Nature, with its constant death and rebirth, reveals how small we are in the grand scheme of things. As these films show, when we embrace it, we open ourselves to the transformations in our feelings about life and one another.
Screenings
Q&A with Director/Animator Kaitlynn Radloff of Sky Speak, Director Matthew Wilbur of Sierras and Cinematographer/Producer Richard Forbes and Director/Executive Producer Jordan Hoffmaster of Something to Hold.
Films
The Boys and the Bees
USA | 19 MINUTES | English
The Boy and the Bees chronicles the changing seasons in the life of the Ray family as they pursue their dream of freedom: raising bees on a farm in rural Georgia, while teaching their young sons what they need to steward the planet they call home. Landscapes shift, boys grow, bees are tended, mistakes are made, animals die, and new ones come to nest.
Gatorville
USA | 18 MINUTES | English
In Colorado’s forgotten valley, two siblings face both alligators and the ache of leaving youth behind.
Sierras
USA | 3 MINUTES
Shot on 16mm film, this experimental documentary explores the landscapes and ecology of Yellowstone National Park as the ecosystem transitions from fall to winter.
Sky Speak
USA | 4 MINUTES | English
Over 100 migratory bird species pass through Travelers’ Rest State Park annually. Sky Speak reflects on the habitat destruction shaped by human presence and imagines nature’s quiet persistence as it reclaims and regenerates in our absence.
Something To Hold
USA | 26 MINUTES | English
In the wilds of Montana, a mountaineering artist embarks on the last summer of a decade-long project to draw all the named glaciers in the state. He reminisces about past seasons spent in the wilderness making art and bearing witness to his awe-inspiring subjects. With a highly anticipated gallery show looming, he also ponders if he will truly be able to finish the project.
Sound Guardians
Indonesia, USA | 18 MINUTES | English, Indonesian
As Jakarta sinks and sea levels rise, Indonesia is moving its capital to the island of Borneo. It’s building a futuristic new city named Nusantara in the middle of a forest, on the traditional land of the indigenous Balik people. Abidin, a Balik elder, is documenting his forest’s soundscape with the help of scientists to preserve ancestral knowledge before it’s too late.
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