Film buffs and nature lovers have much to look forward to on Thursday, October 13, as Friends of the Lost Coast bring the 2022 edition of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to the Gyppo Ale Mill in Shelter Cove. An internationally-renown touring film fest, the curated Best of Fest presentation features 9 independent short films hand-selected by festival organizers. This in-person screening will be at the Gyppo Ale Mill with doors at 8pm and films at 8:30pm.  A $15 per person cover will be charged at the door and $1 from all beer sales will benefit the environmental education and stewardship programs of Friends of the Lost Coast.

Local sponsors of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival include: Pure Water Spas, Full Moon Farms, SoHum Health, Huckleberry Hill Farms, Redwoods Rural Health Center, Karen Miclette Insurance Services, North Coast Co-Op (Eureka), Gyppo Ale Mill, Bear River Casino, Pierson Building Center, Oceanfront Inn, Blue Star Gas, Jackrabbit Flat, Vocality Credit Union, Whitethorn Construction, Englund Marine Supply, Mattole River Studios & Six Rivers Optical.