Love. Not Loss.
2012 FESTIVAL 4 min. Filmmaker: Rodney Absom. Love. Not Loss. presents a new biodiversity message. It challenges communicators to talk about nature in terms that people want to hear. [World Premiere] WATCH FILM
Entries by American Conservation Film Festival
Man-Eating Super Croc
2012 FESTIVAL 48 min. Filmmaker: Lawrence Cumbo. A man-eating crocodile terrorizes a town in the Philippines until a team of brave hunters captures a Super Croc bigger than any other… over 20 feet long. But did they get the right crocodile? Is there another one in the swamp even bigger? [WARNING: Violent Scenes] WATCH TRAILER
Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000
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
Maui Huliau Foundation Student Films
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]
Menhaden: The Most Important Fish in the Bay
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
Michael Pollan’s Food Rules
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
Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship
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 […]
On Coal River
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 […]
Our Nation’s River: A System on Edge
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
Out of the Blue
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]
