When: Sunday, Feb. 10 — 2 to 6 p.m.

Where: The Blue Note

Tickets: $10 general, $6 students

Schedule: Doors open at 1 p.m., and films begin at 2 p.m. Film discussion, social hour and silent auction follow at 5 p.m.

Wait – True/False isn’t the _only_ film festival hitting up CoMo this February?

You heard right. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival, hosted by Missouri River Relief, brings double the film festival to this dreary winter month this weekend with its third annual appearance in Columbia.

The festival originally started in Nevada City, Calif., before spreading across the country with the help of clothing retailer Patagonia, says Steve Schnarr, program manager for Missouri River Relief. Calling the festival both a “fundraiser” and a “friend-raiser,” Schnarr says the lineup of eight environmentally-themed films will both call members of the community to action and leave them with a sense of hope.

“Some of (the films) are eye-opening, revealing things going on around the world,” Schnarr says. “Others are celebrating the actions that people have taken. (The festival) gives us a chance to highlight what we do all year long, but also bring new people together.”

So if you just simply can’t wait for T/F, this is the perfect way to get your film fix this weekend — we’ve even previewed the lineup for you:

_The Films:_

**”The Craziest Idea”**

Thirty years ago, the idea of removing the dams from Washington’s Elwha and White Salmon rivers was crazy at best. “The Craziest Idea” captures these removal projects — the largest in history — and the reactions of those to whom the removal of the dams meant the most.

**”A Liter of Light”**

This film follows the inspiring mission of the MyShelter Foundation as it works to bring light to an impoverished Filipino community. The foundation illuminates the electricity-less neighborhood homes by employing a local man to fashion plastic water bottles into innovative light bulbs. A mere two minutes long, the film quickly communicates its uplifting message and is sure to leave viewers hopeful and inspired.

**”Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution”**

Set in South Africa, “Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution” delves into the concept of imitating nature in order to solve human dilemmas. In the film, Janine Benyus, named on Time Magazine’s 2007 “Heroes of the Environment” list, explores how the study of nature has the ability to improve human engineering skills.

**”One Plastic Beach”**

Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang take recycling to a whole new level. This film follows the Langs’ journey as the pair collects pieces of plastic from a Northern California beach and use them to make works of art. By showcasing the couple’s creativity and drawing attention to beach pollution, “One Plastic Beach” simultaneously engages viewers and raises concern for the larger contamination issue at hand.

**”Chasing Water”**

In this film, viewers follow filmmaker Pete McBride as he carries out his personal journey to uncover the mysteries of the Colorado River. As he travels the river’s course from the source to the sea, McBride reveals the distress and depletion the Colorado has undergone while acting as a main source of water to more than 30 million people in the southwestern United States. With unique cinematography showcasing breathtaking landscapes, “Chasing Water” artistically attempts to help both McBride and his viewers understand the mighty Colorado.

**”Yelp: With Apologies to Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl'”**

A quick, three-minute-long play off of the classic Ginsberg poem, “Yelp” ridicules our generation for its dependence on technology. Though it may seem silly and dramatic, the film makes an undeniably good point about society’s technological addiction.

**”White Water, Black Gold”**

Much like “Chasing Water,” this film follows the personal journey of its filmmaker. The documentary follows David Lavallee as he spends three years exploring the connection between Canada’s oil industry and a diminishing water supply.

**”The Wolf & The Medallion”**

Using his letter to his 4-year-old son as a script, filmmaker Jeremy Collins chronicles his own adventures to a canyon on the border of China and Mongolia in his film, “The Wolf & The Medallion.” Schnarr says this film was put together by an artist/rock-climber from Kansas City. “It’s kind of like a collage — a montage of drawings and paintings,” he says. “It’s really cool.”