‘Wild Land Wild Horses’ Selected for 2020 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
The pilot episode of “Wild Lands Wild Horses” documentary series is an official selection of this year’s Wildlife Conservation Film Festival.
“Wild Lands Wild Horses” is an exploratory documentary series traveling across 10 states within 150M+ acres of public lands. Wild Horse advocates and photographers Jamie Baldanza and Deb Lee Carson transport us through America’s western landscape bringing national awareness to the majestic yet politically complicated lives of America’s Wild Horse. “Wild Lands Wild Horses” features exceptional cinematography of wild horses in their environment as well as input from scientists, BLM employees, Forest and Park service employees, ranchers, public officials, advocates, recreational users, and any others who are willing to provide their experience and connection to our public lands. “Wild Lands Wild Horses” aims to show that we all share the same goal — To Keep The West Wild — for future generations.
Watch the trailer:
The Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF) will celebrate its tenth year in October, screening more than 250 international films, including many world premieres, from every corner of the globe, October 1 through November 8, 2020. This year’s event is virtual due to the continued closure of movie theaters in New York and Los Angeles. The WCFF will host 150 film producers, conservationists and scientists from around the world via LiveChats which are scheduled each day during the forty-day festival.
“The WCFF is a personal mission, and an effective means to shed light on the state of some of the most endangered species living on our planet through the power of film and media,” said WCFF Founder & CEO, Christopher J. Gervais, FRGS. The festival’s mission is inform, engage and inspire audiences about the need and importance for the protection of global biodiversity.
A full roster of selected films and speakers can be found here.
The global Festival Pass is $12. Receive unlimited, 24/7 access for 40 days to all 250 films. Watch on your TV, Android phone/tablet, Computer/Laptop, on Apple TV with your iPhone. Purchase your pass here.
About Jamie Baldanza:
Jamie Baldanza is a professional equine photographer and filmmaker dedicated to preserving America’s wild horses. Jamie’s production company “This Mustang Life” concentrates on bringing animal causes to the public through film and photography. To learn more about Jamie’s work, or to collaborate on an animal-cause project, visit http://www.thismustanglife.com or follow her on Instagram at @thismustanglife.
About Deb Lee Carson
Deb Lee Carson is a photographer and artist whose Fly Without Wings exhibit pays tribute to America’s wild spirit, and has raised substantial funds for wild horse non-profit organizations. Her new work, entitled Wild and Untethered, was exhibited at the Anderson Center in Red Wing, MN and was made possible by a grant from SEMAC. Deb has more than 50 years of equine reproductive experience, 12 years observing wild horse behavior, and three years working as a field research technician with the CSU wild horse contraceptive study.
