“Mobilize” Saturday September 26, Paradise Performing Arts Center 6 pm
The Golden Trout Project
All trout are beautiful, but there is something remarkable about California Golden Trout and their narrow home streams high in the southern Sierra Nevada backcountry. This film is a celebration of these beloved fish and the incredible partnership of anglers, agencies, and conservationists working together to protect this iconic native trout species. This includes expanding the scale of the ambitious effort to restore struggling populations of Golden Trout across 75 stream miles and 7,000 acres of critical headwater habitat in the heart of their native range. Joshua Duplechian/Trout Unlimited 2025
Bear in Hot Tubs
Bears in Hot Tubs is an intimate short film co-created with Maddie Bear and her kin. Set in suburban Los Angeles, it reveals black bears as sentient neighbors navigating a shared landscape. Through poetic imagery and quiet observation, the film reimagines coexistence as an invitation to co-thrive with care, empathy, and respect. Claire Musser (Director), Kirstyn Kubicki (Executive Producer) 2025
Red Wolf in Time Out
A young person narrates the problem in full preteen gossip style while her step-dad animates it in the form of a classroom chalkboard lesson. The Red Wolf faces extinction due to unnecessary human fear and its absence has caused an environmental chain reaction. Dave Russo (Director/Animator/Music), Calliope Mary (Voice), Madeline Leue (Research) 2025
The Yosemite Toad
First identified in Yosemite National Park in the early 1900s, and found only in the Sierra Nevada, the Yosemite Toad is adapted for life at high elevation. Rarely seen, the male toads possess a vocal sack that allows them to produce a melodious, trilling call. As the snow melts, you may have a chance to hear these “singing” toads during the brief mating season. Steven M. Bumgardner Producer/Director 2025
Native to the Klamath
Native to the Klamath” is a story told through the voices of the salmon people. The Klamath River is currently going through one of the largest transformations in history. Native to the Klamath intertwines environmental restoration, reconciliation ecology, social justice, and traditional ecological knowledge. Hear the story of this river renewal through the words of the Klamath River peoples who live by the sacred obligation of stewardship. Michael Wier 2025
The Rewilders
Fierce and passionate individuals are taking audacious measures to save a planet in crisis. The Rewilders is a visually spectacular short documentary that follows pioneering conservationists on three continents, working to rewild iconic species like jaguar, elephant, bison and Pacific salmon. The impact of their efforts is galvanizing a global movement, one species and one landscape at a time. Marlene Rodgers-Director; Kyle Gunther-Producer/Executive Producer; Louise Valgardson-Producer; Mark Angelo-Executive Producer; John Ritchie-Executive Producer; Trish Neufeld-Executive Producer 2025
Arctic Alchemy
“Arctic Alchemy” follows renowned Alaskan adventurer and climate scientist Roman Dial on a research expedition to find the source of a mysterious phenomenon poisoning watersheds. Along the journey, Roman reckons with fatherhood, personal tragedy, and the power of wilderness to both break us and bring us alive. Colin Arisman, zeppelin Zeerip 2025