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Hosted by Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
Thank you for joining us tonight to celebrate our amazing natural resources and wildlife, the
triumphs of local communities, and our grantees’ and students’ work protecting the environment,
consumers, and public health. When you leave, you will feel inspired to continue the amazing
things YOU do on a daily basis to make our planet a cleaner, greener place for ALL of us. With your support, Rose Foundation has become an invaluable resource for grassroots groups
across California and the nation. Our support helps groups become stronger to face pressing
environmental challenges, some of which will serve as the focus of tonight’s films. And with our
youth program, New Voices Are Rising, we are building the next generation of environmental
leaders right here in Oakland.
Enjoy the Film Festival! Speak with our sponsors, chat with those around you, visit our grantee
tables, and at intermission, introduce yourself to one of our New Voices Fellows. Their motivation
and creativity will inspire you to take action for our communities and the environment.
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SPECIAL THANKS
Thank you to the amazing Film Selection Committee for
picking a lineup of powerful films and for supporting our
event, along with our stellar volunteers! You rock!
Film Selection Committee
Karen Adelman, Saul’s Restaurent & Delicatessen
Rachel Baker, Grantmaking and Strategic
Communications Consultant
Kaitlin Chandler, Save the Bay
Jen Sokolove, Compton Foundation
Cindy Tsai Schultz, Rose Foundation Board Member
Jasmine Amons, Grants & Development Associate
Marion Gee, Development & Communications Director
Karla James, Managing Director
Tim Little, Executive Director
Jill Ratner, New Voices Are Rising Program Director
Jason Sutton, Data and Accounting Manager
Staff
Tim Little, Executive Director
Jill Ratner, Program Director
Karla James, Managing Director
Marion Gee, Development &
Communications Director
Jason Sutton,
Data & Accounting Manager
Jasmine Amons,
Grants & Development Associate
Jacqueline Cuevas, Grants &
Administrative Assistant
Board List
Jill Ratner, President
Kevin Hendrick, Vice-President
Michelle Chan, Treasurer
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & DONORS!
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly is pleased to sponsor
Catalyst Sponsors
2nd Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour
a benefit for Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
Leader Sponsors
The California Endowment • Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust & Patty Schifferle
Tim Little & Jill Ratner • Altshuler Berzon LLP
Organizer Sponsors
As You Sow Foundation
Amy Lyons
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Center for Environmental Health
Cindy Tsai Schultz and Peter Schultz
Community Bank of the Bay
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Entrekin Family Foundation
Ephraim Grier
Lawyers for Clean Water
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative
SEIU Local 1021
Selerum Inc.
Trillium Asset Management LLC
The Goldman Environmental Prize
Supporter Sponsors
Consumer Action
Beverly Cherner
David Irving LMFT
George Holland Sr. Attorney at Law
Kevin Hendrick & Jill Dovre
Misao Kusuda & Dave Michelfelder
Nancy Berlin & Paul Tepper
Saul’s Restaurant & Delicatessen
Urban Habitat
Cheers to an inspiring evening of films and fun!
Happy 22nd Anniversary Rose Foundation!
Sustaining Sponsors
Inkworks Press
Kesler Creative Communications
Klean Kanteen
Krishna Copy Center
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Silent Auction & In-Kind Donors
Alter Eco
Aquarium of the Bay
Ashley Lawrence Chase
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
California Academy of Sciences
California Shakespeare Theater
California’s Great America
Camp Lotus
The Crucible
Disneyland
Fenton’s Creamery
Fine Arts Museum of
San Francisco
Galileo Learning
H2Hotel
Incredible Adventures
Kesler Creative Communications
Krishna Copy Center
Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Landmark Theaters
The Natural Grocery Company
Paramount Theatre of the Arts
Patagonia
Pier 39
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Rialto Cinemas
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Zoo
and Gardens
Saul’s Restaurant & Deli
Shotgun Players
Sports Basement
Stanford Athletics
Synergy Organic Clothing
Touchstone Climbing
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True Nature Botanicals
Viscera Studios
Walt Disney Family Museum
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FILMS
THE RIDGE
Danny Macaskill returns to his native home of the Isle
of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along
the notorious Cuillin Ridgeline. (Danny Macaskill, 2014)
(in viewing order)
PAMELA – A NEW VOICE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Life in the flatlands of Oakland, CA can be a struggle. Pamela Tapia gives us a glimpse
into how youth experience life and environmental inequities in Oakland. (Melinda
James, Brennan King, Rose Foundation, 2014)
Dryden – The Small Town that
Changed the Fracking Game
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For two years now, I’ve been lucky enough to visit
a few countries with a ball as a faithful companion.
