Awesome August Events: Florida Environmental Film Festival

The Apalachicola Riverkeeper, an organization who advocates for environmental awareness for the planet, and more specifically the Apalachicola River and Bay will host the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival (WSEFF) from August 29, 2009 to September 5, 2009 in five Florida cities.

The festival, presented by Patagonia and organized by grassroots environmental organization South Yuba River Citizens League will feature a collection of environmental and adventure films that were created with the motivation to spread awareness and inspire a call to action among all people of the planet.

The films chosen for the festival are said to provoke progressive thoughts and new ideas and instead of merely illustrating crucial concerns for the environment they will also provide solutions.

There will be numerous environmental films to view at the WSEFF and from the trailers, which are viewable on You Tube, they all seem to be creative and unique. Many of the films have won admirable awards in their category of interest. A few examples of environmental film titles to be shown are as follows:

(Click on film title link to watch on YouTube)
*The Good Life Parable: An MBA Meets a Fisherman '"By Mark Albion and Free Range Studios
*Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars (Winner of 2009 Wild and Scenic Jury Award)-By Mat Hames and Cara Carney
*Sand Dancer- By Valerie Reid
*I Met the Walrus (Winner of 2009 Wild and Scenic Honorable Mention)-By Josh Raskin and Jerry Levitan
*Goldfish-By Joe Wein and Jana Memel
*Papirolflexia (For Children)-By Joaquin Baldwin
*Gorilla in the Greenhouse: Great Pacific Garbage Patch

For more detailed descriptions of the featured festival films including information on the lineup of children's films and more video clip links, visit Riverflex.

The cities included in the Wild and Scenic Film Festival tour are as follows:

Carabelle
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Carabelle City Auditorium-1001 Grey Avenue, Carrabelle

St. George Island
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
St. George Island Volunteer Fire Department-324 E. Pine Avenue, St. George Island

Wewahitchka
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Tupelo Theater-136 Highway 22, Wewahitchka

St. Teresa
Friday, September 4, 2009
FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory-3618 US Highway 98, St. Teresa

Apalachicola
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Dixie Theater-21 Avenue E, Apalachicola

For film times and festival tickets: Riverflix or call Apalachicola Riverkeeper at 850-653-8936. Note that tickets will also be available at the door if they have not been sold out. There is limited seating, however, so to guarantee your seat, it may be wisest to purchase in advance.