DCEFF 2018

The Last Animals (2017)

Kate Brooks

<p>The Last Animals is a story about an extraordinary group of people who go to incredible lengths to save the planet&rsquo;s last animals. The documentary follows the conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and criminal networks to protect elephants and rhinos. From Africa&rsquo;s front lines to behind the scenes of Asian markets to the United States, the film takes an intense look at the global response to this slaughter and the desperate measures to genetically rescue the Northern White rhinos who are on the edge of extinction.</p>

The Game Changers (2019)

Louie Psihoyos

<p>A UFC fighter&#39;s world is turned upside down when he discovers an elite group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had been taught about protein was a lie.</p>

Five Seasons: The Gardens Of Piet Oudolf

Thomas Piper

<p>An immersive and meditative documentary that reveals how the revolutionary landscape designer, Piet Oudolf, upends our conventional notions of nature, public space, and, ultimately, beauty itself.</p>

Water Warriors

Michael Premo

<p>Water Warriors is the story of a community&rsquo;s successful fight to protect their water from the oil and natural gas industry.<br /> <br /> In 2013, Texas-based SWN Resources arrived in New Brunswick, Canada to explore for natural gas.&nbsp;The region is known for its forestry, farming and fishing industries, which are both commercial and small-scale subsistence operations that rural communities depend on. In response, a multicultural group of unlikely warriors&ndash;including members of the Mi&rsquo;kmaq Elsipogtog First Nation, French-speaking Acadians and white, English-speaking families&ndash;set up a series of road blockades, preventing exploration. After months of resistance, their efforts not only halted drilling; they elected a new government and won an indefinite moratorium on fracking in the province.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

A Beautiful Star (2017)

Dailachi Yoshida

<p>It portrays a family on Earth who come to believe that they are actually from other planets all of a sudden. They try so hard to save the endangered planet Earth but things get crazy on the way.</p>

Ama-San

Cláudia Varejão

<p>The`sea women&#39; of Japan&#39;s Shima Peninsula maintain an ancient tradition of diving for pearls, urchins and abalone, without the benefit of modern gear or protection. For over 2000 years, the Ama-San have been diving in this way.</p>

Albatross (2017)

Chris Jordan

<p>ALBATROSS is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic. Returning to the island over several years, our team witnessed the cycles of life and death of these birds as a multi-layered metaphor for our times. This story is framed in the vividly gorgeous language of state-of-the-art high-definition digital cinematography, surrounded by millions of live birds in one of the world&#39;s most beautiful natural sanctuaries. The viewer will experience stunning juxtapositions of beauty and horror, destruction and renewal, grief and joy, birth and death, coming out the other side with their heart broken open and their worldview shifted. Stepping outside the stylistic templates of traditional environmental or documentary films, ALBATROSS takes viewers on a guided tour into the depths of their own spirits, delivering a profound message of reverence and love that is already reaching an audience of millions of people around the world.</p>

Anote’s Ark (2018)

Matthieu Rytz

<p>The Republic of Kiribati will be swallowed by the Pacific Ocean within decades. Anote Tong, Kiribati&rsquo;s President, races to protect his island home set against the backdrop of international climate negotiations and the ght to recognize climate displacement as an urgent human rights issue</p>

Atomic Homefront

Rebecca Cammisa

<p>The City of St. Louis has a little known nuclear past as a uranium-processing center for the Atomic bomb. Government and corporate negligence led to the dumping of Manhattan Project uranium, thorium, and radium, thus contaminating North St. Louis suburbs, specifically in two communities: those nestled along Coldwater Creek &ndash; and in Bridgeton, Missouri adjacent to the West Lake-Bridgeton landfill. Another tragic and bizarre occurrence has been unfolding in Bridgeton, Missouri. In 1973, approximately 47,000 tons of the same legacy radioactive waste was moved from Latty Avenue and was illegally dumped into a neighborhood landfill named West Lake. This landfill became an EPA Superfund site in 1990. For the last seven years, an uncontrolled, subsurface fire has been moving towards an area where the radioactive waste was buried. Atomic Homefront is a case study of how citizens are confronting state and federal agencies for the truth about the extent of the contamination and are fighting to keep their families safe.</p>

Atlantic Salmon – Lost At Sea

Deirdre Brennan

<p>&quot;Lost at Sea&quot; takes the viewer on an epic journey through the oceanic kingdom of the Atlantic Salmon - in an attempt to unravel the mystery of why as a species they are dying at sea.</p>

Backyard Wilderness (Imax) (2018)

Susan Todd Andrew Young

<p>This large format digital film follows the daily dramas of common animals - like the turtle, heron, frog, raccoon and dragonfly - juxtaposed with the activities of nearby humans more concerned with their computer screens, mobile devices, and the endless pursuit of money and status. The film will tell the story of our disconnect with nature, with the aim of inspiring a new and transformative connection.</p>

Beartrek (2016)

Chris Morgan Joe Pontecorvo

<p>A conservation story wrapped in an adventure with renowned biologist Chris Morgan on an epic and entertaining journey to nd the world&rsquo;s most elusive and endangered bears. Discover the threats facing them in the wild, and meet the dedicated people racing to save them from extinction, and join the campaign to protect bears and their habitat.</p>

Bending The Arc (2016)

Kief Davidson Pedro Kos

<p>The extraordinary doctors and activists whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.</p>

Bird Of Prey (2017)

Eric Liner

<p>World-renowned wildlife cinematographer, Neil Rettig, embarks on the most challenging assignment of his career: to find and film the rarest eagle on the planet. An expertly woven tale with stunning cinematography, Bird of Prey journeys deep into the vanishing world of the Great Philippine Eagle and reveals an inspiring group of people that are determined to save the world&#39;s most critically endangered eagle species from extinction.</p>

Blue (2017)

Karina Holden

<p>BLUE is a provocative journey into the ocean realm, witnessing this critical moment in time when the marine world is on a precipice.</p>

Cacú: Un Cambio Por La Vida

Marvin del Cid

<p>The transition of five fishermen from Manresa, a poor neighborhood to the west of Santo Domingo, from sea turtle nest predators to conservationists of the species.</p>

Aristolochias Of Haiti

Eladio Fernandez

<p>Eladio Fern&aacute;ndez, Dominican conservation photographer, goes to Haiti on an expedition to find a new species of Aristolochia (pipe vine) and another that had not been seen for 90 years.</p>

Chasing Coral (2017)

Jeff Orlowski

<p>Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.</p>

City Of The Sun

Rati Oneli

<p>The lives, dreams and destinies of extraordinary characters unfold amidst the ruins of a semi- abandoned mining town.&nbsp;</p>

