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
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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: ENNABTA FARMS, 12min,. Egypt, Documentary
Watch the Audience Feedback Video: “Ennabta” is one of the farms here in Egypt that uses the “Aquaponics” system in it’s farms.
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
ENVIRONMENTAL Festival BEST Scene Reading: Seventh Son, by Mary Noel Hoffmann
A warrior living in the Amazon rainforest is thrust out of his idyllic environment and into a world where spirits vie for power. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Jiniera: Kyana Teresa Pacha: Allan Michael Brunet ——-
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