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2011 festival Schedule
Purchase block tickets by clicking on the SOH or BCLSA links below, or purchase a Full Festival pass HERE!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Shepherdstown Opera House (SOH)
SOH Thursday Afternoon Block {$30} • SU Students FREE with ID
| 1:00pm | Master Class for Filmmakers with |
| Mark Terry & Peter Schriemer | |
| 3:15pm | The Polar Explorer Student Matinee |
SOH Thursday Night Block {$10}
| 7:00pm | The Garden |
| 7:05pm | Corner Plot |
| 7:15pm | Mountain Man |
| 7:30pm | The Last Mountain followed by discussion with Bo Webb, activist and member of the Coal River Mountain Watch and Amber Whittington and Adam Hall, members of the Keeper of the Mountains Foundation. |
Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium (BCLSA)
BCLSA Thursday Night Block {$10} • Shepherd Student Rush
| 7:00pm | Warriors of Qiugang |
| 7:40pm | Seeing Death Valley |
| 8:15pm | Windfall followed by discussion with Donna and Chazz Printz, homeowners near the Backbone Ridge wind farm in Tucker County WV. |
Blue Moon Restaurant
| 9:30pm | Opening Night Gathering to Meet the Filmmakers |
FRIDAY, NovEMBER 4
Shepherdstown Opera House (SOH)
| 7:00pm | The Green Tunnel |
| 7:05pm | The Big Fix followed by panel discussion with Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post, John Amos, SkyTruth and Doug Inkley, the National Wildlife Federation. |
| 9:30pm | Mother: Caring for 7 Billion |
Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium (BCLSA)
BCLSA Friday Night Block {$10} • Shepherd Student Rush //
| 7:00pm | Libangbang |
| 7:05pm | There Once Was an Island [warning: partial nudity] |
| 8:45pm | The City Dark |
NCTC Byrd Auditorium
| 5:30pm | Speaker: Thomas Sassenberg on the making of Rise of the Jellyfish 3D |
| 7:00pm | Rise of the Jellyfish in 3D |
| 8:15pm | 3D Filmmaking Panel - Learn from the pros on how to make a successful 3D production ! |
| 9:00pm | Secret Life of the Rainforest (3D) |
SATURDAY, NovEMBER 5
NCTC Family Theater
| 12:00pm | Creatures of the Lagoon followed by an outdoor Critter Quest on NCTC grounds with film host Peter Schriemer. |
| 1:45pm | Dissolving Destinies |
| 1:50pm | When Eagles Dream followed by a walk to the NCTC Eagles’ Nest |
| 3:00pm | Mother Nature’s Child |
| 4:00pm | Nature’s Matchmaker [warning: wildlife breeding subject matter may not be appropriate for young children] |
NCTC Encounter Room
| 3:00pm | Don’t Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story led by Khris Baxter |
NCTC Byrd Auditorium
| 12:30pm | Chasing Water followed by Photographer and Filmmaker Pete McBride |
| 1:00pm | Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time followed by a speaker, to be announced. |
| 2:45pm | America’s Wildest Refuge: Discovering the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge |
| 4:00pm | The Gorilla Whisperer |
| 5:00–7:00pm | Dinner Break, please enjoy Shepherdstown’s Finest Offerings |
| 7:00pm | Charcoal Burners (Polish title: Smolarze) |
| 7:15pm | Peak to Peak |
| 7:22pm | Amazon Alive: Forest of the Future |
| 8:30pm | Among Giants |
| 8:45pm | California Forever followed by filmmaker Chase White |
Shepherdstown Opera House (SOH)
SOH Saturday Afternoon Block {$10}
| 12:00pm | La Mirada Circular [warning: Disturbing Images — Not for Children] |
| 12:15pm | The Species Problem |
| 12:30pm | Call of Life |
| 1:45pm | Bird Island |
| 2:15pm | White Water Black Gold |
| 3:30pm | Adam Purple and the Garden of Eden |
| 3:36pm | If A Tree Falls [warning: Rough Language] |
SOH Saturday Night Block {$10}
| 7:00pm | Struggle for Existence |
| 7:20pm | Waste Land |
SOH Saturday Special Event {$10}
| 9:30pm | The Woodshedders |
Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium (BCLSA)
BCLSA Saturday Night Block {$10} • Shepherd Student Rush
| 7:00pm | Vanishing Act |
| 7:03pm | Climate Refugees followed by discussion with Govind Acharya of Amnesty International |
| 9:00pm | The Polar Explorer followed by filmmaker Mark Terry |
SUNDAY, NovEMBER 6
Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium (BCLSA)
BCLSA Sunday Afternoon Block {$10} • Shepherd Student Rush //
| 12:00pm | Mother: Caring for 7 Billion |
| 1:00pm | Bag It |
| 2:30pm | John Muir in the New World |
| 4:15pm | Duck! |
Shepherdstown Opera House (SOH)
SOH Sunday Afternoon Block {$10}
| 12:00pm | Awards Ceremony |
| 12:10pm | Student Award Winning Film - Struggle for Existence -- Laurie Sumiye |
| 12:30pm | Audience Choice Winner - The Polar Explorer -- Mark Terry |
| 2:15pm | Green Fire Award Winner - Waste Land -- Peter Martin, Producer |
SOH Sunday Evening Block {$10}
| 4:15pm | The Last Mountain |
| 6:15pm | If a Tree Falls [warning: Rough Language] |
| 8:00pm | The City Dark |
Download a PDF of the 2011 Festival Schedule
Ticket Pricing & Policies
Full Festival Pass // $40
Good for all films at all venues. Open
Seating, please arrive early as empty
seats will be released 5 minutes before
the start of the film or event!
Block Tickets // $10
Good for all films during a specific time
block at a specific venue. Open Seating,
please arrive early as empty seats will
be released 5 minutes before the start
of the film or event!
Special events //
Thursday Afternoon
Filmmakers Workshop
Shepherdstown Opera House
$30 • SU Students Free with ID
Saturday Night Special
The Woodshedders
Shepherdstown Opera House • $10
SHEPHERD STUDENT RUSH // All blocks at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium are free to Shepherd University Students with Student ID during Student Rush — 5 minutes before the start of each film, students may take any empty seat.
All Films & Events at NCTC are Free of Charge.
IMPORTANT // All Visitors over the age of 16 MUST show ID at the security gate.
PLEASE NOTE // Holding a Festival Pass or Block Ticket does not guarantee last minute seating, please arrive early as empty seats will be released 5 minutes before the start of the film or event!
