Across every border, humans are speaking out on behalf of their environment, their lives, and their livelihoods. Travel to Malaysia, the Alps, and The Gambia in this showcase of environmental action, art, and advocacy.&nbsp;

In Jenjarom, a small palm plantation town a few kilometers outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the smell of burnt plastic crept across the town every night entering the homes of residents, stirring them awake, choking for fresh air. After months of sleepless nights, a few local residents decided to investigate the source of the smell, forming the Environmental Protection Agency of Kuala Langat. In the documentary-short They Keep Quiet So We Make Noise, we follow two activists in the Environmental Protection Agency of Kuala Langat, Pua Lay Peng and CK Lee, during a night-drive searching for illegal recycling facilities while learning about their fight against the tide of plastic waste being sent to Malaysia from overseas.

They Keep Quiet So We Make Noise

Follow two activists in the Environmental Protection Agency of Kuala Langat, Pua Lay Peng and CK Lee, during a night-drive searching for illegal recycling facilities while learning about their fight against the tide of plastic waste being sent to Malaysia from overseas.

In the smallest country of mainland Africa, The Gambia, fish is now being powdered up by Chinese corporations and exported to Europe and China to feed animals in industrial farming. As a result, Gambians are being deprived of their primary source of protein and overfishing is depleting marine ecosystems. The film follows Abou, Mariama and Paul, three Gambians who share intimate stories of daily struggle, anger, hope and longing for their loved ones in the midst of difficult migration routes. The first film on Gambia’s fishmeal factories, offering a unique insight into untold drivers of migration and the role played by women in new economic systems.

Stolen Fish

The first film on Gambia’s fishmeal factories, offering a unique insight into untold drivers of migration and the role played by women in new economic systems.

This cinematic journey into the soundscape of the Alps condenses idiom, song, as well as calls and commands of shepherds to create a musical film between artistic ideal and documentarian realism.

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This cinematic journey into the soundscape of the Alps condenses idiom, song, as well as calls and commands of shepherds to create a musical film between artistic ideal and documentarian realism.

Pre-recorded discussion featuring Marlena Skrobe (Director, They Keep Quiet So We Make Noise) and Gosia Juszczak (Director, Stolen Fish), moderated by Sam Plakun (DCEFF Program Manager). Marlena Skrobe is a filmmaker and plastic pollution researcher based in Seattle, Washington. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs and Visual Journalism from the University of Miami and her Masters in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. They Keep Quiet So We Make Noise is Marlena’s directorial debut, but she has spent years working in the film industry in New York City on numerous award-winning films as a camera assistant and grassroots casting director. Marlena’s work focuses on the human rights issues, the human dimensions of environmental change, and how storytelling, activism, and collaborative work that uplifts marginalized voices can bring about positive change.&nbsp; Gosia Juszczak is a graduate of the DOK PRO – documentary directing course at Andrzej Wajda Film School in Warsaw. Director and producer of short documentaries, fiction films and music videos. In her documentary work, Gosia focuses on social issues, human rights, migration and borders. Her short documentary Videonotacje: Etnoliga, portraying a multicultural amateur football league, was nominated to the Off Discovery of the Year award by a Polish film portal Stopklatka. The Cargo Women of Melilla, a take on a slave-like work of Moroccan women on the Southern EU border, was showcased within the Novara Docs series. STOLEN FISH is her 30-minute debut.

Filmmaker Discussion: Marlena Skrobe & Gosia Juszcza

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