Chasing The Thunder (2018)

Mark Benjamin Marc Levin

<p>A high seas adventure feature documentary where two marine conservation captains from Sea Shepherd go on a hundred day chase of the illegal poacher and pirate fishing vessel, the Thunder. Their determination eventually cracks the outlaw captain who scuttles his own rogue ship at sea where justice is served.</p>

Coyote: The Mike Plant Story (2017)

Thomas Simmons

<p>Spanning the decade from Mike Plant&#39;s arrival in professional offshore sailing in the mid 1980&#39;s, COYOTE follows Plant&#39;s daring spirit as he challenges both Mother Nature - around the world alone on a sailboat - and French dominance in the sport. Chronically underfunded and undermanned, Plant&#39;s thirst for adventure and fearless belief in his dreams drive him to become an American hero of the sea. His wild blue eyes and boyish good looks make it hard to consider Plant&#39;s life before competitive sailing included a solo trek of South America, an escape from Interpol on a drug trafficking charge and time behind bars in a Portuguese prison. Yet, these exploits and others reveal the type of restless soul capable of conquering the world&#39;s oceans alone. Despite all that he accomplishes in sailing, Plant&#39;s heart is never satisfied. His final creation, Coyote, a radically designed vessel built on the edge of speed and safety, symbolizes Plant&#39;s course in life: running before the wind, always with an eye to the sea.</p>

Dirtbag: The Legend Of Fred Beckey (2017)

Dave O’Leske

<p>Fred Beckey is the original American &quot;Dirtbag&quot; climber whose name evokes mystery, adulation and vitriol. Since the 1940s, Beckey has led an obsessive and nomadic quest of first ascents while poetically chronicling the exquisite beauty of nature and mountains in 13 seminal books. This exclusive feature documentary reveals the reclusive 94-year-old Beckey&#39;s public and private personas as he continues to inspire generations of climbers around the world.</p>

Dispatches From The Gulf 2

Marilyn Weiner Hal Weiner

<p>Experience remarkable stories from the unprecedented scientific mission to comprehensively study the environmental impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and find new ways to ease the devastation. Includes the never-before-documented drama of bottlenose dolphins struggling to survive, and the capture of one of the world&rsquo;s largest predatory sharks. The follow-up to the Emmy Award-winning film Dispatches from the Gulf. Narrated by Matt Damon.</p>

Dusk Chorus (based on Fragments of Extinction)

David Monacchi Nika Šaravanja Alessandro D’Emilia

<p>Follow the eco-acoustic composer David Monacchi on his quest to record pure continuous 24-hour 3D soundscapes in the area with the world&rsquo;s highest biodiversity in Ecuador&rsquo;s remote primary forests. A unique listening experience of fragments of the disappearing sonic heritage of millions of years of evolution.</p> <p>Concept and writer | David Monacchi<br /> Director | Nika &Scaron;aravanja &amp; Alessandro d&rsquo;Emilia<br /> Cinematographer | Alessandro d&rsquo;Emilia<br /> Editor | Otis Buri<br /> 3D Soundscapes and spectrograms | David Monacchi<br /> Sound design | David Monacchi &amp; Anthony Di Furia<br /> Music | Corrado Fantoni &amp; David Monacchi<br /> Color grading | Alessandro d&rsquo;Emilia<br /> Graphics | Egle Kirdulyte<br /> Soundtrack produced by | Fragments of Extinction</p> <p>Green Film Festival &ndash; Seoul</p> <p>Cinemambiente &ndash; Torino&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AWARD</p> <p>Durban International Film Festival &ndash; Durban&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AWARD</p> <p>Iran International Film Festival &ndash; Teheran</p> <p>DokuFest &ndash; Prizren</p> <p>Cervino Cinemountain &ndash; Aosta</p> <p>Global Eco Film Festival &ndash; Zurich</p> <p>Innsbruck Nature Film Festival &ndash; Innsbruck&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AWARD</p> <p>Bifed &ndash; Istanbul&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AWARD</p> <p>Inconvenient Films &ndash; Vilnius</p> <p>Imagine Science Film Festival &ndash; New York&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (North America premiere)</p> <p>Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival &ndash; Toronto</p> <p>CineEco &ndash; Serra da Estrela&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AWARD</p> <p>Jihlava IFF &ndash; Prague</p> <p>Cinema Planeta &ndash; Mexico</p> <p>Mountain International Film Festival &ndash; Graz</p> <p>Signes de Nuit &ndash; Paris&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AWARD</p> <p>InScience Dutch International Film Festival &ndash; Nijmegen</p> <p>Fricine Socioenvironmental Film Festival &ndash; Rio De Janeiro</p> <p>International Human Rights Film Festival &ndash; Nurnberg</p> <p>Green Film Network Award (Dusk Chorus II bally&nbsp;best film globally in&nbsp;2017)</p>

Donkeyote (2017)

Chico Pereira

<p>Set in 1950s Rio de Janeiro, the film revolves around two sisters, living restricted lives with their conservative parents. However, each nourishes a passionate dream: Eur&iacute;dice of becoming a renowned pianist; Guida of finding love. In a dramatic turn of events, they are separated and forced to live apart. They take control of their destinies, while never giving up hope of finding one another.</p>

Evolution Of Organic (2017)

Mark Kitchell

<p>A couple spend a weekend at a vacation rental home in the Italian countryside in an attempt to repair their relationship, but soon become victims of the homeowner&#39;s sinister plans.</p>

Fire Chasers (2017)

Julian T. Pinder

<p>As the 2016 fire season rages in California, The brave backcountry firefighters race to put out the flames, save lives and protect homes in this docuseries.</p>

Generation On The Wind (1979)

David Vassar

<p>In 1978, the price of oil soared and domestic reserves plummeted resulting in long lines at gas stations. President Carter declared an &lsquo;energy crisis.&rsquo; When David Vassar learned about a group of young environmental activists, engineers, and artists who were building a windmill to generate electricity on a remote island off the coast of Massachusetts, he sensed a story. After raising independent financing from his lawyer and landlord, David spent a solid year documenting the construction of the giant wind turbine. It is an engineering story as well as a story about the American spirit, but most of all it was a story about generating power from a renewable resource. In 1979, the Cutty Hunk windmill was the largest wind turbine ever constructed for the generation of electricity. It wasn&rsquo;t built by General Electric or funded by the Department of Energy, it was built by hand with private money from small investors. Although retired from service, the Cutty Hunk windmill provided &lsquo;proof of concept&rsquo; for what is now a ubiquitous source of renewable energy.</p>

