Lantern to screen ‘The Wild’ doc on Thursday

Aside from the rest of its streaming schedule, the Magic Lantern Theater is scheduling a special documentary event on Thursday that carries an urgent ecological appeal.

That appeal involves the documentary film “The Wild,” directed by Mark Titus, which which will be shown in a “live” virtual screening at 7 p.m. Thursday. Joining Titus in a live-stream interactive event will be climate-change artist Zaria Forman , wilderness photographer Drew Hamilton , Chad Brown and Everette Anderson .

According to the theater’s press release, “An urgent threat emerges to spur filmmaker Mark Titus ( ‘The Breach’ ) back to the Alaskan wilderness — where the people of Bristol Bay and the world’s largest wild salmon runs face devastation if Pebble Mine, a massive copper mine is constructed.”

For an overview of the film and why Titus made it, click here .

Click here to purchase a virtual ticket. Cost: $13.21. Funds raised will be shared with the Magic Lantern.

The Wild Official Trailer from Mark Titus on Vimeo .