On Saturday, October 28th, 4:00-5:00 PM in the GRC Auditorium  
Gayla Lacy will present work from student filmmakers in the New Mexico State University Gila Film School. These students have received hands-on experience out in the field, while also learning about the history of the Gila wilderness. NMSU partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to create the Gila Film School. The program aims to help protect local wildlife in the Gila wilderness.

To help get the message across, students made six short documentaries. These documentaries were shot during a nearly two-week, 17- mile backpack trip into the Gila Wilderness. “We’re really hoping this project will encourage people to protect the Gila and connect to the land in new ways and be inspired,” Associate Professor of NMSU Creative Media Institute Ilana Lapid said. 

This session will feature NMSU Lacy will present the entire film showcase trailers of about 15 minutes in length followed by her own 15 minute film documentary and discussion of the project. 

This session is free and open to the public. Visit the Southwest Word Fiesta website for more details on this year’s fiesta and a full schedule. www.swordfiesta.org