Winner of the JOHN MUIR Award for "Best Environmental Film" of 2011, Yosemite International Film Festival.SPIRIT OF PLACE (running time: 29 minutes) examines our relationship to Nature through the eyes of Dr. Marilee Scaff, an extraordinary 95-year-old adventurer, whose love of magnificent forests, mountains, and streams has taught her valuable lessons about the meaning of life and the significance of death. Focusing on America's wildest and most alluring landscapes, the film celebrates the powerful sense of wonder that springs from human encounters with wildlife and natural systems. It also reveals the benefits to health and spirituality that accompany encounters with wildness.Filmed in the American West, SPIRIT OF PLACE tells a moving story about the importance of wildness on a human-dominated planet. A video essay with an inspiring message and poignant ending, the film is suitable for viewing by all age groups.
