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WELCOME TO THE 40TH ANNUAL

INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL Alongside the election of Jimmy Carter, the release of the Apple II computer, the death of the Elvis Presley and the amendment of the Clean Water Act, the International Wildlife Film Festival was born. The year was 1977, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was filling up theaters and Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop” was filling the airwaves. Incubated out of the Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society at the University of Montana and the passion of founder Dr. Chuck Jonkel, himself a bear biologist at UM, the festival set out to, in Jonkel’s words, “respond to recurrent mediocracy (sic) in wildlife films - as an attempt to correct biological inaccuracies and improper filmmaking techniques.” Jonkel was highly critical of the wildlife film industry, noting that they tended to be “centered on ego-trips by hunters, agency image-building and sentimentality.” For him, and the visionaries that began IWFF, the quality of wildlife films was closely tied to the quality of care that we extend to wild species. In something of a manifesto supporting the earliest festival, Jonkel wrote: “Mankind, the “Human Force” has become a global environmental force on the scale of continental glaciation. This “Human Force”, you and me, is becoming massively destructive to species and habitats, but could be re-directed to the benefit of Mankind and Nature. We need to focus our technology and knowledge on long-term global goals and apply it with care….The way to achieve such a goal is through improving human understanding.

And that can be done in only one way -better use of mass media.” It is in this spirit that we honor the founders and leaders of the IWFF, and the community that has long supported our efforts to promote awareness and understanding of wildlife, habitat and the natural world through media. We hope that you will find in the offerings of this year’s 40th Anniversary event, opportunities to connect with our world in ways that will change you forever. The Official Selections of this year’s festival

are

stories

survival

and

adaptation, epic struggles and grave warnings, a marked occasion for all of us to turn the course of events in favor of the 8 million other species inhabiting our planet, one story at a time. With

dozens

opportunities

for

exploration, discussion, and insight, this year’s event will welcome filmmakers, industry

executives,

scientists,

conservationists and enthusiasts from around

the

screenings,

world Q&As,

participate

panel

discussions

and workshops, and other free events at The Roxy and The University Of Montana. Nurtured by the enthusiasm of Missoula’s local

community

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progressive, engaged and environmentally conscious sensibilities – this year’s festival brings a world of issues and ideas to our cozy little mountain town. Welcome to springtime in the Rockies, Mike Steinberg Executive Director, IWFF/Roxy Theater

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Special Events ��12 Highlights ��16 Festival Schedule ��20 A-Z Film Listings ��26 Festival Sponsors ��76

TICKET INFORMATION Adult ��$8 Seniors 65+ ��$7 Students (with valid student ID). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 Youth (12 and under) ��$5 All Screenings Pass (unlimited films) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 One Day All Access Pass (Includes Fieldtrips) ��$40 All Access Pass �� $250 Student Pass �� $125 Tickets Available �� The Roxy Theater Special discounts available to Roxy members

SPECIAL EVENTS WildWalk and WildFest April 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open to the Public Field Trips ��Open to All Access Passholders Workshops �� Open to the Public IWFF LABS Seminars �� Open to the Public Awards Ceremony April 21 ��Open to All Access Passholders

Check wildlifefilms.org to buy tickets, sign up for field trips and get your Roxy membership discount on passes! *all film screenings are at the roxy theatER unless otherwise noted.

This program is a publication of the IWFF and the Missoulian, which is a division of Lee Enterprises. Copyright 2017 by the Missoulian. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. For more information about advertising contact Laurie Williams at (406) 523-5377 or laurie.williams@lee.net. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

WHO WE ARE

The vision of the International Wildlife Film Festival is to foster an engaged community that finds itself through cinema and helps the planet to heal. IWFF values respect, diversity, collaboration, and stewardship. An international event with special guests, world premieres and one of the largest and most diverse audiences in the region including 6,000 attendees and 2,000 students. Housed at The Roxy Theater, Missoulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic independent arthouse theater, IWFF screens the best of nature and wildlife films during the festival and another dozen year round in its monthly series â&#x20AC;&#x201C; IWFF Presents. Founded in 1977 at the University of Montana, IWFF has produced an annual wildlife themed film festival each year since, making us the first and longest running event of its kind and in 2017 we turn 40! The Roxy in 2017 is tackling an ambitious remodel to restore the front marquee to its original glory, continuing to expand the Roxy Film Academy which brings filmmaking to schools in Missoula and promoting vibrant cultural events for all-ages. A unique historic venue with incredible resources, The Roxy houses three cinema screens with HD projection, state-of-the-art sound systems, two stages and amenities ideal for conferences, film festivals and educational events.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Janice Givler Jerry Fetz Maggie Angle Roy O’Connor Chad Bishop Rob Whitehair Anne Burchenal Kristin King-Ries

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Dan Pletscher, Professor Emeritus, Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana Janet Hess, Producer and Series Editor of NATURE Roshan Patel, Flimmaker, Co-Founder Nestbox Collective Nathan Dappan, Flimmaker, Co-Founder Day’s Edge Productions Roy O’Connor, IWFF Board Member Rob Whitehair, Filmmaker, IWFF Board Member

COMMITTEE

staff

Mike Steinberg, Executive Director Ingrid Lovitt, Development Director Jeri Rafter, Festival Producer Sophia Jensen, Festival Coordinator Eddie Roqueta, Festival Programmer Adam Miller, Programming Associate Bridget Gibbons, Education Coordinator Ruth Poliakon, Events Coordinator Jen Haas, Events Coordinator Emeritus Andrew Rizzo, Operations Coordinator Aaron Roos, Traffic Coordinator Marshall Granger, Media Coordinator Brian Chaszar, WildWalk and WildFest Coordinator Craig Menteer, WildWalk Artistic Director Becca Sayre, Press Coordinator Landen Beckner, Volunteer Coordinator Chris Sand, Street Team Lead Emily Johnson, Merchandise Coordinator Justin Reichart, IWFF Poster Design David Miles Lusk, Wildwalk Poster Ali Soloman, 40th Story Project Coordinator Merchandise Created By Garage Tees

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The High Divide Lumus Shaped by Fire Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest Melting Stars Fix and Release

Ethiopia Rising Magical Moors Archives of Extinction Migrating Birds: Scouts of Distant Worlds Flying Rainbow Mad About Birds

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PRELIMINARY JUDGES The IWFF programming process engages local and regional community members to participate in preliminary judging panels. Representatives from wildlife, environmental fields, the arts and sciences judge, screen and discuss film entries, and determine as a group which films will pass forward to the final judging panel. We sincerely appreciate the contribution of time and expertise by our preliminary judges, and recognize the following volunteers who reviewed this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s films: Kevin Domes Sylvia Robert Tom Maley Gail Bourguignon Anna Taft Kellie Carim Carla Mettling Linda Lee Nick Baker Terry Carlson Dave Chrismon

Marguerite Shattuck Don Shattuck Carolyn Grimaldi Rose Stoudt Kristen Wood Nancy Brown Roy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Conner Sarah Jansen Suzanne Reed Barry Brown Jim Parker

Tim Ellis Thurston Elfstrom Scott Eggeman Kellie Carim Ron Pierce Tshewang Wangchuck Jeff Cooris Lara Brenner Richmond Clow Paul Lynn Hiroka Matsushima

THANK YOU TO OUR PRELIMINARY JUDGES If you are interested in being a Preliminary Judge in 2018, please contact the International Wildlife Film Festival at our year-round headquarters at the historic Roxy Theater: 406-7289380 or email iwff@wildlifeiflms.org. Learn more at wildlifefilms.org to receive our monthly email newsletter.

AWARDS Final award decisions will be made by our final judges and will be announced at the awards screening on Friday April 21st at the Natural History Museum. The top award-winning films will re-screen April 22nd at The Roxy. The program of Award Screenings will be announced online at wildlifefilms.org.

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Festival jury John Heminway

Producer, Director, Author John Heminway’s career as a “filmmaker’s filmmaker” includes more than 100 films spanning four decades. His documentaries about science, the environment and Africa have earned him Emmys, Peabody Awards and a duPont-Columbia University journalism award. His 2013 broadcast of BATTLE FOR THE ELEPHANTS was voted the best conservation film at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. The sequel to the film, WARLORDS OF IVORY in which Heminway exposed how the illicit ivory trade funds militias and terrorist groups by placing GPS trackers into fake ivory tusks, re-launched National Geographic Channel’s Explorer Series and was honored in a special ceremony at the United Nations. In addition to his filmmaking work, he has written books about both Africa and Montana including “Yonder: A Place in Montana,” a memoir about living in the West Boulder Valley.

