{"id":4109,"date":"2024-07-31T09:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&#038;-environmental-film-festival\/?page_id=4109"},"modified":"2024-07-31T09:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T09:03:18","slug":"paddle-tribal-waters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/paddle-tribal-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directed by<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p> Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, Rush Sturges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Country of Origin<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Runtime<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>9:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Category<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/submissions\/26550507#ff_javascript\"><\/a>Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the largest dam removal project in history begins, a group of indigenous youth learn to whitewater kayak in hopes of becoming the first people to paddle the restored river from source to sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director Biography &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, Rush Sturges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Paul-Robert-Wolf-Wilson-Rush-Sturges.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4110\" style=\"width:369px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/headshots\/002\/223\/288\/original\/9b7c3aae84-headshot.jpg?1669845310\"><\/a>Paul Robert Wolf Wilson (Director and Producer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in his ancestral homelands of Southern Oregon and Northern California. His works focus on the connections between peoples, the lands and waters they steward, and the cultures that tie them together. A Leader in Environment, Access, and Diversity (LEAD) Ambassador for Northwest River Supplies (NRS), Paul works to provide opportunities for indigenous youth to strengthen and grow relationships with their rivers through white-water recreation. As an alumnus of R\u00edos to Rivers, he co-founded the Maqlaqs Paddle with his sister, Ashia, to help bring access to paddling to their tribal community. Paul has also actively worked to change policy around dams and endangered rivers worldwide, attending and speaking at UNFCCC COP events and serving as an advisory member for Water Climate Trust. 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