2013 FESTIVAL 9 min. Filmmaker: Cody Lawhorn. The Trouble with Trout is a charming, heart-felt tale about a meticulous fisherman enjoying a peaceful afternoon of fishing when a young boy comes along and does everything wrong. Soon the fisherman must look inside himself to decide if he’s going to help teach the boy about sportsmanship […]
2013 FESTIVAL 4 min. Filmmaker: Tess Martin. A fisherman experiences a moment of connection with a female humpback whale in the waters off of San Francisco. Is this an example of inter-species communication or a mysterious fluke? This true story is retold in paint on a 16 foot high wall with the help of the […]
2013 FESTIVAL 66 min. Filmmakers: Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller. What is home? And how do we find it? TINY follows one couple’s attempt to build a 130-square foot Tiny House from scratch with no building experience, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into homes smaller than the average parking space. Through […]
2013 FESTIVAL 26 min. Filmmaker: Rory Banyard. Under A Desert Sky explores the vastness and unique character of the Great Basin, and the beauty and rich diversity of Great Basin National Park; ancient bristlecones cling to windswept ridges; marmots raise their young on rocky slopes; remnant cutthroat trout survive in isolated mountain streams. We see […]
2013 FESTIVAL 38 min. Filmmakers: Daniel Hinerfeld and Molly O’Brien. Native carnivores bring balance to the landscape and keep ecosystems healthy. But they can also be seen as a threat to livestock, and for decades government trappers have killed them in large numbers. The U.S.D.A.’s Wildlife Services program kills tens of thousands of native carnivores […]
2013 FESTIVAL 56 min. Filmmakers: Sophie Rousmaniere and Jay Minton. Yellow Fever follows young Navajo veteran, Tina Garnanez on her journey to investigate the history of the Navajo Uranium Boom, its lasting impacts in her area and the potential new mining in her region. She begins as a curious family member and becomes an advocate, […]
2013 FESTIVAL 54 min. Filmmaker: Lynne Cherry. The inspiring and empowering Young Voices for the Planet films showcase earnest youth helping solve the climate crisis–speaking out and reducing CO2 emissions in homes, schools and communities through creative win-win solutions: energy audits, tree-planting, getting fresh local food in their school cafeteria, advocating renewable energy. Kids have power! […]
2012 FESTIVAL 21 min. Filmmaker: Sarah Ginsburg. To some, age is only a number; 85-year-old Victor Kaufmann embraces this philosophy as he reaches the milestone of planting his 10,000th tree. [Student Filmmaker] WEBSITE
2012 FESTIVAL 114 min. Filmmaker: Mark Kitchell. A Fierce Green Fire is the first film to create a big-picture overview of the environmental movement, bring together all its parts and eras from conservation to climate change. WEBSITE
2012 FESTIVAL 70 min. Filmmaker: Samuel Koltinsky. A moving documentary about a great cartoonist turned conservationist. WEBSITE