GIANNA SAVOIE

Filmmaker and Executive Director, Ocean Media Institute Gianna Savoie is an award-winning documentary producer, writer, and professor with nearly two decades of experience in Natural History filmmaking. Trained as an environmental biologist, she pairs her love of science with the art of filmmaking to craft stories that not only inform, but deeply resonate. Her Emmy-nominated work has been featured on PBS, NATURE, National Geographic, Discovery, and the BBC, as well as in theatrical documentaries and in print and web publications. Dubbed The Mountain Mermaid, Gianna founded the Ocean Media Institute, a non-profit global media collective that serves to enrich and expand the public’s engagement in ocean science and conservation through innovative visual media and artistic approaches to ocean education. She is also a professor at Montana State University where she teaches in the Natural History Filmaking program.

RU MAHONEY

Ru Mahoney is a Science Impact Producer working at the nexus of conservation, education, and storytelling. At the core of her approach is the belief that evidence-based strategies and impact assessments are important to making a continued case for the value and necessity of educational media, including wildlife documentaries. Her research on this subject has been funded by the National Science Foundation, and has underwritten “knowledge-based, knowledgegenerating” professional development for filmmakers and emerging scientists across the country. Her recent projects include a communications impact strategy and the first-ever international trade assessment of giraffes leading up to the species’ recent uplisting by the IUCN. Ru sits on the Board of Directors for WILD Tiger and Save The Snakes, both nonprofits working to reduce wildlife conflict in India. She is proud to be a regular Science Producer for Jackson Hole WILD and a returning finalist judge for IWFF. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

Special Events 25th annual wildwalk Saturday, April 15th Noon

wildfest Saturday, April 15th 12-3pm

art show

April 7-30 610 S. Higgins

iwff happy hour

April 15-22 3-8pm

All Events Take Place at the Roxy Unless Otherwise Noted

Line Up at 11:30am at the Big Red XXXXs (100 Railroad St. W.) Dance, crawl, swing and slither through downtown Missoula as our wildlife parade roars towards Caras Park and WildFest. Caras Park Welcome to WildFest by Missoula Mayor John Engen! Music by the Whizpops! Food vendors, face paintings and lots of kids activities. ASUNDER New Works By David Miles Lusk At Clyde Coffee Endangered Butterflies Woodcuts and Art Join us at Imagine Nation EVERY DAY! $1 Off Your First Pint if you show your IWFF pass or ticket stub! We recommend the Jane Good Ale!

Opening Films at the Roxy Saturday April 15th 4pm PLANET EARTH 2 Episode 1- Islands Sponsored by Montana Legal Advisors. 5pm PLANET EARTH 2 Episode 2 - Mountains Montana Crew in attendance. Sponsored by Montana Legal Advisors. 7pm CHASING CORAL Filmmakers in Attendance. Sponsored by Montana Federal Credit Union.

Sunday April 16th 8am-3pm Field Trip with YASUNI MAN director Ryan Kilacky and Montana Natural Heritage Biologists. We will be looking for frogs and other animals down in the Bitterroot! Open to All Access Passholders and Delegates. Sign up at wildlifefilms.org. 5pm YASUNI MAN Director in attendance. 7:15pm UNLOCKING THE CAGE Steve Wise, Attorney Featured In Film In Attendance.

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Special Events

All Events Take Place at the Roxy Unless Otherwise Noted

Monday April 17th 10am-2pm IWFF Delegate Registration at the Roxy 1-2pm SEMINAR: Saving Tigers One Map at a Time by Kevin McGanigal A unique partnership between the UM Department of Geography & Panthera large cat conservation organization, digitized maps are being utilized to aid patrol units in conserving one of earth’s most endangered species. Open to the Public. 6pm IWFF LABS Short Doc Premiere Watch the first ever series of docs made by IWFF LABS students, made over the course of 5 days here in Missoula during IWFF LABS April 11-17. Sponsored by NATURE, UM Wildlife Biology Department, World Wildlife Fund and Howard Huges Medical Institute 7pm PARTY: Filmmaker’s Welcome Party Delegates and By Invitation Only.

Tuesday April 18th 8am-9:30am ACTIVITY: Guided Naturalist Walk Along Clark Fork River Courtesy of the Natural History Center. Meet at the Roxy at 8AM. All Access and Delegates Only. 10am-11am READING: Glorious Times: Adventures of the Craighead Naturalists by Tom Benjey. At Fact & Fiction 220 N. Higgins. Open to the Public. 1:30pm WORKSHOP: Tall Order Short Story Led by Ocean Media Institute’s award-winning filmmakers, Gianna Savoie and Jeff Reed. Explore how to make creative choices about structure, point of view, style, and more in order to create short, potent narratives that punch through. Delegates and All Access Passholders Only. 2pm ACTIVITY: Coffee Tasting With Hunter Bay: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe the first in the SOLO Series (Single Origin Limited Offering). In conjunction with the screening of ETHIOPIA RISING. Open to the Public. 3pm FREE SCREENING AT UC THEATER ON CAMPUS POWER OF THE RIVER Director Greg Hamilton and Subject Bryant Dunn In Attendance. Open to the Public. Sponsored by the Bhutan Foundation, UM Vice President’s Office. 7pm FREE SCREENING AT UC THEATER ON CAMPUS Four Montana Short Films: SHAPED BY FIRE, THE HIGH DIVIDE, ELK RIVER, Shape of a river Directors in Attendance. Open to the Public. Sponsored by the UM President’s Office, UM Wildlife Biology Department. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

Special Events

All Events Take Place at the Roxy Unless Otherwise Noted

Wednesday April 19th 8am-5pm FIELD TRIP: Experiencing Potomac Head out early for a day of adventure to the Two Creek Ranch with appearances by Working Dogs for Conservation, ornithologist Elaine Caron, Animal Wonders and a final stop at Steel Toe Distillery. Open to Delegates and All Access Passholders. 6-7:30pm SEMINAR & SCREENING: Threshold: The Anatomy of a Wildlife Podcast & BOYZ-SHAN BI-DEN (BUFFALO RETURN) Join NPR’s Amy Martin as she talks us through her behind-the-scenes decisions as editor and producer of one of this year’s most exciting podcasts. Director Colin Ruggiero in Attendance. Open to the Public. 7:30-9pm SCREENING & PANEL: National Wildlife Federation Presents An Evening of Backyard Bugs. Panel To Follow. Open to the Public. 7pm PARTY: After Party at Clyde Coffee. Live woodblock prints made by David Miles Lusk. Delegates and All Access Passholders Only.

Thursday April 20th 8am ACTIVITY: Guided Naturalist Walk Pattee Canyon Courtesy of the Natural History Museum Meet at the Roxy at 8AM. Delegates and All Access Passholders Only. 11:30am WORKSHOP: Aim For the Haiku Not the Odyssey Students Sarah Lanier and Jason Roehrig from The Science and Natural History Filmmaking Program at Montana State University aim to deconstruct the short film and illuminate the tools and tricks to successful storytelling. Delegates and All Access Passholders Only. 4pm CHUCK JONKEL MEMORIAL UNVEILING & POETRY BY VIC CHARLO Join us as we honor our founder Chuck Jonkel with a special afternoon gathering of friends, poetry by Vic Charlo and an unveiling of a permanent memorial inside the Roxy Theater followed by a premiere of the documentary CHUCK JONKEL: STANDING BEAR COMES HOME. Open To the Public. Sponsored by Rangitsch RV. 7-9:30pm PARTY: At Western Cider Co. Tour Missoula’s first cidery, try out the new Great Bear Cider aka Jonkel Juice and munch some ‘za from Clove Cart Pizza Peddlers. Western Cider Co. 501 N California St. 7pm-9pm. Open To the Public. 8pm SPECIAL SCREENING: Microcosmos Plays as part of Mellow Mood’s happenin’ 4/20 block party. Sponsored by Mellow Mood.

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Special Events

All Events Take Place at the Roxy Unless Otherwise Noted

Friday April 21st 10:30am-

PARTY: Dunrovin Ranch Flimmaker Wrap Party

2:30pm

Horseback Riding, Streaming QAs, BBQ by Bitterroot Bison.

Delegates and All-Access Passholders Only.

4:30-8:30pm SPECIAL EVENT & AWARD SHOW:

Under the Canopy: Experience the Amazon in Virtual Reality.

Presented by Conservation International, Narrated by Lee Pace.

Award Show hosted by M. Sanjayan.

Presenting Alan Root with Lifetime Achievement Award and John

Heminway with our Founder’s Award. Music by Josh Farmer.

Open to the public. Sponsored by the Montana Film Office.

Saturday April 22nd 3-8pm

Special Earth Day Marathon Screening -

5 Episodes of PLANET EARTH 2 Back-To-Back

5-10P

FREE & Open to the Public. Sponsored by Montana Legal Advisors.

Award Winners Screenings - TBA

Check wildlifefilms.org for films and showtimes

THINK OUTSIDE THE CAN. Show your true colors with a creative new project. Open 7 days.

