Saturday 16 September (2hr 37min screening time)

Saturday's showing is CATERED, with doors opening at 6pm.

Longfin (28 min)

Longfin follows the incredible life journey of one of New Zealand’s endemic long-finned eels.  In a life that spans nearly a century the eel encounters many dangers and changes in both environment, and in attitudes of humans toward it.

Those Obnoxious Noxious Weeds (4 min)

A young resident of Palmerston North shows us how to deal with the city’s noxious
weeds.

Wind over Water (32 min)

Cape Cod, Massachusetts: pleasure island for the New England aristocracy and also potential new home for an offshore wind farm. Is wind-power the solution for clean energy for the future? Will there be an adverse affect on the ecosystem? The director effectively contextualizes these essential questions and also asks: is this a case of a private developer simply attempting to profit from a public resource? Are the windmills out there on the horizon actually a form of visual pollution? Wind over Water chronicles an impassioned and intriguing debate about land, energy and the environment, and helps clarify the issues surrounding the future of wind energy in the United States. Thorough, thoughtful, and informative.

Mad Mac and the Flat Ugly Snail (18 min)

The story of one man’s obsession for paua, and the rise and fall of New Zealand’s paua industry as seen through the eyes of one of its most colourful characters.

INTERMISSION

Organic vegetarian catering provided by: The Harvest Pantry, Feilding

 

 

 

 

Time for a Change (8 min)

Disposible nappies account for roughly six percent of our landfills and are a luxury item the western world takes for granted, without considering the consequences. "Time For A Change" presents both the environmental concerns surrounding the use of disposibles and also the benefits in switching to modern cloth alternatives.

Disarm (67 min)

Disarm spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel mines continue to claim victims daily in over eighty countries. Looking beyond landmines, Disarm offers a contemporary, intelligent and critical investigation into how weapons systems, war, and the way it is waged are being redefined in the twenty-first century with devastating consequences on people and their environment.