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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us February 9, 2006 “Homeland: four Portraits of native Action” is Featured Sunday during this year’s Siskiyou Environmental film Festival. Submitted photos A weekend of Environmental films 5th annual event features reception welcoming the new director of the Siskiyou Project The 5th Siskiyou Environmental Film Festival, Friday through Sunday, will present more than 25 documentaries exploring environmental issues worldwide and showcasing people taking action for the health of their communities. Films take viewers to natural splendors and human impact zones all around the Earth: in the Applegate, around Baghdad, on Arctic caribou corridors, and more. Many filmmakers and local speakers will be on hand. A complete schedule is available at www.siskiyou.org/festival. Hosted by Siskiyou Project at the Havurah Sanctuary in Ashland, the weekend includes a Festival Kickoff Reception at 6:30 a.m. on Friday to welcome Siskiyou Project’s new Director, Chip Dennerlein. Refreshments provided by Chef Marilyn, Geppettos and Cozmic Pizza. A special Kids Fest starts at noon on Saturday. Three-day festival passes are $25, $15 for student/low income, and day passes are $10, $6 for student/low income. Tickets are available at Northwest Nature Shop and Siskiyou Project, 592-4459. film festival schedule Friday 2:45 p.m. Doors Open 3 -3:10 p.m. — The Legend (10 min) This short docu-drama is the story of a mythic recycling legend, Ryan Bajornas. 3:10-4:06 p.m. — The Snow Bowl Effect: When Recreation and Culture Collide (56 min.) Since time immemorial the San Francisco Peaks have been held sacred by over 13 Native American tribes. The Snowbowl Effect explores the controversy surrounding the recently proposed ski resort expansion and snowmaking with wastewater on the San Francisco Peaks as Native American tribal officials and spiritual leaders, Forest Service officials, and concerned citizens discuss the issues. A documentary by Klee Benally. 4:06-4:40 p.m. — Oregon Hiking Trails: Butte Fork Canyon, Applegate River (in person Pat Patterson and Susan Menanno) An episode of this locally-produced RVTV cable-access series looks at the Butte Fork Canyon trail of the Applegate River along the Oregon-California border. The early season hike features magnificent waterfalls, roaring streams and a look at the multitude of mutually-dependent species that comprise this ancient mixed-conifer eco-system. Filmmaker Pat Patterson will introduce the film and hiking host Susan Menanno will follow with a short talk about environmental concerns that affect this pristine wilderness area. “Standing Tall: The Story of an Ancient Forest and a Community That Cares” plays Friday. 4:40-5:30 p.m. — Empire in the Andes The documentary takes a critical look at the strategies and effects of US foreign and economic policy in Latin America, especially in Colombia and Ecuador. The film will trace how violence, and environmental degradation caused by fumigation of drug crops, are making people poorer while cocaine and heroin cultivation and trafficking continue. www.barricadefilms.com 5:30-6 p.m. — Teachings of the Tree People (in person Tracy Rector) This special film project is a tribute to the life and work of Skokomish elder Gerald Bruce (subiyay) Miller. Bruce was a nationally prominent cultural leader and teacher who brought his talents home to lead a cultural renaissance in the Pacific Northwest. Throughout the film Bruce delivers lessons from our first teachers, the trees. Tracy Rector and Katie Jennings. IslandWood Productions 6 -7:15 p.m. — Festival break followed by festival kickoff event from 6:30-7:15. There will be free food, drinks, and social time with a word from Siskiyou Project Executive Director Chip Dennerlein. Food prepared by Chef Marilyn Moore, Cozmic Pizza, and Geppettos. 7:15-8:15 p.m. — Fire Scars: A Biscuit Fire Documentary (in person Trip Jennings & Kyle Dickman) The film examines how one of the largest forest fires in Oregon history became one of the U.S. Forest Service's most controversial timber sales. 