2022 New Orleans Film Festival

Doc Shorts: Wild Longings

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Each year, the early weeks of fall bring a natural phenomenon to the Capital Plaza shopping center in Austin, Texas. Shoppers, employees, passersby, young families, and avid birdwatchers alike all gather to marvel at the communal roosting of tens of thousands of Purple Martins as they journey along their migratory path to Brazil.
Blue Room
Incarcerated participants in a mental health experiment watch videos of sunset-soaked beaches, wildflowers, and forests on loop, prompting them to reflect on isolation and the wilderness.
Kathmandu Monsoon
This film offers a fascinating and hypnotic ethnographic study of the filmmaker’s hometown, punctuated by the evolution of the approaching storm.
Under the Lake
As a mountainous village in Greece sinks under the lake, the memories of its inhabitants emerge from the water.
Nuisance Bear
An unconventional and visually stunning study of the polar bears who draw tourists to Churchill, Manitoba.
Swimming Through
Three women forge a friendship by swimming through the winter in Lake Michigan as a way to cope with the pandemic.
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Our fraught relationship with nature comes into focus with these shorts from around the world, highlighting our impulses to tame and control, as well as to connect and heal. 

Each year, the early weeks of fall bring a natural phenomenon to the Capital Plaza shopping center in Austin, Texas. Shoppers, employees, passersby, young families, and avid birdwatchers alike all gather to marvel at the communal roosting of tens of thousands of Purple Martins as they journey along their migratory path to Brazil.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Louisiana
  • Director
    Henry Davis
  • Producer
    Henry Davis
  • Cinematographer
    Henry Davis
  • Editor
    Alex Winker
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