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A Letter to Congress

A Letter to Congress

2017 USA / Duration: 3 mins
Directed by: Christopher Newman

Christopher Newman’s short, lyrical visual poem was inspired by and is an homage to Wallace Stegner’s 1960 “Letter to Congress,” in which the writer advocated for the preservation of the wilderness that then remained. “Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed,” Stegner wrote. In hindsight, the 1960s were hopeful; today, the exhortation is more urgent than ever.

Mountainfilm 2018 Official Selection
    • Christopher NewmanDirector

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Nov 1 2019Marina Park - Watercolor ResortWatercolor, FLWebsite
May 3 2019El Morro TheatreGallup, NMWebsite
Apr 26 2019The Don CeSarSt. Pete Beach, FLWebsite
Apr 26 2019Evergreen Country Day SchoolEvergreen, COWebsite
Apr 20 2019Williams College, Brooks-Rogers Recital HallWilliamstown, MA
Apr 19 2019Cheyenne Civic CenterCheyenne, WYWebsite
Apr 12 2019Hess AuditoriumDeerfield, MA
Apr 12 2019Fryeburg AcademyFryeburg, MEWebsite
Apr 11 2019Sunken Garden at the Santa Barbara CourthouseSanta Barbara, CA
Apr 11 2019Penn State Great Valley Conference CenterMalvern, PAWebsite
Apr 10 2019Mattison Auditorium at Kent SchoolKent, CTWebsite
Apr 9 2019The Art TheaterChampaign, ILWebsite
Apr 5 2019Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLWebsite
Mar 31 2019Franklin Paterson HallAmherst, MAWebsite
Mar 30 2019Elizabeth Phillips Academy CenterExeter, NH
Mar 22 2019Saugatuck Center for the ArtsSaugatuck, MIWebsite
Mar 14 2019Rex TheaterOrofino, IDWebsite
Mar 13 2019O'Shaughnessy CenterWhitefish, MT
Mar 11 2019The Myrna Loy CenterHelena, MT
Mar 10 2019Lewis & Clark Interpretive CenterGreat Falls, MT
Mar 8 2019University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA
Mar 6 2019Ellen TheatreBozeman, MTWebsite
Mar 4 2019Alpine PlayhouseMcCall, ID
Mar 3 2019The Roxy TheaterCascade, ID
Feb 27 2019Vilar Performing Arts CenterBeaver Creek, COWebsite
Feb 27 2019The Marcus Whitman HotelWalla Walla, WAWebsite
Feb 22 2019Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 22 2019Smith Middle SchoolGlastonbury, CTWebsite
Feb 21 2019The Hawaii TheatreHonolulu, HIWebsite
Feb 20 2019McAllister Hall at Berry CollegeRome, GA
Feb 16 2019Olympic Village InnNorth Lake Tahoe, CAWebsite
Feb 10 2019Charleston Music HallCharleston, SCWebsite
Feb 8 2019Sherbino TheaterRidgway, CO
Feb 8 2019Coligny TheatreHilton Head, SCWebsite
Feb 8 2019ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Feb 1 2019Lensic Performing Arts CenterSanta Fe, NMWebsite
Jan 27 2019Atlanta International SchoolAtlanta, GAWebsite
Jan 26 2019Warren StationKeystone, COWebsite
Jan 25 2019John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton CenterLake Forest, ILWebsite
Jan 24 2019Vali 3 TheaterMonte Vista, COWebsite
Jan 24 2019Trustees TheaterSavannah, GAWebsite
Jan 22 2019Bear Tooth TheatrepubAnchorage, AKWebsite
Jan 18 2019Mariner Theater at Homer HighHomer, AK
Jan 18 2019Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsScottsdale, AZWebsite
Jan 11 2019Our Lady of the Snows CenterAlta, UTWebsite
Dec 5 2018Bud Werner Memorial LibrarySteamboat Springs, CO
Nov 16 2018The KampongMiami, FLWebsite
Nov 15 2018Paradise TheaterPaonia, COWebsite
Nov 11 2018Rio TheatreSanta Cruz, CAWebsite
Nov 10 2018Montrose PavilionMontrose, CO
Nov 10 2018Durango Arts CenterDurango, COWebsite
Nov 9 2018The Historic Avalon TheaterGrand Junction, COWebsite
Nov 9 2018Lory Student Center TheaterFort Collins, COWebsite
Nov 8 2018Colorado State University – PuebloPueblo, CO
Nov 4 2018Dana AuditoriumMiddlebury, VT
Nov 3 2018New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MAWebsite
Nov 3 2018The Big Picture TheaterWaitsfield, VT
Nov 2 2018UVM Davis CenterBurlington, VTWebsite
Nov 1 2018WaterColor Marina Park AmphitheaterWatercolor, FLWebsite
Nov 1 2018Chase Community CenterSouth Royalton, VTWebsite
Oct 26 2018The Elks TheatreRapid City, SDWebsite
Oct 25 2018Salida High School AuditoriumSalida, COWebsite
Oct 21 2018The Warehouse at FTCFairfield, CTWebsite
Oct 18 2018The Egyptian TheaterBoise, IDWebsite
Oct 18 2018Ron Robinson TheaterLittle Rock, ARWebsite
Oct 13 2018The Hopkins Center for the ArtsHanover, NHWebsite
Oct 12 2018Mammoth Lakes Welcome CenterMammoth Lakes, CAWebsite
Oct 11 2018Mountaineers Seattle Program CenterSeattle, WAWebsite
Oct 11 2018Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Oct 5 2018U.S. National Whitewater CenterCharlotte, NCWebsite
Sep 29 2018Bellevue Youth Theatre - CrossroadsBellevue, WAWebsite
Sep 21 2018Bijou TheatreKnoxville, TNWebsite
Sep 14 2018Warren Miller Performing Arts Center & Lone Peak CinemaBig Sky, MTWebsite
Sep 7 2018Chautauqua AuditoriumBoulder, COWebsite
Aug 24 2018Mazama Ranch HouseMazama, WAWebsite
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