Cascade Crossroads
A documentary film about building bridges, both literal and metaphorical. Cascade Crossroads chronicles the amazing story of seemingly opposite interests joining forces to restore a critical wildlife corridor while improving Washington State’s vital transportation corridor over the Cascade Mountains. Told in the varied voices of the men and women who worked across ideological, political, and geographical differences to set in motion the world’s largest wildlife project of its kind, Cascade Crossroads shows what can happen – for people and the environment – when we build bridges.
2018 WINNER OF GOLD AND BRONZE TELLY AWARDS
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Ted GrudowskiDirectorTelly Award winner
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Kristoffer BrowneProducerTelly Award winner
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Sandy Dang AsherProducerTelly Award winner. Past credits include: Jesse James' Hidden Treasure, Move This House, Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
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Ted GrudowskiProducer
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Jen WatkinsProducer
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Charlie RainesProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Documentary, Environmental, Pacific Northwest
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Runtime:30 minutes 58 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2018
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Production Budget:45,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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2018 TELLY AWARDS GOLD
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2018 TELLY AWARDS BRONZE
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Colorado Environmental Film FestivalGolden, CO
United States
February 22, 2019 -
11th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film FestivalKuala Lumpur
Malaysia
October 12, 2018 -
International Social Change Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
October 27, 2018 -
International Social Change Film FestivalChicago
United States
September 29, 2018 -
International Wildlife Film FestivalMissoula
United States
April 16, 2018 -
Ellensburg Film FestivalEllensburg
United States
October 6, 2018 -
Elements International Environmental Film FestivalVancouver, BC
Canada
April 15, 2018 -
Local Sightings Film FestivalSeattle
United States
September 29, 2018 -
The Royal RoomSeattle
United States
February 20, 2018 -
ED TalksVashon Island
United States
June 4, 2018 -
IENE ConferenceEinhoven
Netherlands
September 11, 2018 -
Whatcom County MuseumBellingham
United States
October 20, 2018 -
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg
United States
January 26, 2018
A four-time Telly Award winner, Ted Grudowski is a video professional of nearly twenty years based in Seattle. His experimental 3-D film "Eventually They Melt" played in the Los Angeles 3-D Movie Festival in 2016. Formerly a Senior Producer at MSN.com, he directed a small business news series for three years, and covered events such as Live Earth, the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and Cannes Film Festival until forming his own production company in 2014. Current clients include Microsoft, Amazon, Lamborghini, and Seattle Children's Hospital.
Additionally, he has exhibited his 3-D photography at The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, The Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, and SeaTac International Airport as well as many galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest.
When first approached by the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition to make this film, I was initially grateful for an opportunity to work on a project highlighting the rich beauty of the landscape in Washington State's Cascade Mountains and the diversity of wildlife living within them. But as fellow Producers Kristoffer Browne, Sandy Dang Asher and I began our work we quickly realized what an amazing story we had to tell, one not only with regional and historical importance, but one full of hope and a critical message for these challenging times. A story where people who are traditionally opposed came together to make a tremendous difference.
The I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project, and the wildlife crossings and roadway improvements within it, is a win-win for people and animals that offers a new model for major infrastructure projects bisecting wild places. Cascade Crossroads aims to not only share this unique story but also inspire action in other landscapes facing similar tensions between wildlife and roadways.