement to turn gardeners into guardians of the planet by returning their own patches of land to nature and restoring hope that individual action can create lasting change.
Follow ecologist, educator, and author Dr. Judy Li into the world of caddisflies, the artisans of the aquatic world. With contagious passion, Judy shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career in freshwater science, and how she has found ways to share the joys of science with audiences of all ages.
A young climber grapples with the complexity of modern life and celebrates the sense of balance he gets from rigging and walking an alpine highline in Washington’s North Cascades.
Every April, 60 college kids from around the country attend Living Lands and Waters’ unique “Alternative Spring Break” program, trading booze and beach tans for a week with founder Chad Pregracke and his inspiring river crew, cleaning up Mississippi River waterways and learning about river-related careers.
We are grateful to our festival sponsors:
Columbia Falls Eye Care, Freedom Bank, Ortho Rehab, Re/Max Mountain View, and Water & Environmental Technologies!
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