Carpa Diem – 2min.
Sergio Cannella
Before sleeping, a child in her apartment is lovingly watching a fish in the aquarium. In the meantime her younger brother is being mindless of the open tap the water flowing out of the washbasin ... a waste that could turn into a tragedy. Many awards,including: Best Short, Vatavaran FF; Best Spot, Festival International Du Film Sur L’Énergie de Lausanne. (Italy, 2006, 2min) www.sergiocannella.it
Dangerous Archipelago – 25min.
Jon Bowermaster
Festival favorite and world explorer Jon Bowermaster visited the Archipelago, examining the health of the reefs and the lives of the people who live and depend on these most-remote atolls. They discovered that a way of life, both culturally and environmentally, is at great risk in paradise. (Tuamotus, 2007, 25min) . www.jonbowermaster.com/oceans8
Fridays at the Farm – 19min.
Honorable Mention - Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Richard Power Hoffman
Feeling disconnected from their food, a photographer/filmmaker and his family decide to join a community-supported organic farm. Moving from passive observer to active participant, the filmmaker photographs the natural processes of food cultivation. Featuring lush time-lapse and macrophotography sequences compiled from nearly 20,000 still images, this personal essay is a meditation on the miracles of life. Best Short, Green Film Festival, Seoul, Korea. Best Documentary, Sapporo Short Film Festival, Japan. (USA, 2006, 19min) www.coyopa.com
A Forest Returns – 30min.
Jean Andrews and Steve Fetsch
The Success Story of Ohio's Only National Forest as told By Ora E. Anderson Documentary that presents an inspirational message about citizen participation and forest advocacy during the 1930's Depression era. Film producer, Jean Andrews, was inspired by Ora Anderson, a storyteller featured in documentary, as he traces the rebirth of a forest in Southeastern Ohio after generations of clear-cutting and farming. The project came about through her friendship with Anderson and her academic interest in the historical geography of Appalachian Ohio. Ninety-three year-old Ora Anderson, an Athens-area resident, nature writer, and radio commentator, was a journalist living in Southeastern Ohio during the Great Depression. In the video, Anderson vividly recalls the environmental and social conditions that led to the establishment of the Wayne National Forest. This video illustrates our evolving relationship with the land through Anderson's movingly personal account, archival photographs, 1930s newspaper reports, "then and now" imagery, and features
music composed and performed by Southeastern Ohio musician Bruce Dalzell. (USA, 30min.) www.ohiolandscape.org
Gimme Green – 27min.
Isaac Brown, Eric Flagg
Lawns are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity? Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets and our outlook on life. From the limitless subdivisions of Florida to sod farms in the arid southwest, Gimme Green peers behind the curtain of the $40-billion industry that fuels our nation’s largest irrigated crop—the lawn. College Television Award, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; Best Documentary Short, Beverly Hills Shorts Festival; Best Documentary Short, Phoenix FF; plus more. (USA, 2006, 27min) www.gimmegreen.com
Hybrid.Pedal – 28min.
Dan Austin
Environmentalists and road bikers make a thousand-mile ride from Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to draw attention to endangered wildlands in the Western United States. Along the way, riders rode through seven threatened areas and discussed the issues of each place with representatives from grassroots groups seeking to keep them wild. (USA, 2007, 28min) www.conservationalliance.com
Oil and Water Project – 33min.
People's Choice Award - Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Seth Warren
Two kayakers embark on an endless summer-style 35,000 km road trip from Alaska to Argentina in a retro-outfitted Japanese fire truck without a single drop of petroleum. They converted their regular diesel engine to run on everything from pig lard to palm pulp and they traveled for 9 months in pursuit of the best whitewater in the Americas. The pair coordinated with schools, local governments, farmers, agricultural research centers and media to conduct demonstrations advocating for the use of alternative energy all along the way. Best Environmental Film, Taos MountainFilm, Everest Award Recipient for Advocacy. (USA, 2007, 33in) www.oilandwaterproject.org
