Wild & Scenic Film Festival
at Lexington’s Farish Theater, August 29, 2025
Join us in person at the Farish Theater, OR join us virtually from your home!. The Kentucky Conservation Committee is excited to be bringing our 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival to you. We want to offer your the opportunity to see nation's largest environmental film festival. [NOTE: Tickets must be ordered in advance at this link]. You can also find information about the festival on the national Wild and Scenic Festival website.
These engaging films inspire activism and transport audiences to the farthest reaches of the globe. Enjoy fabulous film making, gorgeous cinematography, and wonderful storytelling during an evening that offers films about nature, hiking, kayaking, cycling, wildlife and environmental justice.
Join us on Friday, August 29th at the Farish Theater at Central Library in Lexington for an evening of adventure and inspiration OR virtual at home! The evening will include door prizes and auction!
Films Begin:: 7 pm ET. (Theater doors open at 6:30 pm. for silent auction and information tables from our sponsors). Virtual attendees will be able to view films for five days.
National Film Festival Sponsors:
Door Prizes at the theatre and Online Auction TBD
Our 2025 Film Selections:
You are not Small
Animated short that asks the question - “How do we make it stop?”
See KCC’s Climate Action Page for information about how to address the climate crisis and make your voices heard.
Driving Sweep
Few river guides ever get the chance to drive Idaho's Iconic sweep boat. Driving Sweep follows Katie Veteto as she learns how to "drive sweep" down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. She's learned the rapids and the river. Now she learns to drive a 4,000lbs sweep down steep rocky rapids.
Canafornia
A mountain bike fantasy adventure on a Kona 153.
Friends of the Frogpool Lane
Follow a group of vigilante crossing guards as they help frogs and salamanders navigate a busy road through a rainy Spring night, so these driven amphibians can arrive safely to the unique wetland that is critical for their life cycle.
Freya
Leo Houlding's daughter, Freya, uses climbing as a practice to lean into discomfort and fear to help navigate her neurodiversity and harness its strengths.
River Cowboys
Since 1996, a quiet man in the backwoods of Eastern Kentucky has taken it upon himself to clean tires out of the Wild and Scenic Red River. Now 28 years later, friends, environmental groups, and community members are rallying to support annual cleanups in an effort to keep the river beautiful and to try and stop the trash and tires from making it there in the first place.
KCC can connect you with allies who do regular stream cleanups. Contact us for a list of groups!
To learn more about the state’s tire cleanup programs, see link.
Nature Always Finds a Way
The story of five women who boldly embark on a ten day trek with total strangers to conquer the iconic Tour du Mont Blanc. Their goal? To heal their past traumas, together. An uplifting tale of reliance, female friendship and the incredible power of using nature and community to heal and forge a brighter future.
The Bird in My Backyard
In an urban backyard on Canada’s West Coast, a window salesman has created a living laboratory for investigating hummingbird behaviour. The Bird in My Backyard follows citizen scientist, Eric Pittman, as he documents the journeys of two female Anna’s hummingbirds as they attempt to raise their young in his urban garden. It’s a story about the childlike curiosity in all of us, the wonders it can reveal and the doors it can open if we just lean in a bit closer.
We hope you enjoy this birding film and support Wild Birds Unlimited.
Solar Punk Diaries
Solarpunk is a genre that explores optimistic and realistic futures where humanity has won or is winning the fight against climate change. Nick & Spencer demonstrate the joy of the regenerative revolution at their farm / climate hub in Guernville, CA. Their story illustrates the beauty of Solarpunk, an optimistic movement for an ecologically equitable future. At Solar Punk farms, this vision is 100% possible and 100% irresistible
Cougar Crossing
The fearless cougar P-22 gained fame for making its home in the midst of the city, he inspired an effort to build the world's largest wildlife crossing.
Check out KCC’s Biodiversity page.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has also been working on a wildlife crossing pilot project where KCC assisted with acquiring state funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill. Learn more about the state’s Wildlife Corridor plan here.
