Saving Walden’s World Premieres at NJ Doc Fest with a Radical Call to Remember

In a time of ecological unraveling, this visionary film dares to imagine futures rooted in ancestral wisdom, land kinship, and the power of living differently.

SPARTA, NJ, ME, UNITED STATES, April 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an age where environmental collapse has become a constant backdrop to our daily lives, one documentary dares to ask: What if the answers lie not in progress, but in remembering?

Saving Walden’s World, a visually arresting and thematically radical documentary, has been officially selected for the New Jersey Documentary Film Festival, with its screening slated for May 4, 2025, at 4 PM at The Sparta Avenue Stage 10 Sparta Avenue N Sparta, NJ.
The documentary, which brings together themes of degrowth, rewilding, land justice, eco-feminism and ecological restoration, is developing into a strong new voice in the discourse around climate, community, and the planet’s fate.

At its core, Saving Walden’s World is more than a documentary, it is a call to imagination. Enter Jim and his young son Walden, who live an off-grid homestead life shaped by ecological wisdom and ancestral memory. The documentary utilizes storytelling and cinematic intimacy to imagine what it means to live with the land rather than resist a system that treats land as a commodity rather than kin.“It’s not just about alternative lifestyles—it’s about alternative futures,” says a spokesperson from the Impact Team behind the project. “Saving Walden’s World offers a quiet revolution in how we think about growth, success, and sustainability.”

The project is supported by a collective of creators, activists, and educators, including Sharanya, a member of the Impact Team who has helped shape the film's outreach, engagement, and educational framing.

The New Jersey Documentary Film Festival, known for spotlighting bold, independent films that challenge and enlighten, offers a fitting platform for the premiere. This year’s festival strongly focuses on environmental justice, and Saving Walden’s World brings a unique perspective that integrates ecological consciousness with social and historical critique.

“We’re thrilled to be part of a festival that values storytelling as a tool for truth and transformation,” says Sharanya (Film’s Impact Team), “We hope Saving Walden’s World sparks deeper questions about our own higher purpose.”

The film will be screened in person, followed by a Q&A session with the director, Jim Merkel. Attendees can expect an evocative experience—one that merges grounded climate science with the poetic force of narrative cinema.

For tickets and details, scroll down to: THE ETHICS OF AFTERMATH - Sun, 5/4 4 PM -
https://filmfreeway.com/NJdocfest/tickets

Website: www.savingwaldensworld.org
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​​WHO: Saving Walden’s World – a documentary created by a collective of filmmakers, activists, and educators.
WHAT: Official selection and screening at the New Jersey Documentary Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with the creative team. The film explores themes of degrowth, ecological restoration, rewilding, and land justice through the story of an off-grid father-son duo. Website: www.savingwaldensworld.org
WHEN: May 4, at 4 PM 2025
WHERE: The Sparta Avenue Stage 10 Sparta Avenue N Sparta, NJ

Jim Merkel
Saving Walden's World
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