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SPOONFUL OF SUGAR
A down-on-his luck poet, barely scraping by as a barista and longing to be out on his own, falls for a customer who lives with her boyfriend, but needs to be on her own, and they inspire each other to improve their lives.
WHERE WE ONCE ROAMED
After re-releasing free-roaming buffalo to their native lands after centuries of absence, the Blackfeet Nation has set off on an unprecedented path towards cultural and spiritual renewal of their people, the land, and the buffalo species. Through Ethan Running Crane and Ervin Carlson’s eyes, we understand the hard work that each generation is undertaking to restore this sacred animal.
SPECTRUM OF CONSUMPTION, A CONSERVATION STORY
Spectrum of Consumption is an observational film following a group of women hunters in Montana, and their relationship to public land, conservation, and alternatives to the industrial food complex. Production for this film occurred on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Niitisapi People (the Black Feet Tribe) and the Séliš and Ql̓ispé and Ktunaxa People (the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), respectively.
THE DEER DIVIDE
Right off the coast of Los Angeles, Catalina Island is well known for its luxurious vacation spots, outdoor activities, and rich wildlife. In spite of its constant flow of tourists, it is home to many - humans and wildlife alike. Mule deer, originally brought to the island over a century ago for hunting purposes, now pose the number one threat to the island’s unique ecosystem, as they are decimating the island’s endemic plants and making the land more susceptible to wildfire, according to Lauren Dennhardt (Senior Director of Conservation) and the rest of the Catalina Island Conservancy. The Catalina Island Conservancy has proposed a plan to partner with White Buffalo Inc. to eliminate all 2,000 deer on the island by shooting them with sharpshooters from helicopters. This proposal, which has been denied twice within the past decade by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is receiving resistance from residents and citizens across the state. Fierce opposition has sparked the creation of the Coalition Against the Slaughter of Catalina Deer, a grassroots organization formed by concerned residents, such as Wendy Hernandez, Pastor Lopez, William Flickinger, Diane Stone, Robin Cassidy, and Bre Bussard. The Coalition and its diverse membership are untrusting of the Conservancy’s structure, its motives, and its science. This film explores themes of scientific integrity, community engagement through protest and other methods of direct action, and differing wildlife conservation philosophies through the accounts of a variety of individuals and groups.
TEXAS MERMAID MOVIE
After many years apart, eleven-year-old Katie and her dad reconnect with the help of a mermaid they meet in the San Marcos River.
SINGING IN THE LIFEBOAT
Jin seeks solace in the woods of Pennsylvania amidst the Covid pandemic. Surrounded only by trees, her thoughts become increasingly fraught with desperation and danger.
THE LEGEND OF BILL
When a duck challenges the track favorite in a Texas desert race, only one champion can emerge from the heat.