by Jon D. B.
Director of Marketing & Communications
Last night’s ‘The Living Land’ film premiere was a resounding success. Our dear friend and prominent Nashville artist/conservationist, Anne Goetze, unveiled her latest work Wednesday; an artful documentary she’s been working on for well near two decades. The scary part?
“A lot of these scenes in the film, they do not exist anymore,” Anne told News Channel 5 in the historic Franklin Theatre.
Her home of Williamson County is the heart of ‘The Living Land,’ which came to fruition through collaboration with her son, Nathan Collie, and Emmy Award winning Ken Tucker. Their hope? To inspire all Tennesseans to embrace conservation—before it is too late.
Our Executive Director, Alice Hudson Pell, leads the interviews Anne and Ken conducted for the film.
“We would love to take this [documentary] into communities all across the state of Tennessee, and inspire people who may not feel passionate about conservation,” Alice added for the evening news.
‘A lot of these scenes in the film, they do not exist anymore’
Joining her are Harpeth Conservancy’s brilliant director, Dorene Bolze, alongside esteemed Senator Bill Frist, the Chair of The Nature Conservancy’s Global Board of Directors, and Tracy Frist of their Tennessee Chapter; the Frists bringing decades of expertise, spirit, and knowledge to the documentary alongside.
Acclaimed Grammy winning Native American singer/songwriter Bill Miller, a close friend of Anne’s and fellow Williamson Co. resident and activist, also helps narrate ‘The Living Land’ alongside providing an emotional concert, connecting the audience with the Indigenous stewards of Tennessee conservation.
“There’s a certain point we have to get back to that healing of nature and God’s hand,” he told News Channel 5.
TennGreen met with attendees—extending a friendly invitation into local conservation alongside documentary sponsor Harpeth Conservancy, the Center for Sustainable Stewardship, and the Heritage Foundation.
“Change has to start right here, right?” Anne adds. “So, if something moves you, touches you, you are probably going to do something about it if it inspires you that much.”
We couldn’t agree more.
Congratulations again to Anne, Nathan, and all our dear friends in conservation. We couldn’t do any of this without you!