10,000 Trees

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2012 FESTIVAL
21 min.
Filmmaker: Sarah Ginsburg.
To some, age is only a number; 85-year-old Victor Kaufmann embraces this philosophy as he reaches the milestone of planting his 10,000th tree.
[Student Filmmaker]
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A Fierce Green Fire

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2012 FESTIVAL
114 min.
Filmmaker: Mark Kitchell.
A Fierce Green Fire is the first film to create a big-picture overview of the environmental movement, bring together all its parts and eras from conservation to climate change.
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America’s Darling

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2012 FESTIVAL
70 min.
Filmmaker: Samuel Koltinsky.
A moving documentary about a great cartoonist turned conservationist.
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ANEW

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2012 FESTIVAL
11 min.
Filmmaker: Roddy Tabatabai.
Over 4 billion pounds of surplus office interiors get dumped in America’s landfills every year. Rose Tourje set out on a mission to preserve and redirect that furniture to charities and non-profits all over the world.
[World Premiere]
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Bat City USA

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2012 FESTIVAL
52 min.
Filmmaker: Laura Brooks.
Bat City USA delves into Austin’s complicated relationship with the world’s largest urban bat colony. Discover how the bats eventually became a beloved part of what makes Austin unique and weird.
[World Premiere]
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Bidder 70

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2012 FESTIVAL
73 min.
Filmmakers: Beth and George Gage.
Tim DeChristopher’s effective act of civil disobedience against a 2008 Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction proved to be an act that would redefine patriotism in our time, igniting a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice.
[Green Fire Award Winner]
[Audience Choice Award Winner]
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Biophilic Design: The Architecture of Life

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2012 FESTIVAL
62 min.
Filmmakers: Bill Finnegan and Stephen Kellert.
A visually stunning and enlightening film that shows how biophilic design points the way toward creating healthy and productive habitats for modern humans.
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Bunty’s Tree

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2012 FESTIVAL
6 min.
Filmmaker: Savita Bhatti.
This silent animation is a touching story of the bond that exists between a boy and a tree that grows in the courtyard of his house. The film traces the journey of the little boy into adulthood and his employment with a timber merchant.
[Student Filmmaker]
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Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle

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2012 FESTIVAL
86 min.
Filmmakers: Robbie Gemmel and John Kirby.
In 2001 a major wind farm was proposed for the middle of Nantucket Sound. Dubbed “Cape Wind,” the project was billed as a clean, green power plant that should be welcomed by all. Instead, Cape Wind became one of the decade’s most confounding political battles.
[Green Fire Award Nominee]
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Chasing Pavements

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2012 FESTIVAL
12 min.
Filmmaker: Rachel Wegh.
Taking a creative and psychological approach to the genre of wildlife filmmaking, this film serves to remind us of a less familiar look at our cities.
[Student Filmmaker]
[World Premiere]