Gladesmen: The Last Of The Sawgrass Cowboys (2017)

David Abel

<p>&quot;GLADESMEN: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys&quot; is an award-winning feature-length documentary about the federal government&#39;s ban on Florida&#39;s iconic airboats in much of the Everglades. The measure is part of the world&#39;s largest effort to repair a damaged ecosystem, a vast river of grass that has been ravaged by more than a century of development, pollution, and other environmental degradation. The outcome will determine the future of the region&#39;s water supply, and its ability to withstand rising sea levels. It may also lead to the demise of the Gladesmen.</p>

High Tide In Dorchester

Tom Horton Dave Harp Sandy Cannon-Brown

<p>High Tide in Dorchester aims to foster a conversation about climate change and related impacts of sea level rise and erosion, and leverage that conversation into action. The focus, Dorchester County, MD, is already experiencing the future that increasingly faces coastal areas worldwide. This low-lying county on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay is the fourth largest of Maryland&rsquo;s 23 counties by land area, but it is destined to drop to the 14th largest by 2100 &mdash; or sooner &mdash; as waters rise and erosion worsens. Dorchester is the coal miner&rsquo;s canary; ground zero for the Chesapeake Region.</p>

Hot Grease (2017)

Sam Wainwright Douglas Paul Lovelace Jessica Wolfson

<p>Set in Houston, Texas in the shadow of the nation&#39;s oil industry, HOT GREASE tells the surprising story of how the biodiesel industry is turning an ostensibly worthless raw material-spent kitchen grease-into a green energy source capable of fueling all of the trains, ships and trucks throughout the country--if it can overcome the powerful forces working against it. Featuring innovators, entrepreneurs, grease collectors and supporters like Senator Al Franken, HOT GREASE follows the battle for biodiesel&#39;s future and it&#39;s very survival.</p>

In The Hills And Hollows

Keely Kernan

<p>Due to a shift in market demand, and the development of technology to access the Marcellus Shale formation, a massive natural gas boom has swept through rural communities in the northern part of West Virginia. Much like the massive infrastructure built to support the coal industry, large new infrastructure systems are being built to produce and transport natural gas acquired through fracking. There are currently four pipelines proposed, each measuring up to 42 inches in diameter, to transport natural gas from northern West Virginia to other states and ports for export. In the Hills and Hollows investigates the boom and bust impacts that mono-economies based on fossil fuel extraction have on local communities. It provides an intimate look inside the lives of several West Virginia residents living in the middle of the boom and how their quality and way of life is forever changed by this industry.</p>

Jane

Brett Morgen

<p>Using a trove of never-before-seen footage, the film tells the story of Jane&#39;s early explorations and research in Tanzania, focusing on her groundbreaking field work, her relationship with her cameraman and husband Hugo van Lawick, and the chimpanzees that were the subject of her study.</p>

Into The Amazon (2018)

John Maggio

<p>Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer C&acirc;ndido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon. Two of the most celebrated men from their respective nations, Roosevelt and Rondon set out with twenty other adventurers in 1914. Over eight eventful weeks in one of the most remote places on earth, the ill-equipped expedition navigated deadly rapids in crude dugout canoes. Hunger and exhaustion were compounded by the rainforest&rsquo;s unforgiving topography, which forced the men to carry heavy canoes long distances. What was anticipated to be a relatively tranquil journey turned out to be a brutal test of courage and character. Before it was all over, one member of the expedition had drowned and another had committed murder. Roosevelt would badly injure his leg and beg to be left behind to die. More than a dramatic adventure story, Into the Amazon shines a light on two of the western hemisphere&rsquo;s most formidable men, and the culture and politics of their two formidable nations.</p>

The Experimental City

Chad Freidrichs

<p>The Minnesota&nbsp;<em>Experimental City</em>&nbsp;would use the newest technologies in communications, transport, energy supply, pollution control &ndash; even domed enclosure &ndash; in an attempt to create more livable&nbsp;<em>cities</em>&nbsp;and an improved environment for the 21st Century.</p>

Laws Of The Lizard (2018)

Nathan Dappen Neil Losin

<p>When scientists ask big questions about the rules of nature, they often seek out unlikely creatures &ndash; lizards called anoles &ndash; to find the answers. In The Laws of the Lizard, two filmmakers embark on a year-long adventure to reveal the surprising story of anoles, the most important lizards in the world!</p>

Little Yellow Boots (2017)

John Webster

<p>A cinematic letter to a future great-grandchild weaves together a story of personal loss, family and the difference each of us can make in the world.</p>

L’odyssèe (2017)

Jérôme Salle

<p>Summer, 1946. The Cousteau family, Jacques, his wife Simone and their two children Philippe and Jean-Michel, live in their beautiful house by the Mediterranean Sea. By day they dive, by night they watch the stars. It&rsquo;s paradise on earth. But Jacques is never content. He hungers for the adventure of the undersea world, and believes in the virtues of progress. With his invention, the aqualung, his recently acquired vessel, the Calypso, and a crew of free-spirited adventurers led by his wife, Simone, Jacques is ready to cross the world&rsquo;s oceans. Ten years later Phillipe returns from boarding school to find his father has changed greatly and is now an international celebrity. Jacques cannot see it yet, but Philippe already understands that progress and pollution have begun to lay waste to the submarine world. Yet father and son&rsquo;s voyage to Antarctica may be their greatest adventure yet.</p>

Love & Bananas (2018)

Ashley Bell

<p>Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers, led by world-renowned elephant conversationalist Lek Chailert, embark on a daring 48-hour mission across Thailand to rescue a captive Asian elephant from a trekking camp and set her free. As the documentary unfolds the audience learns that there&rsquo;s no need to abuse an elephant to control it, you can motivate an elephant to follow your lead simply with love and bananas. Love &amp; Bananas will hopefully provide a solution to keeping this species alive.</p>

Makala (2017)

Emmanuel Gras

<p>A young man from a village in the Congo hopes to offer his family a better future. His only resources are his own two hands, the surrounding bush, and an iron will. When he sets out on an exhausting, perilous journey to sell the fruit of his labor, he discovers the true value of his efforts, and the price of his dreams.</p>

