Haven't gotten to the annual Banff Mountain Film Festival yet ... hopefully this year!
It'll be at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on March 10th & 11th - details here. For info about the other stops on the Banff Film Fesival World Tour, go here.
Info about this year's films here. I checked the films out - fingers crossed that I get to see the below film at the SF event:)
Africa Revolutions Tour
USA, 2009, 20 minutes
Directed by Rush Sturges, Produced by Tyler Bradt
From the crocodile-infested White Nile in Uganda to big-water first descents in Madagascar, a group of friends seek adventure on African rivers. Accompanying the team is Rita Riewerts, the founder of the Sun Catchers Project, a non-profit that installs solar cooking facilities in orphanages, hospitals and communities.
More info about the film here, on the film's official website.
The Sun Catchers Project works primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Malawi. The org has a list of interesting upcoming events on their website, here. For example -
Columbia River Experience: In March of 2009 a group of 4 paddlers will embark on the longest self-support journey of their lives. The focus of the trip is to raise awareness of a once free flowing river that currently holds more dams than any other river drainage in the world and to document the impact on the Columbia River from previous ways of life to present day water quality throughout the 1,243 miles of river. The itinerary is expected to take almost 2 months from the source of Columbia River, in Canada, to Astoria, OR at the Pacific Ocean. The entire trip will be supported by solar energy. Sun Catchers Project will be lending one of our solar ovens for use during the trip. Our founder, Rita Riewerts, will also be attending 2 weeks of the trip to show support. Donations raised will be given in part to Sun Catchers Project.
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