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Coextinction

Coextinction Review: Doc asks damning questions about the Pacific Northwest

by Marc Glassman
October 18, 2021
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Coextinction explores what's happening to the Southern Resident Killer Whales and the B.C. salmon populations on which they survive.

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Wochiigii Io to Open Planet in Focus

by Pat Mullen
September 29, 2021
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Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival announces its 2021 programming line-up, which includes Wochiigii Io: End of Peace and Last of the Right Whales.

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Makongo Review: The Power of Good Grub

by Pat Mullen
October 15, 2020
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Makongo (Central African Republic/Italy/Argentina, 72 min.) Dir. Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino Traditional grub feeds a community’s future in Makongo. This quietly effective observational film by Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino explores two men’s desire to provide

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Coral Ghosts Review: More About the Man than the Mission

by Courtney Small
October 10, 2020
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Coral Ghosts (Canada, 90 Min.) Dir. Andrew Nisker Climate change is damaging the globe at an alarming rate. One just needs to observe the rapidly deteriorating coral reefs in the oceans for

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The Magnitude of All Things Review: Grieving for Our Planet

by Pat Mullen
September 30, 2020
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Jennifer Abbott harnesses a new emotion that films about climate change have yet to experience: grief. The Magnitude of All Things moves with the unshakable sensation of grief and loss.

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PiF Review: ‘When Tomatoes Met Wagner’

by Pat Mullen
October 16, 2019
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When Tomatoes Met Wagner (Greece, 72 min.) Dir. Marianna Economou One can happily report that the fruits of When Tomatoes Met Wagner are certified fresh. This sure-fire crowd-pleaser from director Marianna Economou should appeal

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Smitten by Giraffes

by Pat Mullen
November 16, 2018
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Anne Innis Dagg’s story is one of being smitten by giraffes. It’s also one of setbacks and comebacks. The Canadian zoologist has had a career as long and extraordinary as a giraffe’s

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Weeding Through the Issues

by Pat Mullen
October 26, 2018
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Ground War director Andrew Nisker discusses his documentary, the fight for safe green space, his father's legacy, and more ahead of the film's premiere at Planet in Focus.

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Review: ‘Becoming Animal’

by Jill Glessing
October 22, 2018
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Becoming Animal (Switzerland, 79 min.) Dir. Peter Mettler, Emma Davie The catastrophic impacts of human exploitation of the planet are becoming more and more apparent. The compounding effects, too depressing to enumerate,

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Fighting with Our Whole Hearts

by Chanda Chevannes
November 20, 2017
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"I’m inspired by Sandra Steingraber every day. What she says is that she’s a biologist and she’s a mother. And so, the way that she fought was with her whole heart. And

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