THE DARK HOBBY was the winner of BEST FEATURE FILM at the December 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

In Hawaii, a group of Native Hawaiians and conservationists struggles politically to protect the exotic fish being looted from the reefs. Turtles, whales, and dolphins are all protected, but not the fish. Now many verges on extinction. 28 million fish are in the aquarium trade pipeline at any given time. They undergo bladder piercing, fin cutting and starvation for shipment and reach the mainland dead or dying. They would have lived up to forty years on a reef. Fish species are in crisis worldwide and many are caught with cyanide and dynamite.

Conversation with documentary director Paula Fouce on the making of the film.

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GOODNIGHT BELLA was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the December 2021 WILDsound Festival. There is a 2nd screening on the WILDsound APP in February. You can watch for free and sign up at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS).

“An escaped convict makes a desperate attempt to see his daughter one last time, but stumbles upon a child in need. He is now forced to decide whether to save the boy or to keep running.”

Conversation with Clyde Capistrano on the making of his first film.

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WE ARE NATURE was the winner of Best Direction at the December 2022 Environmental Film Festival. Co-produced by Bacon Productions, based in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.

Conversation with filmmaker Christian Holm-Glad on the making of the film. He also shares the amazing story when he caught the Black Plaque in 2017, the first Norwegian in hundreds of years to do so.

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GHOST FOREST played to rave reviews at the October 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. Playing all day Friday for FREE. Watch on the main site page: https://environmentalfestival.com/

“A documentary following world-famous artist, Maya Lin creating her new installation, Ghost Forest, which envisions the future of our planet dismantled by climate change.”

Conversation with filmmaker Michael Fodera on the making of the film.

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WHILE WE WAIT was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the September 2021 Experimental Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 19th.

Conversation with Lukas Huffman on the making of the film.

To learn more about this project, go to the producer/choreographer Hannah Dennison’s website www.thequarryproject2020.com

NATION IN TRANSTION is a multiple award winning film made by the American Resilience Project (www.amresproject.org), and is an exploration of the energy transition in the Southwest, where power and water systems are increasingly stressed due to more frequent extreme heat and drought.

You can watch the festival and film HERE starting at midnight EST on September 18th.

Conversation with filmmaker Roger Sorkin on the making of the film.

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AS THE WAVE BROKE is a multiple award winning film from Germany that is playing at the best of EUROPEAN Shorts Film Festival today. You can watch the film and festival for FREE HERE.

Candid conversation with filmmaker Alexandra Bekiou on the making of the film and why it was made.

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EXPEDITION AYITI is a 40 minute experience borne from a passion to hike, to journey, and seek an expanded understanding of our world. Played at the July 2021 Documentary Film Festival.

Conversation with director Richard Serrao and the co-producer/main subject Austin Taylor on the process making this film.

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THE HUNT FOR THE ASIAN GIANT HORNET was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the August 2021 DOCUMENTARY Short Film Festival. You can watch the festival and film today for FREE HERE

Conversation with filmmaker Jay Windland on the process making this film and how the inspiration come for doing it.

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“Power for Pollinators” explores that all private and corporate land owners and land managers have a unique opportunity to turn tens of millions of acres of valuable land into healthy pollinator habitat. Narrated by CARRIE-ANNE MOSS. Written, Directed & Produced by MATHEW SCHMID. Executive Produced by GEORGE DICAPRIO with JESSICA FOX

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the June 2021 DOCUMENTARY Film Festival.

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Conversation with Jessica Fox on the making of this very important film and her role to educate the world on how important pollination is in the future survival of mankind.

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CROSSING OVER THE DARK was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the June 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival. Festival plays for FREE all day on June 27th. Bookmark the page to view HERE.

“A withered old man metaphysically recalls the deepest memories of his late lover.”

Conversation with North Carolinian Jordan Ellis on the process of making this film and his excellent team of collaborators.

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SUPERHUMAN was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the June 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the festival today (all day for free) HERE

Conversation with the team who brought SUPERHUMAN together and the terrific & important message it has.

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I WISH FOR YOU was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the June 2021 ENIVORNMENTAL Film Festival. You can watch the festival today (all day for free) HERE

Conversation with Stuart Rideout on the process of directing this important short film written by Michael Morpurgo and starring Jeremy Irons & Maxine Peake

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NEW FLESH FOR THE OLD CEREMONY was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the June 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Playing for FREE all say Saturday. Bookmark the page and see the full lineup HERE.

“A lesbian reverie set amidst the backwoods of New England, New Flesh for the Old Ceremony explores the physicality of grief through a macabre fable about a woman whose wife is devoured by and then possesses their beloved pack of dogs.”

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CHAMELEON was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 DANCE Film Festival.

“"Chameleon" is a transformative blend of two spirits becoming one. Representing the continuous re-inventing of relationship, it evokes and awakens both feelings of submissiveness & sensuality. Originally created as an ensemble dance for stage work, today, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Jazz Spectrum Dance Company, Janell Burgess has re-invented "Chameleon" into a beautiful pas de deux for film. Ms. Burgess worked closely with composer Cisco Dimas to create new & original music specifically for this dance for film.”

Great chat with Janell Burgess on the process making this film during COVID, and how when they lost their location shoot days before production turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to them.

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WE ARE CONJOLA – OUR FIRE OUR STORY is a feature film from Australia playing at the May 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival.

After almost being wiped off the map, a traumatized community waited for help. But it never came. Conjola was abandoned and left for dead. Local artists then started creating. They needed to heal. It gave the community hope and solidified their journey to recovery, together. Ash hopes that this film will be part of that recovery.

Watch the festival HERE until the end of the weekend. Must watch documentary.

Conversation from Canada to Australia with filmmaker Anthony “Ash” Brennan about how this film NEEDED to be made and how he had to balance his emotions telling such a personal story.

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Being inspired to make a film from a real life experience, mixed with an acting class exercise. NOSEBLEED was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the May 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

Conversation with the writer/actor of the short film Brian Falduto. Brian also chats about how he got into the industry as a child acting playing a key role in the megahit SCHOOL OF ROCK film in 2003 at 11 years old.

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Three extremely creative people, who each have their own set of skills, get together to make a tremendous dance short film. EVERYTHING I KNOW was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the May 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival.

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Interview with co-directors Anna Paddick & Vanessa White who collaborated with dancer Kevin Jaymes on making a tremendous short film.

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The art of still “film” photography and turning amazing images into a cohesive narrative story. KAERU was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the May 2021 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival.

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Interview with director Elias Djemil on the process of making this film and his creative process on multiple projects.

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THE FUNNY RUNNER is an amazing documentary short about Brittany Charboneau and her journey as a professional marathon runner and how she lost her love for the sport because she wasn’t being herself.

Playing at the ENVIRONMENTAL Film Festival this upcoming Sunday. Stream for FREE all day HERE

Informative chat with filmmaker Rob Steger on the process of making his first film, and the amazing journey he has had to get to where he is today.

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