March Of The Penguins 2: The Next Step

Luc Jacquet

<p>After 2 months of shooting in unique conditions in Antarctica last winter, Luc Jacquet returns with a new film shot mostly in 4K, with unseen submarine and drone shots. This new story sees a young penguin about to embark on his first journey, following the mysterious call that compels every penguin, when winter falls, to set out for an unknown destination. o Through the eyes and memories of his 45-year-old elder, we will contemplate this decisive moment, this magnetic call: we will follow our penguin closely during his enthralling journey, focusing on his doubts, his fears, and the challenges that face him at every step&hellip; March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step tells the destiny of one penguin whose powerful and mysterious instinct enables him to survive&hellip;</p>

Dans La Tte Des Éléphants / Mind Of A Giant

Emre Izat Geoff Luck

<p>To compensate for their disappearance, elephants demonstrate astonishing abilities: they continue to evolve. Scientists then set out to discover this large mammal, and find that they are much more complex creatures than they seem...</p>

Megastructures: Gardens By The Bay (2011)

Donovan Chan

<p>Gardens by the Bay is an ambitious project set to transform Singapore into one of the greenest cities on earth. The jewel-in-the-crown is the largest waterfront garden on the equator but building it was a mega-undertaking. A flat piece of reclaimed land was transformed into Singapore&rsquo;s largest park, challenging not only the designers, but also engineers who must create a raft of new green technologies. This film is produced by Singapore-based Beach House Pictures for National Geographic.</p>

Mountain (2017)

Jennifer Peedom

<p>The seemingly very human desire to seek out the top of the world, often at considerable cost to limb or even life, is only a few hundred years old. But from the moment the mountains cast their spell on us, we never looked back &ndash; or down, as the case may be. With the multi-sensory Mountain, the director of MIFF 2015 hit Sherpa investigates this phenomenon. Collaborating with Renan Ozturk and other leading high-altitude cinematographers, bestselling author Robert Macfarlane (Mountains of the Mind) and the Australian Chamber Orchestra&#39;s artistic director Richard Tognetti, Peedom has framed a breathtaking visual opus. Tognetti composed a bespoke soundscape for the images featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, Vivaldi, Grieg and Corelli, alongside new compositions of his own; Macfarlane wrote a sparse, poetic narration for Willem Dafoe. Together, they have created an unforgettable cine-sonic journey through awe-inspiring vistas seldom visited but often dreamed about.</p>

The Last Honey Hunter (2017)

Ben Knight

<p>In the mist-shrouded mountains of Nepal&rsquo;s Hongu River valley, the Kulung people carve their lives out of the land and practice an ancient form of animism structured around the god Rongkemi. There you will find a wiry and unassuming man named Mailu Dhan Rai, who is believed to be chosen by the gods for the perilous rite of honey harvesting. The task, which involves climbing rope ladders up sheer cliffs to cut down combs made by the world&rsquo;s largest honeybee (before collecting the poisonous honey within), is extraordinarily dangerous. But it&rsquo;s a spiritual pursuit soaked in myth that the Kulung believe taps directly into the gods. And with roads, technology and market forces, it may not be around for long. This film, a 2016 Mountainfilm Commitment Grant winner directed by Ben Knight, puts a spotlight on a remarkable practice under threat of modernity.</p>

No Man’s Land (2017)

David Garrett Byars

<p>With unfettered access, director and director of photography David Byars gives a detailed, on-the-ground account of the 2016 standoff between protesters occupying Oregon&rsquo;s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and federal authorities. After the leader of this occupation put out a call to arms via social media, the Malheur occupiers quickly bolstered their numbers with a stew of right-wing militia, protesters, and onlookers. What began as a protest to condemn the sentencing of two ranchers quickly morphed into a catchall for those eager to register their militant antipathy toward the federal government. During the 41-day siege, the filmmakers were granted remarkable access to the inner workings of the insurrection as the occupiers went about the daily business of engaging in an armed occupation. No Man&rsquo;s Land documents the occupation from inception to its dramatic demise and tells the story of those on the inside of this movement&ndash;the ideologues, the disenfranchised, and the dangerously quixotic, attempting to uncover what draws Americans to the edge of revolution.</p>

Paris: A Wild Story (2016)

Frédéric Fougea

<p>There exists a wild and unusual Paris that we do not suspect&hellip; Let&rsquo;s take a walk on the city&rsquo;s wild side,and set off in search of its secret histories. Paris is known throughout the world for the beauty of its architecture and the wealth of its heritage. But what of the 500,000 trees and the 2,900 wild species of fauna and flora that inhabit the City of Light? Having adapted to the urban environment, this nature overflows with the fascinating and moving stories of wild species that dwell amongst the famous places of our habitat, and live the unusual adventures of their animal lives. Paris: A Wild Story relates the astonishing destinies of those living creatures that stroll through town in search of food, love and adventures while men sleep, travel and work in the city.</p>

Planet Power (2018)

Pascal Vuong Ronan Chapalain

<p>Planet Power tells the story of electricity, from the first spark created by man&rsquo;s hand to the largest power plants, the age of miracles to that of industry, from Benjamin Franklin&rsquo;s kite to Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered plane capable of perpetual flight. Thus, it is also a story of pioneers, scientists and inventors, one that began 200 years ago, driven by innovation. Today, electricity is indispensable to mankind. Energy of choice for innovation and development, electricity is also the energy of our future as long as it is produced in a cleaner and more sustainable way. By mixing traditional animation and CGI to spectacular aerial shots, Planet Power shows how renewable energy can help us fight climate change while improving our quality of life and protecting the environment Now, thanks to clean technologies, the greatest forces of nature can help make our planet cooler and our future better.</p>

Point Of No Return (2017)

Noel Dockstader Quinn Kanaly

<p>Thirteen years ago, Bertrand Piccard and Andr&eacute; Borschberg began building what many experts said was impossible&mdash;a solar-powered airplane capable of flying day and night. With the wingspan of a 747 jet and the weight of a car, Solar Impulse is extremely fragile. High winds or turbulence can snap the wings in two. But the dangerous and historic trip tests more than their technology. In an unheated, unpressurized cockpit, the solo flight across the Pacific Ocean becomes a feat of endurance unlike any other in aviation history. Technical failures, unplanned landings, and stormy weather put the entire mission in jeopardy and drain the spirits of the team. To succeed, both Bertrand, a psychiatrist and balloonist, and Andr&eacute;, an engineer and jet fighter pilot, must set aside their differences and go against the advice of their crew. Point of No Return explores what it takes to do something truly groundbreaking, and documents how their journey captivated people around the world. People who came out to see the plane land in their cities and watched live from computers at home. It&rsquo;s a story of hope, courage, and perseverance that gets to the heart of what it will take to solve the biggest environmental threat humans have ever faced.</p>

