River Relief

February 8, 2012

Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2012

Sat. Feb. 11
The Blue Note
Columbia, MO

Kick those winter blahs in the pants and join Missouri River Relief for a showing of select films from the traveling Wild & Scenic Film Festival. The festival will be at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO, on Saturday, Feb. 11.

The event is sponsored by Missouri River Relief, The Blue Note , the Alpine Shop and several national sponsors listed on the right.

We're excited to bring some of the coolest environmental documentaries to Columbia for cozy afternoon! It's a fundraiser and friendraiser for Missouri Relief, and we hope an inspiration to everyone that joins us.

Click here to RSVP on Facebook, then invite your friends!

Click here for the flier (pdf)»

Click here for the full film lineup and more details»

What's Happening...

Sat. February 11
The Blue Note - Columbia, MO

1 p.m. -  Doors open at the Blue Note
2 p.m. -  Films begin (General Admission Seating)
3:15 p.m. -  Intermission
5 p.m. -   Social Hour & Silent Auction
9 p.m. - Come back to the Blue Note with your Wild & Scenic ticket stub to get in free to One More Round - a really great Johnny Cash cover band from St. Lou!

Tickets are $8. They can be purchased in advance through Ticketfly. Or you can avoid Ticketfly's fees by purchasing at The Blue Note box office, or by calling and reserving your tickets at the Blue Note: 573-874-1944 ($1 charge for that). If you show a student ID at the Blue Note box office or at the door, we'll knock $2 off the price!

Film Lineup

Willem & the Whales

(3 min.) - Kate Miller, Lisa Coscino. Willem is 5 years old and has a lot on his mind. We'll kick off our film set with a quick journey through the eyes of a child as Willem explains why people should stop whaling. www.mmcta.org

Witness

(18 min.) - Neil Ever Osborne, Chad A. Stevens. Notable anthropologist Jane Goodall, National Geographic Editor-at-Large Michael Nichols, and International League of Conservation Photographers president Cristina Mittermeier share candid thoughts on the power of photography and its value as an effective conservation tool. www.neileverosborne.com, www.ilcp.com. Click here for trailer»

The Windmill Farmer

(5 min.) - Joaquin Baldwin. A nurturing farmer is in danger of losing his crop of windmills when he struggles against the cyclical forces of nature. www.pixelnitrate.com

Africa Revolutions Tour

(37 min.) Tyler Bradt, Rush Sturges. Journey with seven longtime friends to discover and explore the rivers of Southern Africa. Along their adventure the team works closely with the Sun Catchers Project, bringing solar cooking ovens and water purification into communities in Africa. www.rev-inn.com. Click here for trailer» Also, check out the team's blog of their trip here.

Eagle Among the Swarm

(3 min.) - Mike McKinlay. This beautiful short shows the swarming dance of Pacific Dunlins as they flow around a solitary eagle at Boundary Bay in British Columbia. www.mikemckinlay.com, www.pwlf.org

1% of the Story

(15 min.) - Ben Knight, Travis Rummel. 1% for the Planet is a growing global movement of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. Here’s [a tiny bit] of the story ... (with an appearance by Jack Johnson) www.feltsoulmedia.com, www.onepercentfortheplanet.org
Click here for the trailer»

Bag It

(45 min.) - Suzan Beraza. Try going a day without plastic. In this touching and funny film, we follow “everyman” Jeb as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic and its effect on our waterways, oceans, and our bodies. Single use plastic packaging is the number one item we find when cleaning up the Missouri River. We see how our crazy-for-plastic world has finally caught up to us and what we can do about it. www.bagitmovie.com.   Click here for the trailer»

Big Muddy Clean Sweep - World Premiere!!!!

(15 min.) - Jodi Pfefferkorn. For our 10th anniversary, Missouri River Relief chartered the River Cleanup Barge and picked up trash from Jefferson City to the Confluence, in St. Louis. We called it the Big Muddy Clean Sweep. 1,400 volunteers removed 63 tons of trash from the river in a month. This film was put together by deckhand Jodi Pfefferkorn, along with footage by Alicia Pigg and Andy Bugh.

PLUS - After the Film Fest...

One More Round - a Tribute to Johnny Cash

At the Wild & Scenic, ask how to get free admission to that night's concert - One More Round from St. Louis. They're a Johnny Cash tribute band and, yes, they do "Big River"!

Check out their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/onemoreroundofjohnnycash?sk=app_2405167945