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After hosting a sold-out showing in January 2015, the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition (CEC) is bringing The Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour, one of the largest environmental film festivals in North America, back to Houston for two nights: January 27 & 28, 2016, at the historic River Oaks Theater!
The Festival consists of 22 short documentary films which speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of our planet. Each night, 11 films will be shown including one created by local groups depicting local issues. Topics range from jaw-dropping adventure and the beauty of the great outdoors to grass roots efforts to combat serious issues.
“Narrowing down the selection to fit the two nights was incredibly hard and we are heartbroken over some of the films that weren’t chosen. But we have selected beautiful, educational and inspiring films that cover a variety of issues” says Executive Director Rachel Powers.
The Houston festival is a selection of films from the 4-day festival held each year in Nevada City, CA, by the watershed advocacy group, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL). Their National Partners—Patagonia, CLIF Bar, Sierra Nevada Brewing and Mother Jones—help make the festival available to environmentally conscious groups across the country. Hosting The Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour helps the CEC illustrate the Earth’s beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect our environment. The festival is a natural extension of CEC’s work to inspire people to act.
EVENT DETAILS:
The River Oaks Theatre is located at 2009 W Gray. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and shows start at 7 p.m. Tickets are per night and start at $13 for Members who buy tickets in advance to $20 for General Admission. Individuals may choose to join the CEC and receive tickets included in the membership fee. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.cechouston.org. Different films will be shown each night.
Local sponsors include Kirksey Architecture, Houston Parks Board, Katy Prairie Conservancy, Ruggles Green, Texas Solar Outfitters, Metal Rain Tanks, USGBC Texas Gulf Coast, Green Bank, Air Alliance Houston, Asakura Robinson, Sebesta, Bayou Preservation Association, Environment Texas, and several individual supporters. Several River Oaks Shopping Center restaurants are offering coupons for festival goers and will donate a percentage of proceeds to the CEC.
The CEC is a coalition of individuals and over 120 Environmental member organizations working together to create a stronger Gulf Coast environmental community. Since 1971, we have served the public by bringing many diverse groups together to build awareness and stimulate discussion about environmental issues in the region. Please visit their website HERE for more information.
