Wild and Scenic Film Festival - October 28th, 2009
Fall River Heritage State Park - Battleship Cove - Fall River, MA

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This October 28, The Taunton River Watershed Alliance (TRWA) is excited to be the host for The Wild and Scenic Film Festival, the largest environmental film festival in North America.

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival will feature 3 showings at the Fall River Heritage State Park in Battleship Cove. Two family matinees at 3:30 and 4:20 will be free with advance ticketing only. Doors open at 5:30pm for our Main Event, tickets are $10 /each. Proceeds of the Film Festival will benefit TRWA, the citizens’ “voice for the river.” Information on tickets can be found through email staff_trwa@verizon.net or calling 508 828-1101.

We’ll be showing eight fun and entertaining short films for the matinees. Wombat, Once Upon a Tide, Feed the Worms, Maybe, Seed, Litterball, and also two films that highlight winners of the Brower Youth Awards; Marisol Becerra and Jessie Ruth-Corkins. These films inspire children and adults to create a better world.

The power of vision in Litterball. Ideas from kids on how to help the earth in Feed the Worms. Real life stories of taking action in the Brower Youth Awards. These films were chosen to tour with the Wild & Scenic Film Festival because of the quality of their production and their ability to empower children and adults to take on leadership roles in protecting the environment.

For the Main Event, TRWA will host an inspiring evening of food, drink, entertainment and most importantly, FILMS! The show is an exciting compilation of seven short films.

Fighting Goliath gives insight into the 2006 Texas Coal Wars, where a movement of bipartisan politicians, ranchers, farmers and ordinary people worked tirelessly against the Governors fast-tracked initiative to create 11 new coal power plants using antiquated technology.

In Waterfront, Michigan citizens face the reality of what happens when water becomes scarce. Residents received water bills as high as $10,000. They had their water turned off and their homes foreclosed on. For them, it was a struggle to keep their basic human right of access to water.

Division Street gives us hope as a new generation of ecologists, engineers, city-planners and everyday citizens transform the future of the American road. Film maker Eric Bandick highlights sustainable road projects and wildlife corridors for the 21st century.
Gimmie Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets, and our outlook on life. It's estimated that Americans use approximately 50 percent of their household water on their yards. By examining the social, commercial, and environmental pressures surrounding the green grass aesthetic, we begin to understand how a non-edible, resource-intensive plant could become our nation's largest irrigated crop. This film is as funny as it is poignant.
These features, along with short films The Good Life, Zoologic, and Litterball, will make this an evening long remembered.

The Taunton River Watershed Alliance strives to educate on the importance of protecting water in the 43 communities within our watershed. From Stoughton and Avon to Somerset and Fall River, we live in the second largest watershed in Massachusetts.

TRWA is a 501c organization, donations are tax deductible

National sponsors Patagonia, Clif Bar, Tom’s of Maine, Osprey Packs and Sierra Nevada Brewing have donated finances and product because they know what a worthwhile event this is to be a part of. Educating and empowering Americans is the single most important way to heal our Earth. These movies make a strong impact, and will move us unified toward a more healthy future.