Wild & Scenic Film Festival

April 19
7:00 - 9:30 pm
The Music Hall, Portsmouth NH

Celebrate the wonder and the beauty of nature at The Music Hall in Portsmouth on Friday, April 19 for the 14th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival!

The 2024 slate of films features exceptional filmmaking, breathtaking cinematography, and compelling storytelling to inform and inspire about the power of the natural world. Attendees can expect award-winning films about nature, outdoor adventure, conservation, wildlife, environmental issues, agriculture, and more.

SELT's volunteer film committee has hand-picked a program from the award-winning films curated by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and national Wild & Scenic Film Festival and we cannot wait to share it with you!

What is the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival?
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival was started in 2003 by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL, pronounced ‘circle’), a watershed advocacy group based in the Sierra foothills of Northern California. The organization was formed in 1983 when a small group of concerned citizens banded together to fight against several proposed dams.

The festival’s namesake is in celebration of achieving Wild & Scenic status on 39 miles of the South Yuba River in 1999. The festival celebrates its annual event in Nevada City, CA each winter featuring over 150 award-winning films and welcoming filmmakers, celebrities, and activists who bring a human face to the environmental movement.

SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a call to action! The films illustrate not only the challenges facing our planet but the work communities are doing to protect the environment and the places we love. The stories give us a sense of place and what it means to be responsible stewards of the earth.

The festival’s five National Partners: Peak Design, Hipcamp, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Klean Kanteen, and Earthjustice have joined together to support this campaign. They help to bring these inspiring and provocative films to communities across the country. Enjoy the festival!

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