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john heminway retrospective John Heminway comes back to IWFF as a final judge and recipient of the Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award.

john heminway retrospective

The Water is Wide

Bones of Turkana

Stress: The Portrait of a Killer

The Africa Passion

Warlords of Ivory

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honoring alan root Alan Root has made enormous contributions to the field of wildlife documentaries, for that we honor him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

honoring alan root

Gorillas In the Mist

Mysterious Castles of Clay The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

Year of the Wildebeest

iwff labs

WFF LABS is an immersive, cross-disciplinary science filmma

IWFF LABS is an immersive, cross-disciplinary science filmmaking workshop that brings scientists and media creators together to learn effective tools to communicate science, nature, conservation with broad audiences. kshopand that brings scientists & media creators together to learn effective IWFF LABS is a new element of the festival in our 40th year. Over 100 applicants applied and out of them science, we chose 16 nature, very talented students. ommunicate and conservation with broad audiences. The students will work with a local conservation partner in Missoula to make a mini-doc in 5 days. Those docs will premiere on Monday, April 17th at 6pm at the Roxy Theater.

iwff labs sponsors APPLICATIONS OPEN DECEMBER 5 2016 | DEADLINE FEBRUARY 17 2017 ACCEPTED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY FEBRUARY 24 2017

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highlights Planet Earth 2 DOUBLE HEADER Episodes 1 & 2 Saturday, April 15 at 4pm

Sponsored by Montana Legal Advisors

chasing coral Saturday, April 15 at 7pm

From the filmmakers of CHASING ICE comes CHASING CORAL a film about a remarkable ocean adventure the scientist testing their limits in order to film our changing oceans. Sponsored by Missoula Federal Credit Union.

sPECIAL SCREENING UNLOCKING THE CAGE Sunday, April 16 at 7:15pm

Join animal rights lawyer Steve Wise for a special presentation of the newest film from documentary legends DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. Program info on page 69.

special focus: wild montana A showing of Montana-centric films, including Our Last Refuge, Wild Trout: A Montana Fish Story, and Walking Bear Comes Home: The Life and Work of Chuck Jonkel. Sponsored by Rangitsch Brothers RV and Manufactured Home Center

for the cubs Look for the IWFF Safari Cub on kid-friendly films!

The animal kingdom can be a scary place, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing to fear when you have a guide! Look for the IWFF Safari Cub on films that the whole herd can enjoy.

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE All films screening at the Roxy Theater unless otherwise noted. saturday, APRIL 15

Theater One

sunday, APRIL 16

Theater Two

Planet Earth 2 Ep 1 Islands 4pm / 50 minutes

Being Hear 11:30am / 10 minutes

Planet Earth 2 Ep 2 Mountains 5pm / 50 minutes

Super Hummingbirds 60 minutes

Chasing Coral 7pm / 95 Minutes

Honoring Alan Root Year of the Wildebeest 1:30pm / 60 minutes

sunday, APRIL 16

Theater One Tisure 11am / 13 minutes Electric Amazon 46 minutes Finding Fontinalis 1pm / 70 minutes John Heminway Retrospective Warlords of Ivory 2:45pm / 75 minutes

Planet Eart 2 Ep 3 Jungles 3pm / 50 minutes Planet Earth 2 Ep 4 Deserts 4pm / 50 minutes Giraffes: Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gentle Giants 5:45pm / 60 minutes The Last Devils 7:30pm / 50 minutes

monday, APRIL 17

Theater One

Yasuni Man 5pm / 92 Minutes

Unlocking the Cage 2:30pm / 91 Minutes

Unlocking the Cage 7:15pm / 91 minutes

Planet Earth 2 Ep 5 Grasslands 4:30pm / 50 Minutes

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monday, APRIL 17

Monday, APRIL 17

Theater One

Theater Two

Planet Earth 2 Ep 6 Cities 5:30pm / 50 Minutes

IWFF LABS Film Premiere 6pm / 60 Minutes

To Scale: The Solar System 7pm/ 8 Minutes

Wolf Hunter 7:30pm / 12 Minutes

Microsculpture 6 Minutes

Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest 49 Minutes

ETHIOPIA RISING: Red Terror to Green Revolution 61 Minutes

Theater Two

Tuesday, APRIL 18

Theater One

Giraffes: Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gentle Giants 2:45pm / 60 Minutes

ETHIOPIA RISING: Red Terror to Green Revolution 2:30pm / 61 Minutes

Wild Next Door 4pm / 2 Minutes

LUMOS 4pm / 8 Minutes

Caviar Dreams 7 Minutes

Jungle Animal Hospital 60 Minutes

Think Like A Scientist: Boundaries 7 Minutes

Yasuni Man 5:45pm / 92 Minutes

Returning Kingfisher 50 Minutes

Chasing Coral 8:30pm / 95 Minutes

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE All films screening at the Roxy Theater unless otherwise noted. Tuesday APRIL 18

Theater Two Wolf Hunter 2:45pm / 12 Minutes Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest 49 Minutes

Theater Three The Story of Cats 4:30pm / 120 Minutes Shorts Program- Science Matters End of Snow 5pm / 20 Minutes Forgotten But Not Gone: The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee 6 Minutes Tagging Bumble Bees to Study Their Movements 6 Minutes Think Like A Scientist: Boundaries 7 Minutes

Tuesday APRIL 18

SPECIAL FEATURES FREE SCREENINGS! UC Theater on UM Campus

Power of the River: Expedition to the Heart of Water in Bhutan 3pm / 73 Minutes Shaped By Fire 7pm / 10 Minutes Shape of a River 12 Minutes The High Divide 16 Minutes Elk River 28 Minutes

Wednesday, APRIL 19

Theater One Being Hear 3pm / 10 Minutes Super Hummingbirds 60 Minutes

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Wednesday, APRIL 19

Theater One A Leap of Frog 5pm / 5 Minutes Plastic is Forever 20 Minutes A Toad Story 50 Minutes John Heminway Retrospective The Africa Passion 7pm / 54 Minutes

Wednesday, APRIL 19

Theater Two SPECIAL FEATURES Forgotten But Not Gone: The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee 7:30pm / 6 Minutes Tagging Bumble Bees to Study Their Movements 6 Minutes Crazy Monster Bugs 46 Minutes

Panel to follow presented by National Wildlife Federation: Missoula’s Backyard Bugs

Theater Two Tisure 2:30pm / 13 Minutes Electric Amazon 46 Minutes Death of a Giant 4pm / 5 Minutes Wild Seve 12 Minutes Namibia’s Desert Kingdom 53 Minutes

SPECIAL FEATURES Amy Martin Presents Threshold: The Anatomy of a Wildlife Podcast 6pm / 90 Minutes Boy-zshan Bi-den (Buffalo Return) 8 Minutes

Theater Three Magical Moors 4:30pm / 99 Minutes

thursday, APRIL 20

Theater One Walking Bear Comes Home: The Life and Work of Chuck Jonkel 5pm / 57 Minutes Wild Seve 6:30pm / 12 Minutes Bones of Turkana John Heminway Retrospective 45 Minutes Microcosmos 8pm / 77 Minutes

Theater Two To Scale: The Solar System 2:45pm/ 8 Minutes My Haggan Dream 8 Minutes Crazy Monster Bugs 46 Minutes

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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE All films screening at the Roxy Theater unless otherwise noted. thursday, APRIL 20

Theater Two A River Runs Through Me 4pm / 7 Minutes Rangers of the Reef 14 Minutes Operation Whale 46 Minutes Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss 6pm / 52 Minutes An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch 46 Minutes

friday, APRIL 21

Theater One Namibiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Desert Kingdom 2:15pm / 53 Minutes Shorts Program Two Melting Stars 3:45pm / 15 Minutes My Haggan Dream 8 Minutes Archives of Extinction 12 Minutes Program continued in next column

friday, APRIL 21

Theater One Shorts Program Two Wild Trout: A Montana Fish Story 12 Minutes Fix And Release 16 Minutes CHROME 12 Minutes The Islands and the Whales 5:30pm / 81 Minutes Honoring Alan Root Gorillas In The Mist 7:30pm / 129 Minutes

Theater Two A Leap of Frog 2pm / 5 Minutes Plastic is Forever 20 Minutes A Toad Story 50 Minutes Eeya 4pm / 5 Minutes Running Wild 7 Minutes Program continued in next column

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friday, APRIL 21

Theater Two End of Snow 20 Minutes The Forgotten Salmon 35 Minutes Fusion Project Earth Doc Challenge 5:45pm / 66 Minutes Souls of the Vermilion Sea 7:45pm / 29 Minutes David Attenboroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Light on Earth 56 Minutes

saturday, APRIL 22

Theater One Our Last Refuge 11am / 25 Minutes Visions of an Island 15 Minutes Voices of Fire 25 Minutes Eeya 12:30pm / 5 Minutes The Rhino Guardians 6 Minutes The Last Rhinos 9 Minutes The Hunt - Nowhere to Hide 48 Minutes The Wait 2:30pm / 11 Minutes Dive One 4 Minutes Reflections of an Underwater Cameraman 5 Minutes An Acquired Taste 71 Minutes

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saturday, APRIL 22

Theater One SPECIAL FEATURES Award Screening 4:45pm / 105 Minutes Award Screening 7pm / 105 Minutes

Theater Two Honoring Alan Root Mysterious Castles of Clay 10:45am / 60 Minutes John Heminway Retrospective Stress: The Portrait of a Killer 12pm / 57 Minutes John Heminway Retrospective The Waters Are Wide: A Journey to Tristan Da Cunha 1:30pm / 54 Minutes Rachel Carson 2:45pm / 114 Minutes

SPECIAL FEATURES Award Screening 6:15pm / 105 Minutes Award Screening 8pm / 105 Minutes

Theater Three SPECIAL FEATURES Planet Earth 2 Ep 3pm / 50 Minutes Planet Earth 2 Ep 4pm / 50 Minutes Planet Earth 2 Ep 5pm / 50 Minutes Planet Earth 2 Ep 6pm / 50 Minutes Planet Earth 2 Ep 7pm / 50 Minutes

1 Islands 2 Mountains 3 Jungles 4 Deserts 5 Grasslands

Films A-Z

AN ACQUIRED TASTE

Saturday, April 22nd, 2:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by Vanessa LeMaire • 60 min.

