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Featuring the amazing stories about our reliance on pollinators and, in turn, their reliance on us, we follow the story of an inspired cyclist who is a champion for the Monarch Butterflies. This episode explores how we are a distinct part of the web of life that directly impacts the continued survival and success of pollination, pollinator species, plants... and us.

Connectivity Project Presents: Plants Have Wings

Nominated for 2021 Best Environmental This year life came to a grinding halt. Hopefully, in the resultant silence we are able to hear that our planet's whispers have become screams. "A Mother's Love", a spoken word piece by actor and activist Lena Georgas and brought to life with the help of Greg Yaitanes and the musical creations of Bill Barclay, gives voice to those hopes.

A Mother's Love

Aerial view and abstract presentation of different polluted sites across Europe. In order to meet the demand for raw materials, we create more by-products and toxic waste than ever. For the growing world we need copper, iron, concrete, plastic, fertilizers, electric power, to name a few. Producing these resources contributes significantly to global warming and the pollution of our planet, our Home. The video explores ash ponds, red mud ponds, and chemical residue pools, hidden or unreachable places, from a new angle. It stimulates an aesthetic response, and thus dialogue about our destructive tendencies. The ambiguity of what is depicted, not to mention the apparent toxicity suggested by the saturated colors pervading these colossal human-made sites, leaves spectators with an overall sense of alarm. This series plays on the effective duality of attraction and abhorrence, contrasting water pollution and the healing power of water while focusing on our own complicity in pollution and art’s complicity in barbarism.&nbsp;

Art of Pollution

Nominated for 2021 Best Environmental A one-of-a-kind program based in the Pacific Northwest rents bees to residential customers which in turn are used to pollinate crops on farms throughout the United States. Shot in Oregon and Washington.

The Bee Farmers

A food delivery biker brings a snack to some hungry feathered friends.

Contactless Delivery

On September 15, 2019, air quality levels in Palangkaraya Indonesia reached 2000 AQI - 7x higher than what is considered “hazardous” for human health. This is turning into a common occurrence for people in many areas of Indonesia. Almost every year, a toxic haze blankets the southeast Asia region, which is caused by large scale peatland fires. But what causes these fires? “In Your Palm” is a documentary film which explores the relationship between the annual toxic haze and an ingredient that we unknowingly consume each day: palm oil. In a powerful combination of true human stories and striking visuals, “In Your Palm” exposes the harsh realities for humans living next to large scale palm oil plantations and courageous young activists that risk their lives to prevent corporations from inflicting further damage on the environment and their home.

In Your Palm

At the foothills of Sugarloaf Mountain, Debbie and Fred Howes grow authentic relationships to the land by gardening, weaving, canning, and woodworking. They have chosen a humble lifestyle to breathe intention into everything that they do, not only for themselves but also for generations to come. Debbie says, “We wanted to be here and live a particular kind of life.”

Sugar of the Earth

Nominated for 2021 Best Environmental In 2018, the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific hosted the Melanesian Arts &amp; Cultural Festival celebrating the country's 40th anniversary of independence. On neighboring island states, the struggle for freedom continues, as West Papua resists Indonesian occupation and the residents of New Caledonia still live under French rule. In all Melanesian countries, residents face the common challenge of climate change, as rising sea levels threaten to swallow both land and tradition. In this charged context, captivating performers are using their talents to celebrate local culture and draw international attention to their islands' plight, with the hope of spurring international solidarity and prompting collective action against the perils of a warming world. Featuring striking footage from the South Pacific islands, “WANTOKS: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia” profiles the artists and activists who are fighting for self-determination while trying to defend their homes against the rising sea.

WANTOKS: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia

Jean Désy, poet, adventurer and doctor, writes a letter in poetry to his grandchildren to show them his love of nature but also to apologize for the state in which we are leaving the planet to them and for the challenge they will have to raise.

Prayer for Gaia

Nominated for 2021 Best Environmental If you’ve ever hiked in the woods, you probably know the rule - “Leave no trace.”&nbsp;“Way to Go” tells the story of Mt. Shasta’s (California) sun-powered composting toilet and the local volunteers who maintain it, keeping poop invisible and sweet at 7,900 feet. Shot on location, “Way to Go” brings whimsy to an environmental threat we don’t like to think about: human waste.

Way to Go!

Moderator: Ramsey McPhillips, President - Zero Waste McMinnville. Participating Filmmakers: Lena Georgas (A Mother's Love), Cosmo Spada (Contactless Delivery), Rose Madrone (Connectivity Project Present: Plants Have Wings), Kathy Roselli (Way to Go!), Robert Cornellier (A Prayer for Gaia), Carter Kirilenko (In Your Palm), Steve Utaski (The Bee Farmers), Biz Young (Sugar of the Earth).

Filmmaker Question & Answer session - Environmental

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