2025 Boulder Environmental/Nature/Outdoors Film Festival
Opening Night Program includes (Reception at Hilton Garden Inn and Opening Film at the Dairy Arts Center)
Opening Night Reception & Film
Thursday, July 17 at 5:30PM to 9:00PM
Start at the Hilton Garden Inn and end at the Dairy Arts Center
Reception at Hilton Garden Inn Boulder on Canyon. Outdoor Courtyard
Buffet, Appetizers, & Libations (cocktails, wine, beer, or soft drink)
Live Music by The Atom Collective, a jazz band making people happy on Colorado’s front range since 2019.
Kyle Banker at Piano, Tobin Munsat on Drums, Adisa Nickerson on Trumpet, & Todd Van Selus on Bass. Click here for short clip
Film at 7:30PM at Dairy Arts Center THE LOST WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE
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Opening Night Film - THE LOST WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE features Dir. Tom Winston and Rick Schwolsky, with a panel discussion including CU Professor Joanna Lambert, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project board member, and journalist Daniel Glick, who reported on the initial wolf capture in British Columbia.
Dairy Arts Center — Gordon Gamm Theater at 7:30 pm
A captivating film from Yellowstone National Park, where a group of biologists led by a charismatic woman set out to bring back the wolves – a project that changed their own lives forever.
The wolf holds a special place in the animal kingdom. The proud and feared predator is almost a mythological creature in the story of humanity’s own history. So when the decision was made in 1995 to reintroduce the wolf to the vast Yellowstone National Park, it was not without opposition.
Leading the project was charismatic biologist Mollie Beattie, who, along with her colorful and sympathetic team of colleagues, was charged with bringing wolves back at a time when they had been extinct for 50 years. But not everyone was thrilled with the idea that wolves would soon be allowed to roam free again. The project became a political battle that required all of Beattie’s skills as a biologist, diplomat and storyteller.
The documentary ‘Lost Wolves of Yellowstone’ unfolds this magnificent story as an epic drama with a twinkle in the eye – not least from Beattie’s idealistic and charming colleagues, who experience the amazing and beautiful footage from back then for the first time. This event is in collaboration with the Rocky Mountains Wolf Project.
Mountainfilm Festival - Audience Choice Feature Film Award
Tom Winston
Founder/CEO Grizzly Creek Films; Director, Lost Wolves of Yellowstone
Tom Winston is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, and the founder and CEO of Grizzly Creek Films, an independent production company headquartered in Montana. Winston and his team have created original series and documentary films for Disney+, National Geographic, Hulu, Amazon and PBS. His films have been screened and honored at the world’s premier festivals, including Tribeca, BFI London, Mill Valley, Jackson Wild, Wildscreen and The International Rome Film Festival. His films have won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature Documentary for Path of the Panther (2024) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for Epic Yellowstone (2019). Winston also directed Meet the Real Wolf (2018) and Lost Wolves of Yellowstone (2025).
Rick Schwolsky
Rick Schwolsky and Mollie Beattie, who led the Yellowstone gray wolf reintroduction program, were married in 1979 and lived in the remote solar home they built together in Grafton, Vermont until 1993 when they moved to Washington, DC after President Clinton appointed Mollie to serve as the first woman to lead the US Fish and Wildlife Service. With the move to DC, Rick retired from his homebuilding company Grafton Builders, to become the construction editor for a group of leading national construction magazines, and during Mollie’s tenure at the USFWS often accompanied Mollie on visits to Yellowstone and National Wildlife Refuges across the country. Following Mollie’s untimely death in 1996 Rick traveled to the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to place her ashes in the 8 million acre Wilderness Area within ANWR that had been re-named the Mollie Beattie Wilderness Area.
In 1998 Rick relocated to Boulder, Colorado to join lives with old friend and former custom homebuilding colleague Valerie Walsh and her daughter Abigail. Rick and Valerie now live in Lafayette, Colorado. For the past three years Rick has been volunteering for the national nonprofit Veterans Community Project as the lead carpenter building a 26-unit tiny home village for homeless veterans in Longmont, Colorado. which was just completed in June 2025.
