CLEARLAKE, Calif. – “Bidder 70” is Second Sunday Cinema's featured film this Sunday, May 11.

The film starts at 6 p.m. at Clearlake United Methodist Church, 14521 Pearl Ave. in Clearlake.

The heart and soul of this inspiring documentary is “Bidder 70,” a young man who placed “protest bids” on an unlawful federal oil and gas lease in the midst of western lands of extraordinary beauty. Think red and pink rock carved by eons of wind and water.  

In 2006 Tim DeChristopher, University of Utah economics student and environmental activist, won millions of dollars in bids to drill on land he had no intention of drilling on and no ability to pay for.  

He paid dearly for his act of outstanding creativity and courage. But because it was clearly unlawful to lease that land, he protected a huge number of acres from devastation.  

He also sparked a focused high-energy environmental group and movement, Peaceful Uprisings.

DeChristopher's five-year struggle within the US Justice Department is over. But, he says, the battle for a livable future continues.

For more information about Second Sunday Cinema call 707-889-7355.