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2012 Film Festival
| 10,000 Trees | 21 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Sarah Ginsburg | |
| To some, age is only a number; 85-year-old Victor Kaufmann embraces this philosophy as he reaches the milestone of planting his 10,000th tree. [S] 3:00 pm Saturday NCTC- Byrd |
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| A Fierce Green Fire | 114 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Mark Kitchell | |
| A Fierce Green Fire is the first film to create a big-picture overview of the environmental movement, bring together all its parts and eras from conservation to climate change. 6:00 pm Friday OH |
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| America’s Darling | 70 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Samuel Koltinsky | |
| A moving documentary about a great cartoonist turned conservationist. 1:30 pm Saturday NCTC-Byrd |
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| ANEW | 11 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Roddy Tabatabai | |
| Over 4 billion pounds of surplus office interiors get dumped in America's landfills every year. Rose Tourje set out on a mission to preserve and redirect that furniture to charities and non-profits all over the world. [WP] 12:00 pm Saturday RH |
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| Bat City USA | 52 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Laura Brooks | |
| Bat City USA delves into Austin's complicated relationship with the world's largest urban bat colony. Discover how the bats eventually became a beloved part of what makes Austin unique and weird. [WP] 1:05 pm Saturday NCTC- Family |
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| Bidder 70 | 73 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Beth and George Gage | |
| Tim DeChristopher’s effective act of civil disobedience against a 2008 Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction proved to be an act that would redefine patriotism in our time, igniting a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice. 8:13 pm Friday OH |
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| Biophilic Design: The Architecture of Life | 62 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Bill Finnegan and Stephen Kellert | |
| A visually stunning and enlightening film that shows how biophilic design points the way toward creating healthy and productive habitats for modern humans. 4:00 pm Saturday NCTC Byrd Auditorium 5:30 pm Sunday BCLS |
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| Bunty’s Tree | 6 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Savita Bhatti | |
| This silent animation is a touching story of the bond that exists between a boy and a tree that grows in the courtyard of his house. The film traces the journey of the little boy into adulthood and his employment with a timber merchant. [S] 1:03 pm Saturday NCTC-Family |
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| Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle | 86 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Robbie Gemmel and John Kirby | |
| In 2001 a major wind farm was proposed for the middle of Nantucket Sound. Dubbed “Cape Wind,” the project was billed as a clean, green power plant that should be welcomed by all. Instead, Cape Wind became one of the decade’s most confounding political battles. 8:00 pm Saturday BCLS |
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| Chasing Pavements | 12 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Rachel Wegh | |
| Taking a creative and psychological approach to the genre of wildlife filmmaking, this film serves to remind us of a less familiar look at our cities. [S] [WP] 12:15 pm Saturday RH |
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| Danske Dandridge’s Garden | |
| Filmmaker: Jim Surkamp | |
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Caroline "Danske" Dandridge was an American poet who lived in Shepherdstown from 1854 - 1914. These short films highlight some of her writings about her life and beloved garden. Patient, Dogged Farmerfolk and Spirits in the Darkening Garden 8 mins. |
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| Dirty Energy | 94 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Bryan D. Hopkins | |
| Dirty Energy tells the personal story of those directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the spill of millions of barrels of oil. 6:10 pm Saturday BCLS 6:30 pm Sunday OH |
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| Drying for Freedom | 66 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Steven Lake | |
| Our planet’s economic and environmental future hangs on an unlikely thread -- the clothesline. Steven Lake cris-crosses the world to unravel the reasons and consequences for the banishing of clotheslines in favor of tumble dryers. 1:30 pm Saturday RH 6:33 pm Sunday BCLS |
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| Dying Green | 26 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Ellen Tripler | |
| Have you chosen to live a greener life? One man has and he has taken it one step further. He not only wants to live green, but he wants die green as well. He is helping others do the same. 4:30 pm Friday OH |
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| Eating Alabama | 62 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Andrew Beck Grace | |
| As a young couple navigates the agro-industrial gastronomical complex, they soon realize that nearly everything about the food system has changed since farmers once populated their family histories. Eating Alabama is a thoughtful and often funny essay on community, the South and sustainability. 2:30 pm Saturday RH |
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| Edwin B. Forsythe NWR | 15 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Doug Canfield | |
| A cinematic journey to one of America's wildest landscapes. 1:00 pm Saturday NCTC-Byrd |
