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VERTICAL: THE FUTURE OF FARMING, 15min., USA, Documentary Directed by Scott Morris & Jay Windland Vertical: The Future of Farming follows a new generation of urban, indoor farmers, whose approach to food production offers the potential to combat climate change while feeding hundreds of millions. From New York City, to Portland, Oregon to Singapore, these… Continue reading Vertical: The Future Of Farming Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Environmental DOC Fest

FROM KURILS WITH LOVE, 20min., Switzerland, Documentary Directed by Taylor Reese Vladimir, a scrappy but aging Russian marine mammal biologist, unexpectedly hitch hikes aboard a boat filled with adventure photographers out of a desperate need to return to his science monitoring stations. His boat, 2 weeks prior, was lost to the explosion of the Raikoke… Continue reading From Kurils With Love Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Environmental DOC Festival

Theme of night: Desire to evolve and change NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: FOREVER, 7min., USA, Experimental VERTICAL: THE FUTURE OF FARMING, 15min., USA, Documentary FROM KURILS WITH LOVE, 20min., Switzerland, Documentary WATER IS LIFE: FROM STANDING ROCK TO… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: Oct. 2020 Environmental DOC Festival

Recent graduates from UCLA Master of Architecture program, from the Entertainment Studio led by Natasha Sandmeier and Nathan Su which specializes in narrative based approach and world-building in storytelling. It encompasses architecture and the use of various digital media to deliver powerful concepts effectively. The work symbolizes the motivation to bring about pro-environmental behavior using… Continue reading Director Biography – Neha Oswal, Akshada Muley, Aishwarya Rajasekar (FOREVER)

  FOREVER offers a counter-narrative to the anthropocentric way we often describe the city. It acknowledges that our cities, and indeed our world is shared with many other non-human entities, each with their own tendencies and dispositions. The film offers an opportunity to re-frame our relationship with plastic; one that is currently driven by guilt… Continue reading FOREVER, 7min., USA, Experimental

  Vladimir, a scrappy but aging Russian marine mammal biologist, unexpectedly hitch hikes aboard a boat filled with adventure photographers out of a desperate need to return to his science monitoring stations. His boat, 2 weeks prior, was lost to the explosion of the Raikoke volcano. He is on a mission to help fulfill his… Continue reading FROM KURILS WITH LOVE, 20min., Switzerland, Documentary

Scott Morris is a Seattle-based filmmaker and video director who, in 2013, directed, produced and co-wrote White Like Me: Race, Racism and White Privilege in America featuring Tim Wise, which has been screened in every state in the US and more than 15 countries around the world. As the Creative Director at Waka Waka Studios,… Continue reading Director Biography – Scott Morris, Jay Windland (VERTICAL: THE FUTURE OF FARMING)

  Vertical: The Future of Farming follows a new generation of urban, indoor farmers, whose approach to food production offers the potential to combat climate change while feeding hundreds of millions. From New York City, to Portland, Oregon to Singapore, these farmers are turning agricultural conventions on their head by utilizing vertical space in cities,… Continue reading VERTICAL: THE FUTURE OF FARMING, 15min., USA, Documentary

Graduated from Moscow State Art and Cultural University, majoring in film and TV directing. Documentary filmmaker. Lead operator of the film «Kamchatka Bears. Life Begins» (24 awards, 2018 Golden Eagle award in the category Best Documentary, Russian Geographical Society award in the category Best Media Project). Shot video for Russian and international TV channels (including… Continue reading Director Biography – Dmitriy Shpilenok , Vladislav Grishin (SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH)

Sockeye, a species of wild salmon, is born in Kamchatkan waters and spends its entire life in the Pacific Ocean. Only once does it return to fresh waters – to give offspring, start the circle of life, and die. It is an inexhaustible resource that feeds billions of people on the planet, restored every year!… Continue reading SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH, 51min., Russia, Documentary