Come join us for an inspirational night of films & fun when the Sierra Nevada Alliance and Patagonia present the Fifth Annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour on Saturday, March 27, 2009 at the Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe.

Hosted by the Sierra Nevada Alliance and Patagonia@Heavenly, and sponsored by the South Yuba River Citizen's League (SYRCL) and Patagonia, the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour sits apart from the hundreds of festivals around the world by hopefully leaving you feeling inspired and motivated to go out and make a difference in your community and the world.

A few of the featured films at this year’s event are:

Bag It - 50 min.
Suzan Beraza
An average guy makes a simple resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. Little does he know that this small decision will change his life completely. He comes to the conclusion that our consumptive use of plastic has finally caught up to us, and looks at what we can do about it.
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Big River - 27 min.
Curt Ellis, Aaron Woolf

The filmmakers of KING CORN are back! Curt and Ian have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has had on the people and places downstream. In a journey that extends from the American heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, the guys trade their combine for a canoe and set out to see the big world their little acre of corn has touched.
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Drying For Freedom - 5 min.
Adam Merrifield, Steven Lake

50 million clotheslines are banned in the US. Dont you have the right to dry? Please Note: This is a trailer for pending feature film with a Summer 2010 release.

Flathead Wild - 23 min.
Trip Jennings, Andrew Maser

You could argue that an area thats been clear cut may eventually come back in 1000 years or so. Mountain top removal is different though... the mountain is actually removed, trucked and taken away. No ones ever going to put that mountain back. As a result of this type of mining and drilling proposals, the Flathead River is one of North Americas most endangered. Flathead Wild follows the International League of Conservation photographers as they descend on the Flathead River Valley with local conservation groups and work to get the perfect, iconic image to give the Flathead coalition the tools it needs for success.
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Planting Hope: Wangari Maathai & The Green Belt Movement - 7 min.
Lisa Merton, Alan Dater

The simple act of planting trees by Kenyan Wangari Maathai grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracya movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration and the winner of Nobel Peace Prize.
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Split Estate - 15 min.
Debra Anderson

Imagine discovering that you dont own the mineral rights under your land, and that an energy company plans to drill for natural gas two hundred feet from your front door. Imagine having little recourse, other than accepting an unregulated industry in your backyard. Planet Greens Documentary Film Series - Reel Impact.
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Young Voices on Climate Change - 14 min.
Lynne Cherry

If you adults wont do something on climate change, then we kids are going to take the reins, says young activist Shannon McComb. These kids speak directly about their concerns, knowledge, and their actions to combat climate change.
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• $10 each for Sierra Nevada Alliance members
• $12 for non-members.
• Special membership price for the film festival – join for $20 or more and get TWO FREE tickets and discounts and special invitations to other Alliance events.

To purchase tickets complete the form below, or purchase at Patagonia@Heavenly (near the gondola) or the Sierra Nevada Alliance (2489 Lake Tahoe Blvd, #5).