Joanna Lambert
CU Boulder Professor, International field scientist, board member Rocky Mountain Wolf Project
Joanna Lambert is a Professor of Environmental Studies, Faculty in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Director of the American Canid Project at the University of Colorado – Boulder.
As a field scientist, she has spent almost 40 years studying endangered species in some of the planet’s most remote and wild places, particularly in equatorial Africa, where she researches primates such as chimpanzees, and the American West, where she studies carnivores such as gray wolves. Joanna has published several books and hundreds of peer-reviewed articles on her research, and for her efforts has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the Explorer’s Club, and a Fellow in the Linnaean Society of London (the institution where
Charles Darwin first presented his theory of evolution!). She has taught over 10,000 university
students and is also an active conservation practitioner. She is a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Species Survival Commission, the IUCN Rewilding Specialist Group of the Commission on Ecosystem Management, serves as a consultant to the United Nations Environmental Programme, and sits on the Boards of numerous national and international conservation non-profits, including the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project. One of her proudest recent accomplishments was playing a central role in getting endangered gray wolves reintroduced into Colorado.
Daniel Glick
Global adventurer, environmental journalist, public speaker, and educator, Daniel has covered nature and climate for Newsweek, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Outside, Audubon, National Wildlife, Rolling Stone, and many other notable publications.
Daniel Glick was covering operations on the ground in Alberta, Canada in January 1995 as the first groups of anesthetized Canadian gray wolves awaited their transport to Yellowstone National Park. And even from that unique vantage point, his thoughts were on the reception and future that awaited those first wolves upon their arrival into the U.S. Since that intimate experience, he has continued to follow and update the Yellowstone wolves’ progress and their evolving status through subsequent visits to “wolf country” and his writings. In 2014 he served as the science editor for the U.S. National Climate Assessment. Over his more than 30-year career his journalistic assignments have included helicopter skiing with surfer Laird Hamilton, flying with President Bush on Marine One after Hurricane Hugo, embedding with Army Special Forces teams in Haiti, seal hunting with Alaskan Inupiaq subsistence hunters, interviewing three of the first SWAT team members to enter Columbine High School after the shootings, being forced to pose as a Siberian tiger skin buyer in a Russian sting operation to catch poachers, and hanging out with the Dalai Lama for 10 days. He is the author of two non-fiction books; Monkey Dancing: A Father, Two Kids, and a Journey to the Ends of the Earth, and Powder Burn: Arson, Money and Mystery on Vail Mountain.
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WHEN WE CYCLE — Amsterdam
Friday, July 18 at 4:00 PM @ Boedecker Cinema
WHEN WE CYCLE and CYCLING WITHOUT AGE
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WHEN WE CYCLE
In the film WHEN WE CYCLE, we will look into the great unknown. What are the different developments in society and what might be the role of the bike in these possible futures? Does the fast efficient cyclist get priority or are other scenarios conceivable? And how will that effect the city of the future? Various experts and everyday cyclists will take you on this journey through different imaginable futures for cycling.
Co-director Gertjan Hulster
Runtime: 70 mins.
CYCLING WITHOUT AGE
CYCLING WITHOUT AGE – an idea and a non-profit which started in Copenhagen in 2012 and is now present in 40 countries worldwide. This captivating film promises to take you on a journey of compassion, community, and the joy of cycling. The film explores the impact of a social initiative that uses volunteers to cycle with senior citizens in trishaw bikes. The initiative, also known as Cycling Without Age, aims to reconnect older adults with their communities and the outdoors.
Directed by Isaac Seigel-Boettner
Runtime: 17 mins.
Co-director Gertjan Hulster will be attending
Gertjan Hulster (1972). I live in Haarlem in The Netherlands. I am a graduated sociologist. I work as a director, producer, and sound recorder. I am a proud dad of a 8 year old son. You can see us riding side by side to and from school everyday. Riding out of the city gives me true moments of happiness. Sharing the power of humans to gather and make positive change to me is the true virtue of being a filmmaker.
