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Featured experts in Harvest of Loneliness include Mexican activist and politician Victor Quintana, Bracero Program in California author Henry Anderson, and several others. Extensive archival material is also included.
Honors earned by the film include the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2010 Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival, and Best Educational Film at the 2011 Amsterdam Film Festival.
September 28, 2025
Ear to the Wild: The Belted Kingfisher - Gustav’s “Mechanical Bird"
In memory of Gustav Hobel. My friend Gustav and I used to live next door to one another on Sonoma Creek. The Belted Kingfishers would fly by, calling, with that ratchety kind of sound that they have in their voice. That’s why he’d call them the “mechanical bird.”
