Heart of a Town Heriberto Rosas U.S.A. 2016. TRT: 3 min. The Cannon River traverses a long and meandering path all the way to the Mississippi. As it passes through Northfield it delights our hearts with dramatic contrasts and seemingly endless beauty.
DamNation Travis Rummel & Ben Knight U.S.A. 2014. TRT: 87 min. This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. DamNation’s majestic cinematography and …
Bear Witness Nate Ptacek & Matty Van Biene U.S.A. 2016. TRT: 12 min. Relive the excitement of Dave and Amy Freeman’s Year in the Wilderness in this stunning documentary that follows their year spent in the Boundary Waters Wilderness. Bear Witness shares their experiences in all seasons and how the Freemans dedicated themselves to this expedition …
The Fisherman’s Son: The Spirit of Ramón Navarro Chris Malloy U.S.A. 2015. TRT: 30 min. Ramón Navarro, a third-generation subsistence fisherman and farmer who lives on the coast of Chile at Punta Lobos, learned to surf on a busted surfboard left by a visiting surfer. Since then he has become one of the top-ten big …
WILD | ERNESS Charlie Kilman (Carleton College) U.S.A. 2016. TRT: 5 min. WILD | ERNESS is an essay film that grapples with the troubled history of America’s natural wonder: The Grand Canyon. Weaving personal experience with historical context, this short interrogates the meaning of wilderness and questions the ethics of enjoying a natural space forged …
