GARDEN ON THE MOVE
A half-hour documentary about the challenges facing the 70-mile relocation of the Wallace Desert Gardens collection to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Four years in the making and millions of dollars later, the film follows the complete preservation of six thousand arid-land plants and trees and the protagonists that engineered such an epic move.
Timeframe
The film premier will be the last week of March 2021.
Principals
Lynne Nemeth
Executive Director, BTA
btainfo@cals.arizona.edu
Nemeth came to BTA after six years as director of The Arboretum at Flagstaff. Prior to her time there, she served as Director of the Howard County Conservancy in Maryland. She has an extensive background in non-profit administration and has worked in environmental, health, human services and arts organizations.
Lee S. Brownson
Executive Director, WDG
Brownson is a plant lover with a vast experience in marketing and business strategies. A former investment advisor, for over two decades he was a stock and security broker for both retail and institutional clients.
Pedro Pablo Celedón
Founder, Barefoot Productions
Celedón has extensive experience with a broad range of film and television projects. He has written, produced, and directed more than 30 documentaries, television specials, and pilot programs for such clients as KCET- Channel 28 (PBS), LACMA, Nelson-Atkins Museum, The Colburn School, The J. Paul Getty Trust, Bill Viola Studios, The City of Los Angeles,
