NATURE DOCUMENTARY Festival - Dec. 1/2 event
Documentary, Independent, Short Films, Special Interest
See the Full Lineup of Films:
RANCHERS, 25min., UK/USA
Directed by Paul Crompton, Emmett Glynn
Short film following three ranchers new to farm life after walking out of traditional jobs to live off the land. But how tough is it and can they survive? Filmed in east Texas in ranches in Nacogdoches, Paige and Groesbeck.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/ranchers-review
THE CURSE EFFECT, 29min., USA
Directed by Gregg Jaden
Dive deep into the heart of Indonesia's Borneo jungle with 'THE CURSE EFFECT.' This riveting mini-documentary delivers never-before-seen footage of one of the most feared tribes on earth, Suku Dayak. Enter a world of the tribe's private way of life known for its voodoo traditions, daily rituals, and historical enemy headhunting. Defying the odds as a foreign outsider, filmmaker Gregg Jaden miraculously earned the tribe's trust, gaining access to film them like never before. At the tribe's land. Uncovering the mystery of a voodoo curse and their fight against a deadly, unseen evil.
https://thecurseeffect.com/
https://www.instagram.com/greggjaden_/
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/the-curse-effect-review
THE LAST KOALAS, 54min., Australia
Directed by Serena Michelle Findlay
The summer of 2020 was characterised by catastrophic bushfire events around Australia. On Kangaroo Island in South Australia, over 200,000 hectares was burned, including 90,000 hectares of national park. A thriving colony of 50,000 koalas called Kangaroo Island home prior to the devastating Black Summer bushfires. Now, as few as 5,000 - 10,000 koalas remain. As the koala species edges closer to the threat of extinction on mainland Australia, this documentary explores the incredible rescue, recovery, rehabilitation and release effort undertaken for the surviving Kangaroo Island koalas; a colony which scientists have signalled may well be Australia's last.
https://www.instagram.com/_serenamichelle_
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/the-last-koalas-review
Read interview with the director:
https://matthewtoffolo.com/2023/10/03/filmmaker-serena-michelle-findla-the-last-koalas/