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Silvia Girardi is a naturalized American Italian performer and director, based in Verona. Her work has been featured in theaters, museums, dance, and visual arts centers. By drawing on theater, visual art, dance, she creates original works with an interest in the elaboration of the composition process in the interrelation between different artistic disciplines. Her… Continue reading Director Biography – SILVIA GIRARDI, GABRIELE DONATI (ALBERI (TREES))

A short film that tells the tree in its poetic,ecological, economic value. Although sciencecontinues to provide alarming data, we aremoving slowly with partial actions towards theintegration of the complexity given by globalwarming. Finding a connection with the treeworld helps us understand the nature ofenvironmental influences on individuals andcommunities and shows us the evidentinterdependence between biodiversity… Continue reading Short Film: ALBERI (TREES), 30min., Italy, Documentary

BRUCE LAZARUS earned his B.M. and M.M. degrees in music composition at Juilliard where he studied composition with Vincent Persichetti. Lazarus is currently in his fourth season as Music Director for the Joffrey Ballet School. He characterizes his extensive catalog of instrumental and vocal music as “diverse, concise, architectural, contemporary, and in turn meditative, energetic,… Continue reading Director Biography – Bruce Lazarus & Robert Martens (OYSTERS!)

“Oysters!” is an animated tale of death and rebirth underneath the waters of New York Harbor. Inspired by the Billion Oyster Project.

The Lakota people on the Rosebud Reservation of South Dakota welcome buffalo back to their land with hopes that this reunion will restore their cultural, physical, spiritual, and economic health. Project Type:Documentary, Short Genres:Cultural, Indigenous, Environmental, Social Justice, Western, Animal, Documentary Runtime:18 minutes 48 seconds Completion Date:April 12, 2021 Production Budget:45,000 USD Country of Origin:United… Continue reading Short Film: RETURN TO THE BUFFALO, 19min., USA, Documentary

Winner BEST FEATURE FILM: THE REVOLUTION GENERATION 80 minutes, USA, Documentary Directed by Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: Narrated and starring Michelle Rodriguez (Lost, Avatar, The Fast and Furious), THE REVOLUTION GENERATION is a manifesto for today’s youth on the societal forces that have shaped and held back their generation, and… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: August 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival

John O’Neal wants to change the world to honor his dead mother and to spite his abusive father—while getting very, very rich. Following a worldwide Global Warming catastrophe, he loses his invention to a deep conspiracy and becomes an eco-terrorist—until he uncovers the truth. CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo O’Neal: Geoff Mays Foster: Andy Camp… Continue reading ENVIROMENTAL Festival 1st Scene Reading: The Surge, by David Cooper

Showcase of the two best long form short film documentaries in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: ARTIC ENCOUNTERS Best Enviromental Short Film: EXPEDITION AYITI Theme of night: Life NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: ARCTIC ENCOUNTERS,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: July 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival

Cristiana Bontemps is a creator of documentaries and short films about nature and underwater environments. Cristiana shares her love of nature, wild animals, and unspoiled landscapes through her movies, and uses her art to raise awareness of the need to protect the natural wonders of the world.Several of Cristiana’s films have been showcased at festivals,… Continue reading Director Biography – Cristiana BONTEMPS (ARTIC ENCOUNTERS)

Arctic Encounters is the story of one woman’s quest to escape her daily routine and explore the fascinating world of the polar bears and their Arctic environment.The film unveils rare images about the way of life of the polar bears in their magnificent wonderland: The Arctic. It takes the viewer on an exceptional trip to… Continue reading Short Film: ARTIC ENCOUNTERS, 24min., Monaco, Documentary