Environment & Community
From a group of scientists working to prevent nuclear disaster, to a community of women preserving mycelium knowledge in Mexico, to a papaya seed in the Brazilian rainforest, to polar bears in the north of Canada, this year’s environmental strand explores the importance of interconnectedness and Indigenous roots.
Supported by Alchemie Technology, the films in the strand ask us to consider relationships – between humans, animals, and plants, and how they make (and break) the world we live in.
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Papaya
A restless papaya seed refuses to put down roots. A Brazilian jungle adventure about finding home and learning to grow on your own terms.
Nuisance Bear
See Churchill, Canada, through a polar bear’s eyes. As the ice recedes, an ancient migration route brings the worlds of bears and humans into closer contact.
Daughters of the Forest
Two young Indigenous scientists seek to protect Mexico’s ancestral mycelium knowledge. A poetic sci-fi documentary about preserving the past and reimagining the future.