Why kill your own food? A new mindful generation of teens defies factory farming and turns to hunting as a way of connecting with the source of their sustenance. They are part of a new urban movement in the United States: locavore hunters. Nick, Alex and Ashlie leave behind their modern lives and embark on a journey that is foreign to their parents. To make a humane kill, these animal lovers confront tormenting ethics and their worst nightmares, partly to eat dinner, and partly to carve out their own identities in a world increasingly at odds with reality and nature.

THE AFRICA PASSION

Wednesday, April 19th, 7pm, Theater 1 • John Heminway Retrospective • 54 min.

“As soon as I was beached in Africa I found what I had lacked in myself. Thus, drowned in dust, whiplashed by heat, scared sick by lions, I learned I was far from complete. I saw that souls and not just bodies suffer and adjust and swell in a sequence not dissimilar from Darwin’s Laws of Natural Selection. Because of Africa I came to accept that I would always be on the drawing boards, forever thirsty on a plain that reaches for the Southern Cross.” - John Heminway

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ARCHIVES OF EXTINCTION

Friday, April 21st, 3:45pm Theater 1 â&#x20AC;˘ Directed by Alyse Takayesu â&#x20AC;˘ 12 min.

Throughout the 19th century, scientists transformed living birds into dried, stuffed, and otherwise preserved scientific specimens. Today, scientists seek to transform these lifeless specimens into living birds through the emerging science of de-extinction. Exploring these transformations, Archives of Extinction evokes questions about deanimating and re-animating forms of life and about the human role in disassembling past and reassembling future ecologies.

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BEING HEAR

Sunday, April 16th, 11:30am, Theater 2 • Wednesday, April 19th, 3pm, Theater 1 Directed by Palmer Morse & Matthew Mikkelsen • 10 min.

Gordon Hempton is an Emmy Award winning nature sound recordist and acoustic ecologist from Joyce, Washington. For a vast majority of his life he has traveled all over the world in search of sound. In recent years, an ever increasing intrusion of noise pollution from human activity has interfered with his work. Being Hear is a short ten-minute documentary about Gordon, his work, and his thoughts about the epidemic extinction of quiet places on Earth due to this noise pollution. The film takes place on the Olympic Peninsula, the largest coniferous forest and only rainforest in the continental United States. It also features his world renowned and award-winning sound recordings.

BIRDING BLIND

A 3 screen installation up all week. Location TBD. Directed by Katie Mullen • 11 min.

This is an immersive 3-channel installation piece meant to share the experience of watching birds. Each video out of the three frames will be seen through minimalist, square framed mesh blinds to signify the meditative, mind wandering qualities experienced while birdwatching.

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BONES OF TURKANA

Thursday, April 20th, 6:30pm, Theater 1 John Heminway Retrospective • 78 min.

The astonishing life of Richard Leakey — paleoanthropologist, conservationist, statesman, provocateur & will be the subject of an hour-long special from National Geographic, Bones of Turkana. The program investigates four decades of exploration and discovery around Northern Kenya’s Lake Turkana, which have given rise to both breakthroughs and controversy in the contentious field of human evolution.

BOYZ-SHAN BI-DEN (BUFFALO RETURN) Wednesday, April 19th, 6pm, Theater 2 Shown in conjunction with the special event Amy Martin’s Threshold: The Anatomy of a Wildlife Podcast Filmmaker Colin Ruggiero in attendance • 9 min.

Bison were nearly exterminated across North America. Thanks to the Shoshone tribe, the National Wildlife Federation and the coordinated efforts of a host of other individuals and organizations, bison have finally been brought back to the Wind River Indian Reservation and a landscape that they once defined. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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CAVIAR DREAMS Showing sponsored by

Monday, April 17th, 4pm, Theater 2 Directed by Brian Gersten • 15 min.

Over the centuries caviar was strictly reserved for Russian Czars and royalty throughout the world. Nowadays it’s become synonymous with wealth, fame, and indulgence. But why is that? What’s so special about caviar? “Caviar Dreams” delves into the complex world of caviar, weaving a tapestry of caviar tales that leaves you knowing more than you ever thought possible about this unique delicacy. Beyond the assumed glamour and luxury associated with caviar, we uncover a story about over-fishing, poaching, near extinction, and a quest for sustainability.

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CHASING CORAL Showing sponsored by

Opening Night Film Saturday, April 15th, 7pm, Theater 1 & 2 Tuesday, April 18th, 8:30pm, Theater 1 Filmmakers Zackery Rago and Stacy Picullel in attendance Directed by Jeff Orlowski â&#x20AC;˘ 93 min.

Chasing Coral taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a self-proclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse camera to record bleaching events as they happen. Unfortunately, the effort is anything but simple, and the team doggedly battles technical malfunctions and the force of nature in pursuit of their golden fleece: documenting the indisputable and tragic transformation below the waves. With its breathtaking photography, nail-biting suspense, and startling emotion, Chasing Coral is a dramatic revelation that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have audiences sitting idle for long.

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CHROME

Friday, April 21st, 3:45pm Theater 1 Filmmaker Jeremy Roberts in attendance • 12 min.

In the immortal words of fly fishing luminary Tim Romano, a steelhead is “a trout that lives in the ocean … it’s a badass fish.” Back in September, six intrepid anglers - Tom Rosenbauer, Kate Taylor, Dylan Tomine, Hannah Belford, Todd Tanner and Tim Romano - hooked up on a remote North American steelhead river known for its incredible scenic beauty and fantastic fishing. CHROME condenses their five-day adventure into eleven epic minutes. It also examines the looming threat that climate change and ocean acidification pose to our steelhead & salmon.

CRAZY MONSTER BUGS Showing sponsored by

Wednesday, April 19th, 7:30pm, Theater 2 Thursday, April 20th, 2:45pm, Theater 2 Directed by Graeme Duane • 46 min. On the 19th, panel to follow presented by the National Wildlife Federation: Missoula’s Backyard Bugs

There’s an alien world around our feet. Over half a billion years they’ve evolved bizarre behavior, crafty weapons and disgusting habits. We visit the vile, the weird and the small, before we reveal the biggest freak of them all. Come meet the Crazy Monster Bugs!

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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S LIGHT ON EARTH Friday, April 21st, 7:45pm, Theater 2 Directed by Monika Zalega • 52 min.

The spectacular and magical light produced by glowworms, fireflies and luminous plankton is known as bioluminescence - light made by living creatures. But those quite familiar glows and flashes are just a tiny, easily observed fragment of a previously unexplored, mysterious realm. The sea at night sparkles, as millions of luminous plankton reveal the shapes of dolphins in a truly magical light show. But why do animals produce light of their own? For centuries, we could only marvel at the beauty and the mystery. But now, for the first time we can begin to reveal the amazing truth about living lights. Sir David Attenborough will be our guide, as we venture into a world he describes as “utterly unlike our own”. He and a team of the world’s leading scientists take us on a quest into the fascinating realm of living light.

DEATH OF A GIANT

Wednesday, April 19th, 4pm, Theater 2 Directed by Nina Constable • 5 min.

Death of a Giant documents the aftermath of the killing of an elephant with two young calves. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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DEEP OCEAN: LIGHTS IN THE ABYSS Thursday, April 20th, 6pm, Theater 2 Directed by Yukuri Hayashi • 52 min.

The NHK team that captured the world’s first footage of a live giant squid is going on a new deep-sea adventure. The destination is an illuminating “twilight zone” in a huge submarine canyon in Monterey Bay, North America. Equipped with a 4K camera system designed by NHK specifically for deep sea filming on state-of-the-art submarines, the crew encounters a world of countless exotic creatures including sparkling jellyfish, and deep-sea fish that emit flashes. This is the world’s first quest to film bioluminescent creatures in their natural environment in the deep fathom of our oceans. Observe the amazing mystery of these enlightening life forms that have survived harsh pitch-black environments, where the concept of “sunlight” does not exist.

