News

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Save the Rare Wild Beauty of the Tongass

Seattle Times printed an opinion piece co-authored by Understory characters Marina Anderson and Elsa Sebastian.

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Environmental Activist and Filmmaker Elsa Sebastian ’13 Is Working to Protect Her Alaskan Home

Wellesley News wrote an in-depth piece about Understory character Elsa Sebastian’s childhood, and the genesis of Understory.

 

Understory: A Journey into the Tongass

Marmoset Music shared a Q&A with Understory Director, Colin Arisman about the making of Understory.

 

Point Baker Woman Produces Film on Prince of Wales Logging

KFSK News profiled Understory producer, Elsa Sebastian, when the film was released in spring 2021.

Podcasts

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Dirtbag Diaries: Endangered Spaces; Prince of Wales

In this podcast, Jen from Dirtbag Diaries visits commercial fisherman Elsa Sebastian, botanical illustrator Mara Menahan and biologist Dr. Natalie Dawson, as they ground-truth the Tongass National Forest.

Click here to listen.

For the Wild: Elsa Sebastian, On Loving the Last Stands of the Tongass

Joyful and heartbreaking, Elsa’s reflections as a second-generation activist fill us with the necessity to contend with our dark, complex histories around land and rethread them into our movements.

Click here to listen.

 

INSTAGRAM

 
 
Understory is free online, today and through Sunday!! Link in bio, password is: huckleberry. . . Scroll through the photos for a goofy shot of the Last Stands crew, raising our flag in front of the last sawmill in the United States to ever be respons
Take it from locals: the Tongass should be named a Forest Carbon Reserve! Check out this @Seattletimes oped from @adaktug, an author who lives, fishes and raises kids in the Tongass. Link in bio.  🌲🌲🌲 Last Stands groundtruther @natstrack
Where have these years of fighting for the Roadless Rule gotten us? The cynical take is: right back to where we started from. The reality is, we have built incredible strength. In these last few years, Southeast Alaskans have overwhelmed US Fores
The days are long in the Tongass this time of year, and the golden hour is slow and lovely. Tonight it feels like a sigh of relief. The news out of Washington DC today is the Biden Administration will restore the Roadless Rule protections that Trump
Very excited to announce our first festival win for “Understory” at @filmsfortheforest. Also, please take a moment to let @joebiden and @kamalaharris know that the Tongass is worth protecting via the @wildernesssociety at the link in our
Sunday Tongass fact: 85% of old-growth timber in Alaska is exported directly overseas to be processed, meaning that few jobs or economic benefits result from the timber economy in Alaska. In the film, we share a look at old-growth timber being loaded
We are excited to announce that UNDERSTORY has been selected for @5pointfilm festival and will be screening during a special presentation for earth day in April. Visit the 5 Point website or the link in bio to learn more about how to join. Photo by @