CONTACT
For more information contact Impact Producer, Jennifer Ekstrom.
SYNOPSIS
Redefining Prosperity is the story of the transformation of culture and economy in California’s largest Gold Rush town -- Nevada City. With its legacies of environmental devastation and extreme mistreatment of both the native Nisenan Indian people as well as the immigrant workers who built many of the mines, Nevada City citizens transformed it into a model community with emphasis on protected common resources, respect for others, local organic foods, artistic creativity, tourism, and citizen engagement. It’s the story of how the fight to save the beautiful Yuba River from being dammed by a foreign corporation brought together previously conflicted segments of the community. Redefining Prosperity provides a powerful message about the importance of working together at the local level to make great changes that can reverberate around the world. A little town in California's Sierra Foothillls shows us how.
CAST
Malaika Bishop
Melinda Booth
Andy Cassano
Shelly Covert
Caleb Dardick
Charles Durrett
Kelly Fleming
Michael Funk
Juliet Gobert
Mikail Graham
Heidi Hall
Roger Hicks
Eli Ilano
Eileen Jorgensen
Paul Jorgensen
Robbie Lansburg
Wade Laughter
Izzy Martin
Scott McLean
Hank Meals
Kim Milligan
Ayla Nereo
Tova Rothert
Reinette Senum
Sierra Harvest Food-Love staff
Jordan Fisher Smith
Mike Snegg
Nina Snegg
Gary Snyder
David Sugalski
John Tecklin
David Vassar
Deborah Weistar
Tom Weistar
CREW
John de Graaf - Director, Writer, Producer
Greg Davis - Director of Photography, Editor
Jennifer Ekstrom - Producer
Jordan Fisher Smith - Consulting Producer
Kevin White - Consulting Producer
Jackie O' Ryan - Narrator
Tom Weistar - Additional Photography
Kevin White - Additional Photography
SPECIAL THANKS
Roger Hicks
Linda Rachmel
Mike and Nina Snegg
Reinette Senum
Tom Weistar
Steve Michelson
Steve and Ann Dunsky
Harold and Barbara Degraw
Chuck Jaffee
Brian Hamilton
Michael Bade
Irene Myers
John Peekstok
Kelly Fleming
Juliet Gobert
Chet Salvatori
Ayla Nereo
David Sugalski
Saul and Elena Rayo
Michael and Alicia Funk
Melissa Seibold
Erin Thieme
Michael Sanford
Phil and Lynn Nicholls
Paula Wissel
Therese Frare
Steve and Ann Chambers
Barbara Brower
Orna Locker
Karen Hurley
Melinda Gause and Kent Lowry
Michael Mitrani
Michelle Newbon
Greg Cameron
MOFMO
David Grimes
Synergia Learning Ventures
KVMR Community Radio
South Yuba River Citizens League
Sierra Harvest
Deer Creek Elementary School
Mountain Bounty Farm
Three Forks Bakery and Bistro
Sopa Thai
National Hotel
Golden Era
Nevada City Winery
Miner's Foundry
Nevada City Co-Housing
Briar Patch Co-op
Empire Mine State Park
Tahoe National Forest
Nevada City Advocate
Alexandar Gallery
The Union
In memory of Oliver and Vivian de Graaf.