The Sustainable Film Series
Overview
Provoking Thought. Creating Action.
The Sustainable Film Series raises awareness and encourages community dialogue about environmental issues afflicting our world through award-winning independent featured films. This year Walking Mountains will continue to provide films at Riverwalk Theater in Edwards. A virtual option may also be available for those not able to attend in person. All films start at 6:30pm and are free and open to the public.
Come Early!
Showtime starts at 6:30 p.m., but we encourage attendees to gather and connect at the Riverwalk Theater early. Enjoy food and drink at La Casa and mingle with our community of supporters. By supporting the Riverwalk Theater, you help us offer the program free to all attendees. See you at the Riverwalk!
Program Sponsors & Underwriters
Special Thanks to William Day and Lucy Watetu for their generous matching of all donations made to the Sustainable Film Series
November 5 | The Scale of Hope
The Scale of Hope is a 2022 documentary film by Josh “Bones” Murphy that follows Molly Kawahata, a former Obama White House climate advisor, as she prepares for an expedition in Alaska’s Range while also dealing with mental illness and developing a new climate narrative. Kawahata’s struggles with mental health have given her a deeper understanding of how to use the power of the mind to create change, and she hopes to create a new climate narrative that centers on hope and systemic change in order to inspire more people to take action.
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December 3 | Chasing Time
If a single photo can inspire change, how influential are a million images? Over the course of the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project, photographer James Balog and his team brought
some of the world’s first and most compelling visual evidence of climate change to the global stage as he depicted the rapid melting of glaciers around the world. The documentary reunites James and the Emmy-award-winning team behind Chasing Ice to capture the end of the epic undertaking and spotlight the power of an intergenerational effort to seed hope and inspire action toward a sustainable future.
January 7 |Mirasol Looking at the Sun & Undammed | Two Short Films
Exploring Sustainable Agriculture and How Climate Change Threatens our Local Land Stewards
Mirasol Looking at the Sun: Water is a finite resource — and an essential one. For farmers, it’s everything. In this poignant new film, award-winning filmmaker Ben Knight challenges us to think about land and water use in the West through an intimate portrait of a rural farming community in Pueblo, Colorado, as they fight to protect their water and land, and in turn, their culture and livelihood.
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Undammed: After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.
February 4 | Razing Liberty Square
When residents of the Liberty Square public-housing community in Miami learn about a $300 million revitalization project, they know that the sudden interest comes from the fact that their neighborhood is located on the highest and driest ground in the city. Now they must prepare to fight a growing form of racial injustice—climate gentrification.
March 4: Burning Injustice & Wings of Dust | A Bilingual Evening Highlighting
Environmental Justice Globally
Burning Injustice [English with Spanish Subtitles]: Burning Injustice is a powerful short documentary that follows the inspiring journey of Latino activists, John Mataka and Bianca Lopez, as they expose the toxic pollution and devastating health consequences of one of the last trash incinerators in California in an effort to close the facility once and for all.
Wings of Dust [Spanish with English Subtitles]: Wings of Dust is a 2023 documentary short film that follows Peruvian journalist Vidal Merma as he fights to expose how mining operations have contaminated the water in the Espinar community. The film explores themes of community resilience, fatherly sacrifice, and the human spirit
Sensitive Content Notice:
Set in Peru, Wings of Dust, is a short film about a father’s sacrifice, community resilience, and the fight for environmental justice. Please note that the film includes brief scenes of police violence against protesters and an image of an animal head carcass. Viewer discretion is advised. A discussion will follow the screening to reflect on the film’s themes, explore the realities of environmental justice, and consider ways to support impacted communities.
April 1 | Roots So Deep
Roots So Deep is a documentary all about inventive farmers and maverick scientists building a path to solving climate change with hooves, heart and soil. Can an underutilized way to graze cattle, that mimics the way bison once roamed the land, help get farmers out of debt, restore our depleted soils, rebuild wildlife habitat and draw down huge amounts of carbon?
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