On April 28, 2017, students, faculty, staff and community members gathered for the Roots of Resilience Film Festival. The event featured seven mini-documentaries, each spotlighting people and organizations that are contributing to different aspects of cultivating sustainable community in our region. Click the links below to watch the films!
- Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (sustainable food system)
- New River Conservancy (watershed protection)
- Todd Listening Project (community development)
- Blue Ridge Conservancy (land protection)
- Valle Crucis Community Park (environmental education)
- Blue Ridge RC&D (fire-adapted communities)
- ASU Office of Sustainability (campus sustainability)
This event was hosted by participants in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England (englandle@appstate.edu).
Special thanks to Tom Hansell of University Documentary Film Services for assisting the class in planning and creating these mini-documentary films. Logo artwork was created by SD major Nick Eichen. Food was donated by Stick Boy Bread Co., Local Lion, Lost Province, Insomnia Cookies, Ingles and Lowes Foods.
Roots of Resilience Film Festival: cultivating sustainable community in the high country
