John Muir in the New World
Film Screening
17.05.2011 19:00 – 21:00
Location: Amerika Haus, Munich
Convener: Dorothee Schreiber (RCC)
On 17 May, 2011, the RCC will be screening the film John Muir and the New World at the Amerika Haus. The film will be introduced by Carson Fellow Donald Worster.
This event is free and open to the public.
Short Description of the Film
Preservationist, naturalist, author, explorer, activist, scientist, farmer: John Muir (21 April 1838 – 24 December 1914) was all these things and more. Nearly a century after his death, this Scottish American is remembered and revered as the father of the environmental movement and the founder of the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization in the United States. This ninety-minute documentary, John Muir in the New World, delves into Muir’s life and influences with reenactments filmed in high definition throughout the majestic landscapes he visited: Wisconsin, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, the Alhambra Valley of California, and the glaciers of Alaska.