Cleveland Museum Of Natural History: Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Press release from The Cleveland Museum of Natural History:

Sept. 29, 2021

Whether visitors prefer an in-person or virtual experience, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History invites guests to attend the 14th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival.

The lineup of films will be presented Friday, Oct. 1 at 6:30p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m.

All registrants (both in-person and virtual) will receive on-demand virtual access for five days after Friday’s premiere.

On Friday only, raffle items and a cash bar will be offered beginning at 5:30 p.m.

A production of the South Yuba River Citizens League, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a touring outreach event aimed at raising awareness of some of the biggest threats to human health and the health of the planet. These realities have come into sharp focus during the events of the recent past, giving the films even greater meaning in these uncertain times.

“This past year has been challenging. It has forced us to question our day-to-day lives and our reliance on the outside world,” says Allison Grazia, the Museum’s Director of Community Engagement and Programming. “We hope these films can help further this important introspection and continue to illuminate the ways we’re all connected to each other and to the planet.”

The Museum will show 12 selections from the South Yuba River Citizens League’s 2021 films, including inspiring pieces about farmers and urban beekeepers, Great Lakes conservationists, and a new generation of brave women rangers and scientists. In Celebration of Open Space will kick off the festival, asking viewers what the concept of “open spaces” means to them. Rounding out the first half of the event is the thought-provoking The Fight for Flight, which follows the epic journey of migratory birds over the Great Lakes and the ways environmentalists are working to understand and protect them along the way. Later on, viewers will join a family—with toddler in tow—on their adventures through nature in Wild Toddler Chronicles: Legacy. Wrapping up the event is Paradise, which finds an unlikely environmentalist standing between Yellowstone National Park and an industrial-scale gold mine.

This event is supported by presenting sponsor Appalachian Outfitters and national sponsors Peak Design, Earthjustice, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Klean Kanteen, and Hipcamp.

IN-PERSON TICKETS – FRIDAY, OCT. 1, 6:30 P.M.

Members, $16; Nonmembers, $20. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the raffle and cash bar. Register here.

IN-PERSON TICKETS – SATURDAY, OCT. 2, 2:30 P.M.

Members, $16; Nonmembers, $20. Doors open at 2 p.m. Register here.

VIRTUAL TICKETS

Members, $16 per household; Nonmembers, $20 per household. Register here.

This press release was produced by The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The views expressed here are the author's own.