Rat Film

Theo Anthony

<p>Across walls, fences, and alleys, rats not only expose our boundaries of separation but make homes in them. &quot;Rat Film&quot; is a feature-length documentary that uses the rat&mdash;as well as the humans that love them, live with them, and kill them&mdash;to explore the history of Baltimore. &quot;There&#39;s never been a rat problem in Baltimore, it&#39;s always been a people problem&quot;.</p>

Rodents of Unusual Size

Chris Metzler Jeff Springer Quinn Costello

<p>Hard headed Louisiana fisherman Thomas Gonzales doesn&#39;t know what will hit him next. After decades of hurricanes and oil spills he faces a new threat - hordes of monstrous 20 pound swamp rats. Known as &ldquo;nutria&rdquo;, these invasive South American rodents breed faster than the roving squads of hunters can control them. And with their orange teeth and voracious appetite they are eating up the coastal wetlands that protects Thomas and his town of Delacroix Island from hurricanes. But the people who have lived here for generations are not the type of folks who will give up without a fight. Thomas and a pack of lively bounty hunters are hellbent on saving Louisiana before it dissolves beneath their feet. It is man vs. rodent. May the best mammal win.</p>

Ranger And Leopard (2017)

Fathollah Amiri Nima Asgari

<p>Halvani&rsquo;, a hard-working ranger hears about the presence of a Persian Leopard in area under his protection in Isfahan (a city in central Iran). But nobody has spotted any Persian Leopard there for about forty years. &lsquo;Halvani&rsquo; suspects that there are traces of Persian Leopard. But he faces lots of problems.</p>

Silas (2017)

Hawa Essuman Anjali Nayar

<p>Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman profile the life of Liberian activist Silas Siakor, a tireless crusader against illegal logging and a symbol of resistance for a new generation.</p>

Tatra Mountains–life On The Edge (2018)

Erik Baláž

<p>The Tatra mountain range looms high above the clouds like an island &ndash; the smallest high mountain group on earth. A unique environment with unique challenges: some species have thrived here since the ice age, like shipwrecked sailors. Chamois and marmots have even evolved particular subspecies. The chamois are well equipped for the harsh climate, in spite of the snowstorms that can even break out in the middle of summer. The marmots, meanwhile, spend more than half the year asleep during daytime. Other animals, like red deer and bears, repopulated the region after the end of the ice age. Since then, they&rsquo;ve tried to master the various challenges of this mountainous world. How have they managed? The second part of the series focuses on exactly this question, and shows how different species have adapted to life at great heights.</p>

Thank You For The Rain

Julia Dahr

<p>Over the last five years Kisilu, a smallholder farmer in Kenya has filmed the life of his family, village and the impact of climate change by floods, droughts and storms, but also the more human costs &ndash; his kids are sent home from school when he can&rsquo;t pay the fees. Men are moving to towns in search for jobs, and family tensions rise. Kisilu takes this message of hope to the UN Climate Talks, in Paris, COP21.</p>

Iillegal Activists-the Battle For Norway’s Fjords

Julia Dahr Julie Lunde Lillesæter

<p>The film follows young activists as they break the law to stop a mining company from dumping 250 million tons of waste into a Norwegian fjord. On the top of a freezing, icy mountain, 80 youths chained themselves to mining drills to save the fjord, in what became the biggest civil disobedience action in Norway in 30 years. Norway, which proudly brands itself as a &lsquo;green country&rsquo; and whose pristine fjords draw hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, is the only country in Europe that allows sea dumping of tailings.The film tells an intimate and personal story about a political battle, and why young people decide to break the law for a fjord that&rsquo;s hundreds of miles away from their home.</p>

The Chocolate Case (2016)

Benthe Forrer

<p>The Chocolate Case follows the incredible journey of three Dutch journalists, who tried to persuade large corporations to end the use of child labour in the chocolate industry, but when rebuffed, decide to take matters into their own hands by creating the world&rsquo;s first slave-free chocolate bar.Their epic 10 year journey, resulting in the creation of Tony&rsquo;s Chocolonely, now one of Holland&rsquo;s leading brands, is beautifully pieced together using archive footage, combined with new material, resulting in an up-tempo, funny, sometimes moving, but overall inspiring film.</p>

Sonde Voyager : En Route Vers L’infini / The Farthest

Emer Reynolds

<p>Launched in the summer of 1977, the twin probes of the &quot;Voyager&quot; program continue their fantastic journey to the farthest reaches of the solar system and beyond, carrying with them images and sounds of our planet engraved on a disk. A look back at the most distant journey of objects created by humans.</p>

The Colorado (2016)

Murat Eyuboglu

<p>For five million years the Colorado has carved some of the most majestic landscapes on the planet. It has also become the lifeline of a vast portion of North America, providing the water that sustains nearly forty million people, half a dozen major cities, and an immense agricultural empire. Because of these demands, the river is so overused and over promised that it no longer flows to the sea or nourishes its delta. Placing the ecology of the river within a rich social context, The Colorado journeys through the prehistoric settlement of the region, the period of European exploration, the dam-building era, modern industrial agriculture and immigration, and the impacts of climate change.</p>

The Guardians (2017)

Ben Crosbie Tessa Moran

<p>A visually dazzling meditation on the balance between human and nature, The Guardians poetically interweaves the lives of the threatened monarch butterfly with an indigenous community fighting to restore the forest they nearly destroyed. Migrating 3,000 miles to hibernate in towering Oyamels, the monarch population faces collapse, hitting a record low of 33 million, down from 1 billion just twenty years ago. In the valley below, the people of Donaciano Ojeda struggle to support their families in their ancestral lands now part of the protected Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Santos, a charismatic avocado farmer and Aristeo, a philosophical tree caretaker are the storytellers of the community as they confront internal divisions, illegal loggers and their own mortality. Shot over three years, this cinematic journey through the butterfly dense mountaintops of Michoacan tells an intimate story of a unique community at the front lines of conservation.</p>

The New Fire (2017)

David Schumacher

<p>Nuclear power has been vilified in popular culture and among much of the environmental community. Yet the next-generation reactors currently in development may actually be key to avoiding global catastrophe. The young entrepreneurs heading this energy revolution realize they&rsquo;re up against more than the climate clock &ndash; they need to convince all of us that the new nuclear is safe and achievable. Filmed across four continents over the course of twenty two months, Emmy-winning director David Schumacher&rsquo;s film focuses on how the generation facing the most severe impact of climate change is fighting back with ingenuity and hope. The New Fire tells a provocative and startlingly positive story about a planet in crisis and the young heroes who are trying to save it.</p>