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| Farmageddon | 90 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Kristin Canty | |
| Farmageddon is the story of small, family farms providing safe, healthy foods to their communities. They were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies. 8:00 pm Friday RH 12:00 pm Sunday BCLS |
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| Fish Meat: Choose Your Farm Wisely | 29 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Ted Caplow | |
| Two friends, a fish scientist and environmental engineer, take a sailing voyage through the cradle of western civilization to pull back the cover on modern fish farming. Along the way they discover the tragedy of bluefin tuna and the joy of carp. 8:02 pm Thursday BCLS |
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| Green Waste | 16 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Denise M. Stilley | |
| What if every person could actually make an impact on the world? [S] 5:30 pm Friday RH |
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| Haunted Waters | 6 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Ziggy Livnat | |
| This short film is about a successful campaign that led to the removal of more then 1,500 square meters of abandoned fishing nets in the Red Sea. 4:57 pm Friday OH |
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| ICE BEAR 3-D | 50 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Adam Ravetch | |
| ICE BEAR is the first ever 3D Polar Bear film made for television. This is the story of a young bear's epic migration through the icy waters of Hudson Bay. ICE BEAR features breath-taking cinematography shot over twelve months, capturing rarely seen bear behavior. [WARNING: The graphic nature of some scenes may not be suitable for children] 8:00 pm Friday FC |
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| Into the Gyre | 44 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Scott Elliott | |
| Thirty-four volunteer researchers, scientists and sailors participated in a groundbreaking expedition to study the effect of plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Gyre. This film follows four of those researchers to the Sargasso Sea. 5:03 pm Friday OH |
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| Journey to the End of the Winter (French: Voyage au bout de l’Hiver) | 78 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Anne and Erik Lapied | |
| Anne and Erik Lapied recount their adventure in the heart of the Gran Paradiso National Park, where they spent the better part of a year making a documentary about the king of those mountains: his highness, the ibex. 5:15 pm Saturday RH |
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| Love. Not Loss. | 4 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Rodney Absom | |
| Love. Not Loss. presents a new biodiversity message. It challenges communicators to talk about nature in terms that people want to hear. [WP] 12:11 pm Saturday RH |
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| Man-Eating Super Croc | 48 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Lawrence Cumbo | |
| A man-eating crocodile terrorizes a town in the Philippines until a team of brave hunters captures a Super Croc bigger than any other... over 20 feet long. But did they get the right crocodile? Is there another one in the swamp even bigger? [WARNING: Violent Scenes] 12:17 pm Saturday OH |
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| Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000 | 30 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Susan Edwards | |
| Can one person truly make a difference? This film tells the inspiring story of how a remarkable woman saved a dying river--for herself, for the community and for future generations--and became an environmental hero honored by the United Nations. 7:00 pm Saturday RH |
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| Maui Huliau Foundation Student Films | 63 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Susan Edwards | |
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The Huliau Environmental Filmmaking Club engages students to investigate environmental and conservation related issues affecting the Maui community. Throughout a school year, student film teams conduct research, plan storylines, scout locations and execute/edit short films. Maui Huliau Foundation inspires leadership, creativity and stewardship among the youth of the community. [S]
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| Menhaden: The Most Important Fish in the Bay | 27 mins |
| Filmmaker: Sarah Gulick | |
| Explore the far-reaching impact of menhaden through the eyes of the men who love this stinky, oily fish for what it contributes to their livelihood, to their heritage, and to the health of Chesapeake Bay. [S] 7:34 pm Thursday BCLS |
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| Michael Pollan’s Food Rules | 2 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Marija Jacimovic | |
| Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings a welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. 5:15 pm Thursday BCLS |
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| Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship | 81 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Karen Anspacher-Meyer and Ralf Meyer | |
| Ocean Frontiers takes us on an inspiring voyage to seaports and watersheds across the country to meet unlikely allies of industrial shippers and whale biologists, pig farmers and wetland ecologists, sport fishers and reef snorkelers all embarking on a new course of collaboration, in defense of the seas that sustain them. 8:45 pm Thursday BCLS |
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| On Coal River | 81 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Francine Cavanaugh | |
