2003 Movie Presentation List

Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time
The inspiration and creative struggles of sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. 90 mins. Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer, 2001.

Dam/age
Writer Arundahati Roy challenges the idea that only experts can speak out on such urgent matters as the privatization of India's power supply and huge dam projects. 49 mins. Director: Aradhana Seth, 2002.

Plow that Broke the Plains
An eyewitness 1934 documetary filmed in the midst of the Dust Bowl. 30 mins. Director: Pare Lorentz, 1934.

High Desert Trout
This meditation of the allure of trout fishing in dry country features John Nichols. 28 mins. Director: Michael Kamins, 1990

Breaks of the Mountain: The Russell Fork Gorge
Could too much tourism threaten the quality of life in a small town? 28 mins. Director: Tom Hansell, 1999.

Recovering a Species: The Red Wolf
The history of a daring effort to bring a species back from the brink of extinction. 23 mins. Director: George Gentry.

Crab Orchard Critters
A musical visual sensation depicting Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge in Marion Illinois. Director: Doug Canfield, 2002.

Island Out of Time: Chesapeake's Smith Island
An island in danger of disappearing. 26 mins. Director: Hugh Drescher, 2001.

Canyon Voices
A portrait of Arizona's Canyon de Chelly, related by Navajos. 22 mins. Director: Brian Jones.

Remembered Earth
Filmmaker, John Grabowska discussed the creative process of producing an environmental film and showed a sneak preview of footage from his next film.

Women of the Coal
A world premiere film exploring the role of women in early century coal camps. 28 mins. Director: Lori Withrow, 2002.

Mucked
The firstperson stories of West Virginians devastated by environmental degradation and the resulting flash floods of 2001. Director: Robert Gates, 2003.

Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
A provocative examination of our relationship to a beloved national park. 58 mins. Director: Jon Else.

The Man Who Planted Trees
The Academy Award-winning animated film of a solitary shepherd who creates a forest in a desolate and arid area in Italy. 30 mins. Director: Frederic Back.

Lost, but Found, Safe and Sound
The story of a girl who gets lost in the woods while hiking with her family, and her wise methods of ensuring that she is found. 12 mins. Director: Anne Tubiolo.

Piano Improv #3
A pianodriven look at nature. 11 mins. Director: Alex Bailey.

Leave No Trace
Testimonials on the importance of taking a personal role in preserving the back country. 9 mins. Director: Chuck Dunkerly.

Razing Appalachia
A story of families waging a grassroots fight to stop mountaintop removal near Blair, WV. 72 mins. Director: Sasha Waters.

Bioblitz
Geographic and local filmmaker, Larry Combo present a 24hour tally of every plant and animal species that can be found in a given area. 30 mins. Director: Lawrence Cumbo.

Arctic Dance
The personal struggle of Alaskan Mardy Murie to conserve America's last wild places. 60 mins. Director: Bonnie Kreps, Charlie Craighead, 2001.

And These Are The Ones We See
Local Shepherdstown band, paradigm9, presents the observation of insect life. 3 mins. Director: Magnanimous Records, 2003.