Wild and Scenic Film Festival

Schedule of Events

10:00 AM - Timelines of Transformation at The Stone HouseThe Stone House

These films explore the passage of time at the intersection of the environment and climate change.

Terminus
Saving Silence
Arctic Ice: Under The Midnight Sun
The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice

10:30 AM - Embracing the Journey at Center for the Arts - Cal Solar Main Stage

From indigenous races on the reservation to searching for the elusive snow leopard, this session will take you on a variety of journeys to learn how people are transforming their lives and dealing with life issues in nature.

Dancing Warrior
The world is ours
Nature Always Finds A Way
Hidden Spirit

10:30 AM - Among the Wolves at Nevada Theatre

Sharing an entire year in the life of a pack of wild wolves... a dream for Yves the painter and Olivier the photographer. Somewhere in the no-man's-land between Finland and Russia, they'll be waiting for the pack, in a hut just a few meters square. Throughout the four seasons, motionless and silent in the midst of an unchanging scenery, they gradually become part of the "picture" and immerse themselves in the life of the wolves.

Nozawa Story
Among the wolves

11:30 AM - Resilience & Reconciliation at Oddfellows Nevada City

The films in this session embrace stories of indigenous and the work being done to reconcile the past through resilience in the present.

Nature for All
The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka'na (Swift Fox)
How the Land Remembers Us
Return to Spur Lake: Bringing back the food that grows on water
Signal Fire: Towards Reconciliation

1:30 PM - Inspiring Activism at The Stone House

You too can make a difference - get inspired to do just that through these stories of activists from around the world.

Rivers Cannot Defend Themselves
Judy's Creek - Discovering the Secret Life of the Streambed
WILD HOPE: PROTECTING PARADISE
The Human Side Of Plastic: Babacar Thiaw
Portrait of a Ranger: Connie
R.E.S.C.U.E.

2:30 PM - Green Missions at Center for the Arts - Cal Solar Main Stage

From mangroves of the Dominican Republic to the shores of Alaska to the rapids of the Salmon River, this session will take you on an insightful and adventurous journey.

Roots
Footprints on Katmai
The Grand Salmon

2:30 PM - Chasing Time at Nevada Theatre

How much longer can we cherish and admire the beauty of our world and nature? Scientists, artists, and even children invite us to reflect on this through the films presented in this session.

Water Ashes
The Last Observers
THE ISLAND
Chasing Time

3:30 PM - United Impact at Oddfellows Nevada City

We can do more together - and these films will show you how others are doing just that!

Here the Wild Things Are
Don't Doubt the Trout
WILD HOPE: THE GREAT OCEAN CLEANUP
River Cowboys: Keepin' it Wild
Cycling Without Age

6:30 PM - Award Winners Night at Nevada Theatre

Join us to watch some of the 2025 award-winning films. The films at this session will play at Del Oro tomorrow (Local's Night).

6:30 PM - Dinner and a Movie - Sunday at The Stone House

A special event at The Stone House in Nevada City. Limited seating - must reserve your ticket with your Watershed Pass, or purchase an individual ticket.

Flora, Fauna, Funga
Worm Land
Wild Hope: Mission Impossible (short cut)
Tides of Tradition
Surf and Turf

7:00 PM - Award Winners Night at CFTA at Center for the Arts - Cal Solar Main Stage
Join us to watch some of the 2025 award-winning films.

9:00 PM - That's a Wrap: A Wild & Scenic Dance Party w/ Par Avion at Oddfellows Nevada City

Wrap up the festival weekend with the band Par Avion, as seen and heard in the 2025 Official Selection Don't Doubt the Trout. Par Avion is a surf-influenced instrumental rock project out of Southern California.

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