DIVE ONE

Saturday, April 22nd, 2:30pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Alex Finden in attendance • 4 min.

A love story about a diver and the ocean, Dive One uses wildlife imagery and music to illustrate the evolution of emotions experienced by a first-time SCUBA diver.

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fusion EARTH doc CHALLENGE Showing sponsored by

Friday, April 21st, 5:45pm, Theater 2 Filmmakers in attendance • 66 min.

Filmmakers from around the world were invited to make a short 4-7 minute documentary under an assigned environmental theme and a given topic for Fusion’s Project Earth Doc Challenge. The winners from this challenge will show at IWFF.

EEYA

Friday, April 21st, 4pm, Theater 2 • Saturday, April 22nd, 12:30pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Mariah Wilson in attendance • 5 min.

Eeya is the Baka word for elephant, an animal that is an important figure in the lives of the indigenous Baka tribes of Central Africa. The Baka are thought of as “scientists of the forest” – the forest provides them with everything they need to live, and they know its flora and fauna intimately. But, that has unfortunately made them appealing recruits for elephant poachers who use the Baka as hunting guides. While some Baka have been lured by the payout of poaching, others – like Bosso Andre and his son Gaston - have been brought into the fold of the National Park system to work as ecoguards and guides. Bosso Andre takes us for a walk through the bush, and illuminates the impact that elephant poaching has had on the Baka way of life. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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ELECTRIC AMAZON

Sunday, April 16th, 11am, Theater 1 • Wednesday, April 19th, 2:30pm, Theater 2 Directed by Mevisha Reddy • 46 min.

The Amazon is one of the wildest and least civilized parts of the planet, but little do we know... in the network of rivers and streams is an electric grid - a bizarre community of fish with a highly sophisticated electric sixth sense. Using electricity, these “Super” fish can communicate wirelessly, control each other remotely and emit shocks that can stop a human heart. This cryptic world has mystified scientists throughout the ages. Now an intrepid scientist, Will Crampton, ventures back into the dark jungles where the inspiration for our technology driven world first emerged, in an attempt to unravel their secrets and unlock the electric code.

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ELK RIVER Showing sponsored by

April 18th, 7pm, Plays FREE at the UC Theater! Part of a series of Montana-centric shorts Directed by Jenny Nichols • 28 min.

A short documentary that captures the migration of elk in the Yellowstone area through a multidisciplinary lens by following a scientist, Arthur Middleton, a contemporary artist, James Prosek and award winning photojournalist Joe Riis. For many of the elk herds that summer in Yellowstone National Park, home is outside the protected park boundaries the rest of the year, as far as 70 miles away. Mirroring a similar expedition undertaken in 1871 that fused science and the arts, this modern band of explorers join their ungulate counterparts on a trek from Wyoming’s rangeland through snowy mountain passes and treacherous river crossings to the rugged beauty of Yellowstone’s high-alpine meadows. Along the way, they meet backcountry guides and cattle ranchers whose lives are intricately tied with the fate of the elk and other migratory species that call the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem home.

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END OF SNOW

Tuesday, April 18th, 6:30pm, Theater 3 Plays as part of Shorts Program 1 • Friday, April 21st, 4pm, Theater 2 Filmmaker Morgan Heim in Attendance • 20 min.

Dr. Jane Zelikova explores the Fourteeners of Wyoming and Colorado in a search for the past, present, and future tales of their snowpack. She will form friendships, dig holes, and help map a way of living in a world beyond the End of Snow. Dr. Jane Zelikova is a tropical ecologist living in the mountains of Wyoming and Colorado. She dreams of snow in the summer and tropical forests in the dead of winter. But her snow-capped Fourteeners are changing – no longer bringing the deep winter snowpack once promised. This is a future from which she and the people of the West can’t run. What’s a wildly curious, adventurous girl to do? Embark on a journey into the mountains to find the tales of the past, present and future of snow. There will be adventure. Friendships will form. She will dig holes, and fall down those holes. But like any good story, the characters she meets will help show her the way, a map for living in a world beyond the end of snow.

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ETHIOPIA RISING: RED TERROR TO GREEN REVOLUTION Showing sponsored by

Monday, April 17th, 7pm, Theater 1 • Tuesday, April 18th, 2:30pm, Theater 1 In conjunction with the 18th Screening - A Coffee Tasting With Hunter Bay: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe the first in the SOLO Series Directed by Mark Dodd • 61 min.

Ethiopia – rarely on our TV screens unless it’s news of drought and famine. This film tells a different story - a story of restored life and renewed hope. Using dramatic reconstruction and documentary footage it shows what is possible when the people from a remote village in the far north of the country decide to stay on and transform their land. Under the leadership of ‘The Man of Fire’, we witness their incredible struggle for survival in the midst of endless droughts and a brutal civil war.

FINDING FONTINALIS

Sunday, April 16th, 1pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Travis Lowe in attendance • 70 min.

After the world’s best brook trout fishery was ruined by river damming, tales of a new brook trout haven lead to a great discovery and raise efforts to protect a valuable new fishery. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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FIX AND RELEASE

Friday, April 21st, 3:45pm, Theater 1 • Plays as part of Shorts Program 2 Directed by Scott Dobson • 16 min.

Fix and Release explores the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, a small turtle trauma centre in Peterborough Ontario Canada as it fights to even the odds for survival that freshwater turtles face in a modern world. Most turtle species in Canada are endangered due to loss of habitat and collisions with cars and boats. Dr. Sue Carstairs leads a team of dedicated staff and volunteers as they develop their own groundbreaking approach to reptile medicine. This visually beautiful film shows turtles in a way that few have seen before - highlighting their amazing ability to recover from catastrophic injury and hinting that these ancient creatures may be more complex than previously thought. Turtles are vital for healthy wetlands and every saved turtle makes a difference. As Dr. Carstairs says, “We are saving the world one turtle at a time”.

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FORGOTTEN BUT NOT GONE: THE RUSTY PATCHED BUMBLEBEE

Tuesday, April 18th, 6:30pm, Theater 3 Wednesday, April 19th, 7:30pm, Theater 2 On the 19th, panel to follow presented by the National Wildlife Federation: Missoula’s Backyard Bugs Filmmakers Nathan Dappen & Neil Losin in attendance • 6 min.

In the United States, there are hundreds of species of plants and animals that are at high risk of extinction, but have no federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. They are “Forgotten, But Not Gone.” One of these species is the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis). This bee has declined more than 90% across its range in the northeastern and midwestern U.S. A combination of habitat loss, agricultural pesticides, and diseases borne by managed commercial bumble bees is likely to blame. Luckily, in late 2016 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that this species be listed as an Endangered Species, bringing it one step closer to protection. If the bee is listed, it will be the first North American bee species to gain protection under the Endangered Species Act.

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THE FORGOTTEN SALMON

Friday, April 21st, 4:00pm, Theater 2 Filmmaker Galen Brown in attendance • 35 min.

The story of the lost Atlantic Salmon of Lake Ontario, how we lost them, and a restoration effort to bring them back to the great inland sea.

GIRAFFES: AFRICA’S GENTLE GIANTS

Sunday, April 16th 5:45pm, Theater 2 • Monday, April 17th, 2:45pm, Theater 2 Filmmaker Tom Mustill in attendance • 60 min.

Dr. Julian Fennessy has spent the last 20 years of his life studying giraffes. Now he’s starting to reveal their secrets – the most important being that they are disappearing. The giraffe population in Africa is down by 40 percent in just two decades. In collaboration with a determined Ugandan Wildlife Authority team, Fennessy wants to round up 20 of the world’s rarest giraffes to get them to safety through the wild heart of Uganda, which means embarking on a special voyage across the mighty Nile River. The stakes are high in this urgent and daring mission against poachers affiliated with organized crime, but if successful, the reward will be a brighter future for an animal we have somehow overlooked.

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GORILLAS IN THE MIST Friday, April 21st, 7:30pm, Theater 1 Honoring Alan Root Directed by Michael Apted • 129 min.

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. Alan Root was the special gorilla director of photography on the Zaire portion of this feature film

GRAY AREA: WOLVES OF THE SOUTHWEST

Monday, April 17th, 7:30pm Theater 2 • Tuesday, April 18th, 2:45pm, Theater 2 Filmmakers Alan Lacy & Dean Cannon in attendance • 49 min.

It’s the American Southwest. A unique species of wolf, unlike any other, is making a comeback. Little known, the Mexican gray wolf has slowly bounced back from the very brink of extinction—only to face extinction yet again, from within: it’s genetics. In a daring new operation, one lone wolf paves the way forward for a second chance at the survival of the species, raising an old question anew: can man and wolf learn to live alongside each other— or will we, yet again, drive “el lobo” to extinction? The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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HELLO WORLD!

