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Janson Media announced today the release of a new one-hour special, AMERICAN VALUES, AMERICAN WILDERNESS to worldwide television markets. Narrated by the late Christopher Reeve, the new one-hour documentary from Montana’s High Plains Films looks at the value of wild country as seen through interviews with a diverse group of Americans from across the United States. AMERICAN VALUES: AMERICAN WILDERNESS weaves together the stories of Americans’ passionate love of wild places, introducing viewers to a wide range of people from Florida to Alaska, including among others: a teen-age daughter of Cambodian refugees. a children’s book author, a cancer survivor, a Native American tribal chairman, a man increasingly disabled by polio, and inner city kids visiting the wilderness for the first time. These people share their values for wilderness as a place of sanctuary for animals and plants, the source of clean air and water, a place for challenge and spiritual renewal, and as a legacy for future generations. Their experiences and hopes are interspersed with photography of some of the beautiful wild lands that have captured their hearts.
A labor of love for Reeve, the late actor donated his time and energy to the film - one of his last on-screen appearances before his death in October 2004. As he concludes, “It’s been a while since I was in a wilderness. It might take a bit longer before I do get to go back to one. But even if that never happens, I will always value wilderness.” AMERICAN VALUES, AMERICAN WILDERNESS was produced by High Plains Films in association with the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center. The film was directed and produced by Christopher Barns, Doug Hawes-Davis and Drury Gunn Carr.