UNDERSTORY [DOCUMENTARY | 39 MINUTES]
Three women set sail on a 350 mile expedition through Alaska’s massive Tongass National Forest, exploring how clearcut logging in this coastal rainforest could affect wildlife, local communities and our planet’s climate. “Understory” is now on tour at film festivals and select online events. Take action & learn more www.TongassFilm.com
Credits
Funders - Peak Design, Patagonia, Sitka Salmon Shares, Audubon Alaska & The Wilderness Society
Production Company - Wild Confluence Media
Director & Editor - Colin Arisman
Producer & Narrator - Elsa Sebastian
Cinematography - Gleb Mikhalev & Colin Arisman
Story Advisors - Duct Tape Then Beer, Faith E. Briggs & Natalie Dawson
Featuring - Elsa Sebastian, Natalie Dawson, Mara Menahan & Marina Anderson
Original score - Aled Roberts
Additional music - Liz Cooper and The Stampede, Kēpa & Y La Bamba
Animation - Kalakala
Motion graphics - Luke Kantola
Title design - Lee House
Thumbnail - Lawrence Lander
Audio post production - Ridgeline Sound
Colorist - Arianna Shining Star
AWARDS & Festival Selections
Vimeo “Staff Pick”
Coast Film "MacGillivray Freeman Environmental Filmmaker Award"
BendFilm Festival "Best Outdoor/Environmental Short"
Films for the Forest "Best Short"
5Point Film Festival
DocLands Documentary Film Festival
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
No Man's Land Film Festival
Port Townsend Film Festival
Fresh Coast Film Festival
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Eugene Environmental Film Festival
Nevada City Film Festival
Maine Outdoor Film Festival
Crested Butte Film Festival
Wasatch Mountain Film Festival
EarthxFilm
International Wildlife Film Festival
Environmental Film Festival at Yale