2020 Films Search our film archive Award winners Films showing this year 2020 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 A - BC - DE - GH - LM - PQ - ST - VW - Z C Chasing Ghosts Directed by: Eric Bendick (16 mins, United States) Deep in remote Florida swamps, a team of researchers and photographers have made a new discovery that upends what we thought we knew about the ghost orchid, one of the world’s most iconic flowers, and how it reproduces. Chasing the SNOT of the Whales of Samana Directed by: Marvin del Cid (5 mins, Dominican Republic) SnotBot -- a project of Ocean Alliance, a nonprofit that protects whales and their ocean environment -- uses drones to capture the blow expelled from whales' lungs and then to study all the biological matter it contains. The Church Forests of Ethiopia Directed by: Jeremy Seifert (9 mins, United States) Tells the story of the country's church forests -- pockets of lush biodiversity that are protected by hundreds of churches “scattered like emerald pearls across the brown sea of farm fields.” The Climate Limbo Directed by: Elena Brunello Paolo Caselli Francesco Ferri (40 mins, Italy) Analyzes how climate change impacts migrations and fuels poverty and wars. Collodion: The Process of Preservation (76 mins, United States) The lens of photographer and physician Eric Overton captures a fearless and uncommonly vulnerable self-portrait of American wilderness, our relationship to each other, and the possibility that nature itself may be all we need to find common ground. The Condor & The Eagle Directed by: Clement Guerra Sophie Guerra (82 mins, United States) Four Indigenous environmental leaders embark on an extraordinary transcontinental adventure from the Canadian plains to deep in the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of "climate justice." Connection Directed by: Ciara Lacy Tracy Nguyen-Chung (8 mins, United States) A lifelong angler, Autumn Harry, had never fished beyond the waters of her reservation -- until she picked up a fly rod. Constant Thought Directed by: Matt Mikkelsen Palmer Morse (14 mins, United States) When the traditional methods of coping with trauma don't work, what options do you have left? Brandon Kuehn, an Iraq War veteran, believes the best way to face a range of trauma is to reach for literal physical summits -- and he isn't alone. The Cordillera of Dreams Directed by: Patricio Guzmán (85 mins, France, Chile) Winner of the Best Documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival, master filmmaker Patricio Guzmán's The Cordillera of Dreams completes his trilogy (with Nostalgia for the Light and The Pearl Button) investigating the relationship between historical memory, political trauma, and geography in his native country of Chile. Cries of Our Ancestors Directed by: Rebecca Kormos Kalyanee Mam (17 mins, Guinea) In the highlands of Guinea, people and chimpanzees live peacefully side by side. Myths and stories -- and a mutual respect for one another -- have preserved this relationship for generations. Current Sea Directed by: Christopher Smith (87 mins, United States, Malaysia, Cambodia) This environmental thriller follows investigative journalist Matt Blomberg and ocean activist Paul Ferber in their dangerous efforts to create a marine conservation area and combat the relentless tide of illegal fishing. D Dark Waters Directed by: Todd Haynes (126 mins, United States) An attorney risks his career and family to uncover a dark secret hidden by one of the world’s largest corporations and to bring justice to a community dangerously exposed for decades to deadly chemicals. The Dawn Chorus Directed by: Patrick Shen (21 mins, United States) A global environmental film project consisting of cinematic and meditative scenes of dawn captured on May 3, 2020 -- International Dawn Chorus Day -- from all over the globe weaved together into a lyrical meditation on the first light and sounds of the day. Death of a Species Directed by: Nicolas Pollock (12 mins, Canada) Snails in Hawaii are disappearing at a faster rate than any other animal on the planet. Meet the scientists fighting for their survival. Deer 139 Directed by: Jayme Dittmar Morgan Heim (55 mins, United States) Three women follow the 85-mile-long migration path of a scruffy, pregnant mule deer doe and learn to see the world differently in the process. Detroit Hives Directed by: Palmer Morse Rachel Weinberg (6 mins, United States) Tim Paule and Nicole Lindsey are a young couple who run an urban bee farm in East Detroit to create opportunities for young Detroit natives to overcome adversity. Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy Directed by: Elizabeth Carroll (72 mins, United States) Offers a candid look into the world of 92-year-old British chef and cookbook author Diana Kennedy, widely regarded as the world's authority on Mexican cuisine Diary of Cattle Directed by: Lidia Afrilita David Darmadi (18 mins, Indonesia) Every morning hundreds of cows are herded to a landfill site where they eat, nap, play, and mate while having to keep themselves safe from the excavators and bulldozers that plow around the site. Dimo’s Forest Directed by: Hristo Simeonov (24 mins, Bulgaria, France) Dimo is a forest ranger in a Bulgarian mountain village; he is used to wielding his authority in order to protect the state forest he fosters and guards from being damaged. Dinosaurs of Antarctica Directed by: David Clark (42 mins, United States) From the Permian through the Jurassic, journey to the south polar landscapes of Antarctica hundreds of millions of years ago. Dispatches from the Gulf 3: Ten Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Directed by: Marilyn and Hal Weiner (56 mins, United States) Has the Gulf of Mexico recovered from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? The Dog Doc Directed by: Cindy Meehl (90 mins, United States) Attracting four-legged patients from around the world, Dr. Goldstein's practice, Smith Ridge Veterinary Center, provides holistic treatment for animals after other vets have given up hope. The Dolphins of Barataria Bay Directed by: Marilyn and Hal Weiner (13 mins, United States) The salt marshes and mangroves of Louisiana's Barataria Bay are fertile nesting grounds and nurseries for birds and fish. Despite being hit hard by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout, these waters teem with hundreds of species of marine animals. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains Directed by: Gu Xiaogang (152 mins, China) Using gorgeously composed shots echoing the perspective and compositions of traditional Chinese art, it tells the story of an extended family adapting to and struggling with the rapid changes affecting their lives.