Evento

Series 2 - 2017 WCFF

The 2017 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF) celebrates our seven year anniversary. All film screenings take place at:

Cinema Village Theater
22 East 12th Street & University Place
New York, NY 10003

Series 2, Friday, October 20
2:30-4:30 pm
Tickets $18 in advance | $30 at the door

A PLASTIC OCEAN
20 minutes
Produced by Adam Leipzig & Jo Ruxton (United Kingdom)
In collaboration with Plastic Oceans, this adventurous documentary examines the indisposable importance of understanding our society's detrimental obsession with the disposable - PLASTIC. Filmed in over 20 locations, the film illuminates the effects of plastic consumption on marine life and, in term, on global human health.
Trailer: http://vimeo.com/194189110

GAVIOTA: THE END OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
42 minutes
Produced by Tamlorn Chase, Directed by Shaw Leonard (USA)
Meticulously filmed over the course of five years, the film leads audiences from the ocean floor of the Santa Barbara Channel to the peaks of the jagged Santa Ynez Mountains. While on this wild journey, viewers will cross paths with breaching humpback whales, red-tailed hawks and elusive mountain lions.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/213254112

FROM THE SHADOWS
15 minutes
Produced by Jacques de Vos (Norway)
Award-winning underwater cameraman Jacques de Vos takes viewers on an intimate journey into the life of orcas.

CODE YELLOW
12 minutes
Produced by Erica Jaques (New Zealand)
Code Yellow is a documentary about the highly endangered Yellow-Eyed penguin, a species endemic to New Zealand. This film strives to uncover why these birds are approaching extinction while exposing the reality of their hardships on land. To show the grim reality of their plight, the filmmakers utilize testimonies from the varying perspectives of professional doctors, scientists, and caretakers who devote their time and energy to save this beautiful bird.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfWnAMehP1I&feature=youtu.be

Panel discussion, Q&A with Tamlorn Chase, Shaw Leonard, Matt Reid, and Julie Andersen with the Plastic Ocean Foundation