Entries by American Conservation Film Festival

Saving Mes Aynak

2016 ACFF GREEN SPARK AWARD – HIGHLIGHTING CONSERVATION HEROES 58 Minutes Filmmaker: Brent E. Huffman TRAILER This exciting and heart-wrenching film follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition.  Though 90% of the site has yet to be excavated, it is threatened by […]

Seed: The Untold Story

2016 Audience Choice Award 93 Minutes Filmmakers: Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz TRAILER Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds, worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. This film follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. As […]

Sharing the Secrets

13 Minutes Filmmaker: Drew Perimutter TRAILER Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia are home to the highest concentration of caves in the United States. Sharing the Secrets showcases these amazing ecosystems and the importance of conserving them. From rappelling deep pit caves to discovering the delicate life forms that inhabit these environments, this film offers a broad […]

Sonic Sea

63 Minutes Filmmakers: Michelle Dougherty and Daniel Hinerfeld TRAILER In the darkness of the sea, whales depend on sound to mate, find food, migrate, raise their young and defend against predators. Over the last century, however, human activity has radically transformed the ocean’s delicate acoustic habitat, challenging the ability of whales and other marine life […]

Testimony: Remembering Glen Canyon

9 Minutes Filmmaker: Kent Wagner TRAILER More than fifty years after the construction of the Glen Canyon dam, the dam’s existence remains a sensitive subject especially to those fortunate enough to have seen the canyon before it was inundated. Today, pressures on the dwindling water supply in the Colorado River are encouraging renewed discussions about […]

The Burden: Fossil Fuel, The Military and National Security

40 Minutes Filmmaker: Roger Sorkin TRAILER This film tells the story of fossil fuel dependence as our greatest long-term national security threat and why the military is leading the transition to clean energy. The Burden is the centerpiece of a strategic media engagement campaign to inspire a movement that strengthens our energy security and harnesses […]

The Messenger

90 Minutes Filmmaker: Su Rynard TRAILER Su Rynard’s wide-ranging and contemplative documentary is an artful investigation into the causes of songbird mass depletion and the compassionate people who are working to turn the tide. The Messenger takes viewers on a visually stunning journey revealing how the problems facing birds also pose daunting implications for our […]

Think Like a Scientist: Boundaries

7 Minutes Filmmakers: Nathan Dappen and Neil Losin Meet conservation photographer Krista Schlyer, who has spent the last seven years documenting the environmental effects of the U.S./Mexico border wall, and biologist Jon Beckmann, who studies how man-made barriers influence the movement of wildlife. Screens on Sunday, October 23 during Block 7, which begins at 1:00 pm at […]