Fairhope audiences get the coast’s first look at the 2016 Southern Exposure Film Fellowship films, a collection of stories about Alabama’s environment that includes the program’s first animated film. The screening, hosted by USA-Baldwin County, takes place Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at the USA-Baldwin County Performance Center and is free and open to the public.
Each summer the fellowship brings emerging filmmakers to Birmingham to learn about Alabama’s environmental issues and meet the people and organizations working to protect them. Over six weeks this summer, six filmmakers traveled the state, producing films on topics from river management and state parks to recycling, oysters, energy efficiency and failing wastewater infrastructure.
Now in its fifth year, the fellowship has produced more than 30 films. Sponsored by the Southern Environmental Law Center, it has highlighted both successes — such as the movement to restore the Forever Wild Land Trust — and urgent challenges facing Alabama’s natural wonders.