On Thursday, January 14, 2021 we met with filmmaker | director Daniel Homles and cast Jeff Shapiro to discuss Holmes' film, A PLEA FOR REFUGE. Watch this fascinating one hour recording of the Q&A and audience questions for FREE, now through September 30, 2021.
This is a Q&A ONLY, and does not include the viewing of the film.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Jeff Shapiro is a professional climber and pilot who has devoted his life to the mountains. Whether climbing on rock, ice, or flying above them, he strives for “full value adventure and self exploration”. Over the 30 years of his climbing related life, he finds the greatest rewards in focusing earned skill-sets towards attempting new routes in the greater ranges. First ascents on the NW face of Ri Wu Qie Feng in the Daxue Shan range of western China and, of the south face of Brammah II in the Kashmir Himalaya are two recent highlights.
Jeff is also a father, world class hang glider pilot, wing suit BASE jumper and a professional paraglider pilot. When he's not climbing or flying, he's a philanthropist, conservationist and a master falconer. Jeff currently lives and trains in Montana with his 16 year old daughter and his wife of 25 years whom he recognizes as “the most tolerant woman in the universe”.
Supported by: KAVU, Garmin, Lowa, Rab, Camp/Cassin, Edelrid, Kortel
Cody Tuttle was a respected and passionate adventure photographer and filmmaker based out of Mammoth Lakes, CA. He spent the last decade of his life dedicated to the documentation of adventure and humanity in its rawest forms. Trusted by brands such as Adidas, Mercedes Benz, Outside Magazine, BBC, and the United Nations, Cody produced highly emotional and thought provoking photography and film. With a deep rooted love for mountains, and the people who live in their midst, Cody’s intention was to create emotional documentaries that have the power to change the way people view the world and help create an awareness of both kindness and compassion.
When Cody wasn’t behind the lens you could find him flying high in his paraglider over the world's greater ranges.
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE ANWR HERE:
Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Gwich'in Steering Committee - Our Arctic Refuge
Alaska Conservation Foundation
ABOUT THE FILM
The Indigenous cultures of the Gwich'in and Inupiaq peoples of Canada and Alaska's Arctic north, have lived in balance with nature for more than 10,000 years. Home to the Polar bear (categorized by conservationist as “vulnerable”), some of the last healthy populations of Musk Oxen and to the mighty Porcupine Caribou Herd, Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Range was formed in 1960 to protect an area approximately 13,900 square miles, and then expanded and renamed to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1980.
A large swath (1.5 million acres) of coastal plain, designated as section 1002 of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1987, is and has been the birthing grounds for the Porcupine Caribou Herd, one of the world’s largest migratory caribou herds in North America. During its designation, section 1002 was to be “reserved for potential oil and gas exploration and to be protected as habitat for critical species in the North”.
The Trump administration announced it will be auctioning off drilling rights January 6th 2021. This would include seismic testing within polar bear habitat critical for denning, and toward a fragile landscape threatened by climate change. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (including section 1002) must remain protected from industry and resource extraction. Wilderness must remain and must be fiercely protected. It is a treasure for all of North America, just the way it is, to its peoples and to future generations. We are calling for nationwide opposition to this bill, and to any future plans to sell off one of our last, greatest resources for a non-renewable energy and the profit and power generated for petroleum moguls.
- Year2021
- Runtime59 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDan Holmes
On Thursday, January 14, 2021 we met with filmmaker | director Daniel Homles and cast Jeff Shapiro to discuss Holmes' film, A PLEA FOR REFUGE. Watch this fascinating one hour recording of the Q&A and audience questions for FREE, now through September 30, 2021.
This is a Q&A ONLY, and does not include the viewing of the film.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Jeff Shapiro is a professional climber and pilot who has devoted his life to the mountains. Whether climbing on rock, ice, or flying above them, he strives for “full value adventure and self exploration”. Over the 30 years of his climbing related life, he finds the greatest rewards in focusing earned skill-sets towards attempting new routes in the greater ranges. First ascents on the NW face of Ri Wu Qie Feng in the Daxue Shan range of western China and, of the south face of Brammah II in the Kashmir Himalaya are two recent highlights.
Jeff is also a father, world class hang glider pilot, wing suit BASE jumper and a professional paraglider pilot. When he's not climbing or flying, he's a philanthropist, conservationist and a master falconer. Jeff currently lives and trains in Montana with his 16 year old daughter and his wife of 25 years whom he recognizes as “the most tolerant woman in the universe”.
Supported by: KAVU, Garmin, Lowa, Rab, Camp/Cassin, Edelrid, Kortel
Cody Tuttle was a respected and passionate adventure photographer and filmmaker based out of Mammoth Lakes, CA. He spent the last decade of his life dedicated to the documentation of adventure and humanity in its rawest forms. Trusted by brands such as Adidas, Mercedes Benz, Outside Magazine, BBC, and the United Nations, Cody produced highly emotional and thought provoking photography and film. With a deep rooted love for mountains, and the people who live in their midst, Cody’s intention was to create emotional documentaries that have the power to change the way people view the world and help create an awareness of both kindness and compassion.
When Cody wasn’t behind the lens you could find him flying high in his paraglider over the world's greater ranges.
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE ANWR HERE:
Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Gwich'in Steering Committee - Our Arctic Refuge
Alaska Conservation Foundation
ABOUT THE FILM
The Indigenous cultures of the Gwich'in and Inupiaq peoples of Canada and Alaska's Arctic north, have lived in balance with nature for more than 10,000 years. Home to the Polar bear (categorized by conservationist as “vulnerable”), some of the last healthy populations of Musk Oxen and to the mighty Porcupine Caribou Herd, Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Range was formed in 1960 to protect an area approximately 13,900 square miles, and then expanded and renamed to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1980.
A large swath (1.5 million acres) of coastal plain, designated as section 1002 of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1987, is and has been the birthing grounds for the Porcupine Caribou Herd, one of the world’s largest migratory caribou herds in North America. During its designation, section 1002 was to be “reserved for potential oil and gas exploration and to be protected as habitat for critical species in the North”.
The Trump administration announced it will be auctioning off drilling rights January 6th 2021. This would include seismic testing within polar bear habitat critical for denning, and toward a fragile landscape threatened by climate change. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (including section 1002) must remain protected from industry and resource extraction. Wilderness must remain and must be fiercely protected. It is a treasure for all of North America, just the way it is, to its peoples and to future generations. We are calling for nationwide opposition to this bill, and to any future plans to sell off one of our last, greatest resources for a non-renewable energy and the profit and power generated for petroleum moguls.
- Year2021
- Runtime59 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorDan Holmes