In a time when climate change and environmental degradation pose dire consequences for both humanity and the planet, we hope that by revealing pathways for healing through our reconnection to the natural world, we will learn to care for it – and if the earth benefits, we will all benefit. We explore how different cultures, individual efforts, histories and nature practices can offer us lessons for our future. And what are some of our most prominent thinkers and creators doing to make change within themselves and beyond? How can we tap into those lessons and experiences both as individuals and communities? What came before, what is happening now, and what can be done in the future? As part of this film journey we interweave thematically inspired literary/poetic moments by writers and poets such as Robin Wall Kimmerer, Joanna Macy and others.

We have traveled in North America and Africa to find interview subjects and unearth topics that will add to the thesis of the project. For John Francis, “The Planetwalker,” we follow his environmentalist journey from its inception in the early 1970's to now, as he walks with other environmentalists to observe, inspire others, and preserve the land. As with Jody MacDonald, renowned adventure/nature photographer, she uses her work to inspire others to preserve what we learn to love. It is our hope that we can broaden the thinking around what our natural world needs now and how we can deepen our life experience through connection to the land.

Shot on location in Sebastopol, CA; Cape May, NJ; Sun Valley, ID; Telluride and Boulder, CO; Marin County, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Gallup, NM; Tanzania, Africa.

Length: 97 minutes

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