Wild Hope: Unleaded
Golden eagles, one of the largest raptors in North America, are declining due to an unlikely poison: lead. Golden eagles scavenge on animal remains contaminated by lead bullets. To protect them, conservationists are trying to get hunters to switch to lead-free alternatives, such as copper bullets.
Presented by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Screened on Thursday, March 6 at 4pm in Short Film Block 1 along with Timber Rattlesnakes of Catoctin Mountain Park, Saving the Southern Appalachian Red Spruce Forest, Friends of Frogpool Lane, and Reviving the Forgotten River (Student Film Award).
Before the block, Geoff Luck, Executive Producer & Director of Impact for the Wild Hope Initiative at HHMI Tangled Bank Studios introduced the films. After the block, filmmaker and associate producer Kylé Pienaar stayed for a panel discussion with the audience.
Filmmaker: Kitty Hu
Running Time: 13 mins
Language: English with open captions
Type: Official Selection – Short
Kitty Hu is a Chinese diasporic documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Shoes Off Media, an intergenerational Asian women-led production company centering on storytellers with lived experiences both in front of and behind the lens. As the daughter of immigrants, Hu’s work applies community-centered documentary tactics to amplify stories at the intersection of justice and human relationships, looking at topics such as labor, housing, culture, migration, and climate.