8:15-8:50 p.m. — Northwest Eco-times: Mt. Ashland Ski Expansion (in person Pat Patterson and Eric Navickas) This film looks at the controversial expansion of the Mt. Ashland Ski Area. The film follows a group of hikers to the old-growth forest proposed to be cleared to accommodate new ski runs. 8:50-9:02 p.m. — Shake Your Oncorhynchus: Klamath River Anadromous Fisheries This short film provides a rare underwater look into Klamath River Anadromous Fisheries. Great soundtrack, perfect for all ages. 9:02-9:32 p.m. — Imperiled Otters of the Aleutians (with special guest Amaroq Weiss) This film shows that over 80,000 sea otters have disappeared over the last 10 years, leaving a population of only 6,000 in all of the Aleutian Islands. (26 minute) 9:32-10:25 p.m. — Standing Tall: The Story of an Ancient Forest and a Community That Cares (in person Lodgepole) A documentary about the non-violent struggle to protect an ancient Redwood forest ecosystem in the Nanning Creek watershed, near Scotia, Calif. Rampant industrial logging by the Pacific Lumber Company continues to threaten endangered species, including the rare seabird, the Marbled Murrelet. Local activists and concerned citizens express their concern for the destruction of their community, and the theft of this national treasure, to pay off debts of parent company MAXXAM CEO, Charles Hurwitz. Tree-sitters rise up to build and occupy a tree-sit village, 200 ft. up in the massive giant Redwoods. Produced by We Save Trees, Movie by Lodgepole and Sequoia. www.wesavetrees.org Saturday 12-2 p.m. — Kids Film Series with fun educational activity Featuring the film Forest Family Forever, about a thousand year old grandfather tree who teaches his sapling grandson about the wonders of the rainforests, and much more. 1:30-2 p.m. — Kids fun educational activity to follow films (outside or back room) “ Being Caribou” is featured Saturday at the festival. 1:30-2:40 p.m. — Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea As narrated by legendary counterculture filmmaker John Waters, there was a time when the Salton Sea, tucked into the southeast corner of California, was known as the Riviera of the West- a haven for jetsetters and vacationers. Originally created by accident, it’s now one of the country’s worst ecological disasters. www.saltonseadoc.com 2:40-3:30 p.m. — The Dreamers of Arnhem Land (50 min) The story of how two aboriginal elders, Stuart and Valerie Ankin, set out to save their community from cultural extinction. Combining traditional knowledge and scientific expertise they created an economic impetus for younger Aboriginals to return to live a traditional life on their ancestors' lands. A return to the roots which would ensure the survival of Aboriginal culture. 3:30-4 p.m. — Erasing Memory-The Cultural Destruction of Iraq (in person Brandon Jourdan) From the television series Shocking and Awful, this short film tells of the horrendous destruction of the museums and archives of Iraq, the oldest treasures of human civilization, in the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Millennia of history were bombed, looted and destroyed, and with them the memory and culture of Iraq. Deep Dish TV. 4 -5:20 p.m. — Being Caribou (in person Amaroq Weiss from Defenders of Wildlife) Beginning April 8, 2003 filmmaker Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer migrated on foot with the 120,000-member Porcupine Caribou Herd, from Old Crow, Yukon, Canada, to the caribou calving grounds in Alaska, and back. 1000-mile 5-month experience. 5:20-6 p.m. — Still We Ride (37 minutes) On Aug.27, 2004 just days before the Republican National Convention, a massive police operation was underway. By the end of the night 264 people were arrested. The arrested had done nothing illegal. For many New Yorkers, it was the first time they heard of the free-forming ride called Critical Mass. 6 -6:20 p.m. — Festival break 6:20-6:55 p.m. — Xun (our river) Description tba. 6:55-8:35 p.m. — The Future of Food (in person Deborah Koons Garcia) This film offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today. Deborah Koons Garcia – director, writer, producer. “I know I’m not Alone” traces musician Michael Franti’s travels in Iraq. 8:35-9:10 p.m. — Falluja (in person Brandon Jourdan) After a major US led offensive launch in November of 2004, two-thirds of the Iraqi city was destroyed and thousands of its citizens were forced into refugee camps. Code Pink commissioned Iraqi filmmaker Homodi Hasim to send a team of videographers and investigative journalists to Fallujah to record the destruction and death inflicted by the American assault. 9:10-10:30 p.m. — I know I'm not Alone (Michael Franti): A musicians journey through war in the Middle East. Michael Franti, world-renowned musician and human rights worker, travels to Iraq, Palestine and Israel to explore the human cost of war with a group of friends, some video cameras and his guitar. A true armchair travel film pulling the audience into these war zones in the company of Michael's guitar, eloquence and wit. http://www.iknowimnotalone.com Sunday 3-3:50 p.m. — Taking Back the Hudson: The fight for our stolen future (50 min) Director and Hudson Falls native Janielle Mahan and her team of Marist grads chronicle the plight of the towns of Hudson Falls and Ft. Edward, ravaged by a war between PCB polluter GE and the EPA. Featured are young adult residents and their families, many of whom have been destroyed by cancer they attribute to PCB contamination. 