(Guillaume Blanchet, 2014)
Sponsored by Earthjustice
This is the true story of people who
discovered their shared strength and
turned the tables on the powerful
fracking industry. (Chris JordanBloch, Kathleen Sutcliffe, 2014)
SILENT RIVER Filmmakers Jason Jaacks and
Steven Fisher will be here for a special Q&A session!
Since the passage of NAFTA 20 years ago, U.S.
companies have used the Santiago River as their own
waste canal. Silent River follows a young woman and
her family as they defy death threats to try and save one
of the most polluted rivers in Mexico.
THE CURIOUS SNAIL
The “Curious Snail” showcases the beauty of a snail’s simple and small world.
(Alex Jones, 2014)
DELTA DAWN
A team of paddle boarders follows the
Colorado River to the sea, the first time its
kissed the sea in 20 years, attempting to be the
only, and potentially the last to float to the sea
by paddle board. (Peter McBride, 2014)
MARIE’S DICTIONARY
Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language, creates a dictionary
in an effort to keep her language alive. (Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Go Project Films, 2014)
THE NEW ENVIRONMENTALISTS –EAGLE EYES –PERU
Overcoming a history of traumatic violence, Ruth
Buendía united the Asháninka people against large-scale
dams that would have uprooted indigenous communities.
(Will Parrinello, John Antonelli, Tom Dusenbery, 2014)
AMERICAN LAWN
American Lawn is a kaleidoscopic, lighthearted, and insightful portrait of Americans
of all stripes grappling with their relationships to lawn. (Robert Sickels, 2014)
OUR POWER: BLACK MESA, AZ
The Navajo people in Black Mesa, AZ are trying to protect their aquifer from a nearby
coal mining plant’s pollution, hoping to generate “energy without injustice, power
without pollution.” (Mark Decena, Teri Heyman, Kontent Films, 2013)
LOVE IN THE TETONS Sponsored by Mechanics Bank
Juan Martinez, an at-risk teenager from south-central Los
Angeles, stepped off a bus in Grand Teton National Park and
saw the stars for the first time in his life. Fifteen years later, he
met Vanessa Torres, a park ranger, and fell in love all over again.
(Amy Marquis and Dana Romanoff, 2014)
EARTHBOOK
What would Planet Earth post about humans on its
profile? (Bernd Hezel and Ephraim Broschkowski, 2014)
RIVER OF EDEN
Journey to the Fijian Highlands to discover how locals
turned to tourism to fund a conservation area that
protects one of the most beautiful rivers on Earth.
(Peter McBride, 2014) 14.C
Kai Lightener entered the world of rock
climbing at six. Watch fourteen-year-old Kai
ascend the top of the most difficult routes
–rated 5.14c– with the support of his single
mother, Connie. (George Knowles, 2014)
WHY I THINK THIS WORLD SHOULD END
Experience this spoken word call to action from Prince Ea. (Brandon Sloan, 2014)
SPECIAL GUESTS
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Jason Jaacks
Jason Jaacks is a visual storyteller who focuses on social and
environmental issues. His films have documented a range of
topics, from the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border to
performance poetry among Native American youth. In 2012,
Jason was named a National Geographic Explorer. He is the
founder of SplitFrame Media and lives in the San Francisco
Bay Area.
Steven Fisher
Steve Fisher is an investigative journalist with a
focus on U.S.-Mexico relations. In 2014, he was a
fellow at the Human Rights Center at Berkeley Law
where he worked with the ACLU to investigate a
little-known migrant incarceration program. He
is currently a fellow at the Investigative Reporting
Program at UC Berkeley. He most recently
co-published an investigation showing the
involvement of the Mexican military and
Federal Police in the attack that resulted in the
disappearance of 43 students.
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