2009 FESTIVAL 57 min. Filmmaker: Moynul Huda. The Sundarbans is the biggest mangrove forest in the world, located in the southwestern coastal area of Bangladesh. The presence of animals, birds, and vegetation of numerous species has made this forest a unique repository of biodiversity. The forest is extremely important in our lives but some natural […]
2009 FESTIVAL 30 min. Filmmakers: Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis. In this follow-up to King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis take to to Iowa’s rivers , determined to find out what their little acre of corn has done to the big river downstream. What they find rises troubling questions about America’s embrace of industrial […]
2009 FESTIVAL 7 min. Filmmaker: Steve Furman. …a sea of grass that is! Most of the native prairie in North America is gone and prairie chickens are rare. But if you’re lucky enough to find them they are fun to watch.
2009 FESTIVAL 12 min. Filmmakers: Doug Canfield and Ryan Hagerty. NCTC-based filmmaker Doug Canfield, and photographer, Ryan Hagerty, explain climate change and provides ways for children to help the environment.
2009 FESTIVAL 84 min. Director: Phyllis Gellar. The director of The Appalachians, brings us an inside look at the modern coal mining technique known as mountain top removal (MTR). Both sides in this conflict claim that history is on their side. Families have lived in the region for generations and most have ancestors who worked […]
2009 FESTIVAL 19 min. Filmmaker: Jeremy Roberts. Disturbance explores the natural history and politics of burned forest in the northern Rocky Mountains. [Student Filmmaker]
2009 FESTIVAL 53 min. Filmmaker: Erick Bendick. Roads are the largest human artifact on the planet; they have fragmented wild landscapes, ushered in the ‘age of urban sprawl,’ and challenged our bedrock sense of community. From pristine roadless areas to concrete jungles, follow filmmaker Eric Bendick on the ‘green adventure of a lifetime’–a quest to […]
2009 FESTIVAL 57 min. Director: Ellen Frankenstein. A vegetarian moves to Alaska, marries a fisherman and hunter, and sets off on a journey for the “right” thing to eat. This wry look at what’s on your plate explores ideas about eating healthy sustainable food from one’s own backyard, either urban or wild, versus industrially produced […]
2009 FESTIVAL 29 min. Filmmaker: Andrea Bloom. A driver, train rider, and bicyclist each ride 90 minutes to get to work in Washington DC. Extreme Commuting follows the daily paths of three professionals as they negotiate their way through one of the most congested cities in the nation. [Student Filmmaker]
2009 FESTIVAL 53 min. Producer: Gina Twyble. In this film noir, Australia’s island state, Tasmania, is one of the world’s last great wildlife havens, but its struggling native species are under threat from a feral fox invasion. Or are they?
