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  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

Sam Vinal is a Director, Producer and founder of the Los Angeles based production company Mutual Aid Media. Sam’s filmmaking career has taken him to Honduras, Canada and Zambia among other places. He uses film as a means to combine his passion for the beautiful struggle and the power of art. Sam’s films have played… Continue reading Director Biography – Sam Vinal (WATER IS LIFE)

  LOGLINEOn 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 poison it. STORY SYNOPSISL’EAU EST LA VIE: FROM STANDING ROCK TO THE SWAMP follows water… Continue reading L’EAU EST LA VIE (WATER IS LIFE): FROM STANDING ROCK TO THE SWAMP

SANCTUARIES: A NEW LIFE, 9min., USA, Documentary Directed by Paula Castro Short documentary on Sanctuaries dedicated to the rescue of farm animals in the south east of the United States.

SIMPLER. BIGGER. FREER, 15min., Canada Directed by Tanguy Locqueneux Portrait of a discipline that is often taboo : free soloing. Five climbers confess on their motivation for going rope-less. They talk about the risk that everyone seeing them think about, but most of all, they explain their search for freedom.

IN SEARCH OF A BETTER WORLD, 7min., Canada, Documentary Directed by Alexei Clarke The small city of Hi’an, China has embraced a radical new recycling solution that might just save the world.