17th Wild & Scenic Film Festival
OARS is once again hosting one of the largest environmental film festivals
WHENWednesday, April 23rd 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM |
WHERE
Maynard Fine Arts Theatre |
OARS cordially invites you to join us at our 17th Annual Film Festival!
At OARS, the watershed organization for the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord rivers, we work to make our rivers healthy and resilient for everyone to enjoy.
We were so happy to once again welcome our community to Maynard Fine Arts Theater to enjoy this years film line up!
Join us on Wednesday, April 23, for an evening of humor, adventure, and inspiration.
For 16 years, we have hosted this incredible event with friends from our watershed, aiming to unite the community around local environmental issues, inspire advocacy, and provide opportunities for local involvement from people like YOU.
This year’s award-winning films are brought to you from the nation’s largest environmental film festival. The films, celebrating the theme Wild at Heart. The theme speaks to the power of wild places to spark inspiration, compassion, and understanding of the world around us. Through this festival artists share stories of love for the outdoors, activism, and an awareness of change in the natural world.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THEY SELL OUT
*Tickets are available for purchase online, until Friday, April 18th at midnight. After April 18th, they can be purchased at OARS registration desk from 6 PM onwards, on April 23rd, at Maynard Fine Arts Theatre.
Ticket Offerings
$25: General Admission
$20: OARS members (email OARS to confirm membership status)
$50: Admission membership bundle
(includes membership rate ticket & $30 discounted membership, see our “Become a Member” page for full membership details)
$10: OARS volunteers (OARS volunteers will be emailed a discounted ticket link)
Refund Policy
No Refunds; if COVID restrictions prevent us from holding an in-person event, hybrid viewing options will be made available.
A Glimpse of the Evening
A Glimpse of the Evening
6 pm: doors open
7 pm: showtime starts sharp
Film Line Up
Here the Wild Things Are
Aotearoa joins a fun, global competition where ecologists and enthusiasts scour cities to uncover the weird and wonderful wild. But can they save the planet, one photo at a time?
Reconnected: Restoring the Rivers of Long Island Sound
Made by Reel Quest Films in collaboration with the River Restoration Network, Reconnected: Restoring the Rivers of Long Island Sound is a short documentary film that highlights the importance of stream barrier removal through interviews with community members, environmental experts, and river advocates.
Alabama Roots
In “Alabama Roots”, we travel across Alabama rediscovering our native plants, meeting passionate plant people along the way who are making changes big and small in hopes of preserving the last vestiges of once vast ecosystems and Alabama’s unprecedented botanical biodiversity.
Local Climate Solutions: Biodiversity & Forest Conservation in the Sierra Gorda
For over 35 years, Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (GESG) has led community-driven conservation, restoring biodiversity through science-backed, grassroots efforts. Now, they are pioneering a carbon credit program, linking habitat regeneration with financial support for local communities.
Judy’s Creek—Discovering the Secret Life of the Streambed
Follow ecologist, educator, and author, Dr. Judy Li, into the world of caddisflies, the artisans of the aquatic world. With contagious passion, Judy shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career in freshwater science, and how she has found ways to share the joys of science with audiences of all ages.
Black Water
Once teeming with life, Lake Mai Ndombe in the Congo Basin is now depleted and local communities face starvation. The vanishing fish population can be traced back to an unlikely culprit, but they have a hopeful solution that could turn the tide.
Canyon Chorus
Join Mikah Meyer, his mentor Larry, and three friends as they journey down Utah’s Green River, in Desolation Canyon, on a river rafting trip centered around friendship and joy. Canyon Chorus is a story about being your true self in the outdoors, about advocacy, and about recognizing the important people in our lives.
Friends of Frogpool Lane
Follow a group of vigilante crossing guards as they help frogs and salamanders navigate a busy road through a rainy Spring night, so these driven amphibians can arrive safely to the unique wetland that is critical for their life cycle.
Please support our sponsors who make this special evening possible.
A growing (daily!) list of local business sponsors’ can be viewed below.
Interested in Sponsoring this Amazing & Highly Attended Event?
The event includes a number of ways to showcase national sponsors and local business partners, including a live reception, film screening, slides with logos, and door prizes.
See below for the OARS WSFF sponsorship information and pledge form to learn how you can be one of them.
OARS Wild & Scenic® Film Festival Sponsors (so far)
OARS Wild & Scenic® Film Festival Door Prize Donors (so far)
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