This film follows the Suquamish Tribe Fisheries Department, Tribal Fishermen, and Kitsap Poggie Club members to explain the Gorst Creek salmon hatchery and the Sinclair Inlet gillnet fishery to outsiders.
Climate and global warming are mental health crises, and our children are among the most vulnerable. The Common Thread project joins global filmmakers speaking with children worldwide about their concerns for the planet and future ... These children and filmmakers are not celebrities or activists, but they have a Common Thread ... They all want a sustainable and livable planet and future for their generation.
“Red Harvest” is an acidic, biting reflection on the changing landscape of the rural Midwest, centered on a speech by President Reagan in which he expresses empathy and support for small family farms just a few years before his administration gutted governmental support for farmers and decimated small communities across the rural Midwest.
The ocean has been a source of spiritual connection, traditional knowledge and cultural practices for the Makah people for generations. After learning to surf through a local non-profit nearly half a decade ago, 13-year-old Ava now uses her sport as a way to connect with the land, ocean, and her elders. Alongside her five siblings and her mother, Ava surfs the well known swell of Neah Bay on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, one of the most ecologically diverse areas of the United States. Ava’s story highlights the critical role Indigenous youth play in the preservation of language, culture, and knowledge.
What is it like when you no longer can experience silence? Verena and Stefano have both lived with tinnitus for years now and have learned to accept it, each in their own way. They allow unusual access to their tinnitus in a film that explores the lengths of cinematic sound to the full extent.
what does it mean to be liberated? to be free? for yourself and those you love? in life is a gift, mu knowles (born & raised on the hilltop in tacoma, wa) takes us on a journey through these questions.
This film features three different ultra runners that discuss their personal experiences with mental health related issues. The purpose of this documentary is to bring awareness and acceptance to mental health being an integral part of our overall wellbeing.
Heirloom tells the story of a mother and daughter who set out to discover why Italian Americans love to garden. Along their journey, they meet notable members of the Italian American community (like Isabella Rossellini), and even travel to Italy itself.
Heirloom is a recipient of the Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum grant. Spearheaded by Hollywood directors Anthony and Joe Russo, the Film Forum is an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experience for the benefit of future generations.
"Climbing Eros" takes place on a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf. The short film explores the stages of a pilgrimage through the eyes of director Charles M Pepiton and his young son who walk the island—from the deserted lighthouse on one end to the peak of Mt. Eros—whilst artist Rebekah Wilkins-Pepiton collects botanicals to create inks for painting. Each finds a means to reconcile with loss and return to the earth and to themselves. The film features two meditations written for the film by Damon Falke—one of confession, one of returning to materiality—that knit the threads of hiking and gathering around Jean-Luc Marion’s notion that “loving requires distance and the crossing of distance.”
A documentary chronicling nearly 30 years of activity in Seattle's illegal underground renegade BMX community.
