An interview with Nuisance Bear directors Jack Weisman and Gabriele Osio Vanden on their TIFF 2021 short that observes polar bears and the humans who like to watch.
Keep ReadingNow streaming for free from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), David Curtis's Sovereign Soil shares stories of Canadians living off grid and learning sustainable practices as they thrive off the
Keep ReadingLast of the Right Whales to open in theatres fall 2021.
Keep ReadingAs part of the 2021 festival, Cannes dedicated a sidebar to “Cinema for the climate.” This group of mostly non-fiction films tackled various storylines that somehow relate to environmental causes. This, combined
Keep ReadingPeter Wohlleben's best-selling book The Hidden Life of Trees is adapted into a documentary of the same name by acclaimed German filmmaker Jörg Adolph, and nature documentarian, Jan Haft.
Keep ReadingWho expected a whale to be the most relatable film character of 2021? The Loneliest Whale delivers a touching quest to explore the truth about a mysterious whale that swims through the
Keep ReadingFathom (USA, 85 min.) Dir. Drew Xanthopoulos “I’m trying to start a conversation,” explains Dr. Michelle Fournet in Fathom. Dr. Fournet is one of two researchers in the doc. The other is
Keep ReadingEntangled: The Race to Save Right Whales from Extinction (USA, 75 min.) Dir. David Abel The fight to protect the whales is at the heart of several environmental movements. From the
Keep ReadingIn my corner of the filmmaking world, mostly filled with arty narratives, documentaries, and animation, Viktor Kossakovsky (Aquarela) is a big deal. He’s been winning awards since the early ‘90s for edgy
Keep ReadingAn individual’s effort to make the world a better place can often feel like a drop in the ocean. Not in this case. Hell or Clean Water reminds audiences that one drop
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