It’s one of the most compelling stories of the 20th Century, how the White Mountains were saved from the edge of extinction by a group of people, working ultimately with users of the land, to form the White Mountain National Forest.
And never has that story been told more beautifully than in David Huntley’s masterpiece documentary, “The People’s Forest.” This landmark film will have its Colebrook debut when presented by the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts, at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 30. The GNWCA has chosen the Tillotson Center in Colebrook for the screening. It is sponsored by Richard and Deborah Sargent. Tickets are at a reduced rate of only $10 to assure that as many people as possible can enjoy this film.“This film, which runs under an hour, makes use of its time well,” said GNWCA President Charlie Jordan, “crowding in a tapestry of the great mountain’s history, mixing vintage photographs and early video to trace the various stages that led to the Weeks Act in 1912. Logging and early outdoor archival film will bring the past into vivid clarity.”
And never has that story been told more beautifully than in David Huntley’s masterpiece documentary, “The People’s Forest.” This landmark film will have its Colebrook debut when presented by the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts, at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 30. The GNWCA has chosen the Tillotson Center in Colebrook for the screening. It is sponsored by Richard and Deborah Sargent. Tickets are at a reduced rate of only $10 to assure that as many people as possible can enjoy this film.“This film, which runs under an hour, makes use of its time well,” said GNWCA President Charlie Jordan, “crowding in a tapestry of the great mountain’s history, mixing vintage photographs and early video to trace the various stages that led to the Weeks Act in 1912. Logging and early outdoor archival film will bring the past into vivid clarity.”
As “The People’s Forest” promotional material explains, “In the late 1800s and early 20th Century, the White Mountain of New Hampshire were ground zero for a vast environmental disaster caused by intensive logging and the massive forest fires, erosion and flooding that followed. It sparked one of the nation’s first grassroots conservation movements and a decades-long national battle over the fate of eastern forestlands. Leading the way was a unique partnership of citizens, business and civic groups that believed conservation could benefit both the environment and economy. This is the dramatic story of how those allies helped to save the White Mountains.”
“The GNWCA is proud to have this association with MooreHuntley Productions to show this film and also assist our organization to offset a recent facility rental increase and as well as the normal presentation costs we are sustaining,” Jordan said. “MooreHuntley Productions is donating $10 of each DVD of “The People’s Forest” sold during the show (which sells for $20 each) to the GNWCA.”
As an added bonus, the evening will open with two 10-minute silent films dating from the 1920s and filmed in the White Mountains, with new musical accompaniment added to the films. These are titled “Cloudbusting In The White Mountain National Forest” and “Winter Sports In The White Mountain National Forest.”
“You won’t want to miss this evening of great film chronicling an important chapter of northern New Hampshire history,” said Jordan. Tickets are available at Fiddleheads, 110 Main St., Colebrook, or at the door. General admission prices for the night are: adults, $10; children under 12, $5. For more information on this and other GNWCA shows, find the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts on Facebook, visit www.gnwca.org or you can call 237-9302 or 246-8998.
“The GNWCA is proud to have this association with MooreHuntley Productions to show this film and also assist our organization to offset a recent facility rental increase and as well as the normal presentation costs we are sustaining,” Jordan said. “MooreHuntley Productions is donating $10 of each DVD of “The People’s Forest” sold during the show (which sells for $20 each) to the GNWCA.”
As an added bonus, the evening will open with two 10-minute silent films dating from the 1920s and filmed in the White Mountains, with new musical accompaniment added to the films. These are titled “Cloudbusting In The White Mountain National Forest” and “Winter Sports In The White Mountain National Forest.”
“You won’t want to miss this evening of great film chronicling an important chapter of northern New Hampshire history,” said Jordan. Tickets are available at Fiddleheads, 110 Main St., Colebrook, or at the door. General admission prices for the night are: adults, $10; children under 12, $5. For more information on this and other GNWCA shows, find the Great North Woods Committee for the Arts on Facebook, visit www.gnwca.org or you can call 237-9302 or 246-8998.
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