Session 1
Thursday 26 July 7.00 pm
doors open at 6:00 pm
Conversing with Aotearoa / New Zealand
Corrie Francis :: New Zealand :: 2006 :: 14 mins
Explore the uniquely New Zealand approach to wilderness via creative animated documentary. In an age of technological integration and urban life, New Zealand turns to the natural world for a wilderness experience.
Ahmed and the Return of the Arab Phoenix*
Giuseppe Bucciarelli :: Italy :: 2007 :: 23 mins
Stories of hope and grace from today’s Middle East. A handful of visionary men are fighting a different desert storm - to protect what is left of the biodiversity of Al Badia, the semi-arid desert steppe stretching from the Iraqi border toward the Mediterranean.
>> Festival Selections: EarthVision (California) Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival (USA)
Mark Fraser :: USA :: 2006 :: 20 mins
‘The Good Fight’ chronicles one man’s extraordinary efforts from the 1960s onward in saving the Grand Canyon from being ruined with dams and his ongoing struggle to preserve the Giant Sequoias from the axe of the Forest Service.
INTERVAL
Caroline Scott :: USA :: 2005 :: 21 mins
Diane Wilson, a fourth generation fisherwoman and mother of 5, began her fight with the giants of the petro-chemical industry in 1989, when she discovered that her small Texas county was America’s most toxic.
>> Awarded Best Documentary - New York City Short Film Festival
>> Festival Selections: Hazel Wolf (Seattle) Wild & Scenic Film Festival (California) Bioneers Moving Image (USA)
Deb Lavis :: Australia :: 2006 :: 1 min
Effectively funny – a 60 second commercial about the value of saving endangered species and biodiversity.
Hélène Choquette & Jean-Philippe Duval :: Canada :: 2007 :: 53 mins
The new millennium, and earth has more environmental refugees than war refugees. Why? This sweeping documentary brings us to the heart of major issues confronting humanity and compels us to rethink the concepts of progress and growth out of respect for the lifestyles of millions of people who are dependent on the health of the soil, air, and water.
>>Festival Selections: Planet in Focus (Canada) Human Rights Film Festival (New Zealand)
*New Zealand premiere
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