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.

Mercure

Stephanie Dronne, Director

FRANCE (19:48) DRAMA

A domestic look at what's to come from rising seas when everything seems fine.

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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