ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURE Shorts Festival - June 24/25 event
New Releases
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Documentary, Educational, Special Interest, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
THE ALKONOST, 7min., USA, Metaphysical
Directed by Christianne Hedtke
A hiker goes on a spiritual quest to find a mythical bird—the Alkonost—believed to transmit the spirit of the universe in its song.
https://www.instagram.com/bananawho/
GARDENING MARINE FORESTS, 20min., Australia, Documentary
Directed by Stefan Andrews
What if people could be the secret to transforming ocean deserts into rich forests filled with an abundance of life? Join two marine scientists as they explore how a hands-on approach to marine restoration is working to revive marine kelp forests in South Korea.
WEIGHT OF THE MOON, 10min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Lindsay Gilmour
10 minute dance film exploring the interconnected and reciprocal relationship between body and ocean; a conversation where we experience ourselves not as the center, but as a thread in a larger fabric of being.
THE LAST DAY, 6min., Italy, Experimental
Directed by Eleonora Puglia
It's the future. War and destruction are turning the world into hell. A young woman's last day could be another young woman's hope.
https://www.instagram.com/imnorareal/
RIVER PLANTS, 15min., Columbia, Documentary
Directed by Daniel Ocampo Rincón
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 aquatic scientific adventure while she tries to unravel the processes that originated freshwater landscapes and biodiversity in the Andes, through her research on ecology and evolution of river plants based on fieldwork and genetic analyses.
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A MAN IN A SUIT IN A FOREST, 3min., USA, Experimental
Directed by David Ray
The filmmaker, dressed in a suit, walks in a forest and muses about what a forest means to him.
COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION: GREAT LAKES AREAS OF CONCERN, 9min., USA, Documentary
Directed by David Ruck
Many Great Lakes communities that have carried the burden of legacy pollution for decades have an opportunity for a new lease on life when local waterways are finally cleaned up. This video series features five cities along waterways deemed Areas of Concern (AOCs) that are in various stages of the cleanup process and are experiencing revitalization.
I DREAMED THE SKY WAS RED, 10min,. USA, Documentary
Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher
Raven, a political psychologist, interrogates the relationship between our brains and the natural world as she embarks on a departure from exploring how others think to understanding her own ways of thinking in a rapidly changing world.
http://www.cinemosaic.net/
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MUSIC Short Film Festival - June 23/2...
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PURPLE, 4min,. Australia, Music Video
Directed by Kyan Li Rong Soh
Music Video depicting cold loneliness.https://vimeo.com/kyans
COME ON BABY, 7min., Netherlands, Music Video
Directed by Ilja Dombrovskijhttps://kkelectronics.eu/
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Poetry Reading: Rise Up Young Mind, ...
Rise Up Young Mind, by Michael D. Rourke
Verse One
Polluted skies, the future is unclear
Vote for clean air, changing hearts are so near
The planet cries, see and listen for pain
Everyone care, a great change will remainChorus
Love human kind, open the door
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Poetry Reading: TOUCH, by Véronique B...
Performed by Hannah Ehman
TOUCH, by Véronique Béquin
You’re not looking at me
your eyes – bright – scan my brow
a miner’s lamp
in my underground
Me, I never look
into anyone’s eyes
your logo-less hoodie your jeans
no scrubs for you today
you’re for blending in
your clothes are clean
Persil fres...