Adams Wood is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with a focus on conservation and social justice. His feature documentary On Coal River, directed with Francine Cavanaugh, 2010), was official selection of over 30 film festivals, and was nominated for an IFP/Gotham Award. The film aired on Outside Television, and screened on Capitol Hill. Since 2010 he’s worked with organizations such as Greenpeace, Earthjustice, Appalachian Voices, NRDC, Google Earth, and Coal River Mountain Watch, in areas including West Virginia, the Arctic Ocean, and Mexico’s Copper Canyons. He’s currently working on a film about EPA cleanup of toxic waste contamination at the CTS site south of Asheville.
Adams recently spent 7 weeks at sea working with Greenpeace onboard the Rainbow Warrior, documenting the organization’s investigation of fishing and labor practices in the tuna fisheries of the Pacific Ocean.
Listen to Adams’ amazing stories of being at sea with Greenpeace and what he’s learned about how we can better take care of our oceans.
Living Well with Adams Wood on AshevilleFM, February 8, 2016
