2011 FESTIVAL 39 min. Filmmaker: Sara Poisson. There is a magical island unlike any other on Earth. Less than a quarter of a square mile, Isla Rasa is so small it is difficult to find on a map. Some creatures, however, do not need a map. Generations of seabirds have found a way to this […]
2011 FESTIVAL 75 min. Filmmaker: David Vassar. This 75 minute documentary celebrates the beauty, drama and sweeping history of California State Parks, the most magnificent and diverse collection of state parks in the nation.
2011 FESTIVAL 60 min. Filmmakers: Monte Thompson and Chera Van Burg. All over the world species are becoming extinct at an astonishing rate, from 1000 to 10,000 times faster than normal. The loss of biodiversity has become so severe that scientists are calling it a mass extinction event. Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction […]
2011 FESTIVAL 15 min. Filmmaker: Piotr Zlotorowicz. Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in the Bieszczady Mountains. Farfrom civilization, in the heart of the mountains, they live according to the rhythm set by nature.The documentary joins the man and the woman from dawn till dusk, observing the slow passageof time. A visual […]
2011 FESTIVAL 19 min. Filmmaker: Pete McBride. The Colorado River is the seventh largest river in the U.S., supplying water to over 30 million people. It is also one of the most diverted, silted, and heavily litigated rivers in the world. The farmers and residents of the rapidly growing western states rely on the river […]
2011 FESTIVAL 86 min. Filmmakers: Justin Hogan and Michael Nash. There is a new phenomenon in the global arena called “Climate Refugees.” A climate refugee is a person displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters. Such disasters result from incremental and rapid ecological change, resulting in increased droughts, desertification, sea level rise, and the more frequent […]
2011 FESTIVAL 10 min. Filmmaker: Ian Cook. Amid the tangle of commuter traffic, shopping malls and office buildings that define life inside the beltway rests a one-acre piece of farmland under the care of 89-year-old Charlie Koiner. With the help of his only daughter, Charlie continues to work his land, share his produce, and enjoy […]
2011 FESTIVAL 51 min. Filmmaker: Peter Schriemer. Host Peter Schriemer leads young viewers on an exploration of Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, a richly diverse156-mile long inland waterway which serves as a nursery for many species of marine life. The film immerses viewers in the endangered world of the creatures at the bottom of the aquatic […]
2011 FESTIVAL 7 min. Filmmaker: Brandon Strathmann. This film highlights an important but widely unknown issue, Ocean Acidification. Following a little crab through the coral reef, we see the effects of ocean acidification and learn that what we do on land affects what happens to the oceans. This educational environmental film has a message of […]
2011 FESTIVAL 61 min. Filmmaker: Danny Ledonne. They swim, they waddle, and they fly. They are the subjects of art, science, history, and popular entertainment. They are cartoons, stamps, carvings, pets, livestock, urban neighbors, and even dinner. They are ducks! Across America, quirky and often comical interactions can teach us about our feathery neighbors, our […]