Screening at School Matinees Only Directed by Sara Enright • 30 min.

Presented in association with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), HELLO WORLD! is a six-part series taking a look at the wonders of the natural world through the eyes of some of today’s most celebrated musicians. Featuring six Grammy winning-nominated artists including, Christina Aguilera, Ellie Goulding, Joan Jett, Dave Matthews, Usher Raymond, and Steven Tyler the series takes viewers deep into the environments of animals as varied as sea turtles, jumping spiders, rhinos, and hawks as they live their daily lives.

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THE HIGH DIVIDE Showing sponsored by

Tuesday, April 18th, 7pm, UC Theater Screens as part of 3 FREE Montana-centric Short Films Filmmaker Eric Bendick in attendance • 16 min.

They say The High Divide is the place where the world is cut in two. Then again, it may be where everything comes together. This place was once called “the big empty.” But it’s bursting at the seams - with deep forests, streams brimming with trout, meadows flush with grizzlies and wildflowers, and peaks so wild and vast they stretch all the way to the horizon. It’s also full of people. People who love the land. Cowboys who love salmon. Range riders who shepherd cattle and carnivores. Woodcutters who fight for forests. Generation after generation stewarding land and water. These are the lost voices of a new kind of pioneer. An original film celebrates the confluence of a wild place, its visionary people, and a bold new mission to preserve and restore the backbone of the American West.

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THE HUNT - NOWHERE TO HIDE Showing sponsored by

Saturday, April 22nd, 12:30pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Ellen Husain in attendance • 48 min.

The eternal arms race between predator and prey is shaped by the habitat in which they live. More than half of the land on Earth is deserts or grasslands. Predators of these open habitats may be able to find their prey, but it works both ways - the prey can often see them coming. In a world of strategy and counter-strategy, when there’s nowhere to hide little is left to chance, and the tactics of the hunt are seen in their sharpest relief.

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THE ISLANDS AND THE WHALES Friday, April 21st, 5:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by Keti Papadema â&#x20AC;˘ 81 min.

In their remote home in the North Atlantic the Faroe Islanders have always eaten what nature could provide, proud to put local food on the table. The land yields little, so they have always relied on harvesting their seas. Hunting whales and seabirds kept them alive for generations, and gave them the way of life they love; a life they would pass on to their children. But today they face a grave threat to this tradition. It is not the controversy surrounding whaling that threatens the Faroese way of life; the danger is coming from the whales themselves. The Faroese are among the first to feel the affects of our ever more polluted oceans. They have discovered that their beloved whales are toxic, contaminated by the outside world. What once secured their survival now endangers their children and the Faroe Islanders must make a choice between health and tradition.

JUNGLE ANIMAL HOSPITAL Tuesday, April 18th, 4pm, Theater 1 Directed by Rob Sullivan â&#x20AC;˘ 60 min.

Alejandro Morales, his zoologist girlfriend Anna Bryant, and their team of dedicated staff and volunteers take on dangerous and exciting challenges in their Jungle Animal Hospital rescue center deep in the Guatemalan jungle. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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THE LAST DEVILS

Sunday, April 16th, 7:30pm, Theater 2 Directed by Ian Marsh • 50 min.

This one-hour special explores the incredible and complex lives of the last Tasmanian devils on earth. In a remote corner of a remote island live the Last Devils, incredible and iconic marsupials: These are the last wild disease free Tasmanian devils, a rare contagious cancer threatens them with extinction.

THE LAST RHINOS Showing sponsored by

Saturday, April 22nd, 12:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by Brian Dawson • 9 min.

John Hume owns 5 percent of the world’s rhinos. Last year, he sued the South African government to legalize the sale of rhino horn. The case reached South Africa’s equivalent of the Supreme Court this summer. In a nation that’s home to 70 percent of Earth’s rhinos, this is a question of what conservation is in the 21st century. Could selling horn, the very part that rhinos are killed for, actually save the population?

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A LEAP OF FROG

Wednesday, April 19th, 5pm, Theater 1 • Friday, April 21st, 2pm, Theater 2 Directed by Hilco Jansma • 5 min.

A captivating short film showing the unique physical abilities of frogs. The film uses slow motion videos to capture numerous amphibians leaping for their meals.

LUMOS

Tuesday, April 18th, 4pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Jason Roehrig in attendance • 8 min.

Get lost in the wilderness with a storyteller as she describes her first encounter with the magical lights of glowworms. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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MAGICAL MOORS

Wednesday, April 19th, 4:30pm, Theater 3 Directed by Jan Haft • 99 min.

Moors, bogs and wetlands can be found all over in Europe. Only 1% of the Middle European wetlands are still untouched. A gigantic amount of carbon is stored inside these wetlands, but knowing about this fact does not stop their destruction. This film shows the beauty and the magic inside the moors and its message is clear: Save and protect our last moors and wetlands.

MELTING STARS

Friday, April 21st, 3:45pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Kate Green in attendance • 15 min.

Melting Stars unravels the mystery behind one of the most catastrophic species die offs in recorded history. In 2013 scuba divers off the West coast of British Columbia discovered that the starfish were dying in the millions and suffering horrific deaths. They were disintegrating into goo on the ocean floor and the environmental balance of the marine ecosystem was being changed. Soon the immensity of this epidemic came to light and what researchers had dubbed the Sea Star Wasting Syndrome was now affecting several star fish species all along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico. The virus was also discovered in preserved museum samples from the 1940’s. So what has changed? Melting Stars follows the clues on this marine mystery.

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MICROCOSMOS Showing sponsored by

Thursday, April 20th, 8pm, Theater 1 Plays as part of Mellow Mood’s Block Party Directed by Claude Nuridsany & Marie Pérennou • 77 min.

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

MICROSCULPTURE

Monday, April 17th, 7pm, Theater 1 Directed by Tanya Cochran • 6 min.

Microsculpture is a groundbreaking project by the British photographer Levon Biss that presents insect specimens from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History like never before. These images reveal an unexpected and often breathtaking beauty and make visible the many intricate adaptations to the form of insects - what entomologists call their microsculpture. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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MY HAGGAN DREAM

Thursday, April 20th, 2:45pm, Theater 2 • Friday, April 21st, 3:45pm, Theater 1 Directed by Rob Sams & Laura Sams • 8 min.

On the island of Saipan, a young girl’s mysterious dream about a haggan, or green sea turtle, leads her to investigate the sea turtles that live around her home. Join her adventure to find turtles, which leads to a wonderful birthday wish.

MYSTERIOUS CASTLES OF CLAY Saturday, April 22nd, 10:45 AM, Theater 2 Honoring Alan Root • 60 min.

Punctuating the skyline of the African plains with their distinctive silhouettes, giant termite mounds support an abundance of life, and not all of it invertebrate. The Oscarnominated Mysterious Castles of Clay provides a dramatic and enthralling insight into the diverse ecosystem these towering monoliths help sustain.

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NAMIBIA’S DESERT KINGDOM

Wednesday, April 19th, 4pm, Theater 2 • Friday, April 21st, 2:15pm, Theater 1 Directed by Martyn Colbeck & Mike Birkhead • 53 min.

Dust and dunes, sun and sand: the parched landscapes of Namibia in southwest Africa are extreme in every way. This Terra Mater Factual Studios production tells the fascinating story of how the largest animals on our planet survive in the oldest and most inhospitable desert on earth. Ephemeral rivers support a stunning diversity of megafauna in Namibia’s arid areas: elephants as well as giraffes, baboons, antelopes and lions. Spectacular aerials and a fantastic scenery, amazing animal behaviour and stunning time lapse sequences, impressive images and an exciting narrative – this is Namibia’s Desert Kingdom.

AN OCEAN MYSTERY: THE MISSING CATCH Thursday, April 20th, 6pm, Theater 2 Filmmaker Alison Barrat in attendance • 46 min. A Co-Production with the Smithsonian Channel and Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

A journey following leading fisheries scientist Dr. Daniel Pauly around the world as he investigates the depletion of global fish populations and calls for action to be taken before catastrophe occurs. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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OPERATION WHALE

Thursday, April 20th, 4:15pm, Theater 2 Directed by Mike Cunliffe • 46 min.

A team of scientists and filmmakers document the largest gathering of sharks in UK waters, triggered by the discovery of a whale carcass.

OUR LAST REFUGE Showing sponsored by

Saturday, April 22nd, 11am, Theater 1 Directed by Daniel Glick • 25 min.

A film about the Blackfeet Nation’s fight to protect the wild and sacred Badger-Two Medicine from industrial development.

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PLANET EARTH 2: EPISODE 1 - ISLANDS Showing sponsored by

Saturday, April 15th, 4pm, Theater 1 • BBC producer in attendance Saturday, April 22nd, 3pm, Theater 3 Directed by Elizabeth White • 60 min.

