2006 FESTIVAL 80 min. Imagine finding a pterodactyl alive and nesting on an obscure island. Rare Bird is the true story of a 15-year-old boy who helped find a bird believed extinct and solved the mystery of its existence. This true story is both a miracle and a mystery, and will keep you riveted as […]
2006 FESTIVAL 39 min. Pay a visit to Newberry Award winning author Jean Craighead George, as this short documentary film follows the author through a day in her home with her parrot Tocca. Then head to the field with Jean as she visits wolves in Yellowstone and sandhill cranes on the Platte River. Filmmaker and […]
2006 FESTIVAL 11 min. Up and coming high-school filmmaker Kristen Cronon depicts the epic environmental fight of Rachel Carson. As we approach Carson’s centennial in 2007 her message about the dangers of contaminants and the importance of natural balance resonate more strongly than ever. [Student Filmmaker] [Premiere]
2006 FESTIVAL 99 min. Hoping for the world to change? Producer Director Eric Metzgar follows Richard Ogust while trying to rescue thousands of turtles from certain extinction, Richard’s endeavor overtakes not only his NYC apartment but his life. This passionate portrait of one man’s epic journey in conservation and activism creates a new breed of […]
2006 FESTIVAL 57 min. When an EarthFirst! leader is bombed, she finds herself the target of environmental terrorist accusations. Follow the eclectic, eccentric and powerful civil defense team as they take on the government to dig for the truth in this case. The Forest for the Trees is the epic tale of Judi Bari’s fight […]
2006 FESTIVAL 8 min. In October 1941, George Hopkins parachuted to the rocky summit of Wyoming’s Devil’s Tower to win a $50.00 bet. The was only one problem – he couldn’t get down! Today, climber Gregory Crouch guides us up Devil’s Tower and recounts this strange but true story that became a media sensation. With […]
2006 FESTIVAL 10 min. Ten years after a successful reintroduction program brought wolves back to Yellowstone, the once hated wolves are now beloved. But can the wolves’ newfound popularity be too much of a good thing? Join biologist Doug Smith as he fights to keep wolves – and wolf watchers – safe from one another. […]
2006 FESTIVAL 5 min. This short film chronicles the passage of water through the landscape of the Washington D.C. suburbs into Potomac watershed and back.
2006 FESTIVAL 60 min. The mission of the Teddy Project is to teach America’s youth the value of wildlife and wild places by using the technology they know and enjoy. In several two-minute films, over 20 young students from urban art schools use animation and 3-D graphics to highlight wildlife in America.
2006 FESTIVAL 11 min. The threatened Pacific Fisher makes its home in the beautiful hardwood forests of Northern California. The primary caretakers of this forest, the Hoopa Indian tribe, have teamed up with the Wilderness Conservation Society to compile a biological inventory of this elusive mammal. The Hoopa Indians have a saying that explains this […]
