Wild & Scenic Film Festival

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Katie Hake

A still image from "Finding the Line," a 2024 Wild and Scenic Film Festival selection.

A still image from "Finding the Line," a 2024 Wild and Scenic Film Festival selection.

It’s a festival that focuses on films that celebrate our natural world — and calls on audiences to take action to preserve it. This year’s special focus is the relationships among water, art and advocacy. Among the films on the Madison slate are INWARD, Finding the Line and Study Aboard, featuring UW-Stevens Point students. The fest is sponsored by the River Alliance of Wisconsin.

media release: On March 21, River Alliance of Wisconsin and the Barrymore Theatre will host the 15th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. In partnership with the South Yuba River Citizens League, the festival aims to inspire people to paddle, explore, learn and take action to defend our priceless water.

Doors open at 6 p.m.; program begins at 7 p.m. Buy tickets now online through barrymorelive.com or at Barrymore Theatre outlets in Madison. The evening includes the chance to win door prizes from Fontana Sports and national sponsors and enter a raffle contest to win a beautiful wooden Langford Canoe courtesy Rutabaga Paddlesports.

This year’s films have strong themes of people who connect their love of paddling with art and advocacy. Films include stories of the transformative power of paddling in the lives of tribal teens and Chilean women. Other films focus on the importance of dam removal, building resilience to climate change, and representation of people of color in outdoor recreation.

“We are excited to share these inspiring films that connect our rivers and art,” said River Alliance of Wisconsin Executive Director Allison Werner. “We particularly invite people to join us to view “INWARD,” a film by Chris Brown about artist and angler Michi Meko, and “Finding the Line” about artist Alexandra “Chachi” Riesco and her connection to nature.”

Thanks to sponsors: Rutabaga Paddlesports, Deer Creek Cheese, Fontana Sports, Delta Beer Lab, Sitka Seafood Market, Community Shares of Wisconsin, Econoprint, Numbers 4 Nonprofits, Lauer Realty Group, Park Bank, and Spencer Real Estate Group.

River Alliance of Wisconsin empowers people to protect and restore water.