Mercure
Stephanie Dronne, Director
FRANCE (19:48) DRAMA
A domestic look at what's to come from rising seas when everything seems fine.
From Orwell to Gen Z, our second collection — twelve shorts in under two hours — considers the voices of teens and children, and of the uncounted and the unbowed.
Cracked
Mahmut Tas, Director
TURKEY (5:00) DRAMA
While her mother prays and rations water, scarcity shapes a daughter's imagination. She keeps a hopeful secret alive.
Cinders
Oskar Luko, Director
SPAIN (7:27) DANCE/EXPERIMENTAL
A man's desire for reconnection with an injured Earth is shown in a dance for hope and expiation.
Beyond the Soil
Jamie Jacobsen & Eric Forbes, Directors
USA (5:36) DOCUMENTARY
Western farm and ranch families demonstrate resolve and reserve in the face of water scarcity and worsening weather systems.
Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories
Tehya Jennett, Director
USA (8:30) DOCUMENTARY
Teenagers on four continents argue eloquently for climate justice and adult action. A film of inspiration.
Make a Wildlife Documentary in Front of Your Home
Sofian Chouaib, Director
FRANCE (3:30) DOCUMENTARY
A playful shot at making a wildlife documentary becomes a personal plea to honor other species.
Enraizados
Ivonne Serna & Selim Benzeghia, Directors
MEXICO (18:00) DOCUMENTARY
Residents of a city in Mexico stand up to crime and corruption--and win.
Some Thoughts on the Common Toad
G. Anthony Svatek, Director
USA (10:26) DOCUMENTARY/FOUND FOOTAGE
Written by George Orwell and read by Tilda Swinton, a 1946 essay illuminates nature's insouciance toward tyranny.
Wishful Water
Sinoop Raj & Subhash K, Directors
INDIA (8:52) DRAMA
Two brothers search for clean water and find empty ponds and riverbeds. Their dream continues.
EX-TRACT
Marcel Barelli, Director
SWITZERLAND (3:00) ANIMATION
Will things we discard cause future anthropologists to consider us "chicken-loving amnesiacs"?
The Taste of Honey
Mohammad Rakibul Hasan & Fabeha Monir, Directors
BANGLADESH (5:00) DOCUMENTARY
Shunned by family after her husband's death, a "tiger widow" faces ruin and rising seas.
Humans Build the Biggest Nests
Isaac King, Director
CANADA (4:00) ANIMATION
A light touch shows how new attitudes can turn nuisance animals into companion species.
Produced by Merlyn Climate Grants
MERLYN CLIMATE GRANTS SUPPORTS EMERGING CLIMATE LEADERS 13 TO 30 in NY/NE
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