Welcome to the 2012 edition of our annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival.

This year our festival will be held in Reno -- on Nov. 8 at the Grove -- and in Las Vegas -- on Oct. 25 at the Historic Fifth Street School.

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Here are the films we'll be showing, along with some trailers for you to enjoy.

Las Vegas, Oct. 25

Historic 5th Street School

401 S. Fourth St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Doors open at 6 p.m., films begin at 7 p.m.

A Skier’s Journey EP2: Baffin Island

Jordan Manley
(Canada, 16 min)

High in the Canadian Arctic, five friends venture to the frozen fjords of Northwest Baffin Island during spring time. Ancient and colossal, these branching hallways of rock are the domain of seals and polar bears, and relied upon by local Inuit hunters. For visiting skiers, the fjords are nothing short of a dream. In every direction, giant couloirs ascend thousands of feet above the sea ice, weaving in between some of the tallest and cliffs on the planet. Baffin Island: A Skier’s Journey EP2 is a step through these magical spaces.

Chasing Water

(USA , 2011, 18 min)

Follow the Colorado River, source to sea, with photographer Pete McBride who takes an intimate look at the watershed as he attempts to follow the irrigation water that sustains his family’s Colorado ranch, down river to the sea. Traversing 1500 miles and draining seven states, the Colorado River supports over 30 million people across the southwest. It is not the longest or largest U.S. river, but it is one of the most loved and litigated in the world. Today, this resource is depleted and stressed. Follow its path with an artistic, aerial view on a personal journey to understand this national treasure. McBride teamed up with his bush-pilot father to capture unique footage and also shadowed the adventure of Jon Waterman who became the first to paddle the entire length of the river.

Someplace with a Mountain

(USA, 2010, 55 min)

Narrated by Chevy Chase, this tragic yet hopeful documentary tells the story of a small group of Island Atolls that are disappearing because of sea rise. The people who live there did not understand what was to soon be their ultimate fate. Steve Goodall came across them on his travels and when he told them they asked for his help.

Crossroads

Jeremy Roberts
(6 min)

An icon of the West, the sage-grouse has been reduced from tens of millions to about 200,000, a casualty of our progress. With federal protection officially warranted but unsupported, the fate of this bird in the face of new energy development is unknown.  Crossroads was produced for Montana Audubon.

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Reno, Nov. 8

The Grove

95 Foothill Road on the corner of South Virginia Street and Foothill Road, in South Reno

Doors open at 6 p.m., films begin at 7 p.m.

A Skier’s Journey EP3: Argentina

Jordan Manley
(Canada, 12 min)

A Skier’s Journey EP3 is a road trip through some of Argentina’s lesser known ski locations, covering nearly 4000km down the windswept spine of the seemingly endless Andes mountain range. Chad Sayers, joined in part by local skier Maximilliano Artoni, explores desert and pampas, Cohiue and Auracaria, pumice and ash, cardboard and blower, sunshine and wind, granite spire and some bubbling agua termale. Powder Magazine

Connecting the Gems

Deia Schlosberg & Gregg Treinish
(USA, 2011, 27 min)

Follow two National Geographic Adventurers of the Year on a 520-mile trek through one of the Northern Rockies’ premiere wildlife corridors. The two hikers traverse the Yellowstone to Frank Church region, paying particular attention to large carnivores and the challenges they face as they journey between these two ecosystem ‘gems.’

The Mono Lake Story

(USA, 2011, 28 min)

Mono Lake is one of the most beautiful and productive lakes on the planet, yet excessive water diversions by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power threatened its ecosystem. A passionate grassroots campaign came to Mono Lake’s defense and through a monumental struggle, won its protection. The course of this historic effort transformed water law in California and forever changed water use in Los Angeles. The Mono Lake story is a rare environmental success that can inspire and inform the environmental challenges of our time.

COLD

(USA, 2011, 19 min)

For the past 26 years 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of Pakistan’s 8,000 meter peaks in winter. On February 2, 2011 Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards became the first. Cory is now the only American to summit any 8,000 meter peak in winter.

The journey nearly killed them. Cory carried a small camera and filmed the ordeal constantly. This is their story, as seen from the raw, honest perspective of Cory’s lens.

The film explores the interwoven roles of pain, mortality, doubt and community through the lens of Cory’s experience, ultimately asking a broad audience to look at their own lives in new ways.