2012 FESTIVAL 30 min. Filmmaker: Susan Edwards. Can one person truly make a difference? This film tells the inspiring story of how a remarkable woman saved a dying river–for herself, for the community and for future generations–and became an environmental hero honored by the United Nations. WATCH TRAILER
2012 FESTIVAL 63 min. The Huliau Environmental Filmmaking Club engages students to investigate environmental and conservation related issues affecting the Maui community. Throughout a school year, student film teams conduct research, plan storylines, scout locations and execute/edit short films. Maui Huliau Foundation inspires leadership, creativity and stewardship among the youth of the community. [Student Filmmakers]
2012 FESTIVAL 27 min. Filmmaker: Sarah Gulick. Explore the far-reaching impact of menhaden through the eyes of the men who love this stinky, oily fish for what it contributes to their livelihood, to their heritage, and to the health of Chesapeake Bay. [Student Filmmaker] WATCH TRAILER
2012 FESTIVAL 2 min. Filmmaker: Marija Jacimovic. Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings a welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. WATCH FILM
2012 FESTIVAL 81 min. Filmmakers: Karen Anspacher-Meyer and Ralf Meyer. Ocean Frontiers takes us on an inspiring voyage to seaports and watersheds across the country to meet unlikely allies of industrial shippers and whale biologists, pig farmers and wetland ecologists, sport fishers and reef snorkelers all embarking on a new course of collaboration, in defense of […]
2012 FESTIVAL 81 min. Filmmaker: Francine Cavanaugh. On Coal River takes viewers on a gripping emotional journey into the Coal River Valley of West Virginia — a community surrounded by lush mountains and a looming toxic threat. The film follows a former coal miner and his neighbors in a David-and-Goliath struggle for the future of their […]
2012 FESTIVAL 10 min. Filmmaker: Alexandra Cousteau. Steeped in American history, the Potomac runs through the very center of our nation’s capital. Its waters touch everyone in its watershed, from rural farmers to suburban dwellers. It is time we give the Potomac, our nation’s river, the much-needed attention it deserves. WEBSITE
19 min Filmmaker: Matthew Stamm Each year thousands of dolphins and whales wash up on U.S. coastlines. Learn what you can do as a citizen to help preserve marine mammals, and make U.S. waters into the sanctuary they deserve. [Student Filmmaker]
2012 FESTIVAL 58 min. Filmmaker: Charles Wilkinson. Peace Out asks and answers the question: are we ripping up our back yard for energy? Energy executives and nuclear spokesmen vs. academics and activists in intelligent debate. WEBSITE
2012 FESTIVAL 52 min. Filmmaker: Joel Heath. This film explores the unique cultural relationship between the Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay and the eider duck. Both the community and eiders face big challenges to adapt to changing sea ice dynamics, while the seasons of hydrology and ocean currents are being reversed by […]
