Presented by the Hollomon Price Foundation ﻿With rising sea levels threatening to swallow towns and cities and climate change posing undeniable dangers to humanity, action is necessary. These films document the activists and people using their voices and actions to demand change to protect and save our communities.&nbsp; Stick around after the films for an exclusive filmmaker conversation!

Tyronne Edwards is a pastor and a 5th generation resident in a small, southern Louisiana town. His ancestors fought for the right for his family to live in the town of Phoenix, so when Katrina devastated the community, it became Tyronne’s mission to rebuild. But building houses and churches was just half the battle. After a lifetime of community organizing, climate activism and protecting future generations from storm surge has become his new calling.

The Mud on Their Hands

After a lifetime of community organizing, climate activism and protecting future generations from storm surge has become Tyronne Edwards' new calling.

The climate crisis is threatening to swallow up Bognor Regis by 2050. Historically a thriving holiday spot turned national butt-of-the-joke, the town’s residents are used to defending its reputation. But when research emerges suggesting it could end up underwater due to rising sea levels, the community grapples with what this means, both for themselves and for the place they call home. WHERE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES is a poetic film of nostalgia, the meaning of home, and what happens when everything you know is threatened by climate disaster.

Where the Sun Always Shines

When research emerges suggesting it could end up underwater due to rising sea levels, the community of Bognor Regis grapples with what this means, both for themselves and for the place they call home.

In 2020, Chloe Maxmin, a 28-year-old climate activist, became the youngest woman elected to the state senate in Maine history. Chloe and her campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, rewrote the strategy for progressive success in rural America and won two campaigns in red districts where they were expected to lose. RURAL RUNNERS follows Chloe and Canyon on the campaign trail alongside Canyon’s burgeoning rise as a champion ultra-distance runner. Their approach rehumanizes our deeply divided political system, offering hope and a path toward a healthier democracy.`

Rural Runners

Climate Activist Chloe Maxim and her campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, rewrote the strategy for progressive success in rural America winning two campaigns they were expected to lose.

Newly-recorded conversation featuring <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/maggie-dewane/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maggie Dewane</a> (Writer/Wildlife Podcaster/Filmmaker),&nbsp;<a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/baldwin-rosie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rosie Baldwin</a> (Director, WHERE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES), and&nbsp;<a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/whalen-jason/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Whalen </a>(Director, THE MUD ON THEIR HANDS)

Filmmaker Conversation: Climate Connections

Newly-recorded conversation featuring Maggie Dewane, Rosie Baldwin, and Jason Whalen

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