There will be a special screening of “The River Why” at Rausch Auditorium at the University of Puget Sound on April 8 at 7 pm. The event will be preceded at 6 pm by a conversation with the producer, Kristi Denton Cohen (me) , and Todd Ambs, the President of River Network, a national organization whose mission is to empower and unite people and communities to protect and restore rivers and other waters that sustain the health of our country.
On April 9, University of Puget Sound students and other volunteers will be joining members of the Puget Creek Restoration Society to clean up Puget Creek. Those interested in volunteering are welcome to either meet at the President’s House on the University of Puget Sound campus at 8:40am (in order to walk over), or meet at Puget Creek at 9am. Gear will be provided. Signing up ahead of time (by contacting esample@pugetsound.edu) is preferred, though not necessary.
The students at the University are doing exactly what I hope other viewers of the film will be inspired to do: not only enjoy the film, but follow that up with action to protect the rivers and fish it so beautifully portrays. April 9 is also my birthday, and this is the best present ever!
HI All,
Watch for Zach’s new series, “Off the Map”, on ABC January 12 at 10 pm. The new drama is about a group of young doctors — “Wonderfalls” favorite Caroline Dhavernas, Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife) and our own Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights, “The River Why”) — who enlist for work at a medical clinic in the tropics.
Check it out!
Hi All,
The Bend Film Festival, in Bend, Oregon, is screening “The River Why” at 3 pm, October 8. I’ll be there, too, so please come say hi and let me know what you think of the film.
There is a second screening of the film on October 10 at 10:am in Bend.
The Gig Harbor Film Festival screens “The River Why” on Friday, October 15 at 7:45. Josh Murphy, our 2nd unit director, fish biologist extraordinaire and one of our co-producers, will be in attendance. Gig Harbor is roughly 30 miles SW of Seattle.
Kristi
But hope those of you in New York get a chance to see “The River Why” Friday night, Aug 27, at 7:30 pm at the Tribeca Cinemas. Also, on Saturday, “Greenlit” screens – a great/funny documentary about how we tried to make “The River Why” as green as possible on our limited budget. Produced by our co-production partner, Ambush Entertainment and directed by Miranda Bailey.
I’ll be doing some thinking on my trip and was wondering…..what do you think are the most pressing issues facing river and/or fish conservation these days? If all of a sudden, you found yourself on a national podium, what would you want to talk about?
Let me know. I’ll be back sometime next week.
ciao for now,
Kristi
Escape the heat of summer: “The River Why” screens Saturday, August 14 at 3pm at the VMA Arts and Culture Center in Providence, Rhode Island. For tickets, go to:
http://www.film-festival.org/2010Festival.php
A special benefit screening of “The River Why” on June 23 at the ILM Premier Theater in the Presidio (San Francisco) is SOLD OUT!! The screening benefits Friends of The River (www.friendsoftheriver.org) and California Trout (www.caltrout.org). Special sponsors are Patagonia, Leland and the Orchard Hotel. Many thanks to all!
Zach Gilford, who plays “Gus” in “The River Why”, plays Matt Saracen on the series “Friday Night Lights”. He’s always been great in the role, but this season he has been especially amazing. There is a movement to get him nominated for an Emmy.
AOL has partnered with Zach’s publicists and a Facebook movement has been launched. We’re encouraging everyone to become fans, as well as clicking the “like” button on the AOL article itself.
Article: http://www.popeater.com/2010/06/09/zach-gilford-emmy-facebook-campaign/
FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nominate-Friday-Night-Lights-Star-Zach-Gilford-for-an-Emmy/128851973811052
“The River Why” has been invited to screen at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival on June 27 at 2 pm. More info soon.
There’s a great profile of Zach Gilford in this month’s “Men’s Journal” magazine. Page 50. Check it out!
