Meet the Filmmaker | Geoff Luck

Ticket Information:

This event is open to the public and pay what you can.

Suggested ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students 21 and under.

This event is your opportunity to gain insight into documentary film from a seasoned professional. It is hosted by Geoff Luck, Emmy award-nominated producer and director who’s been the showrunner of ten television series. Geoff will share his experience as an executive producer for hundreds of programs in science and conservation and his experience directing films that appeared on Netflix, Disney+, PBS, and many other outlets. Geoff will share episodes from his series WILD HOPE, including one in-process, as the focus of this event. You will experience three episodes within the digital PBS Nature series: The Beautiful Undammed, Stork Sisters, and Puffin Patrol.

Oysters returning en masse to clean New York Harbor and shelter one of the world’s great cities from superstorms… Ecuador saving species by enshrining the rights of nature in its constitution… Beavers bringing wild wetlands and biodiversity back to manicured Britain… Soldiers setting fires to save an iconic woodpecker…

These are not the kinds of stories you see on the news. When it comes to the environment, the standard fare these days is a barrage of doom and despair. Enter WILD HOPE, a new series that crisscrosses the globe to spotlight the changemakers who are restoring and protecting the natural world.

The people and stories in WILD HOPE reveal how saving biodiversity begins in our own backyards. There is no need—and no time—to wait for global accords. These mavericks are forging unexpected alliances, making bold interventions, and relying on local expertise to pull our planet back from the brink.

Whether it’s farmers planting coffee to save the Mozambican rainforest, Mexican nuns and fishermen working to bring back remarkable salamanders, or trained dogs rescuing koalas from urban encroachment and raging wildfires, the series reveals how small actions have a dramatic impact, how individual efforts drive community-wide results, and how local solutions add up to global change.

WILD HOPE provides heroes we can rally around, actions we can share, and optimism we severely need. There is still time to secure the future of life. And if given the chance, nature will bounce back. But we must change the narrative. WILD HOPE shows us how it’s done.

Check out the website to learn more

• Honored at The United Nations, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Association for the Advancement of Science

• Outstanding Nature Documentary (Emmy nomination); Jackson Wild Media Award

(Winner 2x, Finalist 3x); CINE Golden Eagle (3x); Wildscreen Panda Award: Theatrical

(finalist).

• Holds film degrees from Harvard and the San Francisco Art Institute

•Taught filmmaking at Harvard, MIT, Boston University, and the Savannah College of Art & Design

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Light House Studio at Vinegar Hill Theatre, 220 West Market Street, Charlottesville, United States