OUT THERE: A NATIONAL PARK STORY
Friday, July 18 at 4:30PM @ Gordon Gamm Theater
OUT THERE: A NATIONAL PARK STORY
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discussion with Dir. Brendan Hall via Zoom
“Our national parks are places of discovery about nature, history, our nation and ourselves. Out There: A National Parks Story beautifully captures and shares the emotions friends, family and visitors feel watching a Grand Canyon sunset, a walk amongst the Redwood giants, or a cold dip in a mountain stream. Through their eyes and voices, and superb visuals, you will share their sense of awe. It reminds us that these national park experiences are there for us all.” - Jon Jarvis, 18th Director of the U.S. National Parks Service
“It was worth the struggle, the resilience, the hard work, and the courage as this majestic film is a true ‘tour de force’ and it will amaze you by its beauty and its spirituality.” - Emmanuel Itier, filmfestivals.com
A young filmmaker sets out on a 10,000-mile exploration of the national parks with his childhood friend during the centennial year of the formation of the National Park Service. Along the way, the two record stories of the people that work in the parks and those that come to enjoy them, as part of the rich tapestry of the history of the park system emerges. They hear profound stories of people from all ages, walks of life, and cultures that come to the parks seeking tranquility, healing, motivation, and connection to the natural world. Between spectacular visuals of the parks and compelling interviews are colorful bits of old maps, posters, and travelogues. This stunning road trip is a tribute to the national parks and their history, and is also a recognition of the people that appreciate them and work to maintain their beauty.
Directed by Dir. Brendan Hall
Runtime: 75 mins
DireCTor Brendan Hall
Brendan Hall is a documentary filmmaker telling stories in the natural world and beyond. His projects have brought viewers on adventures that explore the frontiers of our human spirit. In his work, Brendan is committed to sharing the wonders of our planet in hopes that we may be inspired to care for it. In 2022, Brendan was globally announced as a crew member of the dearMoon lunar mission led by Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa. Selected from over 1 million artists and creatives around the world, he will join Maezawa and 7 other crew members on the first ever civilian flight around the moon with SpaceX as soon as 2023. While Brendan is a director, cinematographer and editor, he is also a night sky photographer, scuba diver and amateur juggler.
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Sofia Green free diving with a Whale Shark in the Galapagos Islands
Friday, July 18 at 7:00PM @ BOEDECKER CINEMA
HER SHARK STORY
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Produced over the course of four years, this inspiring feature lenght documentary takes us to one of the most unique places in the world - the enigmatic Galapagos Islands, for a journey of self-discovery, adventure and redemption.
Through their shared passion for finding and studying the biggest shark in the world, Sofia Green and her father Jonathan must face the reality of their past, so they can reconnect a lost bond and embrace their future.
Accompanied by a compelling soundtrack and spectacular cinematography, this is a film of female empowerment, family relationships and passion for the natural world. It's a beautifully woven story that will resonate with all who watch it, as no matter the situation - parents and our need for connection, are universal.
Directed by Ignacio Walker
Runtime: 76 mins
Filmmaker Ignacio Walker will Join us For discussion
Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Ignacio Walker – Chilean Emmy nominated cinematographer for the Netflix Series “Our Great National Parks” and award winning director of the short film “Quito My Story”
The American Southwest
Friday, July 18 at 7:30PM @ Gordon Gamm Theater
THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
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The American Southwest is a thrilling wildlife movie that chronicles life and death along the Colorado River...and advocates for its return.
The feature-length film follows the Colorado River from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains, through lush forests and iconic canyons, and down diversion tunnels and irrigation canals on its 1,400-mile journey to sustain both the natural world and humanity. Along the way, the river nourishes diverse ecosystems that are bursting with life, and provides water to more than 40 million people. From the recovery of elk and beavers to the endangerment of cutthroat trout and jaguars, the movie showcases wildlife stories that speak to our society’s ability to both destroy and recover the natural world.
Narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse, The American Southwest is set to be the first-ever blue chip natural history film narrated by an Indigenous voice. Through collaboration with Natives Outdoors, the film also features incredible artwork, architecture, and culture of Indigenous peoples who have lived in relative harmony with the region for over one thousand generations.
