Boundary Waters 2012
2013 FESTIVAL 4 min. Filmmaker: Carl Martin. A stunning and beautiful journey through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that runs along the border of Minnesota and Canada.
Entries by American Conservation Film Festival
Cafeteria Man
2013 FESTIVAL 65 min. Filmmakers: Richard Chisolm and Sheila Kinkade. Cafeteria Man is a story of positive movement that shows what’s possible in our nation’s schools. It is the true story of chef Tony Geraci and his mission to radically reform Baltimore’s public school food system with a recipe for change. WEBSITE TRAILER
Cheetah Conservation Fund: Change for the Cheetah’s Future
2013 FESTIVAL 11 min. Filmmaker: Jed Winer Today, fewer than 10,000 cheetahs remain in the wild, down from 100,000 a century ago. This short film highlights the work of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, a non-profit organization based in Namibia, changing attitudes and habitat to ensure the survival of this magnificent predator. [Student Filmmaker]
COMFORT ZONE
2013 FESTIVAL 70 min. Filmmakers: David Danesh, Sean P. Donnelly, and Kate Kressmann-Kehoe. Is climate change a scientific problem? An engineering problem? A psychological problem? All that, and more? COMFORT ZONE is the consciousness-changing and often humorous story of three ordinary Americans confronting what this multi-faceted problem means for us. WEBSITE TRAILER
Connected
2013 FESTIVAL 8 min. Filmmaker: Ziggy Livnat. Connected is a visual and musical celebration of our planet’s oceans. The film delivers a sense of wonder and responsibility. Join underwater filmmaker, Ziggy Livnat, as he narrates this visual exploration of marine animal behavior and human impact. WEBSITE
Day In, Day Out
2013 FESTIVAL 3 min. Filmmakers: Taylor Martin and Cyrus Stowe. A young man struggles to get his electricity bills down and asks his friend to help him out. His friend is willing to help and writes a song to get him started. Being very clumsy and not too bright, the young man has a hard […]
Dear Governor Cuomo
2013 FESTIVAL 75 min. Filmmaker: Jon Bowermaster. With the news that Governor Andrew Cuomo might lift the four-year moratorium against hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in New York state any day a concert/protest was organized on his doorstep in the state capitol of Albany. The event brought together scientists, musicians, activists and actors in a scripted night […]
Desplazada
2013 FESTIVAL 10 min. Filmmaker: Patrick Riggs. Two indigenous communities grapple with tradition, religion and modernization in response to rising sea levels in Panama. [Student Filmmaker] [World Premiere]
Deep Down: A Story from the Heart of Coal Country
2013 FESTIVAL 57 min. Filmmakers: Jen Gilomen and Sally Rubin. Beverly May and Terry Ratliff grew up on opposite sides of an Appalachian mountain ridge in eastern Kentucky, where coal is king. When a mountaintop removal coal mine encroaches on their community, the two find themselves on opposing sides of the energy debate, and Beverly […]
Everglades of the North: The Story of the Grand Kankakee Marsh
2013 FESTIVAL 57 min. Filmmakers: Pat Wisniewski, Jeff Manes, Brian Kallies, and Tom Desch. Everglades of the North explores the diverse ecology, unveils the astonishing history, and illustrates the controversial saga of the Grand Kankakee Marsh in how people have used and perceived this once massive wetland for more than 10,000 years. This missing piece […]
