What do urban beekeepers in Detroit, migratory mule deer in Nevada, and two Colorado women mountain bikers have in common? They’re all subjects of short films that will be shown as part of the Wild and Scenic Film Festival hosted by Midcoast Conservancy on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 3-5:30 p.m. as a virtual event. In all, 16 films about various environmental issues will be screened.

Topics also include a 10-year old coal-fired power plant activist; a mother motivated to create change when her son was born with developmental delays after she was exposed to chlorpyrifos during her pregnancy; and what the future might look like under Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal.

The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is a festival by activists and for activists; it is organized and produced by the South Yuba River Citizens League, which was founded in 1983 as a community effort to protect and restore the rivers of their California home watershed, from source to sea.

Through the films, witness how individuals and communities across the globe are taking action and becoming part of the solution on issues ranging from energy, food systems, biodiversity, climate change and the protection and restoration of wild lands and wild waters. Explore the issues and movements with leading environmental activists and professionals, filmmakers and celebrities.

The goal is to leave audience members inspired and motivated to go make changes locally. Admission is $20. After the premiere screening, ticket holders will have access to the films for another five days, through Friday, Nov. 13.

To see the full film schedule, for more information, or to purchase tickets, go to https://www.midcoastconservancy.org/events/wild-and-scenic-film-festival-3/.