With a changing climate, rapidly growing population, and continuous over-allocation of the world’s most litigated river, there has never been a more important time to inspire conservation efforts that ensure wildlife, rivers, and humans thrive. The American Southwest aims to foster a love for the region, ignite hope for conservation success, encourage action to return healthy river flows, and raise awareness before the Colorado River Compact is renegotiated in 2026.
Directed by Ben Masters
Runtime: 102 mins
Producer Dr. Len Necefer
Dr. Len Necefer is the CEO & Founder of NativesOutdoors, a media and consulting company focused on environmental advocacy, outdoor recreation, and sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and has held positions at the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Arizona.
In addition to his work at NativesOutdoors, Len serves as President of the Board for the Honnold Foundation, supporting global solar energy access initiatives. His expertise bridges engineering, policy, and business, using storytelling to drive impact in environmental and social issues. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Alpinist, and over 50 film festivals worldwide.
An avid packrafter, skier, climber, and mountaineer, Len integrates his passion for outdoor adventure with broader discussions on sustainability, land management, and climate change. His expeditions have taken him deep into remote landscapes, exploring the intersections of water, conservation, and outdoor recreation. Through these experiences, he advocates for responsible stewardship of rivers and wild places while showcasing the power of adventure as a tool for environmental awareness.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Saturday, July 19 at 4:00PM @ Boedecker cinema
Nature and Outdoors Short Films Program
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Finalists of short films Program curated from over 100 submissions to the festival in 2025 - An eclectic mix of environmental Advocacy, Wildlife conservation, and artistic expressions of nature and what it all means to us.
LIST OF SHORT FILMS SELECTED WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY JULY 1st.
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10,000+ protesters surrounding Rocky Flats refuge
Saturday, July 19 at 4:30PM @ Gordon Gamm Theater
HALF-LIFE OF MEMORY: America’s Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory
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In the suburbs of Denver, the U.S. secretly manufactured thousands of atomic weapons, leaving behind a toxic legacy that will persist for generations.
The Rocky Flats plant produced a staggering 70,000 atomic bombs, each serving as a “trigger” for thermonuclear warheads. Concealed by government secrecy, the plant's fires, leaks, and illicit dumping of nuclear waste contaminated the Denver area with long-lived radioactive toxins.
A major—and highly visible—plutonium fire sparked a decade of mass protests, culminating in an unprecedented FBI raid that ultimately shuttered the plant. Today, the radioactive legacy of Rocky Flats continues to threaten public health, yet surprisingly few people are aware the plant ever existed.
Through powerful testimonials and extraordinary archival media, Half-Life of Memory exposes Rocky Flats' dark past and enduring impact, prompting critical reflection on the implications of the nation’s renewed nuclear weapons buildup.
Directed by Jeffrey Gipe
Runtime: 55 minutes
Jeffrey GIPE, Director’s Statement
As the director of Half-Life of Memory, I am honored to share this film, which explores the complex and contested legacy of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant. This project is profoundly personal to me, as my father is among those who worked at Rocky Flats and endured the severe consequences of the nuclear arms race.
Half-Life of Memory is not just a film; it is a personal mission to unveil the concealed realities of Rocky Flats and to amplify the voices of those who have been affected. Through meticulous research and heartfelt testimonials, Half-Life of Memory exposes the lasting impacts of nuclear arms production on individuals and communities.
With rising nuclear tensions and a new buildup of nuclear weapons underway, addressing the radioactive legacy of Rocky Flats is more urgent than ever to ensure that lessons from its past are not ignored.
Half-Life of Memory stands as a tribute to my father, to all the workers who sacrificed their well-being, and to the countless lives impacted by nuclear weapons production. It is my hope that this film will honor their stories and serve as a catalyst for meaningful action.