| On Coal River takes viewers on a gripping emotional journey into the Coal River Valley of West Virginia — a community surrounded by lush mountains and a looming toxic threat. The film follows a former coal miner and his neighbors in a David-and-Goliath struggle for the future of their valley, their children, and life as they know it. 3:43 pm Saturday NCTC-Family |
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| Our Nation’s River: A System on Edge | 10 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Alexandra Cousteau | |
| Steeped in American history, the Potomac runs through the very center of our nation’s capital. Its waters touch everyone in its watershed, from rural farmers to suburban dwellers. It is time we give the Potomac, our nation’s river, the much-needed attention it deserves. 7:35 pm Saturday RH |
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| Out of the Blue | 19 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Matthew Stamm | |
| Each year thousands of dolphins and whales wash up on U.S. coastlines. Learn what you can do as a citizen to help preserve marine mammals, and make U.S. waters into the sanctuary they deserve. [S] 7:00 pm Thursday BCLS |
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| Peace Out | 58 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Charles Wilkinson | |
| Peace Out asks and answers the question: are we ripping up our back yard for energy? Energy executives and nuclear spokesmen vs. academics and activists in intelligent debate. 2:38 pm Saturday OH |
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| People of a Feather | 52 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Joel Heath | |
| This film explores the unique cultural relationship between the Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay and the eider duck. Both the community and eiders face big challenges to adapt to changing sea ice dynamics, while the seasons of hydrology and ocean currents are being reversed by runoff from hydroelectric dams powering eastern North America. 12:03 pm Saturday NCTC-Byrd |
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| Return of the Prairie Bandit | 50 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Kenton Vaughan | |
| Set against the sweeping, stark beauty of prairie landscape and shot over the course of one year, Return of the Prairie Bandit is a fascinating look at the ups and downs of reintroducing the black-footed ferret to the wild. 7:52 pm Saturday OH |
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| Roots and Hollers | 26 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Thomas Gorman and Patrick Kollman | |
| Roots & Hollers takes you deep inside the lucrative world of wild American ginseng. The film follows two budding Appalachian businessmen as they try their luck in a remarkable underground trade threatened by urban sprawl, over-harvesting, and strip-mining. [S] [WP] 3:23 pm Saturday NCTC-Family |
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| Semper Fi: Always Faithful | 76 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Rachel Libert and Tony Hardmon | |
| This film follows Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger's fight to reveal a grave injustice at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune and a looming environmental crisis at military sites across the country. We are honored to have MSgt. Ensminger present for Q & A after the film. 7:00 pm Thursday OH 5:00 pm Sunday OH |
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| Silent Skies | 3 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Joanne Jackson | |
| This short film collages several layers of imagery to point out how man-made environmental changes are responsible for the dramatic decline of songbirds. [USP] 12:00 pm Saturday NCTC-Byrd |
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| Stuff Everywhere (Netherlands: Overal Spullen) | 58 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Judith de Leeuw | |
| Stuff Everywhere is a personal quest for the connection between people and their stuff. Things are handy, they make life easier and we think they will bring us joy. But they are too many and they are everywhere: in our houses, on the streets, in the sea and in our minds. 12:30 pm Saturday RH |
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| Symphony of the Soil | 104 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Deborah Koons Garcia | |
| Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating a healthy planet. 3:45 pm Saturday OH |
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| The Art of Dam Removal | 22 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Daniel Dancer | |
| Blending explosive footage, emotion and the power of a newly freed river after being blocked for 100 years, this film celebrates the power of art-activism and the role it has played in the second largest dam removal project in world history. [WP] 3:00 pm Saturday NCTC-Family |
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| The Atomic States of America | 92 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott | |
| The Atomic States of America takes the viewer on a journey to reactor communities around the country. This film exposes the truths and myths of nuclear power, and poses the question of whether or not man can responsibly split the atom. 1:05 pm Saturday OH |
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| The Dust Bowl: Episodes 1 & 2 | 111 mins. and 112 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Ken Burns | |
| The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. The frenzied wheat boom of the "Great Plow-Up," was followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s which nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. [Part 1] 12:00 pm Friday OH [Part 2] 2:15 pm Friday OH [Part 1] 12:00 pm Sunday OH [Part 2] 2.15 pm Sunday OH |
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| The Grammar of Happiness | 46 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Michael O’Neill and Randall Wood | |
