Quincy's 17th Annual
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
The 17th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour
Wednesday, September 11th at the Town Hall Theatre in Quincy, CA
Doors open at 6PM - Films begin at 6:30PM
Raffle Drawing takes place at Intermission
Plumas Arts is honored to take this opportunity to inspire our local communities through film.
Wednesday, September 11th at the Town Hall Theatre in Quincy, CA
Doors open at 6PM - Films begin at 6:30PM
Raffle Drawing takes place at Intermission
Plumas Arts is honored to take this opportunity to inspire our local communities through film.
Tickets may be picked up at the Plumas Arts Gallery, located at 525 Main St in Quincy, or at the Box Office starting at 6PM on the day of the festival. Physical tickets double as a single entry to the Raffle Drawings. Additional raffle tickets will be for sale during the event. Drawing takes place at Intermission.
2024's Film Lineup:
All Water Touches All Water
A lyrical mini-documentary about the underwater photo and video process of artist Monica Lacey.
6,000 Miles
In 6,000 Miles, Kayla Lopez, a multifaceted artist and river activist, and Steve Evans, the impassioned Wild Rivers Director at CalWild, offer an exciting and educational exploration of California's Wild Rivers, blending expertise and passion to illuminate the essence and threats to our precious waterways. Their journey unfolds a narrative transcending advocacy, revealing the intricate connection and profound significance of preserving wild rivers.
Van Versus Vikas (Forest Versus Progress)
"A fish cannot live without water. We cannot live without this forest." Indigenous forest defender, Prakash Bhoir. Van Versus Vikas (Forest Versus Progress) interrogates India's model of "vikas" (progress), which has taken a toll on Indigenous communities and created an ecological crisis. This is a place-based documentary short that centers two protagonists: Mumbai's beloved and threatened Aarey Forest and the Indigenous Bhoir family, whose ancestors have lived in the jungle for generations. The film chronicles the resistance of the Bhoir family as they fight to #SaveAarey, a youth-led movement to stop deforestation from a contentious city metro project.
841
Catching waves and biting boards, Sea Otter 841 has captured the attention of citizens, scientists, and journalists worldwide. While she continues to evade capture, the media frenzy has raised the question: What should we do about this unruly otter?
Near The River
In the tourism town of Livingstone, Zambia, a group of local men who make their living portering kayaks aspire to become safety kayakers on the Zambezi River. The proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme threatens to flood the famous Zambezi rapids and eliminate river-related jobs.
Vanishing Oasis
The Great Salt Lake provides for 10 million migratory birds every year, but starving birds will line its shores if the lake continues to shrink, and toxic dust storms will cloud Salt Lake City’s skies. Can Utahns prioritize public and environmental health over short-term economic gain?
Coral Comeback
Kira Hughes has witnessed how a warming ocean killed up to 80% of the coral in reefs around Oahu over the past ten years. But she and her colleagues, along with help from the local community, are now breeding the thermally-resistant corals to survive future “bleaching” events—and are already installing them back in the wild.
Eyes Up: A Mural for the Tenderloin
The Precita Eyes muralistas were hired to create a 6 story mural on the side of an affordable housing apartment complex in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Through their efforts they learn about the neighborhood and their drive for creating street art to represent and inspire community.
All Water Touches All Water
A lyrical mini-documentary about the underwater photo and video process of artist Monica Lacey.
6,000 Miles
In 6,000 Miles, Kayla Lopez, a multifaceted artist and river activist, and Steve Evans, the impassioned Wild Rivers Director at CalWild, offer an exciting and educational exploration of California's Wild Rivers, blending expertise and passion to illuminate the essence and threats to our precious waterways. Their journey unfolds a narrative transcending advocacy, revealing the intricate connection and profound significance of preserving wild rivers.
Van Versus Vikas (Forest Versus Progress)
"A fish cannot live without water. We cannot live without this forest." Indigenous forest defender, Prakash Bhoir. Van Versus Vikas (Forest Versus Progress) interrogates India's model of "vikas" (progress), which has taken a toll on Indigenous communities and created an ecological crisis. This is a place-based documentary short that centers two protagonists: Mumbai's beloved and threatened Aarey Forest and the Indigenous Bhoir family, whose ancestors have lived in the jungle for generations. The film chronicles the resistance of the Bhoir family as they fight to #SaveAarey, a youth-led movement to stop deforestation from a contentious city metro project.
841
Catching waves and biting boards, Sea Otter 841 has captured the attention of citizens, scientists, and journalists worldwide. While she continues to evade capture, the media frenzy has raised the question: What should we do about this unruly otter?
Near The River
In the tourism town of Livingstone, Zambia, a group of local men who make their living portering kayaks aspire to become safety kayakers on the Zambezi River. The proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme threatens to flood the famous Zambezi rapids and eliminate river-related jobs.
Vanishing Oasis
The Great Salt Lake provides for 10 million migratory birds every year, but starving birds will line its shores if the lake continues to shrink, and toxic dust storms will cloud Salt Lake City’s skies. Can Utahns prioritize public and environmental health over short-term economic gain?
Coral Comeback
Kira Hughes has witnessed how a warming ocean killed up to 80% of the coral in reefs around Oahu over the past ten years. But she and her colleagues, along with help from the local community, are now breeding the thermally-resistant corals to survive future “bleaching” events—and are already installing them back in the wild.
Eyes Up: A Mural for the Tenderloin
The Precita Eyes muralistas were hired to create a 6 story mural on the side of an affordable housing apartment complex in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Through their efforts they learn about the neighborhood and their drive for creating street art to represent and inspire community.
THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SPONSORS
& RAFFLE DONORS
& RAFFLE DONORS
Home Festival in Nevada City, CA
As a festival by activists and for activists, Wild & Scenic is organized and produced by SYRCL (the South Yuba River Citizens League). Since 1983, we’ve been building a community to protect and restore the rivers of our home watershed, from source to sea. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival puts our local work – and yours too – into the broader environmental and social context, and serves to remind us that we’re participants in a global movement for a more wild and scenic world.
More about the home festival at wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
More about the home festival at wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
