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• about the film & filmmakers • ready to watch! screening guide
• ready to talk! discussion guide • ready to act! handout

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Websites

NAMI-National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline: 800-950-6264.There are nearly 1,000 NAMI state organizations and affiliates across the US.  NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance 800-826-3632 The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is a comprehensive resource for more than 21 million people in the U.S. who live with mood disorders. We provide education, tools, peer support, and a wealth of inspiring stories to help you pursue your own path to wellness. Whether you need resources for yourself or someone you care about, DBSA is ready to help. 

NEABPD: National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder  The mission of National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder is to provide education, raise public awareness and understanding, decrease stigma, promote research, and enhance the quality of life of those affected by Borderline Personality Disorder and/or related problems, including emotion dysregulation.

NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health (Information Resource Center) 1-866-615-6464 / toll-free 1-866-415-8051 The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest biomedical research agency in the world. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

International OCD Foundation 617-973-5801  The mission of the International OCD Foundation is to help those affected by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders to live full and productive lives. Our aim is to increase access to effective treatment through research and training, foster a hopeful and supportive community for those affected by OCD and the professionals who treat them, and fight stigma surrounding mental health issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.

Mental Health America  Mental Health America (MHA)'s work is driven by its commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal.

Musicians Without Borders  Musicians Without Borders engages with artists, social activists and communities worldwide. We share expertise as we work to enable musicians to be advocates, activists, teachers, and performers, with the message: War Divides, Music Connects.

Music Mends Minds  Music Mends Minds (MMM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that creates musical support groups for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and PTSD. These musical support groups foster a community between the musicians and singers, as well as their families, friends, and caregivers, all of whom thrive on socialization and music-making. MMM also aims to educate our community and public about the latest scientific findings regarding the benefits of music and the brain through several platforms including online and in print resources.

Hope for the Day (HFTD)  Suicide is a preventable mental health crisis. The primary obstacle to suicide prevention is silence.  Proactive suicide prevention means starting the conversation on mental health before it adversely impacts our lives.  At Hope For The Day, we strive to eliminate the highest risk factors of suicide through outreach, mental health education, and community action.

Young @ Heart Chorus Who is Young@Heart? What started out in 1982 at a Western Massachusetts elderly housing project to joyfully pass the time instead of passing before your time has developed into the stereotype-defying, generation-crossing musical extravaganza better known as the Young@Heart Chorus. 

American Music Therapy Association Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.  Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals.

 

 

Celebrate Earth Month with Environmental Films: Virtual Screenings Available!

