Public Trust (2020)
The fight for America's public lands.
There are 640 million acres of public land in the United States. But there are powerful forces, both in government and in corporate America, eager to plunder this bounty. David Garrett Byars’s eye-opening documentary travels to Alaska, into the red rock canyons of southern Utah, and to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, and exposes a land war going on under our very noses.
Director: David Byars
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 96 min
Release Date: February 17, 2020
Cast
- Hal Herring - Self - Journalist
- Terry Tempest Williams - Self - Author
- Angelo Baca - Self - Navajo/Hopi Filmmaker
- Spencer Shaver - Self - Conservation Director, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters
- Marshall Helmberger - Self - Editor, The Timberjay Newspaper
- Levi Lexvold - Self - Regional Organizer, Save the Boundary Waters
- Douglas Brinkley - Self - Professor of History at Rice University
- Patrick Shea - Self - Former Director, Bureau of Land Management
- Richard Nixon - Self (archive footage)
- Ronald Reagan - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
Music: Stephanie Nicora, Bill Reynolds
Cinematography: Drew Xanthopoulos, David Byars
Editing: Lyman Smith
Production: Patagonia
Language: English
Original Language: en
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Public Trust about?
- There are 640 million acres of public land in the United States. But there are powerful forces, both in government and in corporate America, eager to plunder this bounty. David Garrett Byars’s eye-opening documentary travels to Alaska, into the red rock canyons of southern Utah, and to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, and exposes a land war going on under our very noses.
- Who directed Public Trust?
- Public Trust was directed by David Byars.
- Who stars in Public Trust?
- Public Trust stars Hal Herring, Terry Tempest Williams, Angelo Baca, Spencer Shaver, Marshall Helmberger, Levi Lexvold.
- How long is Public Trust?
- Public Trust has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
- What genre is Public Trust?
- Public Trust is a Documentary film.