EARTH DAY ORCAS MONTH FILM FESTIVAL

Contrast powerfully advocates for marine animals' freedom, exposing the harsh realities of life in captivity. It challenges the use of animals for profit and entertainment, encouraging empathy and awareness.

Can homes, communities, healthy forests, and fire coexist? In the wake of destructive fires across the nation, Elemental takes an important look at discovering how we can all reimagine our relationship with wildfire and keep our homes and communities safe.

Haida Modern tells the story of one of the foremost Haida artists, Robert Davidson. Coming from a family of well—known Haida and Tlingit artists, he has been instrumental in the revival of coastal indigenous art and the revitalization of Haida culture.

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.

Billions of honey bees are trucked around the US pollinating crops critical to what we eat. The Pollinators tells the story of this migration with beekeepers and experts who warn that the bees and our food supply are in peril.

In 1968, a baby orca, Hugo, was captured in Vaughn Bay and sold to an aquarium, far from his natural habitat and family. This documentary tells the story of Hugo’s capture and captivity, exploring the impact on him and his pod.

Fish War is about the Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest who fought racism and police brutality to secure their treaty rights to harvest salmon.

Island Grown showcases regenerative food and agriculture in the San Juan Islands off the Washington coast. Through visits to San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands viewers meet innovative farmers and food makers while learning about farming on remote islands.

A young filmmaker sets out on a 10,000-mile exploration of the national parks during the centennial year of the National Park Service. This stunning road trip is a tribute to the parks and the people working to maintain their beauty.

After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. “Undammed” follows her journey to free the Klamath.