DOCUMENTARY Shorts Festival - Dec. 17/18 event
Documentary, Educational, Independent, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
TURN BACK SOUTH, 12min., Mexico
Directed by Franc Gabriel Contreras
Using two decades of archival footage, a Mexican American reporter, himself an immigrant to Mexico, reflects on his 30 years of telling the stories US-bound immigrants.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/turn-back-south-review
STEWARDS OF THE LAND, 7min., USA
Directed by Thomas Wavid Johns, William Hartsock
From large scale range operations in the west to smaller farm flocks in the east, raising sheep improves the quality of our land, supports rural communities, and provides food and fiber for our nation.
https://americanlamb.com/stewards-of-the-land/
https://instagram.com/neonbites
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/stewards-of-the-land-review
I AM KANAKA, 15min., UK
Directed by Genevieve Sulway
Despite a dark history, a local Hawaiian hero fights to save his culture by teaching language, sustainability and life skills to disadvantaged kids.
http://iamkanakafilm.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064117771149
https://www.instagram.com/saltyparadisefilms
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/i-am-kanaka-toronto-doc-festival
FREEDOM HOUSE AMBULANCE - THE FIRST RESPONDERS, 28min,. USA
Directed by Annette Banks
This 30-minute documentary explores the rise and fall of Freedom House Ambulance. With rare archival images, the program features the story of inception from an original founder, compelling reflections of surviving paramedics, stories of the world-renowned doctors who trained them, and memories of lifelong Hill District residents.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/freedom-house-ambulance-review