In celebration of Earth Day, Bullfrog Communities, a project of Bullfrog Films, is ecstatic to announce the Earth Day Festival in a Box special for community and campus-wide screenings! Choose ANY combination of 3, 5 or 7 environmental films and hold a film festival or series of public screenings on your campus or in your community. You can charge admission or host free event to raise awareness about key issues to help spread and inspire change. It's up to YOU! This year our special Festival in a Box deal is available for virtual events. For more information, please email us at [email protected]. On Time events are subject to availability. All of our environmental titles are available for selection, including brand new releases NO FEAR NO FAVOR, INTO THE CANYON, CONNECTIVITY PROJECT, and POINT OF NO RETURN. Also available for this special package offer are popular films such as BEATRIX FARRAND'S AMERICAN LANDSCAPES, COOKED, MY COUNTRY NO MORE, FROM SEED TO SEED, FARMSTEADERS, HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD, AWAKE, THE SEQUEL, and many more. Each new major award-winning film has a different, vital story to tell. NO FEAR NO FAVOR focuses on Zambia's Kafue National Park — one of the largest intact wilderness areas in the world — and follows the people who live in the communities surrounding the park that are on the front lines of Africa's poaching crisis; Emmy-nominated INTO THE CANYON is a remarkable, uplifting documentary that follows filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko as they hike the entire length of the Grand Canyon, documenting the timeless beauty of the sacred landmark and the importance of protecting it; CONNECTIVITY PROJECT explores in three parts the ripple effect of our actions, emphasizing the importance of interconnectedness; and POINT OF NO RETURN is the beautiful and breath-taking story of the first solar-powered flight around the world These films are available both virtually and for in-person events. For more information on booking a virtual screening right now, please go to Bullfrog Communities Streaming. Below is a list of primary recommendations from our new releases. Go to Earth Day Festival in a Box to see the special rates and book by April 30, 2021!
NO FEAR NO FAVOR (New Release!) African communities on the front lines of the poaching crisis fight to protect their wildlife for future generations. Filmmakers' Choice Award, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Environmental Award, Hamptons DocFest Outstanding Cinematography, Tallgrass International Film Festival "Joyously hopeful and yet achingly sad, the documentary shows us that there is no longer time to take conservation efforts slowly. NO FEAR NO FAVOR shows the horrors of poaching in graphic detail juxtaposed with resilience and love. It reminds us that effective conservation requires participation and ownership in the local communities." Muna Ndulo, Professor, International and Comparative Law, Director, Berger International Studies Program, Cornell University
INTO THE CANYON (New Release!) Two Friends. 750 miles. One Question. If the Grand Canyon isn't worth saving, what is? Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Nature Documentary Grand Prize, Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Best Feature, Banff Mountain Film Festival Director's Award, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival "More than just a beautiful and breathtaking outdoor adventure film, though it is that. The film raises questions that are critical and fundamental for understanding our place as humans in the world, questions that we all need to sit with." Michael Paul Nelson, Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Oregon State University, Co-editor, Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril
POINT OF NO RETURN (New Release!) Documents the journey of the Solar Impulse—the first solar-powered, round-the-world flight—demonstrating the tremendous potential of renewable energy sources. CPH:DOX Santa Barbara International Film Festival Hawaii International Film Festival "Think we can't take on big technological challenges any longer? Believe our energy conundrum is hopeless? POINT OF NO RETURN proves otherwise! A stunningly beautiful and engaging film, POINT OF NO RETURN restores faith in human ingenuity, international cooperation, and our ability to reach new frontiers in sustainable energy." Brian Black, Professor, History and Environmental Studies, Pennsylvania State University - Altoona, Editor, Energy and Society
CONNECTIVITY PROJECT (New Release!) A 3-part series of short films examining the ripple effects of our actions in an interconnected world. Sustainability Award, Cinema Verde International Film & Arts Festival Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival Colorado Environmental Film Festival "This is probably one of the most important projects on earth at this time. Its brilliance lies in its simplicity and its necessity. You have hit the core of not just the problem but of where we should all be focusing our attention. I was so deeply moved by this work." Jean Houston, Co-Founder, The Foundation for Mind Research "This series of short films provides inspiring stories and vignettes that support a greater awareness of the interrelated systems of life. The film series will be a great jumping off point for students, teachers, and community members who are interested in considering a range of environmental studies, stewardship activities, or advocacy that can make a difference." Tori Derr, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, California State University Monterey Bay
BEATRIX FARRAND'S AMERICAN LANDSCAPES Lynden B. Miller explores the life and work of America's first female landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand. Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital "Not until I saw BEATRIX FARRAND'S AMERICAN LANDSCAPES did I feel like I had just been given a gift that I waited decades for. The film is as rich and elegant as Farrand's landscapes. It does her life and work justice, and is a must see for anyone interested in landscape architecture, garden design or women's history." Katya Crawford, Chair and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of New Mexico "The superbly made documentary matches its heroine's sense for perfection in all details: aesthetic refinedness and technical prowess do wonders in bringing to life Farrand's whole age, while showing her visionary landscapes. The smart intermixing of original photos and 19th-century reels of New York City make for a fascinating story from beginning to end." Vanessa Sellers, New York Botanical Garden Plant Talk
MY COUNTRY NO MORE The oil boom in North Dakota sets off a crisis in a rural community, forced to confront the meaning of progress as they fight for a disappearing way of life. National Broadcast, PBS Independent Lens Best Feature, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Prairie Award, Fargo Film Festival "A unique, inspiring look at a community's struggle to keep a grip on its valued way of life. But it is also an awakening tale of the perpetual exploitation of our land and people — from the demise of family farming at the hands of corporate agriculture to the pollution wrought by fossil fuel profiteers. This film is a text book on the injustice playing out in rural America, and how people come together to fight back." Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food and Water Action, Author, Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment
COOKED Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of "disaster," by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave. Best Feature Film, EarthxFilm Best Film, Environmental Film Festival at Yale DOCNYC "Shines a light on the issues of poverty, race, class, and education that underlie how natural disasters take lives." Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com "Chronicles the painful truth that waiting for the government can be hazardous to your health. The twin vulnerability of poverty and race placed African Americans at special risk in the 1995 Chicago heat wave. In America, zip code is more important than genetic code and some people and communities have the wrong complexion for protection." Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Professor, Urban Planning and Environmental Policy, Texas Southern University, Author, Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina
FARMSTEADERS Follows Nick and Celeste Nolan and their young family on a journey to resurrect Nick's grandfather's dairy farm as a locally sustainable family farm. Best Feature Film, Audience Award, Indie Grits Big Sky Documentary Film Festival "A personal and intimate story that will create empathy between viewers and those brave souls who are farming against all odds in a globalized market system that cares little for the individual family, their historical ties to the land, and collective agrarian commitments, and instead prioritizes output above all else." Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Director for Women for the Land, American Farmland Trust
FROM SEED TO SEED Through a group of Canadian organic farmers we experience a full growing season with all of its rewards as well as the challenges of a changing climate. Best of the Fest, Colorado Environmental Film Festival Audience Choice Award, Soo Film Festival Best Documentary Film, Popular Culture Association, DC "This is one of the best documentary films about farming that I have watched." Dr. Av Singh, Vice-President, Canadian Organic Growers "Isn't a film focused on the evils of factory farming or the greed of big corporations; instead, it's an intimate and exalting look at the small family farm, the everyday hero of our food system." Mother Nature Network "A loving and enjoyable encouragement for anyone who cares about food and farming...I liked all the people featured in the film and the emphasis on community. It made me want to move to Canada." Claire Hope Cummings, Author, Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds
HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD Filmmaker Josh Fox travels to 12 countries on 6 continents to investigate climate change and uncover the answer to a difficult and fundamental question: what is it that climate change can't destroy? Sundance Film Festival Hot Docs Film Festival Documentary Award for Environmental Advocacy, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital Audience Choice Award, Visions/Voices, Eckerd College Environmental Film Festival "Ups the ante on climate change...Tough to ignore." Ken Jaworoski, The New York Times
AWAKE The story of the massive peaceful resistance led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to the Dakota Access Pipeline through their land and underneath the Missouri River. Tribeca Film Festival Traverse City Film Festival Princeton Environmental Film Festival "A lesson in resistance for the rest of us... Evocative... not only serves as a vital record of one of the biggest protest movements since Occupy Wall Street or Black Lives Matter, but its events are also fresh. That swift response, a wake-up call, in the form of a visual poem, is a testament to the filmmakers' artistry, and urgency." Jude Dry, IndieWire
THE SEQUEL: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilization? Daringly re-imagines a thriving, resilient civilization after the collapse of our current economies, drawing on the inspirational work of David Fleming, grandfather of the global Transition Towns movement. "Highly recommend[ed]...Through two decades of work on climate issues, I've come to appreciate that our challenges are less political and technological than we imagine them to be. Rather, our core challenges are relational and social - of how we can come to understand ourselves as connected to community across scales from local to global. An inspirational and particularly useful touchstone for those thinking about and seeking to secure a just, sustainable and resilient future for all." Steve Adams, Director of Urban Resilience, Institute for Sustainable Communities
See https://www.bullfrogcommunities.com for a complete list of our titles. If you have questions, contact me at [email protected]. We look forward to helping you celebrate Earth Day!

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THE WISDOM TO SURVIVE Screening Resources

The Discussion Guide guide contains the following for your screening use:
• about the film & filmmakers • ready to watch! screening guide
• ready to talk! discussion guide • ready to act! handout

THE WISDOM TO SURVIVE Poster click to download (customize for your event)

THE WISDOM TO SURVIVE Discussion Guide

Press Stills

Download All High-Resolution Press Photos

 

Websites

350.org http://www.350.org
International effort to raise awareness of the need to decrease carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million.

Biowatch South Africa http://www.biowatch.org.za
Publicizes, monitors and researches issues of genetic modification, and promotes biological diversity and sustainable livelihoods

Black Mesa Water Coalition http://www.blackmesawatercoalition.org
Black Mesa Water Coalition is dedicated to preserving and protecting Mother Earth and the integrity of Indigenous Peoples' cultures, with the vision of building sustainable and healthy communities.

California Climate and Agriculture Network http://calclimateag.org
A coalition that advances policies to support California agriculture in the face of climate change. CalCAN believes that agriculture can play a constructive role in responding to the climate crisis by reducing its carbon footprint and thus help to ensure the long-term viability and security of our food and farming system.

Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) http://www.ourpowercampaign.org
A collaborative of over 35 community-based and movement support organizations uniting frontline communities to forge a scalable, and socio-economically just transition away from unsustainable energy towards local living economies to address the root causes of climate change.

Divest-Invest http://divestinvest.org
A worldwide movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in a sustainable and clean energy economy.

Ecosocialist Horizons http://ecosocialisthorizons.com
Seeks to advance ecosocialism as a world-view and as a movement capable of offering real answers to the crises caused by capitalism. Whether these crises be social, economic or ecological, an integrated approach is necessary.

Foundation Earth http://www.fdnearth.org
A new think tank to bring an earth-centered economy into reality.

Futurefarmers http://www.futurefarmers.com
Futurefarmers is a group of diverse practitioners aligned through an interest in making work that is relevant to the time and place surrounding us.

Movement Generation Justice and Ecology Project (MG) http://movementgeneration.org
Inspires and engages in transformative action towards the liberation and restoration of land, labor, and culture. MG is rooted in vibrant social movements led by low-income communities and communities of color committed to a Just Transition away from profit and pollution and towards healthy, resilient and life-affirming local economies.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) http://www.nrdc.org
Works to safeguard the earth — its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

New Economy Coalition http://neweconomy.net
The mission of the New Economy Coalition (formerly the New Economics Institute) is to build a New Economy that prioritizes the well-being of people and the planet.

Post Carbon Institute http://www.postcarbon.org
Assists societies in their efforts to relocalize communities and adapt to an energy constrained world.

La Via Campesina http://viacampesina.org/en
The international movement that brings together millions of peasants, small and medium-size farmers, landless people, women farmers, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers from around the world and defends small-scale sustainable agriculture as a way to promote social justice and dignity.

Resilience.org http://www.resilience.org
Both an information clearinghouse and a network of action-oriented groups with a focus on building community resilience in a world of multiple emerging challenges: the decline of cheap energy, the depletion of critical resources like water, complex environmental crises like climate change and biodiversity loss, and the social and economic issues which are linked to these.

Transition US http://www.TransitionUS.org
Transition US is a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training for Transition Initiatives across the United States, and works in close partnership with the Transition Network, a UK based organization that supports the international Transition Movement as a whole. The Transition Movement is a vibrant, grassroots movement that seeks to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. It represents one of the most promising ways of engaging people in strengthening their communities against the effects of these challenges, resulting in a life that is more abundant, fulfilling, equitable and socially connected.

Whole Systems Design http://www.wholesystemsdesign.com
Regenerative design, resilient site development, permaculture design, re-skilling courses. Transition training, land and infrastructure for the post peak oil age. Farm design. Food systems development, water security, SHTF planning and preparedness. Root cellar, greenhouse design, secure home design. Resiliency planning & off-grid design. Vermont permaculture farm.

Women's Earth Alliance http://www.womensearthalliance.org
Invests in grassroots women's leadership to drive solutions to our most pressing ecological concerns – water, food, land, and climate.

The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology http://fore.research.yale.edu
The Forum on Religion and Ecology is the largest international multireligious project of its kind. With its conferences, publications, and website it is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns.

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THE WISDOM TO SURVIVE

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THE WISDOM TO SURVIVE examines the challenges that climate change poses and discusses meaningful action that can be taken by individuals and communities.

Marvelous and Moving. Beautiful Work.

— Fran Korten, Yes! Magazine

THE WISDOM TO SURVIVE accepts the consensus of scientists that climate change has already arrived, and asks, what is keeping us from action? The film explores how unlimited growth and greed are destroying the life support system of the planet, the social fabric of society, and the lives of billions of people.

Will we have the wisdom to survive? The film features thought leaders and activists in the realms of science, economics and spirituality discussing how we can evolve and take action in the face of climate disruption. They urge us to open ourselves to the beauty that surrounds us and get to work on ensuring it thrives.

Among those featured are Bill McKibben, Joanna Macy, Nikki Cooley, Roger Payne, Richard Heinberg, Amy Seidl, Stephanie Kaza, Gus Speth, Jihan Gearan, and Ben Falk.

56 minutes

SDH Captioning for the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing

Directed by John Ankele and Anne Macksoud
Videography: Michael Sacca
Music: Eugene Friesen, cello
A film by Old Dog Documentaries

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"A short, visually beautiful, and philosophically warm and uplifting movie…We need a big movement, which means we need massive involvement. You can even begin with a screening of this film."
Karie Firoozmand, Friends Journal

"Brilliant, achingly poignant...Please SEE THIS FILM - bring it to your community, talk about it, share it with others. It is one of the most artfully-rendered films on the planet's crisis (and how we move through it) I have ever seen...extraordinarily moving."
Shyla Nelson, One Earth-One Voice, Strafford VT

"This film is deeply moving and profoundly engaging. Indeed, it has the potential to transform lives because it provides visions of how we should live in the midst of massive environmental challenges. I cannot recommend it more highly!"
Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

"Phenomenal. ...it will serve to catalyze necessary spiritual, social, and intellectual transformations, and hasten global progress in building a sustainable world."
Jamie Konopacky, Representative for Sustainable Development, US Baha'i

"An exquisitely-filmed documentary that presents an overview of the climate crisis, including its causes, effects, and directions of hope. Poignant scenes illustrate the sacred beauty of the natural world, the tragedy of its diminishment, and our human interconnectedness with the rest of creation. Indigenous leaders, people from poor and vulnerable nations, scientists, scholars, religious leaders, activists, farmers, and poets make the case for 'climate justice' and point in the direction of hope. Do we have the wisdom to survive? The answer is related to community. We are connected by our shared grief at what is happening to the earth and by our shared hope and commitment to the future."
Rev. Sharon Delgado, co-founder and Executive Director of Earth Justice Ministries

 

POINT OF NO RETURN

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POINT OF NO RETURN documents the journey of the Solar Impulse — the first solar-powered, round-the-world flight — demonstrating the tremendous potential of renewable energy sources.

Soaring at 28,000 feet without a drop of fuel, nothing is predictable. Not the weather, not the technology. And certainly not the fate of a man, alone for five days in a fragile, first-of-its-kind aircraft with nothing but ocean below.

POINT OF NO RETURN takes viewers behind the headlines of the first solar-powered flight around the world, where two courageous pilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes logic itself, to achieve the impossible. Not just to make history, but to inspire a revolution.

