Let The Cameras Roll - Brief Article

This March environmental film buffs can catch a sneak peek at a new documentary about America's historic trees.

"Silent Witnesses," a one-hour look at American history from an arboreal perspective, will premiere March 15 at the 8th annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital. The film was produced by WJCT Public Television/Jacksonville, Florida, in cooperation with AMERICAN FORESTS; online retailer garden.com and The Scotts Company sponsor. The film tells the story of Johnny Appleseed, Amelia Earhart, Frederick Douglass, Henry Ford, and others.

"The film does an excellent job of making the connections between trees and great events that inspired people," AMERICAN FORESTS Executive Director Deborah Gangloff said after previewing the film.

Guest hosts for the special pre-festival premiere event, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, include Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, Interior Assistant Secretary John Berry, Park Service Director Robert Stanton, and actor and film narrator James Whitmore (see "Witness to History," page 30). Others can view the film on their local public television station; call your PBS affiliate for dates and times.

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