Saturday, July 19 at 7:00PM @ BOEDECKER CINEMA
EARTH PROTECTORS
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Earth Protectors addresses our need to adapt as a species to the Anthropocene: the new era in which the impact of humans overwhelms natural cycles with fires, floods, pollution, super typhoons and a deadly virus. These challenges provide incontrovertible evidence for the necessity of systemic change. On Anne’s expeditions creating her art installations, she meets a new generation of women and men who are working to save our planet and is inspired by their commitment and their achievements. Her narrative recounts the stories and the diversity of these young protagonists whom she calls “Earth Protectors”
Anne de Carbuccia, an environmental artist, captures the stories of a motley crew of people who decided to dedicate themselves to the planet's wellbeing.
Directed by Anne de Carbuccia
Runtime: 96 Mins
Anne de Carbuccia
Anne de Carbuccia is an artist and filmmaker from Corsica, France. Since 2013 she has travelled to the world's most remote locations to artistically document endangered environments, species and cultures. The focus of her work is to move past the human-centered era of today. Her art has been exhibited in museums and public institutions throughout Europe and the United States.
She is currently creating a mixed-media art series Follow the thread and Sacred Bodies, a photography project. She is also filming a five episode documentary series, Choose Earth.
AGE GROUP WINNER
Saturday, July 19 at 7:30PM @ Gordon Gamm Theater
AGE GROUP WINNER
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In 1980 Jay Helgerson shocked the world, becoming the first person to run a marathon a week for a year – each race completed in under three hours. For the last ten years, his daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Helgerson, followed him with a camera in order to understand the eccentric man who raised her. What she gets are his projected anxieties, his struggles with physical age and emotional distress, all while he endlessly trains for the Boston Marathon. But as Jay trains, the film is nearly derailed by Alexandra’s encounter with a life threatening illness. Ultimately, AGE GROUP WINNER is an affirmation of the will to live.
Directed by: Alexandra Helgerson
Length: 83 mins
Filmmaker Lex Helgerson will join us for a discussion
Alexandra Helgerson has worked as a filmmaker, actor, teacher and musician. She earned a degree in Mass Communications from the University of California, Berkeley, where she played basketball her freshman year. After working in publishing at Town&Country Magazine in New York, she began a career in acting. Notable roles include Viola and Rosaline for the American Shakespeare Center, Vivien in VIVIEN, and Brynn in HAPPY ENDING, a horror-comedy to be released for streaming and video on demand by Buffalo 8 on June 27th. AGE GROUP WINNER is her directorial debut. A recent survivor of sarcoma, Helgerson discovered Taylor Swift after chemotherapy, and cites Swift’s songwriting as an influence for her debut album HALCYON DAYS, which will be released in the fall of 2025.
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HOW TO POWER A CITY
Sunday, July 20 at 1:00PM @ Boedecker Cinema
HOW TO POWER A CITY
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A “solutions-focused climate story....[that] demonstrates the societal and human health impact that climate justice action — in this case, renewable energy — can have on individuals and communities.” — kawarthaNOW.com / ReFrame Film Festival
“An unprecedented glimpse into the material steps being taken to improve the energy economy for those curious about green investment and renewable energy redevelopment.” —Evan Robins, Arthur Press
"Watch it and give your sense of possibility a much-needed boost!”— Randall Amster, Georgetown University
From zeitgeist clean energy projects and early solar adopters to investors trying to bolster local economies with clean energy, to environmental justice communities fighting to keep the lights on, How To Power A City showcases the people leading the way to our nation’s clean energy future. What began as a look at solar and wind power in the large urban sprawls of New York City, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and Detroit/Highland Park soon expanded to include towns in mountainous Vermont and communities throughout Puerto Rico. This allows the film to subtly explore what it means to be a city and the malleability of developed environments, no matter the size. How To Power A City is a behind-the-scenes exploration of leadership, innovation, technology, public participation, and what energy transformation looks like in everyday situations.
