Real to Reel: Reflections on the Nature Film
APRIL 22, 2009 WEDNESDAY AT 3PM CT

 
 
Disney's new movie Earth hits theaters on Earth Day. It hopes to follow other nature films like March of the Penguins to box office gold. But are Americans ready to actually save the polar bear, or do we just like watching them on the big screen?

Guest
  • Gregg Mitman, science and environment historian, filmmaker, and author of several books including, Reel Nature: America’s Romance with Wildlife on Film. He is also the director of “Tales From Planet Earth” Environmental Film Festival in Madison.
  • Jenny Price, environmental historian, freelance writer, and author of Thirteen Ways of Seeing Nature in L.A and Flight Maps: Adventures with Nature in Modern America.
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