{"id":839,"date":"2016-04-21T08:22:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T08:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shiftingsandsmovie.com\/?p=839"},"modified":"2016-06-30T15:57:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T15:57:33","slug":"shifting-sands-a-documentary-about-the-indiana-dunes-premieres-on-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shiftingsandsmovie.com\/2016\/04\/21\/shifting-sands-a-documentary-about-the-indiana-dunes-premieres-on-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShifting Sands,\u201d a Documentary about the Indiana Dunes, Premieres on Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
VALPARASIO, IN \u2013 Local documentary, \u201cShifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability,\u201d premieres this Friday, April 22, Earth Day, at 9:00 p.m. on Lakeshore Public Television (WYIN).\u00a0 The documentary explores how the Indiana Dunes region, known internationally as the birthplace of ecological science in North America, offers a model for a sustainable future. The film showcases the natural beauty woven among the industrial presence along Lake Michigan\u2019s South Shore\u2014a collision not seen elsewhere in the United States.<\/p>\n
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The film explores four key areas about our local\u2014and national\u2014treasure:<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe want people to recognize the movement towards sustainability taking place along their shoreline,\u201d said Lee Botts, a local environmentalist and the film\u2019s executive producer. \u201cSo much has changed for the better since the 1960\u2019s when I first became involved in the environment here in northwest Indiana, and I want people to recognize the changes that are happening today.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The film tells the story of the early development of the Northwest Indiana region\u2014from the construction of an industrial powerhouse to the environmental consequences that followed. Pat Wisniewski, the film\u2019s producer, said \u201cI love going to the state park and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. But prior to making this film, I had no idea that the modern science of ecology and the modern environmental movement were both born right here in Northwest Indiana. It\u2019s a fascinating story.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The documentary, which took years to make, comes a century after a national park was first proposed to safeguard this spectacular landscape of towering dunes, green woodlands, rich wetlands and unsurpassed biological diversity just an hour from Chicago.<\/p>\n
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The project, which began in 2011, celebrates three significant anniversaries in 2016:<\/p>\n
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The State of Indiana has also designated the film as a Bicentennial Project.<\/p>\n
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American Public Television, the leading syndicator of high-quality, top-rated programming to the nation\u2019s public television stations, will air the film nationally later this year.<\/p>\n
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Film sponsors include: The Legacy Foundation, The Efroymson Family Foundation, The Lake Michigan Coastal Program, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Knight Fund at Legacy, The Porter County Community Foundation, The Indiana Arts Commission, South Shore Arts, The Unity Foundation of LaPorte County, The Crown Point Community Foundation, Indiana Dunes Tourism, The Flora Richardson Foundation and many individual donations.<\/p>\n
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Additional sponsorships and incentives for donations are available for the educational component for those who wish to help the outreach of the film. For more information on the film or to donate, search for \u201cShifting Sands movie\u201d on Facebook.\u00a0 Or, visit the Legacy Foundation\u2019s \u201cShifting Sands Documentary\u201d site at: http:\/\/engage.legacyfdn.org\/component\/jgive\/campaign\/339?layout=single&Itemid=101<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FOR INTERVIEWS, CONTACT:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lee Botts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pat Wisniewski<\/p>\n Executive Producer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Producer<\/p>\n leebotts@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forgoodnesssakeproductions@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n 219-938-2863\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (219) 508-7364<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tom Desch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rana Segal<\/p>\n Producer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Producer<\/p>\n deschvideo@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ranasegal@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n 773-837-1915\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 312-671-1428<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional Quotes<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additional contributions<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VALPARASIO, IN \u2013 Local documentary, \u201cShifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability,\u201d premieres this Friday, April 22, Earth Day, at 9:00 p.m. on Lakeshore Public Television (WYIN).\u00a0 The documentary explores how the Indiana Dunes region, known internationally as the birthplace of ecological science in North America, offers a model for a sustainable future. 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