Elevating Entertainment: Birder Murder Mysteries by Steve Burrows
Filmmaker Ines Sommer Captures Farm Life in the Time of Climate Change
Oriana Camara's Award-Winning Focus
“The oil drilling happening in the Amazon is a form of colonization and is a saddening reality, but an important story that needs to be told and understood. Capturing this story meant carrying a camera everywhere and filming as much as possible. Much of the creative process was understanding the importance of preserving the words of those I interviewed and how to effectively support them through visual imagery and audio.”
Soothe Your Soul: Two Nights Out Next Week
Connor DeVane Hiked the Continental Divide and Became a Filmmaker Along the Way
Connor DeVane made his filmmaking debut with “Hike the Divide.” In the documentary, he takes the 2,700-mile trek from Canada to Mexico on the Continental Divide Trail as he seeks hope in the face of climate breakdown. The film shares the stories of the community activists and problem solvers Connor meets, marking a trail from apathy and resignation to hope and engagement. One Earth Film Festival asked DeVane to respond to a few questions in advance of the festival, in which he will participate in a live video Q&A following the screening of “Hike the Divide” Thursday, March 12 at Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., in Chicago.
Meet Terry Spahr, Executive Producer of '8 Billion Angels'
Terry Spahr is a Philadelphia-based ecologist, environmental activist and documentary filmmaker. He left the corporate world to research, write and produce “8 Billion Angels,” a documentary that exposes overpopulation as the upstream cause of all our environmental emergencies.
Learn more about Terry and the film in this Q&A.