Alabama Rivers Alliance Updates Southern Exposure Screening and Tour Information for Environmental Films

The Alabama Rivers Alliance published updated screening and tour information for its Southern Exposure film program, which maintains a slate of short and feature-length films focused on rivers, water protection and environmental justice. Organizations, schools, churches and community groups interested in hosting a screening can reach out to Kelly Marshall directly to arrange a showing of the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship films.

The program runs deeper than a touring film series. At its core is the Southern Exposure Film Fellowship, a six week summer fellowship hosted by the Alabama Rivers Alliance that seeks the best and brightest emerging documentary filmmakers committed to protecting natural resources, improving human health and achieving environmental justice through film, journalism and collective action. The fellowship is designed to give exceptional film students and emerging filmmakers the space to develop their own voices as environmental advocates through nonfiction storytelling.

That combination of fieldwork, mentorship and advocacy-driven filmmaking has left an impression on participants. One unattributed fellow described the experience: "Southern Exposure was an amazing experience – learning about the pressures on the environment, being embraced by Alabama's community of environmental advocates, soaking in beautiful natural treasures, spending a summer with a talented group of filmmakers – I couldn't recommend it more."

For independent filmmakers in Alabama already working in documentary or nonfiction forms, Southern Exposure represents a program that treats environmental storytelling as craft and activism simultaneously. The fellowship's framework, rooted in rivers and regional ecology, connects emerging filmmakers directly to the issues and communities that define so much of the state's conservation landscape.

Specific screening dates, venues and film titles were not listed in available materials. To host a screening or get current tour details, contact Kelly Marshall through the Alabama Rivers Alliance's Southern Exposure program.