95 and 57 minutes
SDH captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Directed by Noel Dockstader, Quinn Kanaly
Executive Producers: Ian Reinhard, Angus Macqueen, Dana Nachman
Cinematography: Mathieu Czernichow, Yoann Le Gruiec, Daniel Meyers, Payam Azadi, Noel Dockstader
Editors: Daniel Meyers, Payam Azadi, Noel Dockstader
Music: Dave Tweedie
A Far West Film Production in association with WGBH Boston

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"Just WOW! What an incredible story filled with remarkable highs and lows, both physical and emotional. POINT OF NO RETURN magnificently demonstrates how inventors construct the path from 'impossible to inevitable.' It is highly recommended for anyone who dreams of bringing huge ideas to life."
Dr. Tina Seelig, Professor of the Practice, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Author, inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity

"A documentary that is as dramatic and thrilling as any cinematic space odyssey...A must-see documentary that not only inspires but also offers a powerful wake-up call to action."
Herbert Paine, Broadway World

"Think we can't take on big technological challenges any longer? Believe our energy conundrum is hopeless? POINT OF NO RETURN proves otherwise! A stunningly beautiful and engaging film, POINT OF NO RETURN restores faith in human ingenuity, international cooperation, and our ability to reach new frontiers in sustainable energy. It is sure to inspire students in engineering as well as well those in the environmental sciences."
Brian Black, Professor, History and Environmental Studies, Pennsylvania State University - Altoona, Editor, Energy and Society

"[An] absorbing documentary...A fascinating feat of human and scientific accomplishment."
Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter

"This is a truly outstanding film that skillfully captures the emotion of two adventurer pilots and their crew as they attempt the unimaginable. The viewer is taken on their audacious journey filled with constant challenges and highs and lows, and is witness to an indomitable human spirit on display throughout. This is a very enjoyable film that I would encourage all to watch; I expect that it will be of particular interest in educational settings."
Alan J. Stolzer, Dean of the College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

"Filmmakers Noel Dockstader and Quinn Kanaly captured Solar Impulse through the whole project...They've created a beautiful document of a dream given form."
Bradley Gibson, Film Threat

"Watching POINT OF NO RETURN was a deeply moving opportunity. Especially in these times, students need to build confidence in science and engineering to face and to conquer climate change. The self-professed goal of the Solar Impulse flight was not to circumnavigate the earth without the use of fossil fuels. It was exactly to send this message: 'What we do in the air we can do on the ground' with renewable energy."
Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Cornell University, Senior Fellow, Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy

"Everyone, not just technology fans, green romantics and STEM graduates, will thrill to POINT OF NO RETURN."
Don Wallace, Honolulu Magazine

"Experience the excitement, inspiration, frustration, disappointment, and elation as the Solar Impulse becomes the first solar-powered plane to successfully fly around the world. This was a dangerous endeavor plagued by challenges, but necessary to prove what air travel can become - clean and dependent on renewable energy rather than fossil fuels."
Joy Scrogum, ISSP Certified Sustainability Professional, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"POINT OF NO RETURN offers a beacon of hope for transforming today's society into one which uses clean technology."
Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine

"Since its inception, the aviation age has been powered by fossil fuel. But are there alternatives? POINT OF NO RETURN tells the story of the visionary project to build a solar-powered aircraft and fly it around the world - a feat that was accomplished in 2015-16 over the course of 16 months in 17 flight segments. Challenges for the next generation involve making solar-powered aircraft safe, reliable, and commercially feasible."
James Rodger Fleming, Charles A. Dana Professor of Science, Technology, and Society Program, Colby College, Author, Fixing the Sky, Inventing Atmospheric Science, and FIRST WOMAN

"A compelling tale of ambition and endurance...The lesson is one of taking risks, innovating, and embracing new challenges to create a better tomorrow."
Pat Mullen, POV Magazine

"Dramatic...The two pilots push on, often facing unimaginable risks. This is an exciting adventure and a testimony to the quest for renewable energy."
Candace Smith, Booklist Online

"Recommended...Simply breath taking...It stands as a testament of inspiration and goal setting, and the very essence of human drive for achievement."
Michael J. Coffta, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Educational Media Reviews Online

 

NO FEAR NO FAVOR

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In NO FEAR NO FAVOR, African communities on the front lines of the poaching crisis fight to protect their wildlife for future generations.

Shot over two years in Zambia's Kafue National Park — one of the largest intact wilderness areas in the world — as well as in Kenya and Namibia, NO FEAR NO FAVOR illuminates the wrenching choices faced by impoverished Africans who live where community meets wilderness — on the front lines of Africa's poaching crisis. The film follows follows local women and men who fight the illegal wildlife trade through cooperative law enforcement and innovative conservation.

Through community conservancies, the people in these communities protect wildlife and the region's wilderness heritage, return eco-tourism profits to local people, and generate sustainable livelihoods — especially for women and girls.

66 minutes
SDH captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Directed by Mirra Bank
Produced by Richard Brockman, Mirra Bank
Writer: Mirra Bank
Editor: Maxwell Anderson
Cinematography: Mirra Bank
Animation: Amit Sethi
Music: Oovra Music
A Production of Nobody's Girls, Inc.

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"We must listen to the voices of the people in this important film. If we listen, and hear, we will learn about our history and about our world today. If we listen, and learn, we will be able to create better tomorrows."
Wendy E. Chmielewski, George R. Cooley Curator, Swarthmore College Peace Collection

"Joyously hopeful and yet achingly sad, the documentary shows us that there is no longer time to take conservation efforts slowly. No Fear, No Favor shows the horrors of poaching in graphic detail juxtaposed with resilience and love. It reminds us that effective conservation requires participation and ownership in the local communities."
Muna Ndulo, Professor, International and Comparative Law, Director, Berger International Studies Program, Cornell University

"NO FEAR NO FAVOR introduces a range of causes and consequences of wildlife poaching for the global illegal wildlife trade, a conservation crime harming diverse wildlife species and human livelihoods. While profiling the wildlife, people and places touched by commercial poaching, the film spotlights the role of communities in driving sustainable solutions to the problem. I will show this film to my students, my parents, and my daughters so they may bear witness to one of the defining challenges of the Anthropocene."
Meredith L. Gore, Associate Professor of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland

"Kafue National Park is an international treasure: I saw my first lion kill 50 yards from my tent there. I also saw villages nearby where I thought the children would shortly die of malaria. How can we expect desperate families not to poach valuable wildlife? This powerful film explores these issues, their solutions - and the conservation heroes who make them work."
Stuart Pimm, Professor of Conservation Ecology, Duke University, Founder and President, Saving Nature