Remote islands offer sanctuary for some of the planet’s strangest and rarest creatures.

PLANET EARTH 2: EPISODE 2 - MOUNTAINS Showing sponsored by

Saturday, April 15th, 5pm, Theater 1 • Montana crew in attendance Saturday, April 22nd, 4pm, Theater 3 Directed by Justin Anderson • 60 min.

The great mountain ranges are some of the planet’s most spectacular landscapes, but they are unforgiving places to live in, and only a few animals have what it takes to live at extreme altitude.

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PLANET EARTH 2: EPISODE 3 - JUNGLES Showing sponsored by

Sunday, April 16th, 3pm, Theater 2 Saturday, April 22nd, 5pm, Theater 3 Directed by Emma Naper • 60 min.

From the jungles of Brazil to Costa Rica, animals face life in the most competitive place on Earth.

PLANET EARTH 2: EPISODE 4 - DESERTS Showing sponsored by

Sunday, April 16th, 4pm, Theater 2 Saturday, April 22nd, 6pm, Theater 3 Directed by Ed Charles • 60 min.

The hostile conditions of Earth’s desert regions give rise to the most incredible survival stories on Earth.

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PLANET EARTH 2: EPISODE 5 - GRASSLANDS Showing sponsored by

Monday, April 17th, 4:30pm, Theater 1 Saturday, April 22nd, 7pm, Theater 3 Directed by Chadden Hunter • 60 min.

Grasslands cover one quarter of all land and support the greatest gatherings of wildlife on Earth, but hostile seasons pose a survival risk.

PLANET EARTH 2: EPISODE 6 - CITIES Showing sponsored by

Monday, April 17th, 5:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by Fredi Devas • 60 min.

Cities are growing at a faster rate than any other habitat on Earth. They may seem an unlikely place for animals to thrive, but they can be a world of surprising opportunity.

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PLASTIC IS FOREVER

Wednesday, April 19th, 5pm, Theater 1 • Friday, April 21st, 2pm Theater 2 Filmmaker Dylan D’Haeze in attendance • 20 min.

An in depth look at plastic pollution from a kid’s perspective, and what kids can do to solve the problem.

POWER OF THE RIVER: EXPEDITION TO THE HEART OF WATER IN BHUTAN Tuesday, April 18th, 3pm, UC Theater Director Greg I. Hamilton and cast member Bryant Dunn in attendance • 73 min.

An adventure documentary from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. This little Buddhist nation, home to the world’s most ambitious commitment to protect nature, faces urgent pressure to dam every last river. A man named “Good Karma” guides an expedition into the unknown to keep his country’s mightiest river wild and free. His trek features a first-ever fishing descent onto virtually unexplored whitewater, including Class IV+ rapids. Along the way, the team makes deep connections and explores stark contrasts with the people of Bhutan and those of neighboring India (whose thirst for electricity is driving a dam frenzy).

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RACHEL CARSON

Saturday, April 22nd, 2:45pm, Theater 2 Directed by Michelle Ferrari • 114 min.

Called the mother of the modern environmental movement with her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson launched the national debate about science and safety, while still balancing her love of writing and the natural world with personal struggles.

RANGERS OF THE REEF Thursday, April 20th, 4:15pm, Theater 2 Directed by Brady Valashinas • 14 min.

A group of dedicated local rangers in Raja Ampat, Indonesia work to protect the world’s most biodiverse marine ecosystem from the threats of illegal and destructive fishing. “Rangers of the Reef” is their story. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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REFLECTIONS OF AN UNDERWATER CAMERAMAN Saturday, April 22nd, 2:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by Ken O’Sullivan • 5 min.

A short film about Ken O’Sullivan’s life and work swimming about in the seas around Ireland documenting our wonderful marine world.

RETURNING KINGFISHER Monday, April 17th, 4pm, Theater 2 Directed by Cees van Kempen • 50 min.

The kingfisher is usually associated with natural rivers, but this story takes place along the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, providing passage for 70,000 cargo ships yearly. So successful is the kingfisher, that they now even inhabit some creeks bordering the busiest canal in the world. Ultra high-speed cameras and special setups to film underground in their nest burrows have resulted in a unique film. It shows the life of the kingfishers, as they conquer the challenges of such an unusual environment.

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THE RHINO GUARDIANS Saturday, April 22nd, 12:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by Dan Sadgrove • 6 min.

In 2016 Dan Sadgrove travelled to South Africa to visit The Black Mambas - the world’s first all female anti-poaching unit operating in the Balule Game Reserve in South Africa. Coming from disadvantaged communities and breaking strong patriarchal tradition, these courageous women focus on eliminating illegal wildlife trade through conservation, education and the protection of wildlife, helping to ensure the long term survival of threatened and endangered species in the area. Each day they patrol up to 20km, unarmed, looking for poachers, wire-snares, and break-ins along the fence line. Their lives are at constant risk from poachers and the dangerous wildlife they protect.

RIVERS RUN THROUGH ME Thursday, April 20th, 4:15pm, Theater 1 Charles Perry • 7 min.

Stories from people who are connected to a special river in Montana.

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RUNNING WILD

Friday, April 21st, 4pm, Theater 2 Filmmaker Daniel Schmidt in attendance • 7 min.

In February of 2014, a remotely triggered camera in Utah’s rugged Uinta mountains captured a picture of something no one thought possible in the area: a wolverine. This elusive creature hadn’t been spotted here for nearly 40 years. This one photograph set in motion a massive undertaking to find if these badasses of the animal kingdom were setting up shop here for good. Under the guidance of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, ultra runners took to the mountains setting up and checking camera traps around the ecosystem in search of more photographic evidence. The result? A comprehensive survey of wildlife in the range and a model for citizen science projects everywhere.

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SAVING MY TOMORROW Will only screen at school matinees Directed by Amy Schatz • 30 min.

From the children who will inherit the planet comes a collection of songs, activism and heartfelt tips for protecting the earth. Saving My Tomorrow is a 6-part series featuring kids from around the world who take on our biggest environmental challenges -- from endangered animals and pollution to climate change. Behind the scenes at the American Museum of Natural History, scientists talk with kids about how organisms are affected by a changing earth. A lyrical mix of science, music, and stories of plants and animals in danger, the series celebrates the natural world and is a call from kids to all of us to help take care of the planet and everything on it.

TO SCALE: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Monday, April 17th, 7pm, Theater 1 • Thursday, April 20th, 2:45pm, Theater 2 Directed by Wylie Overstreet & Alex Gorosh • 7 min.

A group of friends discovered there were no proportional models of the solar system with complete planetary orbits—most portray the planets and moons as too close together. So, they decided to build one. On a dry lakebed in Nevada, the group constructed a model by drawing circles in the desert around a 1.5 meter sun and a marble-sized Earth small enough to get lost in filmmaker Wylie Overstreet’s pocket. The result is a stunning work of land art that allows viewers to see the full circle of the Earth with their own eyes. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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SHAPED BY FIRE

Tuesday, April 18th, 7pm, UC Theater Filmmaker Bobby Jahrig in attendance â&#x20AC;˘ 10 min.

Two friends run 52 miles along the MT-ID stateline in a campaign to push the proposed Great Burn Wilderness closer to designation.

SOULS OF THE VERMILION SEA

Friday, April 21st, 7:45pm, Theater 2 Filmmakers Sean Bogle & Matthew Podolsky in attendance â&#x20AC;˘ 29 min.

The small fishing communities of the upper Gulf of California are facing a crisis - the black market for the swim bladder of an endangered fish called the totoaba is putting these communities and ecosystems at risk. This illegal fishery is also driving the vaquita, a species of porpoise endemic to this region, to extinction.

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STORY OF CATS

Tuesday, April 18th, 4pm, Theater 3 Filmmaker Anwar Mamon in attendance • 120 min.

Cats are among the most feared and revered creatures on the planet. Their power, strength, and enigmatic nature have fascinated us for centuries. With nearly 40 different species, thriving in almost any environment, the cat is one of the most successful predators since the dinosaurs. Using the latest camera technology and working with leading scientists, we are able to tell the story like never before. Join NATURE in this epic two-part event as we journey across the globe tracking down the origins of these diverse creatures.

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STRESS: THE PORTRAIT OF A KILLER Saturday, April 22nd, 12 PM, Theater 2 John Heminway Retrospective • 57 min.

“Stress: Portrait of a Killer” chronicles the landmark work of Stanford neurobiologist, Robert Sapolsky, and shows how unrelenting tension can result in life-threatening conditions.

SUPER HUMMINGBIRDS

Sunday, April 16th, 11:30am, Theater 2 • Wednesday, April 19th, 3pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Ann Johnson Prum in attendance • 60 min.

