In addition to the previously announced screening of Growing Together, a film produced for local Nevada City non-profit Sierra Harvest, a second Riparian Studios film will be screened as part of the Martin Luther King Day weekend event series. “The Youth Ride Against Racism,” a short documentary about a ride organized by two young men facing an incident of racial harassment, is now slated to be screened on Monday during festivities immediately following this year’s “Love Walk.”

The Love Walk, described as “a full day multi-cultural festival celebrating diversity in Nevada County,” is a collaborative effort between the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, Community Beyond Violence, and Creating Communities Beyond Racial Bias. The festival will begin at 11:00am with a walk from the corner of Mill and Neal Streets in Grass Valley to the Grass Valley Elks Lodge, where the remainder of the festival will take place. Beginning at noon, a series of films will be screened including The Youth Ride Against Racism. Director Kit Kohler and educator Xylem Lara Dey are confirmed for the film Q&A, with possible appearances from others behind the ride and film.

Below is a list of the time slots that both films will be screened during the festival.

Screening Times

Saturday, January 19

Growing Together

Nevada City Veteran’s Memorial (415 N Pine St, Nevada City, CA)

1:30pm-3:45pm

4:30pm-6:30pm

Monday, January 21

Youth Ride Against Racism

Grass Valley Elks Lodge (109 S School St, Grass Valley, CA)

12:00pm-1:30pm