2010 FESTIVAL 90 min. Filmmaker: Louie Psihoyos. Winner of the 2010 Academy Award for Documentary Film, The Cove highlights the former dolphin trainer cum activist Ric O’Barry as he leads a covert team of filmmakers on a harrowing quest to document and stop the round up and slaughter of dolphins by Japanese fishermen.
2010 FESTIVAL 27 min. The Gulf Islands National Seashore, a collection of historical sites, beaches, and treasured islands along the Mississippi and Florida Gulf Coast, is the focus of this companion piece to Ken Burns’ series, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. This film highlights some of the beauty and biodiversity along the Gulf of […]
2010 FESTIVAL Filmmakers: Tanner Haid and Michael Whitaker. A humorous look at the nature deficit disorder and one possibly extreme solution to it. [Student Filmmakers]
2010 FESTIVAL 88 min. Filmmaker: Rory Owen Delany. Subtitled “The Politics of Pollution,” this film shares the stories of West Virginians fighting to keep their blood, water, and air safe from pollution. The audacious filmmakers risk arrest or worse as they challenge suspected polluters, pull a political prank on Hillary Clinton, and buttonhole President Clinton […]
2010 FESTIVAL 47 min. Off the coast of Australia’s Heron Island lies the Great Barrier Reef, a 1,200-mile natural wonder visible from outer space. This underwater empire hosts myriad species of coral and holds some of the world’s most iconic animals like clownfish, green sea turtles, and barracuda. Manmade conditions have damaged one reef but […]
2010 FESTIVAL Filmmaker: Sara Davis. How much trash does the average Shepherd University student create on a typical day? [Student Filmmaker]
2010 FESTIVAL 76 min. Filmmaker: Catherine Gund. Witty and provocative, this film follows two middle schoolers as they explore their place in the food chain. Through visits to local food sources in and around NYC, the two girls explore the food stream from origin to leftovers, and offer hope and solutions for linking sustainable food […]
2010 FESTIVAL Filmmaker: Jennifer Edmonds. What does the future hold for the Eastern Panhandle environment? Will we continue to despoil our natural environment, or choose a different path? [Student Filmmaker]
2009 FESTIVAL 86 min. Filmmaker: Barbara Ettinger. Imagine a world without fish. Combining personal odyssey with a journey of scientific discovery, this documentary explores the threat of ocean acidification, the flip side of climate change, and what it means for our children.
2009 FESTIVAL 94 min. Director: Todd Darling. Natural allies or unnatural acts? A rambunctious road trip collects the stories of fishermen, cowboys, and firemen who had to face the consequences of environmental deregulation by the Bush Administration.
