ACTIVISM IN THE WEST Shorts Block
16 mins | 2024
Jessica Plumb
Managed to Extinction
Managed to Extinction pairs an indigenous visionary with an orca scientist in the Pacific Northwest, as both work to address a shared extinction threat faced by resident orcas, and the Chinook salmon they need to survive.
About
Managed to Extinction pairs an indigenous visionary with an orca scientist in the Pacific Northwest, as both work to address a shared extinction threat faced by resident orcas, and the Chinook salmon they need to survive.
FILMMAKER BIO
Jessica Plumb
Jessica Plumb is an award-winning filmmaker and writer known for exploring the relationship between people, and the land and waters that sustain us. She is the principal and creative director of Plumb Productions, a multi-media storytelling company specializing in short films focused on the environment, people and place.
Plumb is the Producer and Co-Director of the feature documentary “Return of the River,” a feature documentary chronicling the largest dam removal in history, the Elwha River restoration project. It has been recognized with over a dozen awards including “Best Storytelling” by the International Wildlife Film Festival, and “Best Writing” in science media. Her creative work has appeared in theaters and galleries throughout the United States and internationally; current projects include a video installation on climate change at the Seoul Museum of Art in South Korea.
CREDITS
Director
Jessica Plumb
Return of the River, Renewal, Call of the Orcas
Producer
Jessica Plumb
Return of the River, Renewal, Call of the Orcas
Producer
Bayley Silleck
Cosmic Voyage, Concerto for the Earth
Key Cast
Jay Julius
Former Tribal Chairman, Lummi Nation
Key Cast
Dr. Deborah Giles
Lead Researcher, Wild Orca
Film Awards
Best Writing, Science Media Awards
Project Impact Award, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Emerging Filmmaker Award, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Gold Jury Prize, Social Justice Film Festival
Best International Documentary, Kuala Lumpur
Best Storytelling, International Wildlife Film Festival
Best Conservation Message, International Wildlife Film Festival
Best Eco Film, Wine Country Festival
Conservation Media Grant Award, 2015
Audience Award & Jury Award, Port Townsend Film Festival
GAP Grant, Artist Trust, 2012