3:50-4:12 p.m. — Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (22 minute short version) The film dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to fight a Goliath. A working mother is forced to turn to public assistance to provide healthcare for her two small children. A Missouri family loses its business after Wal-Mart is given over $2 million to open its doors down the road. Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films. 4:12-4:29 p.m. — Winds of Change (in person Becki Meadows, Southern Oregon Outreach Coordinator for 3 Phases Energy Service) A film about wind power at the Klondike #2 Array in Wasco, Oregon. Becky will give a short presentation on the benefits of the Pacific Power Blue Sky renewable energy program. 4:29-4:42 p.m. — Keep Towing that Line: the 2005 Biscuit Resistance This is a brief and open ended short film that covers the amazing civil disobedience campaign that took place in the spring of 2005 in opposition to the Bush administration’s attempts to push through the largest logging project in US Forest Service history in the wildest landscape left on the US West Coast. 4:42-4:50 p.m. — Sisters of the Siskiyous: Music Video (in person Justin Rohde) Last summer a group of women came together to oppose the Biscuit logging at the Fiddler old-growth reserve. Music by Patrick Dodd. 4:50-5 p.m. — America’s National Forests (9 min) About the many wonders of National Forests and the threats they face (United Forest Defense Campaign). 5 -5:25 p.m. — The positive Cumulative Effect in Fisheries Restoration (in person Thomas B. Dunklin) This film gives an overview of the problems and the key players involved in creating solutions through the "Adaptive" Program of the California Fish & Game’s Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Program. 5:25-5:52 p.m. — Discover Hetch Hetchy (in person Dennis Pottenger) Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley was once glorious, pristine wild land, but now lies submerged under 300 feet of water. 5:52-6:04 p.m. UN POSH TELI WELI WAN POSH (You Will Only Get Your Bread if the Forests Last). When violence strikes it permeates every aspect of life. Impacts on the environment remains largely unreported. This Indian made film focuses on the scarred environment of Jammu and Kashmir and hope for the future. 6:04-6:20 p.m. — break 6:20-7:16 p.m. — Walking the West: Hiking 2600 miles from Mexico to Canada A New Zealander and an Irishman quit their jobs, cash in their savings and walk 2626 miles from Mexico to Canada along one of the longest trails in the world, the Pacific Crest Trail. Their route takes them through some of the most spectacular scenery in North America. Walking a challenging pace of 21 miles a day for 4.5 months, they must cross the Canadian border before winter storms hit the cascades. 7:16-7:22 p.m. — Building One House (6 minutes) Of the 2.5 million tribal members living on American Indian reservations, more than 300,000 are homeless or living in life-threatening conditions. Thousands more live in substandard, over-crowded conditions. This short PSA about Red Feather is narrated by Robert Redford. Red Feather organizes volunteers, and, alongside tribal members, builds desperately needed homes. 7:25- 8:55 p.m. — Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action (88 min). Nearly all Indian nations sit on land threatened by ruinous environmental hazards — toxic waste, strip mining, oil drilling, and nuclear contamination. From Alaska to Maine, Montana to New Mexico and against some of America's most spectacular backdrops, the film tells the stories of five remarkable Native American activists in four communities who are fighting these "new Indian Wars" — each in his own way passionately dedicated to protecting Indian lands against disastrous environmental hazards, preserving their sovereignty and ensuring the cultural survival of their peoples. With the support of their communities, these leaders are actively rejecting the devastating affronts of multi-national energy companies and the current dismantling of 30 years of environmental laws. Homeland was shot on film by esteemed cinematographer, Dyanna Taylor; directed by veteran documentary filmmaker, Roberta Grossman and produced by Katahdin Foundation. 8:55-9:30 p.m. — A World At Waste (30 minutes) A dramatic short film about one man’s impact on his environment. Produced by Boomerang Studios. 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