Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Awards:
Best Film: THIS LAND
Best Direction: RECKONING WITH THE WENDIGO
Best Micro Short: DOLLARS THAT MAKE SENSE
Best Cinematography: WHO SHOULD DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE AMAZON?
SEE THE LINEUP OF FILMS:
WHO SHOULD DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE AMAZON?, 2min., Ecuador
Directed by Martin Kingman
The documentary “Who Should Decide the Future of the Amazon?” explores the struggle of indigenous peoples in Ecuador to protect their lands from extractive industries, emphasizing their fight for self-determination and the urgent need for governmental respect of their rights to safeguard the Amazon rainforest.
https://www.instagram.com/martinkingmanp
THIS LAND, 18min, UK – drama
Directed by Nicholas Jones
Roisin stands alone in the rugged Irish countryside, a guardian of the mystical land that has been in her family for generations. As a greedy relative seeks to exploit the earth beneath her feet, Roisin’s unwavering will and deep-rooted connection to the land propel her to fight back, unyielding in her defence of the magic that lies at the heart of the landscape.
http://pictureimperfect.co.uk/
https://instagram.com/nicholas__jones/
DOLLARS THAT MAKE SENSE, 3min., USA
Directed by Richard Power Hoffmann
A fun, stop-motion animated film about how foundations need to align their endowments with their missions.
http://www.untoursfoundation.org/
https://www.instagram.com/untoursfoundation/
RECKONING WITH THE WENDIGO, 55min., Canada
Directed by Danielle Da Silva
Featuring Edmund Metatawabin—a residential school survivor who was the Chief of Fort Albany and recently received the Order of Canada—this timely feature documentary takes us to the birthplace of Canada’s fur trade to explore the ironic and deadly problem of food insecurity that exists there today. The chaotic times we are experiencing now have been prophecied by many Indigenous communities; one legend in particular forewarns us about the dangers of consumption and greed. This suspenseful/heartwrenching, yet intimate/heartwarming documentary offers a glimpse into the lives of Moose Cree people living in Canada’s North, exploring the allegory of the Wendigo and consumption.
https://www.photographerswithoutborders.org/wendigo
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