The largest environmental film festival in the U.S. is coming once again to The Loft Cinema! Join The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection as we host the annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour!
The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour brings together award-winning environmental and outdoor adventure films designed to inspire and motivate you to go out and make a difference in your community and around the world.
This year's touring films were chosen from among the favorites at the annual film festival held in the Sierra Nevada foothills each January. The chosen films not only highlight environmental concerns but also provide solutions, reaching people through beautiful imagery, and inspiring local individuals to get involved in “Conserving the Wild & Scenic Places Close to Home.”
The festival has grown to receive local, regional, and national acclaim for celebrating the spirit of environmental activism and has become the largest traveling festival of its kind in North America, hitting more than 70 cities across the country.
The feature film of the evening is Eric Bendick’s documentary DIVISION STREET. This film highlights the environmental challenges presented by North America’s vast system of roads. Roads are the largest human artifact on the planet; they have fragmented wild landscapes, ushered in the 'age of urban sprawl,' and challenged our sense of community. This film looks at the promise of wildlife corridors, the potential for 'greening' our highway system, and the fusion of high-tech engineering with the best and brightest environmental research happening today.
Don't miss this great opportunity to explore hot-button environmental issues and solutions through cinema, and support the important ongoing work of the Coalition right here in Southern Arizona!
For more information visit: www.sonorandesert.org
(Running time: approximately 3 hrs.)
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Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $10 all tickets. Tickets on sale now at Summit Hut, Antigone Books and the Tucson Audubon Nature Shop. Presented by The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection **Proceeds benefit The Coalition**