October offers us a chance to reflect on the deep connections between people, place, and planet. World Habitat Day reminds us that the spaces we build and the homes we protect are essential to human dignity and environmental balance. Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the original stewards of the land, whose wisdom and resilience continue to guide movements for justice and ecological restoration. To commemorate these days, we’ve curated a playlist of past Wild & Scenic Official Selections that explore themes of home, belonging, and Indigenous leadership in protecting the earth.
DISTRICT 15 (2021) – WALKING IN TWO WORLDS (2012) – BRING THEM HOME (2019) THE BURDEN (2020)
Communities for a Better Environment does critical work on environmental justice and empowers Californian communities to stand up to polluting industries and build a green energy future.
Worlds collide in the Tongass National Forest, the largest temperate rainforest on Earth, when the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) turns tribes into corporations and sparks a lengthy logging frenzy. A story of division and redemption plays out showing the possibility of healing both the forest and the native community.
BRING THEM HOME
Daniel Glick | 2017 | 18 min – 2019 Official Selection
This is the first film to examine how America’s dependence on fossil fuels poses serious immediate and long-term national security threats – and how the military is taking a leading role in the battle for clean, renewable energy. The film highlights how heavy reliance upon oil, and other fossil fuels, poses a variety of national security concerns.
