SCIENCE & NATURE SHORTS FESTIVAL - Nov. 5/6 event
Documentary, Educational, Independent, Short Films, Special Interest
See the Full Lineup of Films:
TWIN OAKS, 13min., USA
Directed by Sean O'Connor
"Twin Oaks" is a captivating documentary about the Hoyt family, and their experiences trail building in the Pacific Northwest spanning over many years and multiple generations. The documentary chronicles the profound relationship a human develops with the earth when spending their entire life working entrenched in the natural world, and everything it has to offer.
https://www.storygorge.com/twin-oaks
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/twin-oaks-review
SALTED EARTH, 20min., Canada
Directed by Ben Hemmings
"Salted Earth" plunges us into the heart of an invisible and creeping crisis that's transforming the Mid-Atlantic – the inexorable rise of sea levels. This hard-hitting, yet tenderly woven 20-minute documentary paints a vivid picture of an escalating environmental catastrophe, where the threat is not just the swelling sea, but the encroaching salt that kills forests and decimates arable land, but could also signal a return to the natural order of the Atlantic Coast.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/salted-earth-review
ODD/EVEN, 16min., USA
Directed by Ya-Ting "Itchy" Yang
In the near future, people only wake up in either odd-numbered years or even-numbered years and hibernate in “The Capsule” during the inactive period. A promising young actress escapes from her devoted yet toxic partner on the last day of 2043.
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https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/odd-even-review
CaSSIS. Mars Demystified, 17min., Switzerland
Directed by Tatiana Keller
CaSSIS is a high-resolution color stereo camera in Mars orbit, making remarkable images of the Red planet. So what mysteries has it revealed today?
https://magicsciencepro.com/cassis
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/cassis-mars-demystified-review
WILD TERRITORY, 27min., USA
Directed by Samuel Steiner Riley
Wild Territory explores the relationship between a daring wildlife photographer, Etienne Littlefair, and the vast freshwater ecosystems that define Australia's far north. From free-diving in murky water to find crocodiles and rare turtles, to spending days on end staking out drying riverbeds for parrots and finches, Etienne and his wife Cara go to extreme lengths to photograph rare and under-appreciated species - all with the hope to spread awareness and appreciation for the wildlife and waterways they have come to care so much about. This film is a combination of beautiful imagery, exceptional wildlife, and true human connection with nature. It is a testament to the importance of protecting what we have before it's gone.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/wild-territory-review