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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978
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Motor
The controversy surrounding off-road motor vehicles using public lands.
38 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color
Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2000
Copyright Date: 2000
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-886-3
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-535-0
Directed by Joseph DeFelice
Produced by High Plains Films (Joseph DeFelice)
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"The film should be required viewing for people intent on driving through the wild." Greater Yellowstone Coalition
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This program examines the controversial issue of off-road motor vehicle use on public lands. MOTOR documents the heavy environmental damage that jeeps, ATVs, jet skis, snowmobiles, and all the other personal motorized transportation devices coming on the market, cause in areas that Congress has set aside to be preserved for future generations.
DeFelice outlines both sides of the debate with viewpoints from motorized-use advocates, public lands managers, and environmentalists, but projects a firm belief in the conservation of public lands and its resources throughout. The film suggests that people need to start taking responsibility for the protection of National Forests and National Parks in America.
The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.
Awards:
Best of Category, EarthVision Environmental Film and Video Festival
Merit Award, 23rd International Wildlife Film Festival Finalist
Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film Festival
Vermont International Film Festival
Reviews:
"DeFelice has managed the delicate task of presenting a multi-faceted and potentially incendiary story in a straight-out and smooth way. The pace is brisk and the interviews are riveting with anecdotes, science and activism." The Road RIPorter
"A troubling look at the devastation of recreation. This film exposes the increasing destruction of off-road vehicles on America's public lands, and the limited success of some activists who are trying to halt that damage." Timothy McGettigan, Professor Sociology, University of Southern Colorado
"The film presents the viewer with sound science, and...lets the viewer arrive at his/her own conclusions regarding this emotional issue. The film should be required viewing for people intent on driving through the wild. The effects that motorized vehicles have on natural resources... are astounding." Jen Woodie, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
"Those wishing a low-key, non-hysterical presentation of this topic...should seriously consider this title. Recommended" Dwain Thomas, William Rainey Harper College Library, MC Journal
Related Subjects:
American Studies
Ecology
Environment
Environmental Ethics
Forests
Geography
Habitat
Law
Outdoor Education
Pollution
Public Policy
Recreation
Science
Technology and Society
Social Psychology
Sociology
Related Links:
www.highplainsfilms.org (The producers' web site)
Related Titles:
In the Light of Reverence: A stunning portrait of land-use conflicts over Native American sacred sites on public and private land around the West.
Yosemite and the Fate of the Earth: Threats to Yosemite's ecosystem come from outside the park.
Wind River: The battle over water rights on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.
Varmints: The controversy surrounding the decline of the prairie dog.
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