Film

For eons, a one-of-a-kind population of killer whales has hunted chinook salmon along the Pacific Coast. For the last 40 years, renowned whale scientist Ken Balcomb has closely observed them. He's familiar with a deadly pattern. Salmon numbers plummet. Orcas starve. The downward spiral compelled him to realize that studying whales was no longer enough.…

ArtiFISHal is a film about wild rivers and wild fish that explores the high cost—ecological, financial and cultural—of our mistaken belief that engineered solutions can make up for habitat destruction. The film traces the impact of fish hatcheries, and the extraordinary amount of public money wasted on an industry that hinders wild fish recovery, pollutes our…

The inaugural year of the Cascade Adventure Film Festival Celebrate the adventures that push us to our limits, and help us forge a deeper connection to the natural world. Early bird tickets on sale until August 7th, 11:59pm CAFF will showcase influential films that highlight the adventurous spirit that lives inside each of us —…

An enlightening documentary about the ecological importance of beavers Join ONDA, Think Wild, and Worthy Brewing for a viewing of the award-winning documentary "Beaver Believers", a film by Sarah Koenigsberg. After the film, there will be a discussion on the history of beavers and their place in Oregon ecology, as well as the work being…

Fear of failure can stop all sorts of adventures before they even start, but what if failing is the best part? COTA Movie Night @ McMenamins presents Divided. In 2017, the female duo of Rickie Cotter and Lee Craigie raced the Tour Divide together, a 2,745 mile self-supported mountain bike race from Canada to the…

Each year, The Environmental Center brings Mountainfilm on Tour to Bend to showcase incredible documentary films, thoughtfully curated for our Central Oregon audience. This film event features stories of adventure, climate change, culture, and resilience from around the world.

Each year, The Environmental Center brings Mountainfilm on Tour to Bend to showcase incredible documentary films, thoughtfully curated for our Central Oregon audience. This film event features stories of adventure, climate change, culture, and resilience from around the world.