"This is a sensitive and compelling exploration of the terrible challenges that wildlife trafficking poses for conservation in Africa, and of the inspiring response by local communities who have banded together in conservancies to protect their wildlife heritage and secure livelihoods for their members. The film brings the scourge of illegal wildlife trade into vivid focus. Importantly, however, it gives equal weight to the human face of wildlife trafficking. NO FEAR NO FAVOR is a great resource for educators and activists, showing that illegal trade is inextricably intertwined with community economic needs. No solution that ignores local communities can be effective."
Bob Dreher, former Senior Vice President, Defenders of Wildlife and Associate Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

"The power of great storytelling about the places where we are active, like Zambia, is one of the important ways we build a global community of advocates."
Bill Ulfelder, New York Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy

"NO FEAR NO FAVOR provides a very insightful look into the poaching crisis in Africa and the illegal trafficking of wildlife products to consumer markets abroad. This is a skillfully produced and filmed video that objectively addresses the comprehensive range of issues related to Africa's illegal trade in wildlife including conflict animals, poverty, and consumerism."
Greg Warchol, Professor of Criminal Justice, Northern Michigan University, Author, Exploiting the Wilderness: An Analysis of Wildlife Crime

"Using personal stories from both sides of the poaching crisis, NO FEAR NO FAVOR offers an excellent basis for discussions of the fundamental causes of species loss. The documentary shows the ties between poverty and poaching and how local people are exploited by large wildlife trafficking syndicates. It demonstrates the underlying economic and political basis of the crisis and the critical lesson that conservation of local resources must be managed by, and for the benefit of, local communities."
Robert R. Alexander, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Kenyon College

 

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People Not Poaching  The People Not Poaching online learning platform aims to support community-based approaches to tackling illegal wildlife trade (IWT). With contributions from practitioners and communities, People Not Poaching aims to gather a global evidence base that will build awareness and knowledge-sharing about community approaches to reducing IWT.

The Nature Conservancy  The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Its mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

Game Rangers International (GRI)  GRI is a non-profit organisation established in Zambia in 2008. GRI works in close partnership with the De-partment of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) to empower Rangers and Local Communities to conserve nature.

Northern Rangelands Trust  The Northern Rangelands Trust is a community led, non-governmental organization in northern Kenya who’s mission is to develop resilient community conservancies, which transform people’s lives, secure peace, and conserve natural resources. NRT is made up of 35 member conservancies across 44,000 square kilometers of northern and coastal Kenya.

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF)  DSWF is a wildlife conservation charity funding key conservation projects across Africa and Asia. Its stated mission is to increase awareness around the world about the need to protect and conserve wildlife and their habitats.

TRAFFIC  TRAFFIC is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

International Fund For Animal Welfare (IFAW)  IFAW is a global non-profit helping animals and people thrive together. In partnership withlocal communities, governments, non-governmental organizations, and businesses, IFAW works in more than 40 countries around the world to rescue, rehabilitate, and release animals, as well as restore and protect their natural habitats.

African Wildlife Foundation  The AWF is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa’s wildlife and wild lands.

Poaching Facts  PoachingFacts is a non-profit organization based in the United States and operated self-sufficiently. It’s stated goal is to raise awareness of the troubles facing the world’s wildlife and the people that live in regions suffering from lost tourism revenue, human-wildlife conflict, illegal destruction of local ecologies, and other consequences of illegal wildlife trafficking and illegal logging.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust  Working across Kenya, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust projects include anti-poaching, safe guarding the natural environment, enhancing community awareness, addressing animal welfare issues, providing veterinary assistance to animals in need, rescuing and hand rearing elephant and rhino orphans, along with other species that can ultimately enjoy a quality of life in wild terms when grown.

Journal of African Elephants  The Journal of African Elephants was created by a group of concerned journalists, biologists and conservationists, who, after years of tracking and documenting the catastrophic decline of Africa’s elephant populations, have recognised the urgent need for a dedicated English and French news and commentary space to enhance and increase global awareness of the plight of Africa’s savanna and forest elephants.

Children of Conservation  Children of Conservation was formed in 2009 by Atlanta-based philanthropists Michele and Kerry Stumpe. Its mission it to enhance sustainable conservation of endangered species in Africa through wildlife sanctuary sup-port, community development, habitat protection, and education.

Conservation Namibia  Conservation Namibia presents true stories from Namibians living with and managing wildlife, perspectives from conservation scientists in the field and factual information on biodiversity, conservation and the environment in Namibia.

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SixDegrees.org  SixDegrees.org is a charity led by actor, musician, and philanthropist Kevin Bacon. Launched on January 18, 2007, the organization builds on the popularity of the “small world phenomenon” by enabling people to become celebrities for their own causes by donating to or raising money for local and grassroots charities in the United States.

Kalliopeia Foundation The Kalliopeia Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to reconnecting ecology, culture, and spirituality, and to supporting initiatives and organizations that uphold a sacred relationship with life on Earth.

Global Oneness Project  Founded in 2006 as an initiative of Kalliopeia Foundation, the Global Oneness Project aims to plant seeds of empathy, resilience, and a sacred relationship to our planet. Committed to the exploration of cultural, environmental, and social issues, the Project offers a library of multimedia stories comprised of award-winning films, photo essays, and essays. Companion curriculum and discussion guides are also available.

Pachamama Alliance  The Pachamama Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that was born out of a relationship between a group of people from the modern world and the leaders of remote indigenous groups in the Amazon region of Ecuador. The Alliance advocates for indigenous rights and the rights of nature.

Project Drawdown  Founded in 2014, Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach“Drawdown”— the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline.

Daily Acts  Daily Acts is a holistic education nonprofit that takes a heart-centered approach to inspiring transformative actions that create connected, equitable, and climate resilient communities.

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation  The Xerces Society is a non-profit environmental organization that focuses on the conservation of invertebrates considered to be essential to biological diversity and ecosystem health. The name is in honor of the extinct California butterfly, the Xerces blue.

The Biomimicry Institute  “Biomimicry” is a practice that learns from and mimics the strategies found in nature to solve human design challenges in a regenerative way. The Biomimicry Institute empowers people to create nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet.

Center for Biological Diversity  The Center for Biological Diversity is a nonprofit membership organization known for its work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media and grassroots activism.

Pollinator Partnership  Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)  THE EDF is a US-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group known for its work on issues including global warming, ecosystem restoration, oceans, and human health.

Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ)  CHEJ helps build healthy communities nationwide. Since its founding in 1981 by Lois Gibbs, CHEJ has grown into the nation’s leading resource for grassroots environmental activism, a ground-breaking, progressive organization with a vision for clean, green neighborhoods built from hard-won experience fighting for environmental justice.

IQAir  IQAir operates the world’s largest free real-time air quality information platform and engage an ever-growing number of global citizens, organizations, and governments.

Neighbors For Clean Air (NCA)  Neighbors for Clean Air educates, motivates and activates Oregonians to improve air quality in their region and state.

Communities For A Better Environment (CBE) —https://www.cbecal.org/Founded in 1978, Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) is one of the preeminent environmental justice organizations in the nation. The mission of CBE is to build people’s power in California’s communities of color and low income communities to achieve environmental health and justice by preventing and reducing pollution and building green, healthy and sustainable communities and environments.

INTO THE CANYON

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In INTO THE CANYON, filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile hike through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. Two Friends. 750 miles. One Question. If the Grand Canyon isn't worth saving, what is?

 

Filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile hike through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. From the outset, the challenge was far more than they bargained for. More people have stood on the moon than have completed a continuous through hike of the Canyon. McBride and Fedarko took a sectional approach, achieving a feat that many adventurers have taken decades to complete. Others have lost their lives trying. But their quest was more than just an endurance test — it was also a way to draw attention to the unprecedented threats facing one of our most revered landscapes.

Throughout their passage, McBride and Fedarko encountered an astonishingly diverse and powerful landscape, rich in history, that is now facing perhaps the gravest crisis in the 98-year history of the Grand Canyon National Park.

INTO THE CANYON is a story of extreme physical hardship that stretches the bonds of friendship and a meditation on the timeless beauty of this sacred place. It is an urgent warning about the environmental dangers that are placing one of America's greatest monuments in peril and a cautionary tale for our complex relationship with the natural world.

84 minutes
SDH Captioned

Directed by Pete McBride
Produced by Amanda Pollack, Stephen Ives, Pete McBride
Editor: Tyler H. Walk
Music: William Ryan Fritch
Graphics: Mass FX Media
Cinematography: Pete McBride
Co-Producer: Lauren DeFilippo
Executive Producers: Catherine A. Gellert, James Walton
A Pete McBride and Insignia Films Production

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"INTO THE CANYON is more than just a beautiful and breathtaking outdoor adventure film, though it is that. The film raises questions that are critical and fundamental for understanding our place as humans in the world, questions that we all need to sit with."
Michael Paul Nelson, Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Oregon State University, Co-editor, Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril

"Engages viewers with mind-blowing images that highlight both the canyon's massive scale - there are expanses of striated redrock stretching to the horizon, the Colorado a narrow ribbon of silver far below the rim - and its micro environment."
Cindy Hirschfeld, Sierra Club Magazine

"Stunningly beautiful...We rejoice with the completion of the difficult task, but perhaps more importantly, we come away with an awareness of how we must protect our national parks from further development and destruction. Viewers interested in both environmental concerns and hiking experiences will enjoy this beautifully shot, thoughtful production."
Sue-Ellen Beauregard, Booklist Online

"A gripping adventure story - But it's so much more than this. INTO THE CANYON introduces us to the issues that threaten this mighty wilderness: uranium mining, a proposed tramway into the Canyon, proposals for dams, flightseeing, and more. This is a beautiful and engaging film that educates as it entertains."
Bob Manning, Professor Emeritus of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Co-author, Walks of a Lifetime in America's National Parks

"A riveting film that takes the viewer into the Grand Canyon as few others have. The hikers are by turns agonized by the heat and test of endurance to walk the Canyon's length, astonished by its beauty and solitude, and confirmed in their determination to protect the Grand Canyon from ruin by tramway developers, miners, and helicopters. INTO THE CANYON is at once an enchanting wilderness journey and a reminder of the work that remains to protect the lands and waters on which the indigenous Navajo people depend. Not to be missed."
Mark Harvey, Professor of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies, North Dakota State University, Author, Wilderness Forever: Howard Zahniser and the Path to the Wilderness Act

"This is a genuine and unique portrayal of the power and importance of the Grand Canyon and its ecosystem. INTO THE CANYON offers a diversity of perspectives including Native and Indigenous populations that are intimately connected to the land and river. The viewer gets to experience the seasons of the Grand Canyon through the raw hardships and beauty experienced by the hikers. The film reminds us of the importance of these places and serves as a call to action to preserve the canyon and river for the future."
Jennifer Thomsen, Associate Professor of Society and Conservation, University of Montana

"INTO THE CANYON does something hard to imagine after hundreds of years of Euro-American depiction of that sublime landscape: It shows its grandeur, beauty, and terror - as well as the threats to it - in a completely original way. This film is a masterpiece."
James M. Aton, Professor Emeritus of English, Southern Utah University, author, John Wesley Powell: His Life and Legacy and The River Knows Everything: Desolation Canyon and the Green

"Timely...Realistic...I highly recommend this documentary even if you are not a backpacker. The scenery is breathtaking and the message is important. And again I thoroughly enjoyed watching these guys make mistakes, because backpackers can relate."
Greg Smith, The Adventure Continues blog

"INTO THE CANYON is a beautiful and sometimes terrifying film. Grand Canyon's flaming vertical faces and vertiginous drops are juxtaposed with interviews with callous developers who speak contemptuously of the native peoples fighting to save it. Through 700 miles of lighthearted yet pointed banter, the filmmakers ponder why, more than a century after the creation of the National Park Service, we as a society are still debating whether these spectacular landscapes are worth preserving."
Byron E. Pearson, Professor of American Environmental History, West Texas AandM University, Author, Saving Grand Canyon: Dams, Deals, and a Noble Myth

"INTO THE CANYON is a rich journey about relationship-building with and within an utterly relational place - humbling, even holy ground. Witness beauty, connection, greed, and commodification paired in storytelling that traverses their confluence and balance."
Jason Anthony Robison, Professor of Law, University of Wyoming, Editor, Vision and Place: John Wesley Powell and Reimagining the Colorado River Basin

"A fun, fast, meaningful and beautiful film. INTO THE CANYON is one of the best, deeply moving environmental films yet produced on the American Southwest. This film reinforces the words of Teddy Roosevelt when he stood on the South Rim in 1903 and said, 'Leave it as it is.' Threats to the canyon are all human made. This film teaches us why we should preserve, protect, and experience one of the great wonders of the world."
Andrew Gulliford, Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Fort Lewis College, Editor, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology

