Yuba Salmon Dance is a captivating short film that follows the incredible journey of Chinook salmon as they return to the Yuba River to spawn. The film captures the resilience and determination of these majestic fish who have navigated obstacles, both natural and man-made, to reach the place of their birth. Through breathtaking drone and underwater footage, we get an intimate and up-close-up look at the spawning grounds. This is the final dance for these fish as they select a mate, preform the spawning rituals, and lay their eggs and milk. After the dance is complete the Salmon will die and give their bodies and nutrients back to the river ecosystem. Salmon are one of the most giving species on earth and the greatest purveyor of ocean nutrients to the inland environment. IN ATTENDANCE: <a href="https://wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/director-michael-wier/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Wier</a>, DirectorJessica Briggs, Production Assistant

Yuba Salmon Dance

Yuba River salmon find their way home and complete their sacred lifecycle.

Join us as we blend culture, action and heart while visiting professional kiteboarder, Sarah Sadek at home on the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. In a world where women are not often found in athletic roles, nor in the water, Sarah shows us how she is opening the eyes of her local community and pushing the boundaries in a gracious yet badass way (and yes, the two go hand in hand!)

Above Sinai

Egypt's first female professional kiteboarder.

Tule is a poetic 2D animated mixed media short film championing awareness and hope. A young Pomo girl serves as the narrator of our project. Her poetic contemplations ring true with convictions shared by her Pomo community at Clear Lake, California. She revels in the local nature’s glory, but dread strikes when she faces today’s careless pollution damage that impedes cultural practices. IN ATTENDANCE: <a href="https://wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/art-director-rachel-huang/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Huang</a>, Art Director

Tule

A modern day Pomo girl is empowered through poetic reflection on conversations with her Native community about the culturally vital, but now suffering Tule plant at Clear Lake.

Metamorphosis is a metaphor for the challenges everyone experiences during adolescence... FROG wants to be stronger, AXOLOTL doesn't want to grow up, LADYBUG is going through "phases" and CATERPILLAR wants things to move more quickly.
Written & Animated by 12-year-old Bryn Wright, Metamorphosis is an upbeat and encouraging film for all ages - especially for youth in transition. Often the simplest solution is to "wait a while".

Metamorphosis

A whimsical look at adolescence through the eyes of four creatures learning to embrace change, patience, and self-acceptance.

Feel inspired by 9 years old Freya, who shares how she uses climbing as a practice to lean into discomfort and fear to help her navigate her neurodiversity. The strength she gains through both are applicable and inspirational to us all.

Freya

Freya, a 9 year old girl, uses climbing as a practice to lean into discomfort and fear to help navigate her neurodiversity and harness its strengths.

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SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival education team curates age-appropriate, engaging and inspiring content for TK-2, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th and 9th-12th grade film screenings. Essentially, each student audience gets their very own film festival! An important part of our school programs, the Wild & Scenic education team creates film-specific, standards-based curriculum for participating educators from local elementary, middle, and high schools for further classroom enrichment. Need more info? Contact our Education Director, Monique Streit, at Monique@YubaRiver.org.org

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