Official Selections of the ND Environmental Rights Film Festival Announced
BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN
The North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival is excited to announce the official line-up for the 2021 festival. 43 films from 13 countries have been selected to screen as part of the festival.
Each of the films brings awareness to the wide-ranging issues and connections between environmental rights, human rights, and social justice.
Official Selections include:
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
HARD ROAD OF HOPE | Directed by Eleanor Goldfield
ICE REQUIEM | Directed by Lionel Cariou & Eric Larose
NECESSITY: OIL, WATER, AND CLIMATE RESISTANCE | Directed by Jan Haaken & Samantha Praus
PELOTON AGAINST PLASTIC | Directed by Jamie Lepre & Paul Hellier
SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH | Directed by Dmitriy Shpilenok & Vladislav Grishin
THE BEAUTY OF THE BEASTS | Directed by Verena Endtner
THE MOUNTAIN THAT WEEPS | Directed by Bradly Munoa
THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD | Directed by Joe Gantz
NARRATIVE FEATURES
BONE CAGE | Directed by Taylor Olson
MEKONG 2030 | Anthology film with multiple Directors
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
A VOICE FOR WHALES | Directed by Selket Kaufman
A YEAR IN THE FIELD | Directed by Dennis Lanson
ALONG THE WINISK RIVER | Directed by Janna Kyllästinen
ECHOS FROM LOCK ONE | Directed by Brandi Miller
ETHYL PART TWO | Directed by Jody McNicholas
FUTURE ANCESTOR | Directed by Josue Rivas
GOD $ GREEN: AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE | Directed by Jeanine Butler
GOLD OF CAJAMARCA | Directed by Alexandre Regol
HUI MALAMA LOKO L’A | Directed by Scott Schimmel
ILLUMINATING THE DARK FLEET | Directed by Ryan Ffrench
KEYSTONE | Directed by Maggie O’Dea
KOKOLY | Directed by Blue Ventures, Garth Cripps, and Paul Antion
PLANTS, POLLINATORS & PRAYERS | Directed by Randy Caspersen
REBEL BELLS | Directed by Anne Colton & Michelle Yates
SENTINELS OF SILENCE? | Directed by Mark. Pedelty
SOILD | Directed by McKinleigh Lair
THE GLOBAL FOOD WASTE CRISIS & THE DANISH SOLUTION | Directed by Elise Dadourian
THE MAN OF THE TREES | Directed by Andrea Trivero
UNBREATHABLE: THE FIGHT FOR CLEAN AIR | Directed by Maggie Burnette Stogner
YEHOW | Directed by Sara Holzknecht & Pamela Chalakem Bond
NARRATIVE SHORTS
COYOTE & BIG BUFF | Directed by Ilena Pegan
GROWING HOPE | Directed by Ivan Ramin Radnik
RETURNING HOME | Directed by Shelby Reid
THE END | Directed by Sára Mihálykövi
ANIMATION & EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
ALL POSSIBLE FUTURES | Directed by Peter Whittenberger
AYEO | Directed by Jacob Updyke
DIMINUENDO | Directed by Henrike Lendowski
FOREST | Directed by Dermott Burns
MNI WICONI: WATER IS LIFE | Directed by Miguel Antonio Genz & Jermias Galante
PLANET BLUE – JOURNEY TO ECO | Directed by Rickey Boyd
RYORI | Directed by Brian Yulo Ng
SAVE OUR SPECIES | Delwyn Jude REMEDIOS
THE PROTECTORS OF THE WOOD – DREAMSTONE WARRIORS | Directed by John KixMiller & Tamara Kachelmeier
The mission of the North Dakota Human Environmental Rights Film Festival is to educate, engage, and facilitate discussion around local and world-wide environmental rights, animal rights, or climate change topics through the work of filmmakers and artists.
NDERFF will take place leading up to and through Earth Day, April 11-25, 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the festival will stream online using the Eventive platform. Films and live and pre-recorded panel discussions and Q&A sessions will be available on-demand, and audiences can experience these important conversations from the comfort and safety of their homes using their tablets, computers, or AppleTV or Roku devices.
Tickets and passes go on sale Wednesday, March 31.
