This stunningly bizarre short film explores the world of lichen, a species that confounds scientists to this day. Shot in macro 3D, Lichen offers us a look at this remarkable life form and asks what we might learn from it. Lichen will be part of a special Earth Day celebration on UM campus where the macro photography will loom large over Missoulian in celebration that spotlights even the tiniest living things on Earth. April 22.

A boy grows up spending his days swinging from a tree’s branches,developing a loving friendship with the tree and her saplings. As he grows up he loses his affection for the natural world. Eventually he becomes a logger and is told to slaughter his beloved family of trees. Under Review: Katahdin tells the heart-wrenching story of our evolving relationship with trees.

Consisting of four short chapters narrated by Montana artist Leslie Van Stavern Millar, My History of Trees is a personal story about an artist's evolving appreciation for trees, illustrated with photographs, paintings, and drawings. My History of Trees encourages the use of one’s creative passion to advocate on behalf of the natural world.

Get a deeper understanding of the Black Ram megaproject in the Kootenai National Forest from a multitude of perspectives with musician Siri Saeteren and filmmakers Kier Atherton and Rick Bass. While protecting the Yaak Valley from the Black Ram Project is a priority of the film, audiences will also learn more about the aesthetic choices the filmmakers made to help the message rise above the fray.

Join filmmaker and environmental advocate Kelly Ashton Todd for a conversation about dance film and environmentalism.