The River’s Bed (2017)

Mélanie Pitteloud

<p>Following disastrous floods, a vast construction project is in the process of revitalizing the Rhone by removing the concrete straitjacket, and instead enlarging the river&rsquo;s bed to promote river life. This engaging and lyrical film is a journey that prompts a universal questioning of our past and future relationship with nature and territory.</p>

The Sacrifice (1986)

Andrei Tarkovsky

<p>Set at the start of a nuclear apocalypse, film philosopher Andrei Tarkovsky&rsquo;s drama is a powerful pictorial parable of human (mis)behaviour in the face of war and environmental destruction.</p>

Unfractured (2017)

Chanda Chevannes

<p>Sandra Steingraber, hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as a &ldquo;toxic avenger&rdquo; debates the gas industry, delivers fiery speeches, and marches alongside other protestors, often at great cost to her personal life and family&rsquo;s well being. In December 2014, New York&rsquo;s Governor announced a permanent ban on fracking. During this dramatic moment, Sandra tearfully listens to the announcement with other anti-fracking activists and hears government officials repeating her health-based arguments for a ban.</p>

Untamed Romania (2018)

Tom Barton Humphreys

<p>A feature-length film celebrates Romania&rsquo;s astounding natural beauty and sheer diversity of wild animals. Vast mountains, ancient forests and expansive wetlands provide undisturbed habitats to many of the continent&rsquo;s iconic creatures.</p>

Wasted! The Story Of Food Waste (2017)

Anna Chai Nari Kye

<p>Every year 80% of the world&rsquo;s water, 40% of the world&rsquo;s land, and 10% of the world&rsquo;s energy is dedicated to growing the food we eat, yet in the same year 1.3 billion tons of food is thrown out. That&rsquo;s a third of all food grown around the world being wasted before it even reaches a plate. WASTED! The Story of Food Waste sheds a light on the pressing issue of food waste. Executive produced by author and chef Anthony Bourdain, the film doesn&rsquo;t simply focus on the problem, but offers solutions like reorienting consumer perspectives on the food that is normally cast aside, and what changes we can make to our food production chain to create a more sustainable food system.</p>

Woman and The Glacier

Audrius Stonys

<p>The Lithuanian scientist Au&scaron;ra Revutaite has spent 30 years in the Tian Shan mountain range in Central Asia, straddling the borders between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the autonomous Chinese region of Xinjiang. Some 3,500 meters above sea level with only her faithful dog and gray cat for company, she studies climate change on the Tuyuksu Glacier at an old Soviet-era research station. She loves the solitude and silence that her painstaking work brings her. Magnificent shots of her surroundings and everyday work are interspersed with archive footage of the people who preceded her by a century. Not much seems to have changed. We see dripping, melting ice in imposing caves, streams flowing through desolate mountain passes, and Revutaite&rsquo;s pets, playing together almost in silence. Living with Revutaite in the solitude she has chosen for herself, the two animals only have each other. The solemn silence of the mountains is punctuated sparingly by the music of a man far, far below, playing a traditional instrument.</p>

Colors of Change

Jenny Nichols

<p dir="ltr">Experience Greenland through the eyes of Artist Zaria Forman, Nasa scientist, John Sonntag and Inuit Elder Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq &quot;Uncle.&quot; &nbsp; Each character represents different ways we as humans internalize information. Heart, Mind and Spirit.&nbsp; Zaria travels back to Greenland to find inspiration for her next body of work, so that she care share the awe she feels in these landscapes for those who cannot travel to them.&nbsp; She is also visiting the location she spread her mom&rsquo;s ashes, and ode to the woman who inspired her to travel and make art.&nbsp; John Sonntag is the lead scientist for Operation IceBridge.&nbsp; He and his crew works tirelessly aboard a P-3 to gather information on the greenland ice sheet.&nbsp; Uncle is an inuit elder who speaks for the ice.&nbsp; He has traveled all around the world but still isn&#39;t convinced his message has been heard, even though his elders saw the ice melting for the first time in the 1960s.&nbsp; &nbsp; An example of the intersection of art, culture and science in a region defined by climate change.</p>

What Lies Upstream (2017)

Cullen Hoback

<p>In this political thriller, filmmaker Cullen Hoback investigates the largest chemical drinking water contamination in a generation. But something is rotten in both state and federal regulatory agencies. Through years of persistent examination, we learn the shocking truth about what&rsquo;s really happening with drinking water in America.</p>

Fish Story (2017)

Charlie Shackleton

<p>Sometime in the 1980s, Caspar Salmon&rsquo;s grandmother was invited to a gathering on the Welsh island of Anglesey, attended exclusively by people with fish surnames. Or so he says. Thirty years later, filmmaker Charlie Lyne attempts to sort myth from reality as he searches for the truth behind this fishy tale.</p>

Mammoth (2017)

Grant Slater

<p>In the remote Russian Arctic, an aging scientist and his son are trying to recreate the Ice Age. They call their experiment Pleistocene Park - a perfect home for woolly mammoths, resurrected by modern genetics. But the mammoths are only a means to a bigger end: defusing a carbon timebomb frozen in the permafrost to slow the effects of global warming.</p>

Boy-Zshan Bi-den (Buffalo Return)

Colin Ruggiero

<p>Bison were nearly exterminated across North America. Thanks to the Shoshone tribe, the National Wildlife Federation and the coordinated efforts of a host of other individuals and organizations, bison have finally been brought back the Wind River Indian Reservation and a landscape that they once defined.</p>

Snails (2015)

Grzegorz Szczepaniak

<p>The French are outraged! The snail industry is growing and Polish breeders are exporting their snails not only to France or Italy, they are also conquering China and Japan.</p>

Canis Lupis Colorado

Eric Bendick Thomas Winston

<p>Ghosts are stirring in Colorado&rsquo;s high country. These are the guardians of a delicate balance. They haunt the trees, the water, the animals &ndash; the very fabric of the land itself. Gray wolves shaped this place for eons only to disappear nearly overnight. Canis Lupus Colorado is the story of the past, present, and future of Colorado&rsquo;s now extinct native wolf population. It unfolds through the eyes of Mike Phillips, the world&rsquo;s foremost expert on wolf restoration, John Emerick, an ecologist and author in Rocky Mountain National Park, as well as photojournalist Morgan Heim, elk hunter David Gann, and lifelong rancher Duke Phillips. Together, these perspectives paint a sweeping portrait of the complex relationships between people and predators in the 21st century. We&rsquo;re at a tipping point: the emerging west, the future of our public wildlands, and the health of vast ecosystems are all at stake. And the choice is up to us.</p>

