Thanks for a great WSFF 2024!
Join FOLC again in Fall 2025 for our next presentation of this beloved tradition.
Thank you to all who supported our exclusive Humboldt County presentation of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, held live at the Arcata Theatre Lounge in Arcata, CA on Sunday, November 10, 2024, and virtually, on-demand. It was an incredibly inspiring year and a great fundraiser to support our environmental education and stewardship programs. See the film links below to learn more about the 12 custom-selected films we screened in 2024 - and stay tuned here for our Fall 2025 event details, when available.
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 2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Sponsors!
Family Tree Service, Lost Coast Communications Inc., Pure Water Spas, SoHum Health, McCrea Motors, Stillwater Sciences, Six Rivers Rafting, Gyppo Ale Mill, Vocality Credit Union, Miller Farms Nursery, North Coast Co-Op, Lost Coast Brewery, Solar Projects Unlimited, Oceanfront Inn, Whitethorn Construction, Almquist Lumber Company, Six Rivers Optical, Karen Miclette Insurance Services, Hotel Arcata, Umpqua Bank, Reid Construction, & C. Crane
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