Monday July 24, 2023
Event Location:
Politistiko Ergastiri Ayion Omoloyiton
Anchialou 1, 1080 Lefkosia
Itinerary
Films
Monday, July 24
- 7:30pm
- Opening Ceremony
- Short speeches by Panayiotis-Doros and Jannifer-Pezhman (10 minutes total)
- 7:40pm
- Talk by Jennifer Jackson (30 minutes)
Screenings:
“The Land of the Bear” (25 minutes)
“From Trash to Treasure” (25 minutes)
- Break (15 minutes)
Screenings:
“Rematriation” (67 minutes)
Tuesday, July 25
- 8:00pm
Screenings:
“Gagulhchugh Nen Gag” (5 minutes)
“KAK IRAJ” (20 minutes)
“SAM & ME” (31 minutes)
“Revolutions” (15 minutes)
- Break (15 minutes)
Screenings:
“Crossing the Divide” (5 minutes)
“Ghost Ponds” (12 minutes)
“The Time We Have Left” (22 minutes)
Note: Please make sure to check the festival program for any possible updates or changes to the schedule.
Monday July 24th, 2023
The Land of Bear
25 minutes
The Marsican Brown Bear imprinted its legacy in the Central Apennines centuries ago. This endemic species once thrived in the region, but it is now recognised as being endangered. Human interference has greatly compromised the bears’ potential to populate and survive in the area over the years. This film documents the lives and the challenges that the remaining bears face, raising awareness of Salviamo l’Orso’s efforts to preserve them.
From Trash To Treasure
24 minutes
In Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—an artist named Nthabiseng TeReo Mohanela takes discarded materials and transforms them into unique clothing and accessories. Teaching young people the benefits of recycling and re-creation, she calls her project “From Trash to Treasure.” With TeReo’s work as a starting point, this short film showcases a broader spirit of reimagination among artists in Lesotho, who use creativity to respond to entrenched social problems.
Rematriation
67 minutes
British Columbia’s Old Growth forests are virgin forests, untouched since the last ice age. They represent one of the last lines of defence against climate change, and contain scientific properties we barely understand – yet mismanagement and greed have left less than 2.6% of them standing. Only one of hundreds of valleys (outside of parks) remains entirely uncut on Vancouver Island – Fairy Creek (Ada’itsx). An indigenous led movement to prevent the cutting of this last Old Growth watershed has now become Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience, and the government response has been alarming.
Tuesday July 25th, 2023
Gagulhchugh Nen Gagusun (The land looks good all around)
6 1/4 minutes
A poetic journey through the breathtaking and culturally-significant landscapes of the Dasiqox watershed, with reflections and stories shared by Tŝilhqot’in in Nenqayni Ch’ih (Tŝilhqot’in language).
Kak Iraj
20 minutes
An environmentalist and animal rights activist whose care for nature and concerns for water shortage is unique in his own way. He has chosen to live away from the city and people, however, after each visit to the city he collects all the recyclable and usable items namely plastic bottles, worn and abandoned tires on the roadsides and in nature. His job is to grow tomatoes, vegetables, and use the garden trees, grapes, and even roses that he grows and earns a living from that.
Sam & Me
31 minutes
Sam Tierney was in a dark place. At 13 years old, his climate anxiety was so bad he was having trouble sleeping at night. In an attempt to ease his stress, Sam writes pro skier and climate advocate, Mike Douglas, asking for advice. Seeing some of his own young self in Sam, Mike suggests a weekly ski meet-up to talk about climate, skiing and life.
Revolutions
15 minutes
We know that cycling is good for the environment but what about bikes? Revolutions looks at the waste created by bike manufacturing and consumption and encourages us to think about the circular economy as a way forward.
Crossing the Divide
5 minutes
A photographer and a filmmaker embark on a personal and spiritual quest for 14 days in the mountains.
Ghost Ponds
12 minutes
In the farmland of England’s East Anglia, a search and rescue mission is underway. A team is working to excavate land haunted by ghosts… but these are not ordinary ghosts… they are ghost ponds. Norfolk used to have more ponds than any other English county, but over the past 50 years the pressures of modern-day farming forced landowners to fill-in ponds, making room for new crops, while burying England’s wetlands at an exponential rate. With 1 in 3 freshwater species facing extinction, and the looming threat of a biodiversity crisis, could reviving lost ponds be an answer to these problems?
The Time We Have Left
22 minutes
If you knew today what our changing climate would do to your family in 30 years, what would you do, right now, while there was still time to act? This short film examines the human experience of survival during a time of transformation destined to be inscribed forever in Earth’s geological record.