The Nature Conservancy is bringing the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Idaho Falls and with it comes Restoring Hope, a Tight Line Media film.
Restoring Hope is an Idaho-based film produced by Idaho-based production house Tight Line Media. The documentary follows the restoration of the Jackknife watershed in east Idaho. Tight Line Media CEO Kris Millgate made several trips to the drainage to capture three months of restoration work done by Trout Unlimited and Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
“Millgate’s dedication to her work and her enthusiasm for producing exceptional films allowed us to effectively document our restoration efforts,” says Louis Wasniewski, Forest Service hydrologist. “I’m excited to see the collaborative restoration work done in East Idaho go on tour with the festival so the rest of the world can see it.”
Restoring Hope started touring with the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in February. The tour stops at more than 100 venues across the country including The Nature Conservancy tour stop in Idaho Falls April 24.
What: Wild & Scenic Film Festival – a benefit for The Nature Conservancy
When: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 7 p.m.
Where: Colonial Theater, 450 A Street, Idaho Falls
Why: The event celebrates The Nature Conservancy’s work in east Idaho including a cooperative effort with the Intermountain Bird Observatory and Idaho Department of Fish and Game to study migratory patterns of long-billed curlew nesting on the Flat Ranch Preserve in Island Park.
To purchase film fest tickets, go to: www.idahofallsarts.org. Watch the trailer for Restoring Hope at: www.tightlinemedia.com
The Nature Conservancy was founded in 1951. Its mission is to conserve lands and waters on which all life depends. TNC works in all 50 states and in 33 countries. In Idaho, the Conservancy’s first project was the Silver Creek Preserve. In East Idaho, the Conservancy is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the acquisition of the Flat Ranch Preserve.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival is considered one of the nation’s premiere environmental and adventure film festivals. Its films combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities.
Tight Line Media is owned and operated by award-winning multi-media journalist Kris Millgate. She produces the outdoor TV segment Time OUT with Kris Millgate and other content for video and print. She also produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and in-depth documentaries for multiple organizations.