March 21st "Into The Canyon"

Filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile hike through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. From the outset, the challenge was far more than they bargained for. More people have stood on the moon than have completed a continuous through hike of the Canyon. McBride and Fedarko took a sectional approach, achieving a feat that many adventurers have taken decades to complete. Others have lost their lives trying. But their quest was more than just an endurance test — it was also a way to draw attention to the unprecedented threats facing one of our most revered landscapes. 

Throughout their passage, McBride and Fedarko encountered an astonishingly diverse and powerful landscape, rich in history, that is now facing perhaps the gravest crisis in the 98-year history of the Grand Canyon National Park.

"INTO THE CANYON" is a story of extreme physical hardship that stretches the bonds of friendship and a meditation on the timeless beauty of this sacred place. It is an urgent warning about the environmental dangers that are placing one of America’s greatest monuments in peril and a cautionary tale for our complex relationship with the natural world.

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Eugene audiences will have an incredible opportunity to watch "Into The Canyon" at the Art House, March 21st, then see the film’s filmmaker and writer in person on April 27th at the Hult Center sharing their epic adventure highlights and production of the film.

The Hult Center is contributing 5 sets of tickets for their April 27th Changemaker Series Event: “Pete McBride & Kevin Fedarko — Into the Canyon: Between River and Run”. These tickets will go to 5 lucky winners in a raffle drawing at our March 21 “Into the Canyon” film.

Bonnie Olin began her advocacy to preserve the Owyhee region with the publication of her book, The Owyhee River Journals, in 2012. Her journals and educational presentations provide a look at rarely seen landscapes, and exploration of the canyonlands of the Owyhee River in Nevada, Idaho and Oregon.

April 18th Film

"NO TIME TO WASTE" celebrates legendary 99-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin’s inspiring life, work and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters of America’s story. The film follows her journey as an African American woman presenting her personal story from a kitchen stool in a national park theater to media interviews and international audiences who hang on every word she utters.