Entries by American Conservation Film Festival

Roots and Hollers

2012 FESTIVAL 26 min. Filmmakers: Thomas Gorman and Patrick Kollman. Roots & Hollers takes you deep inside the lucrative world of wild American ginseng. The film follows two budding Appalachian businessmen as they try their luck in a remarkable underground trade threatened by urban sprawl, over-harvesting, and strip-mining. [Student Filmmakers] [World Premiere] WEBSITE

The Atomic States of America

2012 FESTIVAL 92 min. Filmmaker: Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott. The Atomic States of America takes the viewer on a journey to reactor communities around the country. This film exposes the truths and myths of nuclear power, and poses the question of whether or not man can responsibly split the atom. WATCH TRAILER

The Grammar of Happiness

2012 FESTIVAL 46 min. Filmmakers: Michael O’Neill and Randall Wood. More than 30 years ago, linguist Daniel Everett traveled as a missionary into the Amazon rainforest to convert the Piraha people. The Piraha way of life and communication profoundly changed Everett and inspired a theory that could undermine the most powerful of linguists. WEBSITE