Wild & Scenic Film Festival Program

Join us for an inspiring series of films, presented in partnership with the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour. California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot and South Yuba River Citizens League Executive Director Aaron Zettler-Mann will share opening remarks. Light refreshments will be served following the screening. 

Featured films include:

• Biopixels explores the world of evolutionary biology on the microscopic scale. Using the latest light microscope technology, butterfly wings become micro-mosaics. (3 minutes)

• In 6,000 Miles you’ll meet Kayla Lopez, a multi-faceted artist and river activist, alongside Steve Evens, the impassioned Wild Rivers Director at CalWild. This compelling duo offers an exciting and educational exploration of California’s Wild Rivers, blending both expertise and passion to illuminate the essence and threats to our precious waterways. (11 minutes)

• Paddle Tribal Waters – When the largest dam removal project in history begins, a group of Indigenous youth learn to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people to paddle the restored river from source to sea. (9 minutes)

• Forests Above, Forests Below – Take a deep dive into California’s unique and irreplaceable underwater kelp forests, which have experienced catastrophic loss in the past decade. This piece was written and supported by scientists at The Nature Conservancy and was filmed and produced by the ColdWater Collective. (6 minutes)

• Soundscape features Erik Weihenmayer, a global adventure athlete and author who is fully blind, as he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra Nevada. Using expert camera work and emotive, novel animation to bring to life a concept by adaptive climbing pioneer Timmy O’neill, the film is a surprising and soulful adventure. (14 minutes)

• You Are Not Small – Lucy Hawking, award-winning children’s book author, and daughter of scientist Stephen Hawking, makes science accessible and engaging through her numerous books. Her latest book series, Princess Olivia Investigates, is about a young girl who would rather be a scientist than a princess. The film “You Are Not Small” is inspired by Olivia. (3 minutes)