New: AFR is in Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour
A Forest Returns editor/ co-producer Steve Fetsch has completed a new movie for the Engineer's Club of Dayton Foundation: "Ropewalk." Premieres April 25, 2008 in Dayton.
A Forest Returns:
The Success Story of
Ohio's Only National Forest
as Told by Ora E. Anderson*
Ora Anderson, 93, was a journalist living in Southeastern Ohio during the Great Depression. He recalls the conditions and events he witnessed that led to the establishment of the Wayne National Forest and our evolving relationship with the land.
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- Best Documentary, 2005 Appalachian Film Festival*
- Best Non Broadcast Film (tie), 2005 Montana CINE International Film Festival
- Ohio's Hill Country Heritage Area Heritage Award for Education 2005
- "Best of Festival Award" Student Filmmaker Category 2005 Berkeley Video & Film Festival*
- Environmental Education Council of Ohio Publication Award 2006
- Best Short Documentary, 2nd Place 2006 Tupelo Film Festival
- Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums
History Outreach Award of Excellence 2006- "People To People" United States Forest Service Regional Forester Honor Award 2006, covering MN, WI, MI, IA, MO, IL, IN, OH, WV, PA, NY, NJ, CT, MA, RI, VT, NH and ME
- Best Impact of Music in a Documentary – Jury Choice, Bronze Award, 2008 Park City Film Music Festival. (This recognizes the film and the composer, Bruce Dalzell).
*First screened under the title " 'So Here I Am...' An Eyewitness Account of the Beginning of the Wayne National Forest in Appalachian Ohio."
National Award of Merit, American Association for State and Local History (1995). Broadcast on public television stations and The Learning Channel
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A Passion for Art
A winner of the 2004 National Headliner Awards for Best Feature and Human Interest Story.
Half-hour audio documentary that explores art making and how it can effect individuals and a community.
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