Wild & Scenic Film Festival Returns To Humboldt!
Join us on Sunday, November 10th for the 2024 edition of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival!
Presented at the Arcata Theatre Lounge in Arcata, CA, – and online “on demand” – our exclusive Humboldt County showing of the annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival features the best in environmental film-making and supports the education and stewardship programs of Friends of the Lost Coast! The evening features 12 custom-selected films, plus live music with Bandemonium!, food/drink, and a silent auction – with doors @ 6pm & films @ 7pm. See below for info on the films we’ll be screening this year. Tickets on sale now!!! $20 advance (available online only) & $25 door.
2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Trailer
Our 2024 Custom Film Program
Bright Toh: Unsung Hero
The film is an intimate portrait of Bright Toh, a young visual artist from Cameroon, who is on a journey to raise awareness.. Read more
Paddle Tribal Waters
When the largest dam removal project in history begins, a group of indigenous youth learn to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people.. Read more
Birds on the Brink
More than 50 species of honeycreepers once filled the forests and mountains of Hawai’i with their songs. Now, only 17 species remain, with some placed at risk of.. Read more
Vans Versus Vikas
“A fish cannot live without water. We cannot live without this forest.” Indigenous forest defender, Prakash Bhoir. Van Versus Vikas (Forest Versus Progress).. Read more
Toxic Art
On a mission to clean up Ohio’s leaking, abandoned coal mines, Ohio University Art Professor John Sabrah teamed up with an engineer to develop.. Read more
Ni Wapiten (I See)
Ni Wapiten is a plea to better respect Mother Earth. In this poetic film, we follow a child’s journey through the woods to his community’s local.. Read more
Vanishing Oasis
The Great Salt Lake provides for 10 million migratory birds every year, but if the lake continues to shrink, starving birds will line its shores and toxic dust storms.. Read more
Soundscape
Soundscape features Erik Weihenmayer, a global adventure athlete and author who is fully blind, as he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra.. Read more
Forests Above & Forests Below
Take a deep dive into California’s unique and irreplaceable underwater kelp forests that have experienced catastrophic loss in the.. Read more
Chasing the Bono
The Kampar River in Sumatra, Indonesia boasts the world’s longest wave: a cyclical tidal bore known as “Bono Seven Ghosts” that can run over 13 miles long and can be.. Read more
Vertical Meadows
As urban expansion quickly replaces natural habitats, façade engineer Alistair Law has discovered a new way to restore native ecosystems for pollinators.. Read more
PLACE: People, Lamprey & Cultural Ecology
Follow Cayuse Tribal Member, Gabe Sheoships, into an ancient cultural practice, and discover the connections.. Read more
Friends of the Lost Coast thank our 2023 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Sponsors!
Forbes & Associates, Pure Water Spas, Lost Coast Communications Inc., Family Tree Service, Full Moon Farms, SoHum Health, McCrea Motors, Stillwater Sciences, Karen Miclette Insurance Services, Almquist Lumber Company, Vocality Credit Union, Miller Farms Nursery, North Coast Co-Op, Lost Coast Brewery, Oceanfront Inn, Coast Central Credit Union, Bear River Casino, Whitethorn Construction, Gyppo Ale Mill, Old Town Auto, Pierson Building Center, Six Rivers Optical, North Coast Grower's Assoc., Hotel Arcata & Reid Construction
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