HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: February 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:BEST FILM: Siyaya – Come Wild With UsBEST FICTION FILM: The HurlBEST DOCUMENTARY: The Depths of NingalooBEST HUMAN STORY; Ennabta FarmsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: YWY – Our Land!BEST SOUND & MUSIC: Climate Under Pressure Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: THE DEPTHS OF NINGALOO,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: February 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival

Short Film: YWY – OUR LAND!, 31min., Germany, Documentary

Watch the Audience Feedback Video: “YWY” tells of the cultural change within the people of the Asurini, directly located at the Brazilian Xingú. Since Bolsonaro came to power, invasions by loggers and land grabbers have increased on the people’s legally protected territory. In addition, during the shooting of the film team it becomes clear that… Continue reading Short Film: YWY – OUR LAND!, 31min., Germany, Documentary

Short Film: THE HURL, 5min., Lebanon, Sci-Fi/Action

Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Trash around a small town in Lebanon mysteriously starts to slither away onto the streets, forming a monstrous, sky-scraping tower of garbage, Mother Nature’s vengeful plan to ruin whoever has ruined her Earth. Little do the frightened citizens know that they’ve brought the hurl upon themselves. Director Biography – Samir Kawas… Continue reading Short Film: THE HURL, 5min., Lebanon, Sci-Fi/Action

Short Film: THE DEPTHS OF NINGALOO, 12min., Australia, Documentary

Watch the Audience Feedback Video: In March 2020, a team of ocean scientists set out to observe, document, and characterize the deep-sea biodiversity in the Cape Range and Ningaloo Canyons – a region off of Western Australia, where almost no exploration had taken place. This documentary was filmed entirely at sea, as Schmidt Ocean Institute’s… Continue reading Short Film: THE DEPTHS OF NINGALOO, 12min., Australia, Documentary

Short Film: SIYAYA – COME WILD WITH US. AFRICA: TALES FROM THE EDGE, 26min., South Africa, Documentary

Watch the Audience Feedback Video: Taking a break from the bush the teamwatches a large Cape Fur Seal steal Uishfrom the market in Kalk Bay. Trash Uloatingin the harbour water is a sad reminderthat plastics in the ocean threatens marinelife across the globe. They Uind out how theSouthern Right Whale was brought backfrom the brink… Continue reading Short Film: SIYAYA – COME WILD WITH US. AFRICA: TALES FROM THE EDGE, 26min., South Africa, Documentary

Short Film: CLIMATE UNDER PRESSURE, 12min., USA, Documentary

Watch the Audience Feedback Video: “There is an abundance of information in the ocean’s depths that could be vital to our survival.” Come take a look at the wondrous and fragile ecosystems that lie so far beneath the ocean’s surface, as we examine the deep-sea exploration and its impact on climate. Features original footage from… Continue reading Short Film: CLIMATE UNDER PRESSURE, 12min., USA, Documentary

HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: January 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival

Festival Award Winners:Best Film: FAITH IN THE SOILBest Direction: IT’S GOOD BUSINESS: MOVING BEYOND CONSERVATIONBest Cinematography: TEAM LIONESS – KENYA’S ALL-FEMALE ANTI-POACHING UNITBest Sound & Music: SNOWSTORMBest Environmental Film: HOME CRAIG Watch the Audience Feedback Videos: SNOWSTORM, 5min., USA A meditative glimpse of Seagulls and Bufflehead Ducks navigating a snowstorm. Watch the Audience Feedback Video… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: January 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival

Feature Screenplay Reading: THE SURGE, by David Cooper

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: Narration – Elizabeth Rose Morris O’NEAL/TEENAGE O’NEAL – Shawn… Continue reading Feature Screenplay Reading: THE SURGE, by David Cooper