Directed by Melanie La Rosa
Runtime: 73 mins
Melanie La Rosa will join for discussion
Melanie La Rosa is an award-winning filmmaker and professor. Her documentary, "How To Power A City" (2023) follows people leading renewable energy projects in six U.S. and Puerto Rico locales. She is a Public Voices Fellow on the Climate Crisis with the OpEd Project and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the author of "Communities and the Clean Energy Revolution" (Lexington Books, 2022). Her films air nationally on PBS and have screened at festivals worldwide. Her articles appear in World War Zero, The Progressive, and other national publications, and she has won many competitive grants supporting her films.
Iain Douglas Hamilton, Founder of SAVE THE ELEPHANTS
Sunday, July 20 at 1:30PM @ Gordon gamm theater
A LIFE AMONG ELEPHANTS
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“A Life Among Elephants” is a documentary that chronicles the life and work of “Save the Elephants” founder, Iain Douglas-Hamilton. The film follows his journey from a pioneering scientist studying African elephants in Tanzania to a passionate conservationist fighting against the ivory trade. It explores his dedication to understanding and protecting these magnificent creatures and his lifelong mission to ensure their survival.
Directed by Nigel Pope
Runtime: 90 mins
Nigel Pope
Director & Writer
Nigel Pope is an award-winning creative leader with 30 years of experience in program development and production. He has overseen some of TV’s greatest hits including international ratings juggernaut BIG CAT WEEK and legendary kids’ gameshow RAVEN.
After 16 years at the BBC Natural History Unit where he oversaw a slate of shows including the Emmy-nominated SECRET LIFE OF ELEPHANTS and BAFTA winner SPRINGWATCH he launched Maramedia with Jackie Savery in 2010.
In May 2024, Maramedia announced Maradocs – a premium feature documentary label set up with long-term creative collaborator Justin Purefoy. This launched with A LIFE AMONG ELEPHANTS co-produced with world-leading NGO Save the Elephants.
A LIFE AMONG ELEPHANTS premiered on Arte and on Channel 4 in the UK. It has already been nominated or won several international awards including the Stone Award for Outstanding Artistry in Filmmaking at Washington’s 2025 environmental film festival (the DCEFF)
Closing Night Film at Dairy Arts Center, Includes Award Presentation, Closing Film (OCEAN) and Reception at VELVET ELK LOUNGE on 13th Street
Manny Almonte, our 2025 EARTH ANGEL HONOREE
Prior to Closing Night film, the festival will honor Manny Almonte with the festival’s EARTH ANGEL statuette for his work in environmental advocacy and education.
Growing up in the bustling city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Almonte sought peace and freedom during weekend, holiday, and summer visits to his father’s home in Bonao, an inland town at the foothills of the Pico Duarte mountains. “I was able to experience nature beyond the beach. Usually you think of the Caribbean Sea and how beautiful the beaches are, but when you go into the land, you find beautiful mountains, streams, and wildlife—and that is something that I always looked forward to,” said Almonte. “I didn't experience nature intentionally; it was simply life.”
Today, Almonte shares that way of life with young Black and Brown men from New York City and Denver and uses it as a vehicle to help them create connections with nature, their passions, their inner selves and their communities through his non-profit organization Young Masterminds Initiative and its Camping to Connect outdoor mentorship program.
Manny lives in Denver, Colorado.
OCEAN with DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, Biologist and host
Sunday, July 20 at 4:00PM @ Gordon gamm theater
CLOSING FILM: OCEAN with David attenborough
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“Ocean is by turns awe-inspiring, informative, deeply angering and cautiously hopeful.” – Radio Times
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.
The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.
Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas and exposes the realities and challenges facing our ocean as never-before-seen, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral reef bleaching. Yet the story is one of optimism, with Attenborough pointing to inspirational stories from around the world to deliver his greatest message: the ocean can recover to a glory beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen.
Following the film, exclusively in cinemas, A DEEPER DIVE WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes audiences behind the scenes with additional footage and interviews on the making of OCEAN.
Directed by Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey
Runtime: 95 mins
Closing NIGHT Award Ceremony, FILM & Reception
Sunday, July 20
Film at 4:00PM at Dairy Arts Center OCEAN with David Attenborough
Reception from 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Reception at Velvet Elk Lounge, on 13th Street
Libations & Appetizers, Live Music
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