With high speed camerawork and breakthrough new science, we enter the fastpaced world of hummingbirds as never before. Speed is their middle name. Their lives are moving faster than the eye can see. They possess natural born super powers that enable them to fly backwards, upside-down, and float in mid-air. And for the first time, we see them mate, lay eggs, fight, and raise families in intimate detail. They are great athletes, tender mothers, brave in combat, and up for any challenge. They are Super Hummingbirds, the smallest, most brilliant birds on earth.

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TAGGING BUMBLE BEES TO STUDY THEIR MOVEMENTS

Tuesday, April 18th, 6:30pm, Theater 3 • Wednesday, April 19th, 7:30pm, Theater 2 Filmmakers Neil Losin & Morgan Heim in attendance • 6 min.

Are some habitats better for bumble bees than others? Does it depend on the number or type of flowers that are available or some other factor? To answer these questions, Jeremy Hemberger, a graduate student at the University of WisconsinMadison, designed a system for measuring the length of bumble bees’ foraging trips. He attached radio frequency identification tags to several bumblebees in a colony and then set up an array of detectors in their nest to record the bees comings and goings.

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Tuesday, April 17th, 4pm, Theater 2 • Wednesday, April 18th, 6:30pm, Theater 3 Directed by Neil Losin & Nathan Dappen in attendance • 7 min.

Humans construct boundaries — around our homes, our neighborhoods, and our nations — to bring order to a chaotic world. But we rarely consider how these boundaries affect other creatures. In this episode of Think Like A Scientist, we meet conservation photographer Krista Schlyer, who has spent the last seven years documenting the environmental effects of the U.S./Mexico border wall, and biologist Jon Beckmann, who studies how man-made barriers influence the movement of wildlife.

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TISURE

Sunday, April 16th, 11am, Theater 1 • Wednesday, April 19th, 2:30pm, Theater 2 Filmmaker Adrian Geyer in attendance • 13 min.

A couple who lives in the vastness of the mountains, where all they’ve got is each other. No matter what conflict arises, it has to be solved urgently. The sadness may let them feel there are no options. Seen from a distance, their perspective may be wrong.

A TOAD STORY

Wednesday, April 19th, 5pm, Theater 1 • Friday, April 21st, 2pm, Theater 2 Directed by Toril Simonsen • 50 min.

In a deep fjord in Norway a small community is changed forever when a new European road route threatens the local toads. ”A Toad Story” is a warm film about seeing greatness in the planet’s smallest creatures.

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UNLOCKING THE CAGE

Sunday, April 16th, 7:15pm, Theater 1 • Monday, April 17th, 2:30pm Theater 1 Directed by DA Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus Attorney Steve Wise in attendance • 91 min.

Unlocking the cage is an intimate look at the life and battle of animal rights lawyer Steven Wise as he fights for the rights of animals to be treated as a person with legal protections.

VISIONS OF AN ISLAND Saturday, April 22nd, 11am, Theater 1 Directed by Sky Hopinka • 15 min.

Situated on a tranquil island in the centre of the Bering Sea, a visitor captures the poetic reflections of an Unangam Tunuu elder on landscape, fauna and youth through a collection of magical, dreamlike imagery. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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VOICES OF FIRE

Saturday, April 22nd, 11am, Theater 1 Filmmaker Hugo Sindelar in attendance • 25 min.

Voices of Fire is a 25 minute film exploring the role of wildfires on the Western landscape. How will the ranchers and the ecosystem rebound from this tragedy and what can be done to prevent another Soda Fire in the future? The goal is to use the Soda Fire as a case study to discuss how to manage and prevent future wildfires in the area.

THE WAIT

Saturday, April 22nd, 2:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by David Hayes • 11 min.

The new documentary ‘The Wait’, produced with Contra Agency, is a beautiful and honest insight into the process, passion and patience of an incredible young talent. The film takes the viewer on a journey from Michel’s hometown in Belgium to the remote mountains of Romania. On the trail of wild bison, Michel tracks the movement of the animals and then waits for the perfect moment; a process that can take up to a week to capture one shot.

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WALKING BEAR COMES HOME: THE LIFE AND WORK OF CHUCK JONKEL Showing sponsored by

Thursday, April 20th, 5pm, Theater 1 Director Frank Tyro in attendance • 57 min. 4pm Chuck Jonkel Memorial Unveiling and Poetry reading by Vic Charlo Reception to follow screening at Western Cider

Chuck Jonkel began the first systematic study of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic in 1966. He founded the Great Bear Foundation and the International Wildlife Film Festival and continued to work for the conservation of all eight bear species until his death in 2016.

WARLORDS OF IVORY

Sunday, April 16th, 2:45pm, Theater 1 John Heminway Retrospective • 75 min.

It tells the story of Bryan Christy, veteran reporter of wildlife trafficking wars and chief correspondent for National Geographic magazine’s new special investigations unit. With the help of one of the world’s top taxidermists, Christy creates a fake tusk and conceals a sophisticated GPS tracker inside. Christy drops it in the heart of ivory poaching country and monitors its movements to track down the warlords of the ivory trade. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

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THE WATERS ARE WIDE: A JOURNEY TO TRISTAN DA CUNHA Saturday, April 22nd, 1:30pm, Theater 2 John Heminway Retrospective • 54 min.

A film about Tristan da Cunha—the most remote inhabited island in the world.

WILD NEXT DOOR

Monday, April 17th, 4pm, Theater 2 Filmmaker Josef Metesh in attendance • 2 min.

A short film about the beauty of nature Montanans can find without traveling the world.

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WILD SEVE

Wednesday, April 19th, 4pm, Theater 2 • Thursday, April 20th, 6:30pm, Theater 1 Directed by Ram Alluri • Flimmaker Prakash Matada in attendance • 12 min.

Wild animals such as elephants and tigers regularly damage local agriculture in the Indian state of Karnataka, causing farmers to chase or kill them in retaliation. To mitigate this issue, Wild Seve works to obtain compensation for affected farmers.

WILD TROUT: A MONTANA FISH STORY Showing sponsored by

Friday, April 21st, 3:45pm, Theater 1 Directed by John Byorth • 12 min.

With dead and dying rivers, Montana attempts to study its beloved trout, leading to the most prescient--and radical--management decision ever undertaken in 1970s America: let the trout go wild.

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WOLF HUNTER

Monday, April 17th, 7:30pm, Theater 2 • Tuesday, April 18th, 2:45pm, Theater 2 Directed by James Morgan • 12 min.

Located in the far north east of Russia, Yakutia is by far the largest non-nation state in the world and home to the coldest city on the planet with temperatures in winter regularly dipping below 50 degrees celsius. In 2013 the state’s president, Yegor Borisov, announced a ‘state of emergency’, calling for international support and setting into motion a bounty system, which has since grown into the largest organised wolf hunt in history. The problem is that wolves are decimating reindeer herds. The government can absorb these costs but across the taiga, exploding wolf populations are pushing indigenous people into poverty and exacerbating the breakdown of communities.

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YASUNI MAN

Sunday, April 16th, 5:00pm, Theater 1 • Tuesday, April 18th, 5:45pm, Theater 1 Filmmaker Ryan Killackey in attendance • 92 min.

Yasuni Man is a documentary feature about the Yasuni Biosphere of Amazonian Ecuador, the world’s most biodiverse forest, and the Waorani, an indigenous Amazonian tribe plagued by deception, exploitation and murder. It’s a real-life Avatar story: Once under siege by missionaries seeking to civilize them, the Waorani now battling industry operatives and their own government in a fight to survive. In 2016, Yasuni now hangs on the edge of collapse. Together with his native friend Otobo, Killackey embarks on a mission traveling over 1,000 miles by boat and aided by a team of scientists, their research supports the claim that Yasuni is truly mega-diverse.

YEAR OF THE WILDEBEEST Sunday, April 16th, 1:30pm, Theater 2 Honoring Alan Root • 55 min.

Successfully conveying the sheer scale and enormity of the wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) migration, The Year of the Wildebeest, provides a breathtakingly dramatic view of this immense, epic journey. A dream-child of internationally acclaimed wildlife photographers Alan and Joan Root, this film provides a captivating insight into life during this electrifying and action-packed pilgrimage. The Roxy Theater | wildlifefilms.org

major sponsors The International Wildlife Film Festival would like to thank our major sponsors, both local and national, whose generosity and support makes the festival possible.

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special thanks Blake Nicolazzo Linda Grinde Mike Matthews Jake Ferguson Ryan Hawk Megan Toenyes Ken Grinde Cody Westheimer Jeremy Drake Laurie Williams Tashi Dhendup Jacob Godbey

Megan Toenyes Magda Megan Parker Elaine Caron Karen Schlatter Jacob Godbey Hannah Still Wes Bagwell Gabe Silverman Clay Bolt Diana Six John McCutcheon Jaime Jonkel

Kelly Bigelow June West Suzanne Miller Kia Liszak Penny Newbold Scott Burke Jack Lawson Dennis Aig Theo Lipfert Sarah Lanier Liz Wilk Vivi Steinberg

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