| More than 30 years ago, linguist Daniel Everett traveled as a missionary into the Amazon rainforest to convert the Piraha people. The Piraha way of life and communication profoundly changed Everett and inspired a theory that could undermine the most powerful of linguists. 5:46 pm Friday RH |
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| The Last Iceman of Chimborazo | 12 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Gabriela Lozada Pozo | |
| Deep in the Chimborazo volcano is hidden an ingredient that people attribute healing and sacred powers. Baltazar is the last man on earth who knows how to find it. [S] [NAP] 8:00 pm Friday OH |
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| The Light Bulb Conspiracy | 52 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Cosima Dannoritzer | |
| Can the modern growth society survive without Planned Obsolescence? As explained by designer Brooks Stevens: 'Planned Obsolescence, the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary...'. 1950s society flourished, everybody had everything, the waste was piling up (preferably far away) - until consumers started rebelling... 7:00 pm Saturday OH |
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| The Offertory | 17 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Ruben Pracas | |
| In this sci-fi thriller, genetically modified food has eradicated the existence of fruit and vegetables. A bag of seeds could be the golden ticket for a pair of brothers desperately trying to outrun the mob and reach human sanctuary. [S] [WP] [WARNING: Violent Scenes] 12:00 pm Saturday OH |
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| The Predator Coast 3-D | 46 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Graeme Duane | |
| The Predator Coast is a unique part of Africa ruled on land by lions and crocodiles and out at sea, by sharks, dolphins and gannets. But all must bow to the ultimate master- a costal plain that has the seasonal power to give life and take it away. 9:00 pm Friday SUFC |
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| The Sacred Science | 77 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Nicholas Polizzi | |
| The Sacred Science follows eight people from different walks of life, with varying physical and psychological ailments, as they embark on a one-month healing journey into the heart of the Amazon jungle. Working with a handful of local Shamanic healers and using a combination of plant medicine and intense spiritual exercises, the barriers between physical health and mental well-being are blurred and eventually eliminated altogether. 6:32 pm Friday RH |
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| They’ve Seen it All | 2 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Jason Jakaitis | |
| A PSA on the importance of conserving California old-growth forest. [S] 3:21 pm Saturday NCTC-Byrd |
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| This Space Available | 86 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Mark Lipson | |
| Billboards and commercial messages dominate the public space like never before. This Space Available looks at diverse activists from the worlds of advertising, street art, and politics, who want to reclaim the integrity of their cities from an onslaught of visual pollution. 3:45 pm Saturday RH |
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| Vegucated | 77 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Marisa Miller Wolfson | |
| Part sociological experiment, part science class, and part adventure story, Vegucated showcases the rapid and at times comedic evolution of three people embarking on a vegan journey and ultimately discovering their own paths to a kinder, cleaner, greener world, one bite at a time. 5:18 pm Thursday BCLS 1:30 pm Sunday BCLS |
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| Waking the Green Tiger, A Green Movement Rises in China | 78 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Gary Marcuse | |
| By declaring that nature must be conquered in the name of progress, Chairman Mao ushered in an era of environmental degradation. Now, passionate activists strive to preserve their natural wonders, educate their compatriots, and encourage public debate. 9:00 pm Thursday SOH 4:00 pm Sunday BCLS |
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| Water = Life | 10 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Joey Diaz | |
| Clean water needs around the world are addressed in this film that highlights the drawings of Zack George. [S] 6:00 pm Saturday BCLS |
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| Watershed | 57 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Mark Decena | |
| "Whiskey is for drinkin'. Water is for fightin'," says Jeff Ehlert, a fly fishing guide in Rocky Mountain National Park, recalling a saying heard throughout the Colorado River Basin. Can we find harmony amongst the competing interests of cities, agriculture, recreation, wildlife, and indigenous communities with rights to the water? 8:30 pm Saturday RH 3:00 pm Sunday BCLS |
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| Witness: Defining Conservation Photography | 17 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Neil Ever Osborne | |
| This film examines the emerging field of conservation photography through the voices of influential photographers, editors, and conservationists. 3:23 pm Saturday NCTC-Byrd |
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| Y.E.R.T. | 71 mins. |
| Filmmaker: Ben Evans and Mark Dixon | |
Y.E.R.T. (Your Environmental Road Trip): 50 States. 1 Year. Zero Garbage? Called to action by a planet in peril, three friends hit the road - traveling with hope, humor, and all of their garbage - to explore every state in America in search of the extraordinary innovators and citizens who are tackling humanity's greatest environmental crises.Find more information: American Conservation Film Festival for tutors and students |
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