DC Environmental Film Festival Encores

Eric Moe Award Shorts: Keeper + Finalists

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A Special Virtual Encore Showcase of DCEFF's 2025 Eric Moe Award Winner and Finalists for Best Short on Sustainability

HOUSTON’S WHITEBEAM follows climber, botanist and poet Libby Houston who, at 80 years old, continues her work climbing the 300-foot cliffs of Bristol's Avon Gorge to investigate rare plants. By reaching every ledge on every rock face and using her poet's eye for close observation, Libby has helped establish the area as one of England’s most important botanical sites. But as it stands, there is only one known member of her namesake discovery - Houston’s Whitebeam - and reflecting on its inevitable extinction prompts Libby to contemplate her own legacy.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Country
    UK
  • Premiere
    D.C. Premiere
  • Director
    Jake Morris, Alex Darby
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