Wild and Working Lands Film Festival

Join us for the 2023 festival!

LARAMIE, WYOMING

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Gryphon Theatre, 710 E Garfield St

Doors at 6:30, films at 7:00 p.m.

Presented by the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources

View the program for the Laramie screening.

CODY, WYOMING

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Cody Theatre, 1171 Sheridan Ave

Doors at 6:30, films at 7:00 p.m.

Hosted by the East Yellowstone Collaborative and Friends

View the program for the Cody screening.

Both screenings are free and open to the public.

Welcome to the 2023 Festival

The second annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival, hosted by the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, inspires audiences to better understand our current world and work toward a future where people and natural environments prosper together.

Join us for a 2-hour program showcasing nine short films that explore human relationships to the landscapes where we dwell, work, and play.

Official Film Selections

Mending Fences: For Soil, Forage, and Wildlife

By the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Father Nature

By Mark Turner

Raptors on the Line

By Greg Brenton

Ferret Town

By Virginia Moore, Caldera Productions

Building Like Beavers

By Kirk Rasmussen for The Nature Conservancy

Terry Creek Ranch

By Emily Reed and Patrick Rodgers, Wyoming Migration Initiative

The Land We Live In

By Jayme Dittmar and James Q Martin

Born Curious

By Julia de Guzman

Brave Girl

By Mark Pedri, Burning Torch Productions

Elk in Paradise

By Holly Fretwell, PERC (Cody screening only)

Honorable Mentions

(available online)

Counting Cranes

By Mariah Lundgren

Changing a Landscape to a Lifescape

By Abbey Kinion

Mussel Grubbing

By Jason Lindsey

Kumu Niu

By Alex Cantatore

The Blackfoot Challenge

By Jeremy Roberts, Conservation Media

Vital Signs

By Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Click here to view the 2023 film festival online

Support the Film Festival

If you enjoy this event, please consider a donation to support Haub School students, storytelling for wild and working lands, and future years of the film festival.

Thank you!

Festival Sponsors

Thank you to the 2023 Wild and Working Lands Film Festival sponsors!

These organizations and individuals have provided their generous support to make the film festival possible.

Alpine Elevation Sponsor

Forest Elevation Sponsor

Sagebrush Elevation Sponsors

JENNI and JOHN Stark

Grassland Elevation Sponsors

EAST YELLOWSTONE
COLLABORATIVE

Sponsors are invited to a social hour preceding the festival. Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, chat with other storytelling enthusiasts, and hear a 30-minute keynote presentation from conservation photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer Morgan Heim. Details here.

For more info please email festival director Emilene Ostlind at emilene@uwyo.edu.

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Contacts and callouts

Haub School of ENR

University of Wyoming
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072

Phone: (307) 766-5080
Fax: (307) 766-5099
Email: haub.school@uwyo.edu