Environmental Films Block

Oct 4 Fri. @ 7pm

CHASING TIME
Dir. Jeff Orlowski-Yang & Sarah Keo

Over the course of the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project, photographer James Balog and his team brought some of the world’s first and most compelling visual evidence of climate change to the global stage as he depicted the rapid melting of glaciers around the world. CHASING TIME is a meditative exploration of time and mortality, following James and his crew as they bring the decades-long project to a close, cataloging more than one million images in the process. The short documentary reunites James and the Emmy-winning team behind CHASING ICE to capture the end of the epic undertaking and spotlight the power of an intergenerational effort to seed hope and inspire action toward a sustainable future.

Run Time 39 Mins​​​

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A FIGHTING CHANCE
Dir. Rob McAllister

The Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border has historically been home to a vast array of interconnected wetlands. These wetlands have long provided vital benefits for wildlife and people. Over time these wetlands have almost entirely been lost through damming and draining. “A Fighting Chance” answers key questions about why conserving and restoring wetlands is so important, what we can learn from the birds that depend on them, and how local communities can be part of the conservation solution.

Run Time 12:30 Mins

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TO SEE THE SKY
Dir. Kyle Dudgeon

What is considered to be the largest flying bird on Earth, the Andean condor rarely flaps its wings, meaning it relies on its knowledge of rising and falling air to navigate the vast landscape in which it resides. Sympson’s life work has attempted to understand this knowledge and how exactly it is acquired, while gathering decades of baseline information on the relatively unexplored species along the way. An exciting character-driven story with its roots in conservation, To See the Sky promises a cinematic adventure through one of the world’s most cherished places.

Run Time 24 Mins