Leche Y Miel (Milk and Honey) (2016)

Justin Clifton

<p>For the people who work the fields in Yuma, Arizona, the Colorado River represents not only their livelihood, but a deep, spiritual connection as well.</p>

Lions Of West Texas (2017)

Ben Masters

<p>Researchers capture a wild mountain lion to put a GPS collar on her in order to study mountain lion prey, home range size, and to get a glimpse into the secretive lives of Texas&rsquo; largest apex predator. The data collected only adds to the mystery. How do mountain lions continue to persist in West Texas where they can be trapped, shot, and killed without regulation?</p>

Texas Living Water (2017)

Ben Masters

<p>Myron Hess has spent his life in court fighting for the health of Texas Rivers and Bays. What will it take to get the needed Environmental Flows?</p>

Camera Trap (2016)

Marty O’Brien

<p>An aspiring wilderness photographer puts his job, savings, relationships and personal safety on the line in his quest to capture the ultimate photo to show the greatest land migration of wildlife, learning his own lessons of life, purpose and identity along way. The Porcupine Caribou Herd is the longest land mammal migration on earth. They migrate each year through Alaska and Yukon to get to their incredibly sensitive calving grounds which are threatened by oil and gas development. Peter Mather is on a mission to show the world why this place is worth protecting, and he&#39;s willing go to extraordinary lengths to do so.</p>

Sky Migrations (2017)

Charles Gifford Post

<p>While it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an entire hemisphere to raise a raptor. A landscape devoid of raptors is without ecological integrity, the barometer of our collective wellbeing. High atop these remote ridgelines above the Great Basin, a region of unforgiving deserts, mountain ranges and sagebrush steppes, is the frontline of raptor conservation. Our journey began and ended with the whisk of broad wings. The golden eagle took flight and floated skyward. We had joined the migration and followed golden eagles for thousands of miles-a fraction of their entire route-and just long enough to peek into their remarkable journey. We got to know and admire the biologists and passionate volunteers who briefly intercept a handful of them along the way, gathering information that will help generations of raptors to come. We drove, hiked, fished, and camped in the unforgiving landscapes that these wayward fliers have relied on for millennia. And perhaps most importantly, we experienced what stewardship and conservation can accomplish. Fifty years ago, golden eagles and their raptor allies hung on the edge of extinction. A collective decision was made to ensure that raptors must continue to flood autumn skies. And while the efforts of a few dozen biologists may seem insignificant, it&#39;s the cumulative effort over decades that counts, and it shapes the future of our planet&#39;s wild places and creatures.</p>

Wildlife And The Wall

Ben Masters

<p>Wildlife and the Wall showcases the beautiful landscapes of the United States-Mexico border and discusses what a border wall would impact beyond immigration, and provides a look at how a few wildlife species in the area would be affected.</p>

The Salmon Forest (2017)

Ben Hamilton

<p>The Salmon Forest is a 30-minute documentary film that explores the connection between wild salmon and life in the Tongass, America&rsquo;s largest National Forest. The film follows salmon on their epic migration from the streams of the forest, to the ocean and back, revealing the various lives they impact along the way. Pull in a huge catch with commercial fishermen, explore the breathtaking landscapes that draw in millions, watch as a mother bear lunges into a stream to feed her cubs, visit a native Tlingit community to better understand salmon&rsquo;s cultural significance, and meet the people who are working day and night to ensure this public resource is protected for generations to come. Filmed in stunning ultra high definition, The Salmon Forest highlights one of the last great wild homes for salmon on earth while provoking a deeper understanding of this complex and beautiful ecosystem. Ultimately the film celebrates the unique role public lands play in salmon production while reminding us that proper management can support commercial fisheries, subsistence, recreation, and healthy forests.</p>

A Steelhead Quest: Portrait Of A Rivered Life

Sarah Menzies

<p>A steelhead advocate and long-time angler, Terry Myers, spent 2015 in search of a wild steelhead on a different river each month of the year, painting her fishing prowess in a self-effacing and amusing light. After successfully hooking a wild steelhead in all but two months, she now sets her sight on finding these fish to complete her quest. The film explores the experience of a 2 year quest by an unassuming but determined woman as she tries to unlock the mysteries of catching wild steelhead throughout the course of a year. With her husband Jerry in tow, we see the challenges they face with depleting runs, while still fully enjoying every aspect of being on the river together &ndash; rain or shine, fish or no fish.</p>

La Cumbre (2017)

Dana Romanoff

<p>La Cumbre unveils the reality of what it means to live as an amputee in the developing world. In partnership with the Range of Motion Project we join world class mountaineer and wounded warrior Chad Jukes on a heartfelt journey to shed light on a public health issue affecting amputees world wide.</p>

Return From Desolation (2017)

Justin Clifton

<p>Garret Eaton just doesn&rsquo;t fit into a box. Which makes him a great subject for a short film. Especially for a filmmaker like Justin Clifton, who has a natural empathy for everyday heroes like Garrett and who knows how to let people &ndash; and places &ndash; tell their stories through his lens. The result: In the space of mere minutes we get to not only meet a man worth knowing but to become fully vested in his rich story.</p>

The Mirnavator (2017)

Sarah Menzies

<p>Ultra-runners overcome obstacles on every trail. While competing in her first 50K trail race of the season, Mirna Valerio must overcome the negative voices that don&rsquo;t believe she belongs in the sport.</p>

Heart Of The Land (2016)

Kaisa Astikainene

<p>A couple runs a small dairy farm somewhere in the heart of the Finnish countryside. The work of generations will soon come to its end, as their retirement is approaching and there&rsquo;s no one left to continue the family tradition. But for one last year everything continues the same; the seasons change, and the days are filled with labor. A film about love for the land, the richness of everyday life, and the sadness of letting go.</p>

La Pesca (2017)

Pablo Alvarez Mesa Fernando Lopez Escriva

<p>La Pesca portrays a day in the life of a family of fishermen in Colombia. With poetry and sensorial richness, the film captures the gestures of these men as they weave nets, cook, and play dominoes, all the while waiting for the fish to come so that they can recommence anew.</p>

Plantae (2017)

Guilherme G. Acuna Gehr

<p>While cutting down a large tree deep in the Amazon rainforest, a logger witnesses an unexpected reaction from nature. A reflection on the irreversible consequences of deforestation and the regrettable subjugation of humans over other beings on Earth.</p>

Yochi (2017)

