*Please note: All films are geo-locked for viewing within Alberta only.
dhīvaraḥ
Directed by: Giridhar Nayak K | 2020 | 12 min | USA
dhīvaraḥ is an insightful short film revealing the impact of industrial fishing on the livelihoods of Indigenous fishing communities in India.
STOLEN APES - BUANOI
Directed by: Lara Aerts | 2020 | 6 min | Netherlands
The only gorilla in Thailand was trafficked and has been enclosed in a concrete cage on top of a shopping mall for the last 33 years. Recently, icon Cher has advocated to free Buanoi and shut down Pata Zoo.
THE RETURN
Directed by: Marina Dodis | 2020 | 20 min | Canada
The Return takes us into the wilderness within the city of Vancouver, where tiny salmon smolts are returning to their ancient spawning grounds after 80 years.
SHOULDERS DEEP
Directed by: John Fiege | 2020 | 4 min | USA
Aniya Wingate is a talented 17-year-old African American dancer from Houston, who was displaced from her home by Hurricane Harvey. Shoulders Deep translates her experience of displacement through dance, poetry, and performance.