A child narrates the problem in full preteen gossip style while her step-dad animates it in the form of a classroom chalkboard lesson. The Red Wolf faces extinction due to unnecessary human fear and it's absence has caused an environmental chain reaction.

Red Wolf In Time Out

Someone tattled on the Red Wolf for something it didn't do and now it's in time out.

A lighthearted and entertaining short film about the epic quest of a tiny globular springtail navigating through the soil to find food. Narrated by the one and only Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness. This film is a collaboration with Venus Laowa.

The Leap Beneath

A springtail journeys through the undergrowth on a quest to find food.

On her city balcony, Audrey delights in the flutter of tiny birds—fluffing their feathers, chattering, and sneaking tangerine bites. Their chirps sound like cheerful hellos and playful spats, inspiring her to invent a bird-language translator that unlocks their secret conversations.

Chirp Talker

A girl wants to understand what are the birds talking on her balcony.

"Little Stories, Big EChOes: Beads of Hope" is a powerful animated short film set in New Orleans, following Creator Dawn Richard, as young Black girl, as she navigates the chaos of a devastating flood that threatens the life of a beloved family member. The story unfolds in a historically Black neighborhood, on the day of Hurricane Katrina-now marking its 20th anniversary. To bring our city to life, we collaborated with New Orleans artists — featuring narration by Grammy winning Tarriona “Tank” Bell of Tank and the Bangas, and original music by Grammy nominated PJ Morton.

Little Stories, Big EChOes: Beads of Hope

In New Orleans, a young Black girl experiences a flood that threatens the life of a family member. But through her Mardi Gras suit, she learns that nothing can drown out the memory of her ancestors and the legacy she wears as a crown.

This short film about forever unfolds from the POVs of father (max) and son (kip) as they attempt to write a book about what forever means. The father feels overwhelmed by all of the threats to forever, like forever chemicals, and calls an unlikely hero – Mark Ruffalo – to ask for help seeing the big picture.

A Little Story About Forever

Trying to explain the big picture with a little help from watercolor and Mark Ruffalo.

Set against the serene backdrop of rural Wales, this short documentary follows wildlife ecologist Lee Jenkins and his two German Pointers—Neo and pup-in-training Cariad—as they search for elusive otters. Using scent detection to guide camera trap placement, the team gathers crucial evidence to protect these endangered animals. Shot from a dog’s-eye view with immersive cinematography, the film offers a poetic glimpse into conservation through the nose and eyes of a canine detective.

The Detectorists

Otter detection, told from the eyes and nose of Cariad, a young pup in training.

In its creation story, the game of Baaga’adowewin is given as a gift and tool for life. After forced assimilation, the game was suppressed and remained dormant for almost a century. This film shares the return of Baaga’adowewin, or stickball, as Ojibwe communities walk the path of cultural revitalization and exercise their treaty rights to continue to heal from historical traumas and overcome challenges of today.

Gigiigemin Baaga’adoweyang “We are healed by stickball”

Baaga’adowewin, or stickball, returns to Ojibwe communities as they continue to heal from historical traumas and overcome challenges of today.

Bennett, an adventurous young climber, embarks on a life-changing journey to her ancestral homeland in the Italian Dolomites. Joined by her climbing partner, Grandpa Gary, she reconnects with her heritage in a village rooted in generations before her. As she takes on some of the world’s most striking mountains, we witness her growth as a climber and a person.

Mountain Roots

A 9-year-old climber travels from Wyoming to the Italian Alps with her grandfather to climb the mountain of her ancestors.

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