Upcoming Free Public Screenings
Friday, July 30 from 7:00-9:30 pm in Seattle's Wallingford District – sponsored by the good folks at "Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies." See their website for more details.
Sept 24-25, 2010 - Crest Pictures is proud to announce The Irate Birdwatcher has been accepted into the Port Townsend Film Festival to be held on Sept 24-26, 2010. Hope to see you all there.
It's all about wilderness preservation … told in the inspiring words of Harvey Manning – the irate birdwatcher. Follow the legendary Northwest writer and conservationist as he discovers the beauty of Washington’s wildest places, and the need to stand up and fight for their very survival. This is Harvey’s story about this state’s unique wilderness … his deep passion for it, his years of ramblings as an avid backpacker and climber, and his own personal crusade to preserve and protect it for future generations … with a wee bit of preaching thrown in to boot.
Read what people are saying about the film >>
Magnificent! Just superb … a work of art. In my whole career, I have known few conservation writers who can so completely describe what it is really like – feels like – in the Northwest backcountry. And it is even rarer for that same writer, and at the same time, to mince no words and so accurately 'tell it like it really is' regarding what was happening to that wilderness. It was this special gift of Harvey's – that eloquence and passion in everything he wrote, which aroused a whole generation – my generation – to rise up and take a stand to halt the damage.
~ Brock Evans, environmental advocate, author and president of the Endangered Species Coalition
Harvey Manning left a legacy and a challenge to citizens who enjoy nature the way God made it and who care about America the Beautiful and about themselves. He tells us that we need to express our care and concern with principle and vigilance. We need to stand up to be heard – loud and clear and strong enough to rally public support and to shape it into effective public policy and practice. This is not exactly easy, but it works, and it’s good for the soul.
~ Michael Frome, activist, educator and author of Heal the Earth, Heal the Soul: Collected Essays on Wilderness, Politics and the Media
