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Series 3 - 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 3, Friday, October 20
5:00-7:00 pm
Tickets $18 in advance | $30 at the door

YUBARTAS
27 minutes
Produced by Natalie Merchan (Colombia & USA)
Every year, a population of humpback whales travels to these shores to mate and give birth in the region's shallow and calm waters. But several threats have appeared on the horizon that could endanger this population of ocean giants. Now, Choco's coastal communities are standing up to protect the whales, as well as their own livelihoods.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/177758919

SHARK WHISPERER
20 minutes
Produced by Oleg Finodeyev and Meera Aminova (Russia)
We all grow up indoctrinated to believe the image of great white sharks as the deadliest and most dangerous creatures in the ocean, killer sharks. This perspective could not be more removed from reality.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/201332887

LITTLE TEETH SAVING SHARKS ON BALI
7 minutes
Produced by Claudia & Hendrik Schmidt (Thailand)
Join the researchers working to save Bali's sharks from extinction.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/201332887

AMAZON RIVER DOLPHIN
25 minutes
Produced by Fundacion Natibo (Colombia)
The decline of this keystone species affects not only Colombia, but all of the Amazon. Join the team that's saving them.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/203886009

MELTING STARS
15 minutes
Produced by Kate Green (Canada)
Melting Stars unravels the mystery behind one of the most catastrophic species die offs in recorded history. In 2013 scuba divers of the coast of British Columbia discovered that the star fish were dying in the millions and suffering horrific deaths. They were disintegrating into goo on the ocean fllor and the environmental balance of the marine ecosystem was being changed.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/226799967

Panel discussion and Q&A with Claudia and Hendrik Schmidt.

(Schedule of films and speakers subject to change.)