The Sierra Nevada Outdoor Center, Friends of the River (FOR) and American
Whitewater (AW) are pleased to announce the Third Annual Riverfilm Festival
scheduled for Saturday, July 14,2001.
This year¹s festival will feature, in person, river filmmakers John
Armstrong, Kristi Atwell, Gordon Brown, and Allison Chase.
Armstrong will be screening "Paucartambo–The Rest of the River" featuring
an all-star cast of boaters from the Coloma area. Atwell’s new film
"Quartzite’s Fall" has appearances from FOR Founder Mark Dubois. Brown and
Chase will be screening "Rivers of the Underworld" featuring the Chiapas
River in Mexico. Local filmmaker Scott Lindgren¹s new episode: "Liquid
Lifestyles 3?. The Spawning Ground" will also be shown at the festival.
John Gangemi, Conservation Director for America Whitewater and
recipient of Perceptions Kayaks’ 2001 River Conservation of the Year Award,
will present this year¹s winner of the National Paddling Film Festival:
"Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 637".
The Festival will take place at the Sierra Nevada Outdoor Center,
located at the corner of Lotus Road and Highway 49 in Coloma California. For
those already boating they can join the filmmakers paddle during the day.
A barbecue dinner ($10) will precede showing of the films ($15) at 6:00 PM
For further information and reservations call 650-726-2460 or
(530) 344-8446 or e-mail steve@snoc.com.