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  • Metro Cinema 8712 109 Street Northwest Edmonton, AB, T6G 1E9 Canada (map)

12th HOUR

Directed by: Susan Kucera | 52 min | 2021 | United States

Our brains evolved to solve short-term challenges for our survival. Climate change is a long-term challenge to our survival. Can we bridge the gap between these modes of thinking?

Emmy-nominated actor David Morse narrates the brutally honest 12th Hour with insight from noted evolutionary biologists, climate scientists, cognitive researchers, and psychologists.


EDGE OF THE ARCTIC

Directed by: Raul Gallego Abellan | 10 min | 2022 | Spain

"It's no joke. We're almost under the ocean."

The Arctic Inuvialuit community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada is at risk of destruction from climate change. Rising seas are swallowing their land, and with the Arctic warming three times faster than the planet as a whole, their way of life is rapidly vanishing.


GREEN NETTLE

Directed by: Freddie Reed & Nick Lear | 3 min | 2021 | South Africa

The Green Nettle project makes eco-fabric from nettles that grow on the steep slopes of Mount Kenya National Park, which also bolsters the livelihoods of local farmers.


THE LAST EXTINCTION

Directed by: Reilly Archer-Whelan | 19 min | 2021 | Australia

In an attempt to improve human life, we have been blind to the planet's health. Hundreds of species are going extinct each day. What does this mean for the future of humanity? 

From the smallest building blocks to the biggest bulldozers, The Last Extinction investigates the cascading effect of damaging the Earth's vital ecological balance and ponders the future survival of humankind.

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