The theme of the WILDsound 2024 ENVIROMENTAL Festival was “INSPIRATION”.
Every film presented an Environmental driven film with an inspirational message.
Here are the audience award winners :
Best Film: IKAARTUIT
Best Documentary: CHANGE MAKERS: The Global Race to Save Our Seas
Best Cinematography: DIRECT ACTION
Best Micro-Short: THE FLOOD
Best Sound & Music: BATTLE PLAN
Best Direction: SIN REFUGIO
Best Environmental Film: KARIBU NYUMBANI
Best Story: THE HEALER’S DREAM
LINEUP OF FILMS Presented:
CHANGE MAKERS: The Global Race to Save Our Seas, 15min,. USA
Directed by Simone Kisiel
Advancements in the fishing industry have led to devastating consequences, not just for sea life being hunted to extinction, but for communities around the world who depend on the ocean’s bounty to survive.
https://changemakersfilm.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MagicDogProductions
https://twitter.com/MagicDogMovieshttps://www.instagram.com/magicdogproductions/
LISTEN NOW – podcast interview with filmmaker.
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KARIBU NYUMBANI, 12min,. UK
Directed by Matthew Williams-Ellis
“Karibu Nyumbani” translates as “Welcome to my Home” in Swahili. Guides in the Maasai Mara have a deep-rooted pride, knowledge, and love for wildlife. This film encapsulates that passion from the perspective of George Osono, a guide in Mara North Conservancy, who completely embodies this spirit of caring for nature.
https://www.matthewwilliams-ellis.com/karibu-nyumbani
Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.
THE FLOOD, 1min., France
Directed by David Tessier
A political debate, broadcast live on a 24-hour news channel. As the speakers are arguing about social issues, water invades the set and floods the whole room. Nobody seems to notice …
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BATTLE PLAN, 5min., France
Directed by John Banana, Mathilde Michea
A car ride with Mum results in an epiphany for a young girl who must imagine her way to a better future. Her ideas grow and with them the chance to make a real difference.
Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.
SIN REFUGIO, 17min., Mexico, Documentary
Directed by Roberto Bosoms, Andrea Cordoba
When the Mexican government decides to open an agricultural water dam in Chihuahua to pay a water debt to the United States, local farmers battle the military to protect their harvest and livelihoods.
Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.
DIRECT ACTION, 13min., UK
Directed by Tor Kristoffersen
A teenage environmentalist leads a protest
against a coal mine, setting her on a collision course
with her father, the police and courts.
https://www.instagram.com/torkistoffersen/
LISTEN NOW – podcast interview with filmmaker.
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IKAARTUIT, 22min., Canada
Directed by Annie-Claude Roberge
For 6 days, Inuit teenagers will go kayaking to discover their territory in Nunavik (Quebec, Canada) but also their identity, what drives them and defines them as human beings. It is through the practice of kayaking, other ancestral traditional activities as well as a total immersion in nature for several days that they will learn to overcome their difficulties and to discover their strengths. But, above all, to create meaningful links with their peers and their environment.
Watch NOW – the audience feedback video.
THE HEALER’S DREAM, 15min., Canada
Directed by Roxana Mares
Ayurveda is an ancient tradition of medicine that originated in India, with certain branches established and taught in Nepal. Various regions in Nepal, in particular the Kathmandu Valley, became centers of ancient knowledge where the medical and spiritual traditions of Ayurveda are being preserved.
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