Author: comedyfestival

I was born in Manizales in 1987, right in the middle of the coffee core region in Colombia. Since I was a child I experienced a deep connection with nature. With my family, we hiked through the Andes mountain chains, camping, and fishing in remotes areas. Being in the wild became my passion, and that’s… Continue reading Director Biography – Daniel Ocampo Rincón (RIVER PLANTS)

Rivers are one of the most diverse, dynamic, and threatened ecosystems in the world. When we study them, we get into the fascinating world of the organisms that inhabit them. A Colombian scientist created a deep affinity with water and started studying different species of river plants. We’ll join biologist Ana Maria Bedoya in an… Continue reading Short Film: RIVER PLANTS, 15min., Columbia

SYNOPSIS1928, 81st parallel North, the Italia Airship, under the command of general Umberto Nobile, crashes into the North Pole icepack.Nine crew members survive. One dies on impact. Six crew members are trapped inside the airship envelope. They will never be found, and, as of today, their destiny is unknown.A story of tragedy and courage, driven by… Continue reading Mini-Feature: NANUQ – AN ARCTIC JOURNEY FROM PAST TO FUTURE, 55min., Italy, Documentary

Rennik Soholt has worked in high-quality visual content since the turn of the new millennium. He has produced and directed video shoots in over 25 countries across 5 continents. During his career, Rennik has assembled a large body of work that includes web series, feature documentaries, branded content, animated segments, non-scripted television, and music videos.… Continue reading Director Biography – Rennik Soholt (FORCED CHANGE)

FORCED CHANGE is a feature documentary that uses the path of destruction left behind by Hurricane Katrina as a vehicle to bring to life unique human stories that shed light on what it means to be home. Filmed at critical moments over the last fourteen years, FORCED CHANGE is a heart-breaking retrospective of four unique… Continue reading Mini-Feature: FORCED CHANGE, 70min., USA, Documentary

FOREVER, 7min., USA, Experimental Directed by Neha Oswal, Akshada Muley, Aishwarya Rajasekar 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.

SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH, 51min., Russia, Documentary Directed by Dmitriy Shpilenok 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… Continue reading Sockeye Salmon: Red Fish Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Oct. 2020 Environmental DOC Festival

WATER IS LIFE: FROM STANDING ROCK TO THE SWAMP, 24min., USA, Documentary Directed by Sam Vinal On the banks of Louisiana, fierce Indigenous women are ready to fight—to stop the corporate blacksnake and preserve their way of life. They are risking everything to protect Mother Earth from the predatory fossil fuel companies that seek to… Continue reading Water Is Life: From Standing Rock To The Swamp, Audience FEEDBACK Oct. 2020 Environmental DOC Fest

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