Wild Rivers Film Tour promotes next age of river conservation

As Montana’s rivers begin to thaw out from record-setting cold temperatures this winter, river lovers of the Treasure State can add a little stoke to spring’s warmth with an inspiring collection of films presented in the 2019 Wild Rivers Film Tour.
             Now in its fourth year, the Wild Rivers Film Tour celebrates our connection to clean water and free-flowing rivers. Juried films document a journey through Glen Canyon, water’s value in extreme arctic and desert climates, conserving a southern river corridor surrounded by urban sprawl, and the epic effort to create a National Wild and Scenic Rivers system.
“The Wild Rivers Film Tour bridges the divide between rural and urban watersheds. It reminds us that healthy rivers hold hidden values that humble the human spirit,” says GYC Senior Waters Conservation Associate Charles Wolf Drimal. “With River adventurers tested by tribulations, a bit of humor to debunk parochial myths, and a call to action to protect wild places, this year’s film tour is a cinematic voyage,” adds American Rivers’ Northern Rockies Conservation Director Michael Fiebig.
Nine magnificent films carry the audience through 110 minutes of emotional and exhilarating cinema. The 2019 selections include: Testimony to Congress: In Defense of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Hallowed Waters – Legacy and Lifeblood of the Big Blackfoot, The Last Green Thread, Hank Patterson’s Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Fact vs. Fictions, Glen Canyon Rediscovered, Grand Canyon Water, Shred for the South Fork, Hank Patterson’s Multi-Use Tails, and Run Wild Run Free.
American Rivers and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition will host the Wild Rivers Film Tour to promote the next age of river conservation in Montana and advocate for the introduction of the Montana Headwaters Security Act, which proposes Wild & Scenic River designations be used to keep iconic rivers on public lands in Montana clean and free-flowing. The effort is supported by American Rivers, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and Montanans for Healthy Rivers – a coalition of businesses, private land owners, sportsmen and conservation groups.
The Wild Rivers Film Tour will travel to communities across Montana.
– April 2nd: Billings / Art House Cinema & Pub
– April 3rd: Whitefish / Casey’s
– April 9th: Bozeman / Rialto Theater
– April 10th: Big Sky / Warren Miller Performing Arts Center
– April 11th: Livingston / Shane Lalani Center for the Arts
– April 12th: Red Lodge / Roman Theater
– April 18th: Butte / Covellite Theatre
– April 24th: Missoula / Roxy Theater
Doors for all showings open at 6pm, followed by the film screenings at 7pm. Admission is $12. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at www.greateryellowstone.org/tix. Further event details can be found at www.facebook.com/WildRiversFilmTour.
The Wild Rivers Film Tour is proudly supported by Bucks T4, Freedom Bank, Glacier Raft Company, Glacier Guides/Montana Raft Company, Granite Sports Medicine, Great Northern Whitewater Raft & Resort, Moonlight Community Foundation, Montana River Guides, Northern Lights, OnSite Energy, Opportunity Bank of Montana, Sweetwater Travel Company, Sweetwater Fly Shop, Sylvan Peak Mountain Shoppe, Timber Trails, The Trailhead, West Glacier Village, and the Whitewater Rescue Institute.