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*Please note: All films are geo-locked for viewing within Alberta only.

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dhīvaraḥ

Directed by: Giridhar Nayak K | 2020 | 12 min | USA

dhīvaraḥ is an insightful short film revealing the impact of industrial fishing on the livelihoods of Indigenous fishing communities in India.

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STOLEN APES - BUANOI

Directed by: Lara Aerts | 2020 | 6 min | Netherlands

The only gorilla in Thailand was trafficked and has been enclosed in a concrete cage on top of a shopping mall for the last 33 years. Recently, icon Cher has advocated to free Buanoi and shut down Pata Zoo.


 
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THE RETURN

Directed by: Marina Dodis | 2020 | 20 min | Canada

The Return takes us into the wilderness within the city of Vancouver, where tiny salmon smolts are returning to their ancient spawning grounds after 80 years.

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SHOULDERS DEEP

Directed by: John Fiege | 2020 | 4 min | USA

Aniya Wingate is a talented 17-year-old African American dancer from Houston, who was displaced from her home by Hurricane Harvey. Shoulders Deep translates her experience of displacement through dance, poetry, and performance.