2024 Films

Three scientists – Giuliana Furci, Merlin Sheldrake, and Toby Kiers – illuminate how fungi underpin every ecosystem on Earth and outline a strategy for greater fungal inclusion in conservation policy.

Sam Sheline | 17 min.

When residents of the historic Liberty Square public housing project in Miami learn about a $300 million revitalization plan for their neighborhood, they know this sudden interest comes from the fact that their neighborhood sits on the highest-and-driest ground in the city.

Katja Esson | 86 min.

Nóouhàh-Toka’na, known as swift fox in English, once roamed the Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Predator control programs reduced the foxes down to just 10% of their native range. At the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, members of the Aaniiih and Nakoda tribes are working to return Nóouhàh-Toka’na to the land.

Roshan Patel | 16 min.

Two young birdwatchers, Mya and Arjun, raise awareness of conservation and climate change in their local areas, while navigating the challenges of coming of age. A creative documentary exploring our relationship with nature.

Jessica Bishopp | 19 min.

An unconventional story of a South Dallas skatepark whose mission is to change the lives of everyone who walks through the gate. 4DWN chronicles the past and present lives of the Park’s founders and one budding young skateboarder who finds kinship and camaraderie at this skatepark-turned-urban farm.

Danny Schmidt | 17 min.

Scientists discover that the alliance between bees and plants depends on an unexpected third partner: microbes! But the chemicals we use in agriculture are putting this ancient partnership at risk.

Neil Losin | 18 min.

Two female Texas State University wildlife researchers work against the clock to find a way to save Texas’s delicate—and crucial—bat population, while breaking barriers of their own.

Elizabeth Unger | 16 min.