The Wild South, airing on PBS stations since March, 2008, tells the story of three of the last large southern wilderness areas and what they mean to three people as they experience these exquisite places firsthand.

In the Southern Appalachian Mountains (filmed in Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas) we meet Chuck Logan, an inner-city Atlanta native who has hiked most of the entire Appalachian Mountain range.  In Florida, the birds and alligators of the Everglades look even wilder through the eyes of curious four-year-old Martin.  And outside of the US borders, but still within the National Forest system, we wander with Diana De Ju, who left New York City to live with her family on the edge of Puerto Rico’s lush rain forest, the Caribbean National Forest.

Providing context for these unique wild places is narrator Julia Butterfly Hill, who famously brought public attention to the plight of ancient redwood forests by living in a redwood tree for nearly two years, preventing it from being cut down. Ms. Hill grew up in the South and spent much of her childhood exploring places depicted in The Wild South. Length of film: 27 minutes.  Funded by the Thoresen Foundation.

Credits:

Narrated by Julia Butterfly Hill

Written and edited by Diane LaMacchia.

Cinematography and music by Doug Prose.

Produced and directed by Diane LaMacchia and Doug Prose.