Deia Schlosberg recently finished her MFA in Science & Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University in Bozeman, with her thesis being the film, Backyard, about the human cost of fracking. Her background is in environmental education and visual arts, as well as expeditioning, having been awarded a 2009 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award for a two-year, 7800-mile through-hike of the Andes Mountains. She subsequently lectured around the U.S. on the lessons in sustainable living she learned over the course of her time in the Andes. Deia co-directed Stories of Trust, an award-winning ten-part series featuring young people that have already been affected by climate change and are working to prevent worsening impacts. The goal of the series and associated campaign is to spur governmental action to include the atmosphere in the public trust, thus requiring its protection for future generations. Deia also directed and co-produced “Connecting the Gems,” a documentary about migration corridors in the Northern Rockies from an animal's point of view. The film has been included in several film festivals, including the Wild & Scenic Film Festival and National Tour, Montana CINE Film Festival, and it received an Honorable Mention award at the International Wildlife Film Festival.