"In this adventure documentary you join the hikers on a crazy marathon adventure. Learn from their firsthand experiences with controversial, ongoing threats from industrial tourism projects on Native American lands adjacent to the park. Peter and Kevin remind us that if we don't pay attention, Grand Canyon could very likely be sold, piece by piece, to the highest bidder. INTO THE CANYON is ultimately an adventurous, emotional wakeup call that compels us all to both celebrate and protect Grand Canyon and its share of the Colorado River."
Joel C. Barnes, Professor Emeritus, Environmental Studies and Sustainability, Adventure Education, Prescott College

"A stunning film with a profound message...Enjoy the beautiful photography as these companionable adventurers seek meaning in this extraordinary landscape by exploring the purpose of our national parks and what it takes to protect them in perpetuity. Given its scope and depth, the film should interest a wide audience concerned about the welfare of our special places, including educators, students, and conservation activists."
Robert B. Keiter, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Director, Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, University of Utah, Author, To Conserve Unimpaired: The Evolution of the National Park Idea

"INTO THE CANYON is a thrilling adventure story unfolding amid the sublime beauty of the world's greatest canyon. But it is also a defense of a landscape and its Native people against the miners and real estate developers who gaze into the famous abyss and see only money. It's an old story in the Grand Canyon - rapacious development plans draped in pseudo-democratic rhetoric of economic opportunity and equal access - and this film reminds us of the true costs to nature, our national parks, and ourselves."
Dr. Brian Allen Drake, Senior Lecturer, Environmental History, University of Georgia, Author, Loving Nature, Fearing the State

"INTO THE CANYON is a beautiful story of friendship, heartbreak and the endurance of the human spirit...In this era of increased consciousness about environmental impact assessments, this film is highly recommended for environmental science education students and lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, sports clubs, cultural and environmental groups. It would also be useful in academic and public library collections."
Innocent A. Awasom, Texas Tech University, Educational Media Reviews Online

 

Women's History Month 2021

In honor of Women's History Month, Bullfrog Communities, a project of Bullfrog Films, is pleased to highlight timely award-winning films for virtual or in-person community and campus-wide screenings. In Oakland today, a social-justice troop for young girls of color is refreshing the legacy of youth activism in the acclaimed new release WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS. The group was started by two fierce, queer women of color, Marilyn Hollinquest and Anayvette Martinez, as a way to address and center Anayvette's daughter's experience as a young brown girl. Their work is anchored in the belief that adolescent girls of color need dedicated spaces and that the foundation for this innovative work must also be rooted in fierce inter-dependent sisterhood, self-love, and hope. In AMÁ, filmmaker Lorna Tucker gives a platform for Native American women to speak up about the abuse they endured during the 1960s and 70s, where women were removed from their families and subjected to involuntary sterilization. AMÁ includes three remarkable women who tell their stories — Jean Whitehorse, Yvonne Swan and Charon Asetoyer — as well as a revealing and rare interview with Dr. Reimert Ravenholt whose population control ideas were the framework for some of the government policies directed at Native American women by the Indian Health Service.  Viewing assault on the big screen can be a difficult experience, but sometimes when it's handled correctly it can change someone's life. CATCHING SIGHT OF THELMA AND LOUISE tracks down those who worked on the classic film 30 years later to discuss the impact of Ridley Scott's female-driven narrative. BEATRIX FARRAND'S AMERICAN LANDSCAPES follows award-winning public garden designer Lynden B. Miller as she sets off to explore the remarkable life and career of America's first female landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand. Farrand was responsible for some of the most celebrated gardens in the United States and helped create a distinctive American voice in landscape architecture. NO TIME TO WASTE captures the fascinating life of Betty Reid Soskin, who is singularly focused on restoring the missing history of Black women, from her experience as a young woman in a WWII segregated union hall, through her multi-faceted career as a singer, activist, mother, legislative representative and park planner to her present public role. A FINE LINE explores ongoing issues that women face in the culinary industry: from unequal pay to workplace harassment. Featuring interviews from world-renowned chefs, A FINE LINE is an uplifting piece about resilience in the face of adversity. These films are available both virtually and for in-person events. For more information on booking a virtual screening right now, please go to Bullfrog Communities Streaming. Click the links above or below to see trailers and for more information.
AMÁ The untold story of the involuntary sterilization of Native American women by the Indian Health Service well into the 1970s. F-NO: THE PUBLIC HEALTH Film Festival of New Orleans Santa Barbara International Film Festival Global Health Film Festival "This film is so important because these stories need to be heard — this is the untold history of Native America. Indigenous people hold an intimate knowledge that our women are sacred — we carry life, and the very act of pregnancy is an assertion of sovereignty and resilience... seeks to reaffirm our history so that we can continue to center our women." Angel Charley, Interim Executive Director, Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women "Should be watched by all who want to understand the impacts of genocide and colonization within the United States. Well into the 1970's the federal government used tactics of persecution, extermination and denial in efforts to eradicate future generations of Native people. This film sheds light on the truth and illustrates the power of Native women in demonstrating resiliency and resistance." Nicole Lim, Executive Director, The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
BEATRIX FARRAND'S AMERICAN LANDSCAPES Lynden B. Miller explores the life and work of America's first female landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand. Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital "Not until I saw BEATRIX FARRAND'S AMERICAN LANDSCAPES did I feel like I had just been given a gift that I waited decades for. The film is as rich and elegant as Farrand's landscapes. It does her life and work justice, and is a must see for anyone interested in landscape architecture, garden design or women's history." Katya Crawford, Chair and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of New Mexico "The superbly made documentary matches its heroine's sense for perfection in all details: aesthetic refinedness and technical prowess do wonders in bringing to life Farrand's whole age, while showing her visionary landscapes. The smart intermixing of original photos and 19th-century reels of New York City make for a fascinating story from beginning to end." Vanessa Sellers, New York Botanical Garden Plant Talk
CATCHING SIGHT OF THELMA AND LOUISE Revisits the journey of Thelma & Louise through the lens of viewers who saw that iconic film in 1991 and shared intimate, personal, stories at that time. The same women and men were tracked down 25 years later. Are their responses different now? What has changed in the way women are treated? Winner, Filmmaker Award, Santa Cruz Film Festival Winner, Audience Award, Best Documentary, Cinema at the Edge Independent Film Festival Special Event Screening, Focus on Women in Film, Port Townsend Film Festival "Provides invaluable insight as to why this film endures as a metonymy for feminist consciousness, the pleasure and resistance of women's bonding, and righteous rage against rape culture." Jane Caputi, Professor, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Communication and Multimedia, Florida Atlantic University, Author, Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power and Popular Culture "In the #MeToo era, it's eye-opening and sobering to hear the interviewees discuss their personal responses to the film's depiction of assault and revenge and whether the controversy and awareness that the film provoked has had any lasting impact on society or the movie industry." Loren King, Alliance of Women Film Journalists "Ridley Scott's classic raised questions we're discussing today around feminism and the #MeToo movement... This documentary offers thoughtful insight throughout." Kimber Myers, Los Angeles Times
WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS Follows the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice. National Broadcast on PBS's "POV" Best Documentary, Seattle International Film Festival DOC NYC AFI Docs "Uplifting...Timely...Most impressive are the girls themselves. Over three years, the girls grow from curious pre-tweens to experienced social justice activists. If movements are judged by embodying the change they seek, the first generation of Radical Monarchs is a heartening success." Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times "This illuminating and inspiring film shows what powerful political education with children looks like. Radical Monarchs exposes the challenges of securing funding to scale social justice work — even in the face of significant community demands. It showcases the radical beauty of young Black and Latinx girls finding their place in the long arc of the moral universe. It is a film that filled me with hope for a more just tomorrow." Jerusha O. Conner, Professor of Education and Counseling, Villanova University, Author, The New Student Activists
A FINE LINE  Explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen. Best Documentary Feature, Provincetown International Film Festival The Women's Film Festival "A relatable, heart-warming film about a woman's struggle to succeed in a male-dominated restaurant world. With notable appearances from top female chefs, viewers will learn about the ways that inequality is embedded in the food world, but also how some remarkable women (including the filmmaker's own mother) managed to succeed and inspire others." Josée Johnston, Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto "Masterfully explores the challenges of women becoming successful head chefs. Using personal stories, the film exposes the unequal treatment of women, while creatively offering correctives from the experiences of women who have found success against the odds. A great resource for anyone looking to understand the need for gender equality and to break barriers in the food industry." Naomi R Williams, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University
NO TIME TO WASTE  Celebrates legendary 99-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin's inspiring life, work and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters of America's story. Salem Film Festival "Tells a valuable story of historic preservation and history-making. Betty Reid Soskin's work in the National Parks Service exemplifies the ways we can learn about even the most uncomfortable parts of our own histories while empowering us to actively engage in not making the mistakes of our past." Marne L Campbell, Associate Professor, African American Studies, Loyola Marymount University "Allows us to spend some time in the presence of inimitable Betty Reid Soskin, a gifted public historian who has spent her life working for the greater good...This is a captivating documentary, one that offers a compelling portrait of this remarkable woman." Erica L. Ball, Professor of History, Chair of Black Studies, Occidental College, Author, Madam C. J. Walker: The Making of an American Icon
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Les Dames d’Escoffier International
Les Dames d’Escoffier International is a philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage and hospitality. The by-invitation membership is highly diversified and reflects the multifaceted fields of contemporary gastronomy and hospitality.

