Introducing FLUDDLES
Showings in 2023-2024!
EAST PEORIA, November 8, Illinois Central College, 127F Lecture Recital Hall
Meet and greet 6:30 p.m., film begins 7 p.m., panel discussion 7:45 p.m.
In partnership with Illinois Central College and Peoria Audubon Society
MCHENRY, November 28, McHenry County College, Luecht Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.
In partnership with McHenry Audubon Society, Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee, and Friends of Hackmatack NWR
DECATUR, December 9, Rock Springs Nature Center, 2 p.m.
In partnership with Decatur Audubon Society
FREEPORT, March 5, United Church of Christ, 7 p.m.
In partnership with Northwest Illinois Audubon Society
BURLINGTON, WI, March 14, Veterans Terrace at Echo Park, 3 p.m.
As part of the Fox River Summit
NORMAL, April 22, Normal Theater, 7 p.m.
In partnership with Grand Prairie Bird Alliance
CHAMPAIGN, April 26, Champaign Public Library, 4 p.m.
In partnership with Grand Prairie Friends & Champaign County Audubon Society
WILL COUNTY, May 3, Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, 6:30 p.m.
In partnership with Forest Preserve District of Will County
CHICAGO, May 9, Music Box Theatre, 7 p.m.
In partnership with The Wetlands Initiative and Chicago Parks Foundation
FLUDDLES chronicles the wildlife of agricultural wetlands of Illinois. Sometimes simply described as “big puddles,” fluddles appear in the spring and fall and provide habitat and forage for a diversity of waterfowl and shorebird species. FLUDDLES takes viewers on a journey to these secret, oft-fleeting wildernesses in a time when Illinois has lost 90% of its original wetlands. FLUDDLES features those who enjoy the beauty of wetlands while showcasing the movement under way to construct more wetlands, which provide critical habitat, reduce flooding and erosion, and help to ensure healthier waterways. FLUDDLES is a follow-up to THE MAGIC STUMP and the second in The Prairie State film series. Partners in this project include U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Ducks Unlimited, John Wesley Powell Audubon Society, Northwest Illinois Audubon Society, Peoria Audubon Society, The Wetlands Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, Illinois Environmental Council, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership, Agri Drain Corporation, Red Hill Birding, Arkansas Audubon Society, and individual land owners and birders.
FLUDDLES is the fourth film by MONTY AND ROSE Director Bob Dolgan. Other crew members include Bill Davison, Associate Producer, Sharon Filipkowski, Editor, and Mitchell Fransen, Videographer. Music for FLUDDLES is by John Guido of Great Waters.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Watch an excerpt from FLUDDLES:
Press for FLUDDLES
Viewing 'Fluddles' as a word and a film on conservation
Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 29, 2024
Farmers, migratory birds find harmony in modern wetland conservation
Illinois State University Redbird Impact, Feb. 7, 2023
Viewing 'Fluddles' as a word and a film on conservation
Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 29, 2024
Farmers, migratory birds find harmony in modern wetland conservation
Illinois State University Redbird Impact, Feb. 7, 2023
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