Introducing the James Redford Campus at True West Film Center
We warmly welcome you to the official groundbreaking of the True West Film Center’s campus named in honor of our late and beloved cofounder, James Redford. Join us for a celebration with family, friends, and community members that will take place on Sunday, September 22nd, from 11am to 1pm at the True West Film Center Courtyard, 375 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA 95448.
The True West Film Center is more than a movie theater, it is a community institution that removes barriers to film and media arts by supporting artists, educating students of all ages, and creating joy through entertainment. Funds from this phase of the project will help outfit the theater, ensure a successful launch, and support the expansion of offerings to foster a community where everyone belongs.
Film as a Catalyst for Healing at the EGA Fall Retreat
We are excited to host an insightful session titled, Film as a Catalyst for Healing: How community-led Storytelling is Restoring our Rivers, at the 2024 Environmental Grantmakers Association’s fall retreat. Featuring Amy Bowers-Cordalis (Founder, Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Fund), Aida Navarro (Coordinator, Raise the River Coalition), Shane Anderson (Director, Undamming Klamath), and moderated by Jill Tidman (Executive Director, The Redford Center), our session will explore the restoration impact that environmental films, Redford Center original, WATERSHED: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West and Redford Center Grantee, UNDAMMING KLAMATH, have had on two distinct river ecosystems: the Colorado River Delta and Klamath River Basin.
Community members and filmmakers will share how they have leveraged storytelling as a tool to heal their communities, educate policymakers, document progress, and amplify replicable solutions.
Opportunities
Black Public Media Open Call
Inclusive and Socially Conscious Filmmaking Lab
A Mobilization for Women’s Rights and the Planet
Upcoming Screenings
About The Redford Center
Co-founded in 2005 by activists and filmmakers Robert Redford and James Redford, The Redford Center is a nonprofit that advances environmental solutions through the power of stories that move. As one of the only US-based nonprofits solely dedicated to environmental impact filmmaking, The Redford Center develops and invests in projects that foster action and strengthen the reach of the grassroots efforts powering the environmental movement. Over the years, The Redford Center has produced three award-winning feature documentaries and more than 40 short films, supported over 150 film and media projects with grants and other services, inspired the creation of 550 student films, and disbursed more than $20 million to environmental film projects, amplifying change-making environmental solutions to millions of people worldwide.