| For Immediate Release
March 8, 2005 AMERICAN VALUES: AMERICAN WILDERNESS, a new High Plains film made in association with the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, documents the deeply personal love of wild places by a broad variety of Americans. Narrated by the late Christopher Reeve. Advance DVDs are available. Contact High Plains Films for details: v. (406) 728-0753, e. yak@highplainsfilms.org More Information and a short trailer from the movie available on-line at : **************************** A new documentary from High Plains Films that looks at the value of wild country as seen though interviews with a diverse group of Americans from across the United States is now available for exhibition and broadcast. High Plains Films is seeking distribution in all markets. AMERICAN VALUES: AMERICAN WILDERNESS weaves together the stories of Americans' passionate love of wild places through the narration of the late Christopher Reeve. This 57-minute film introduces viewers to a wide range of people from Florida to Alaska, including among others: a teen-age daughter of Cambodian refugees. a children's book author, a cancer survivor, a Native American tribal chairman, a man increasingly disabled by polio, and inner city kids visiting wilderness for the first time. These people share their values for wilderness as a place of sanctuary for animals and plants, the source of clean air and water, a place for challenge and spiritual renewal, and as a legacy for future generations. Their experiences and hopes are interspersed with photography of some of the beautiful wild lands that have captured their hearts. A labor of love for Reeve, the late actor donated his time and energy to this film - one of his last on-screen appearances before his death in October 2004. As he concludes, "It's been a while since I was in a wilderness. It might take a bit longer before I do get to go back to one. But even if that never happens, I will always value wilderness." AMERICAN VALUES: AMERICAN WILDERNESS is directed and produced by Christopher Barns, Doug Hawes-Davis and Drury Gunn Carr. It is Barn's directorial debut. Contact: |