chattanooga’s Wild Film Festival
MARCH 22-24 2013
MARCH 22-24 2013
The Lookout Wild Film Festival is committed to showcasing wild places and the people they inspire through a film festival that highlights the city we all love. Right now, our team is hard at work planning the festival and screening films so we will be ready for opening night on March 22.
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A LEG TO FLY ON
Despite a handicap, Tip continues to pursue a sport that only few people experience.
CACHE QUEST
Geocaching is a worldwide treasure hunt where you use your GPS device to find boxes in the woods. They’ve got all the tools and tricks of the trade and are ready to show you around some of the coolest and most creative caches in town.
CASCADA
Erik Boomer, Tyler Bradt, Galen Volckhausen, Tim Kemple, Anson Fogel, Blake Hendrix and Skip Armstrong hunt the remote Mexican jungle for the perfect waterfall...and the perfect shot.
CAVING FOR CURE
Brian Bachmann, an assistant professor of chemistry at Vanderbilt University, has combined his interest in natural products drug production with his hobby of caving to set up the first systematic program to search for novel drugs produced by cave-dwelling microorganisms.
CLINCH KNOT
Haley Waldrop climbs some beautiful boulders at Hound Ears, NC: Thunder Prow (V6) and The Crescent (V5) and talks about teaching, learning, and the ties that bind.
EAGLE'S SKY
A true story of one man's passion for birds and a historical flight with a one-winged Bald Eagle.
JULIO SOLIS: MOVE SHAKE
The MoveShake film series presents the story of Julio Solis, a sea turtle conservationist in Puerto San Carlos, Baja California, Mexico. His story is one of perseverance and personal growth as he works to change the tide for the future of his community.
KUDZU VINE
Through images of kudzu-covered forms, photographed in black and white, hand processed 35mm CinemaScope and radiating with the luminance of early cinema.
THE MAJESTIC PLASTIC BAG
This mockumentary is narrated by Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons and tracks the “migration” of a plastic bag from a grocery store parking lot to the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” in the Pacific Ocean.
PERUVIAN ICE MAIDEN
Photographer Stephen Alvarez talks about going blind in one eye during his first National Geographic Magazine assignment.
SAND RIDER
Colorado native Marc Pastore grew up snowboarding the snow covered peaks of the San Juan Mountains but in the warm months he earns his turns climbing up the North America's largest sand dunes, in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
STILL HERE
John survives alone in the woods, living in what he believes to be a post-apocalyptic world. He broadcasts daily emergency messages - sometimes more as a radio journal than in an earnest attempt to contact fellow survivors. Little does he know, several local hikers are listening on the other side of his broadcasts.
THE EARTH FROM BELOW
Stephen Alvarez showing off his worldwide caving project. Locations include Tennessee, Abkasia, Belize, Oman and New Guinea.
THE EIGHTY SIX
Stept's 2012 ski film presents a migration from ski resorts, to cities, and back to the mountains. Everyone in the Stept crew skis, films, and works on the project together, sneaking from location to location, taking the term 'guerrilla film making' to new levels.
THE MYSTERY OF GEORGE MASA
The Mystery of George Masa chronicles the life of George Masa, a Japanese immigrant whose hiking, exploration and photography was instrumental in the founding of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the mapping and building of the Appalachian Trail during the 1920s and 1930s.
THE NOMAD
Why does he wander? What is he seeking? Traveling by foot, skis and kayak, Erik moves through the world and his life in a way few others do. He is The Nomad.
THE PACIFIC OCEANSCAPE
The Pacific Oceanscape is a political commitment by countries of the Pacific Islands Forum to understand, guard, and conserve the Pacific Ocean for the benefit of all.
THE SHAPESHIFTER
The supernatural… does it exist? The curious explore unbound by restrictions of place and mind and perhaps discover things we haven't understood. Legend whitewater kayaker Ben Marr shreds the upper reaches of Quebec, pushing limits to new and undiscovered levels.
THE WARRIOR
What are you willing to fight for? Growing up on the North Shore of Oahu, surfing was Christopher Peterson’s life. He fought for his place in the sport, for family, and for friends.
THE WAY HOME
Although our national parks belong to all Americans, it’s a sad fact that very few people of color ever set foot in some of our country’s most beautiful places.
WAMPLER'S ASCENT
Steve Wampler, a man with severe form of cerebral palsy ascends the biggest rock face in the world, El Captain in Yosemite National Park. 20,000 pull-ups, 5 nights 6 days on the sheer face of the mountain and, with only the use of one limb, this is a story of terror and triumph.
WATERS OF THE GREENSTONE
Experience New Zealand like never seen before. The Waters of Greenstone captures the four month expedition of two longtime friends exploring the mystical rivers, mountains, and back country of the South Island.
WHAT THE TREE REMEMBERS, THE AXE FORGETS
The axe is the oldest and most invaluable tool known to mankind. The axe chops the wood that feeds the fire that both gives life and destroys. This film explores the enigmatic dual nature that comes with this gift.
WHY WE CLIMB
A connection to nature, a place in the world, an artistic outlet, and a need to constantly push our limits. For this group of Southern California climbers, rock climbing isn't just a sport, its an outlet, an escape, and a way of life.
The City of Chattanooga Tennessee serves as an ideal host for a film festival dedicated to outdoor adventure and recreation. Chattanooga’s geography and natural formations are home to numerous outdoor sporting activities for its residents and visitors who live very active lifestyles.
Having Chattanooga as a backdrop to the wonderful films being shown at the festival continues to help the city serve as inspirational ground for discovering the wild outdoors!
SEE YOU AT THE FESTIVAL!
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