Kelly Duane – Monumental: David Brower’s Fight for Wild America (2004)
you’ve ever wondered what a single person can do against the relentless onslaught of development, wait until you see the charismatic and enigmatic David Brower push the 1964 Wilderness Act through Congress, and then go on to save the Grand Canyon from damming and help create Redwoods National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore. With a playful visual aesthetic, a cool alt-country soundtrack, and hand-held wilderness footage from as far back as the 1930s, Monumental documents the golden age of American environmentalism, when Brower took the Sierra Club from a regional hiking group into a national political force. Seen through Brower’s own eyes–he was an accomplished filmmaker –a 1956 raft trip down Glen Canyon, before its damming, evokes the awful sadness of losing public land we’ve failed to protect. And in period footage of Brower’s early rock-climbs–done in sneakers, with hemp ropes–and of his training of the 10th Mountain Division and participation in their victory against the Nazis in the high Alps, Brower emerges as an unlikely and inspiring national hero.
Monumental is the story of a true American legend, an artist, a publisher, a filmmaker and a zealous crusader whose fiery dedication and activism inspired the environmental movement.
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“An inspiring testament to the power of the individual.” — Mother Jones
“An engrossing study in the power, and the perils, of charismatic single-mindedness.” –LA Weekly
“If anyone’s been searching for the soul of the new West, here it is. –San Francisco Magazine
“See it and just try not to get inspired.” — Outside Magazine
“Stylish and substantial” Variety
“This is an absolute must-see.” — Kevin Swift, Climbing Magazine
VTS_01_0.IFO General Container: DVD Video Runtime: 1h 17mn Size: 66.0 KiB Video Codec: MPEG-2 Resolution: 720x480 ~> 720x540 Aspect ratio: 4:3 Frame rate: 29.970 fps Bit rate: Audio French 2.0ch AC-3 Features: Two Yosemites / Short Film by David Brower (12 Min.) Shiprock / Short Film by David Brower (10 Min.) Interview With Director Kelly Duane (3 Min.) Extra Scenes With Stewart Udall (7 Min.) Message From the Sierra Club (1 Min.) Message From Patagonia (text) Biographies : Kelly Duane (director & Producer) ; Brian Maxwell (executive Producer) ; Tony Saxe (editor) ; Anne Flatté (editor) ; Nathaniel Dorsky (editor) About the Music From Monumental Trailer Gallery
Language(s):English
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