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Join POST and SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic as we host the 4th annual Representation Matters Film Festival, featuring inspiring short films that celebrate diverse voices and experiences in the outdoors.
POST is partnering with Sports Basement to bring a special screening to Redwood City!
📅 In-Person Event: Friday, October 9 | Sports Basement Redwood City
Event Details
- 🎟️ Registration: Advance registration is required and free.
- 🎬 Indoor screening: Films will be shown in the community room at Sports Basement Redwood City.
- 🍕 Food and Drinks: Free pizza and drinks will be available while supplies last.
- 👨👩👧👦 Families welcome: Kids are welcome to join the fun.
- 🐕 Pets: Service animals and well-behaved pets are welcome.
- 💻 Prefer to watch from home? A virtual screening option is available on demand. Learn more and register for the virtual festival here. (ends on Oct 9 midnight)
Event Schedule
5:00 p.m. | Doors open. Enjoy drinks and snacks, find a seat, and connect with fellow attendees
5:30 p.m. | First half of the film program
6:10 p.m. | 10-minute intermission
6:20 p.m. | Second half of the film program
7:00 p.m. | Closing announcements, followed by time to mingle, converse, and shop
7:15 p.m. | Event ends
About the Films
Our films are selected from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, one of the nation’s premier environmental and adventure film festivals. This year’s Representation Matters selections highlight diverse voices and experiences in the outdoors, with stories exploring recreation, accessibility, community, Indigenous culture, belonging, and more.
Film List
Freya (5 mins)
Feel inspired by 9-year-old Freya, who shares how she uses climbing as a practice to lean into discomfort and fear to help her navigate her neurodiversity. The strength she gains through both are applicable and inspirational to us all.
Beyond Beliefs (5 mins)
A young woman from Cleveland, Ohio earns a scholarship to attend a 4-day river trip through the wild Green River’s Gates of Lodore Canyon. The only catch … she doesn’t know how to swim and is terrified of water. Join Danielle and her peers on this wonderful journey, and bear witness to her inspiring first-hand account of what it took to go beyond her beliefs about water, and how that expanded the vision for her future.
The Book of George (15 mins)
From Brooklyn’s concrete jungle to the heart of the Everglades, meet George McKenzie Jr., a Black photographer transforming his lens into a beacon of change. Swapping the weight of a gun for the promise of a camera, George found his calling amid nature’s raw grandeur, capturing everything from city pigeons and rats to elusive panthers. His unique perspective earned him the title of National Geographic Explorer, but his mission runs deeper than recognition.
George, a rare gem in the predominantly white canvas of wildlife photography, is empowering kids of color to shift their gaze to conservation. He’s proof that the color of your skin shouldn’t define the wild dreams you pursue, nor the impact you aspire to make.
Gigiigemin Baaga’adoweyang “We are healed by stickball” (11 mins)
In its creation story, the game of Baaga’adowewin is given as a gift and tool for life. After forced assimilation, the game was suppressed and remained dormant for almost a century. This film follows the return of Baaga’adowewin, or stickball, as Ojibwe communities walk the path of cultural revitalization and exercise their treaty rights to continue healing from historical traumas and overcome today’s challenges.
Featured Film: Best Day Ever (48 minutes)
Best Day Ever follows the stories of adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities and embrace the tremendous support, friendship, and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. Allie and Greg navigate disability and regain independence with humor, attitude, and grit on mountain bike trails that dismantle ableism, build community, and become a blueprint for trails anywhere.
Event Location
Sports Basement Redwood City, The Grove Community Space
Address: 202 Walnut Street, Redwood City, CA 94063
Directions and Parking
Map to the address above and enter through the main Sports Basement entrance. The screening will take place in The Grove community space inside the store. POST and Sports Basement staff will be available to guide you to the event.
The store has a large parking lot. Please allow extra time to park, check in, enjoy pizza and drinks, and find a seat before the films begin at 5:30 p.m.
Accessibility
We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable at the event. Accessibility features include:
- ♿ Accessible parking: Limited accessible street parking will be available near the venue.
- 🚻 Accessible restrooms: ADA accessible restrooms will be available on site.
- 🪑 Reserved seating: Seating will be reserved for guests with disabilities or limited mobility.
- 💬 Subtitles: English subtitles will be available for the films.
If you have questions or require accommodations to participate, please contact us at [email protected]. We’re happy to help.
About the Hosts
Peninsula Open Space Trust protects and cares for open space, farms, and parkland in the Peninsula and South Bay. Since 1977, POST has protected over 97,000 acres in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival inspires environmental activism and a love for nature through film.
Sports Basement is a Bay Area outdoor and sporting goods retailer committed to supporting local communities and helping everyone get outside.
