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On Sunday, sessions screen at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm.

Session 5

Sunday 29 July 2.00 pm

doors open 1.00 pm

Global Focus IV – Ireland*

John Antonelli & Will Parrinello :: USA :: 2007 :: 5 mins

North Mayo County is a beautiful, unspoiled part of Ireland’s western seaboard.  Ordinary citizens become activists as  proposed gas pipeline jeopardizes the delicate bog ecosystem and threatens both the safety of citizens and the local farmers’ way of life.

A Moment of Clarity….

Sarah Cowhey & Louise Davidson :: New Zealand :: 2007 :: 24 mins

[Director/Producer Louise Davidson Onsite]

Reel Earth Award: First runner up – Best NZ Film 2007

Step inside the twisted mind of an angst ridden killer... the exotic rat.  Rattus is forced to come to terms with the present in a NZ Southern Beech Forest, where the ecology dictates sustainability, and who comes out on top.

INTERVAL

The Chances of the World Changing

Eric Daniel Metzgar & Nell Carden Grey :: USA :: 2005 :: 99 mins

The film begins in a penthouse apartment high above the urban frenzy of New York City, where writer Richard Ogust, deeply concerned about the preservation of a dying species, lives among 1200 turtles and tortoises.

*New Zealand premiere

Session 6

Sunday 29 July 7.00 pm

doors open 6.00 pm

The Recyclergy*

Jeremy Kaller :: USA :: 2006 :: 33 mins

The hub for the recycling movement, San Francisco Bay Area’s recycling pioneers share their insightfully hilarious thoughts and stories on garbage collection, treasure hunting, Jack Benny and the products we buy.

>>Awarded Best Documentary - Marin County Short Film & Video (California)

>>Festival Selections:  Swansea Bay Film Festival (Wales)

Global Focus IV – Mongolia*

John Antonelli & Will Parrinello :: USA :: 2007 :: 5 mins

On the sprawling, sparsely-populated steppes of Mongolia, outdated and unregulated mining practices have put waterways across the country in jeopardy

A Hell of Fishing*

Vincent Bruno :: Belgium :: 2006 :: 23 mins           

When is fishing stealing?  Northern fleets, having collapsed their own fisheries, turn their greedy nets on Africa’s west shores with devastating consequences.

INTERVAL

Carpa Diem*

Sergio Cannella :: Italy :: 2006 :: 2 mins

Water and energy – do they mix?  “Carpa Diem” is the best commercial advert produced this year on energy as judged at the International Festival in Lausanne, in Switzerland.

Out of Balance*

Tom Jackson :: USA :: 2006 :: 65 mins

Leading climate scientists explain how we have gotten to this challenging place, with climate, and the influence of the world’s largest company out of balance. Out of Balance’ looks at how ExxonMobil spearheaded a misinformation campaign while making record profits.

*New Zealand premiere


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