Women’s Foodservice Forum
Women’s Foodservice Forum is a leading authority for delivering content through developing competence and building connections to advance women leaders and drive growth in the foodservice industry.

Women In Hospitality United
Women in Hospitality United was born of the #MeToo movement and the belief that there is an urgent need for evolution in the hospitality industry.

New York Women’s Culinary Alliance
The New York Women’s Culinary Alliance is an inclusive community of diverse professionals that facilitates networking, education, mentorship, social programs and the advancement of all persons who identify as women across the food, beverage and hospitality industry.

Reset The Table
Reset the Table is a non-profit initiative with the mission to encourage equality across foodservice, giving a voice to women in the foodservice industry and shining a light on people effecting positive change.

Equity At The Table (EATT)
EATT is an easy-to-navigate digital directory inspired by the aphorism that it’s better to “build a longer table, not a higher fence.” EATT features only women/gender non-conforming individuals in/around the food industry and focuses primarily on POC and the LGBTQ community.

James Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and other leaders making America’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone.

 

 

A FINE LINE

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A FINE LINE explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen.

 

Featuring intimate interviews with world-renowned chefs like Dominique Crenn, Lidia Bastianich, Cat Cora, Elena Arzak, Elizabeth Falkner, Maria Loi, Sylvia Weinstock, Michael Anthony and others, A FINE LINE explores pressing issues faced by women in the culinary arts and across all industries, including sexual and workplace harassment, access to capital, unequal pay, and lack of paid family leave and affordable childcare.

An uplifting American success story about perseverance, family, and food, A FINE LINE follows the personal story of Valerie James, a small town restaurateur with a larger than life personality who raised Joanna as a single mother on a mission to do what she loves while raising two kids and the odds stacked against her. 

71 minutes
SDH captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Directed by Joanna James
Produced by Joanna James, Katy Jordan
Editor: Russell Greene, Joanna James
Director of Photography: Robert Featherstone
Composer: Petros Klampanis
A Zoel Productions film

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"A FINE LINE is a testament to women in the food industry...Throughout the entire film I couldn't help but feel the empowerment of all these different women fighting their way to the top. All these women and many more out there have fought to earn their recognition."
Karen Garcia, New Times San Luis Obispo

"Illuminate[s] how challenges of mentorship, access to capital, child care, and maternal leave have shaped opportunities for women in the restaurant industry."
Michael Floreak, Boston Globe

"The film seamlessly weaves between the chefs' perspectives and experiences rising up the ranks and Valerie's up-close and personal story empowering women and men alike to follow their dreams."
The National Herald

"This is a relatable, heart-warming film about a woman's struggle to succeed in a male-dominated restaurant world. With notable appearances from top female chefs, viewers will learn about the ways that inequality is embedded in the food world, but also how some remarkable women (including the filmmaker's own mother) managed to succeed and inspire others."
Josée Johnston, Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto

"A FINE LINE masterfully explores the challenges of women becoming successful head chefs. Using personal stories, the film exposes the unequal treatment of women, while creatively offering correctives from the experiences of women who have found success against the odds. A great resource for anyone looking to understand the need for gender equality and to break barriers in the food industry."
Naomi R Williams, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University

"Joanna James' heartfelt film reveals the structural inequalities that make life in restaurants more challenging for women. Stories like that of James' mother demonstrate women's strengths and ability to rise above. This film is an inspiration that will help open eyes to the gender inequality that exists in the back of the house at most restaurants. A FINE LINE showcases women's entrepreneurial strengths, creativity, and mastery in the kitchen."
Rachel Black, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Connecticut College, Author, On the Line: Women, Cuisine and Work in France (forthcoming)