Ilana Lapid

<p>Yochi, a 9-year-old selectively mute Mayan boy, guards a nest of endangered Yellow-Headed Parrots in Belize&rsquo;s pine savannah. When his beloved older brother, Itza, returns from the city, Yochi learns that he&rsquo;s in debt and has turned to poaching &ndash; setting the brothers on a collision course.</p>

Adaptation Bangladesh: Sea Level Rise

Justin DeShields

<p>The new normal of global climate change is, generally, a harrowing reality to contemplate. Cultural anthropologist Aliz&eacute; Carr&eacute;re helps us see, however, that it does not need to be a reality devoid of hope. In Bangladesh &mdash; the most densely populated country in the world and one thatwill bear a disproportionate share of the impact of global climate change &mdash; Carrere shows us the kind of resilience, flexibility and innovation that will be requisite for the survival of our species.</p>

Harbinger (2017)

Sam Sheline

<p>Edgardo and Heidi Griffith are the scientists and husband-and-wife team who first realized how close Panama&rsquo;s national animal might be to extinction. In the early 2000s a virulent, invasive fungus called chytrid began sweeping through Central America, wiping out endemic amphibians. Entire species were lost and the world barely noticed. As the fungus marched southward, its indiscriminate crosshairs fell upon a bright orange toad in the highlands of Panama. An emblem for the entire nation, the Panama golden frog (actually a toad) finally drew the attention of the global conservation community. But it was too late. By the time David Attenborough arrived in 2007, Edgardo could only find one remnant population. Luckily he had already started breeding golden frogs and dozens of other amphibians in captivity. A decade later the fight continues. A new threat&mdash;a fungus particularly deadly to salamanders&mdash;looms on the horizon, and Edgardo sets out to find the country&rsquo;s largest and possibly rarest salamander. This film also features Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction.</p>

Nobody Loves Me (2017)

Jeff Reichert Farihah Zaman

<p>High in the Andes, a frog with an unusual appearance is threatened with extinction.</p>

Person Of The Forest (2017)

Melissa Lesh Tim Laman

<p>In the disappearing lowland rainforests of Borneo, research is underway to uncover unique cultural behaviors in wild orangutans. Photographer Tim Laman, researcher Cheryl Knott, and explorer Robert Suro shed new light on the similarities between ourselves and our ancient ancestors, before it&#39;s too late.</p>

Restoring The Clearwater

Jon Bowermaster

<p>For nearly a year the historic sloop, Clearwater, was out of the water, on land, enduring what wooden boats have historically endured forever: Restoration. Onshore near the Hudson River Maritime Museum on the Rondout Creek in Kingston, swathed in tarps and protective sheets, the nearly 60-year- old wooden boat was carefully mended and updated. Built under the visionary leadership of musician/activist and Hudson River resident Pete Seeger, the Clearwater continues to fulfill the original mission he envisioned, to help educate and share the plight of our local Hudson River environment as it luffs its sails and roams America&rsquo;s First River.</p>

City On The Water (2017)

Jon Bowermaster

<p>With 520-miles of waterfront and four-out-of-five boroughs islands, New York City is truly a water city. From Brooklyn&rsquo;s Newtown Creek to Queens&rsquo; Flush Meadow, waterways once thought ruined forever by industrial and manmade pollution are making a comeback. From the Billion Oyster Project to Dragon Boat races, from the Gowanus Canal to the Harlem River, there is brand new activity on all of the waterways that surround NYC, making this the cornerstone of our new Hope on the Hudson series.</p>

A Climate For Conflict (2017)

Nichole Sobecki Laura Heaton

<p>A CLIMATE FOR CONFLICT is a v&eacute;rit&eacute; documentary short that tells the story of Somalis surviving in a place transformed by climate change and environmental degradation, and the impossible choices they must make. Meet the father who didn&rsquo;t flee civil war, but fled the drought. The fisherman pushed into piracy by empty nets in a depleted, lawless sea. And the nomad who goes to war over increasingly scarce pasture and water.</p>

The Botanist (2016)

Maude Plante-Husaruk Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis

<p>After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a devastating civil war. A famine struck the mountainous region&nbsp;of the Pamir where Ra&iuml;mberdi, a passionate&nbsp;and ingenious botanist, built his own hydroelectric station to help his family survive through the crisis.&nbsp;</p>

Breadwinner (2018)

Beth Murphy

<p>Breadwinner highlights the power of girls&rsquo; education to address the impacts of climate change and extremism in Afghanistan. As families grapple with the impacts of drought, some farmers begin growing illegal and extremist-linked opium poppy while others find an unlikely solution to their crisis: educated, working women.</p>

The Protectors: Walk In The Ranger’s Shoes

Kathryn Bigelow Imraan Ismail

<p>The Protectors, Walk in the Ranger&rsquo;s Shoes, is a documentary short shot in Virtual Reality that chronicles a day in the life of a ranger in Garamba National Park. These rangers are often the last line of defense in a race against extinction at the hands of poachers slaughtering elephants for their ivory tusks.</p>

Identidad/identity (2017)

Iván Jaripio

<p>A description of how the culture of the native American community called Ember&aacute; is being altered and destroyed by actions of land invaders.</p>

We Prayed In Water (2012)

Joseph Erb

<p>&ldquo;We Prayed in Water&rdquo; represents the complexity of an old culture in today&rsquo;s world. The dominant American culture is a new culture without much knowledge or understanding of its environment. This is a Cherokee animation that talks about a spiritual ceremony known as &ldquo;going to water&rdquo;. Cherokees did and many still do certain prayers in water.</p>

Shaash Jaa / Bears Ears (2016)

Angelo Baca

<p>Sh&aacute;sh Jaa&#39; (Bears Ears) encompasses a proposed 1.9 million acres of southeastern Utah wilderness, sacred lands to local Native American tribes. Through the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, five tribal nations (Navajo, Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, Hopi, Zuni) come together to protect this pristine ecological area from natural resource extraction, development, artifact looting, and environmental destruction. The film follows Angelo Baca, the director, with his traditional Navajo grandmother Helen Yellowman, and the Coalition&#39;s efforts to convince the Obama administration to designate Bears Ears a National Monument in partnership with these tribes.</p>

Then, Now, And Forever: Zuni In The Grand Canyon

Daniel A. Byers

<p>Follow the A:shiwi rain priests and medicine men on a sacred migration down the Colorado river - from the pueblo at Halona Idiwana&#39;a to shrines and ancient settlements, through canyon walls carved by the petroglyphs of the ancestors, back to where time began...</p>