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Special Note: Maine Premiere Filmmaker: Katie Schuler Total Running Time: 00:09:57 Filming Location: Nigeria Filmmaker Origin: Washington, dc Synopsis: Pangolins are believed to be the most trafficked mammals in the world. As the four Asian species of pangolins have dwindled, poachers are increasingly turning to the African species to supply the trade. In this short film,...

Special Note: World Premiere Filmmaker: Oliver Sutro Total Running Time: 0:08:19 Filming Location: New England Filmmaker Origin: Carbondale, CO Synopsis: After his father passed, Bennett uprooted his idyllic life as a fishing guide to try and get a "real" job in real estate. That plan flops and he spends the summer living on top of...

Filmmaker: Rob Johnson Total Running Time: 00:07:29 Filming Location: United Kingdom Filmmaker Origin: United Kingdom Synopsis: Charlie Leeds (aka Mark Valentine) has become a bit of a legend in the outdoor world. Famously a modern day hard man, working as a bouncer on the streets of Leeds, his cover was blown when visitors to...

Filmmaker: Tom Attwater Total Running Time: 0:05:45 Filming Location: Oregon Filmmaker Origin: United States Synopsis: Landlocked mountain towns aren't always known for their water culture. But for San Diego native and Montana transplant Jack Christiansen, the waterways of the Rockies present the perfect opportunity to reimagine the sport he grew up learning to love:...

Filmmaker: Sam Davies Total Running Time: 00:05:45 Filming Location: Muscongus Bay, ME Filmmaker Origin: Vermont Synopsis: In the first episode of Taking Care, we’ll head to the rugged coast of Maine to meet John Connelly, a volunteer for the Maine Island Trail Association (MITA). Though it’s one of the lesser-known trails in the Northeast,...

Filmmaker: Johannes Olszewski Total Running Time: 00:04:44 Filming Location: United States Filmmaker Origin: Germany Synopsis: High above the sacred Navajo land of Monument Valley, two hot air balloons float, circling each other as if in a dance. One carries the German flag, the other that of the United States. A closer look reveals that...

Filmmaker: Erik Nylander Total Running Time: 0:28:05 Filming Location: Estonia, Japan, Russian Federation, Sweden Filmmaker Origin: Sweden Synopsis: The prevailing climate threat make a bunch of Swedish extreme skiers/snowboarders skip airplanes to take on a journey with trains and boats instead, from Stockholm all the way to Japan in search of deep powder and...

Special Note: Maine Premiere Filmmaker: Brandon Russell Total Running Time: 00:24:37 Filming Location: Produced: USA — Filmed: Italy, France, Slovenia Filmmaker Origin: Denver, CO USA Synopsis: "This is the story of the pioneers that brought raw, un-powered human flight out of the dream realm and made it possible for everyone. A documentary piloted by interviews with...

Filmmaker: Henry Iddon / Richard Berry Total Running Time: 00:10:00 Filming Location: United Kingdom Filmmaker Origin: United Kingdom Synopsis: Is it possible to ski at least once a month in Scotland for a year, or even ten years? 'Hilly Skiing' follows the story of one remarkable Scottish skier - Helen 'Hilly' Rennie - who...

Filmmaker: James Coleman, Jenny Nichols Total Running Time: 0:08:28 Filming Location: United States Filmmaker Origin: United States Synopsis: This year our program took us all across the state of Colorado to tell the story of Mackenzie McGrath and her path to understanding personal wellness, after loosing her brother to cancer. It is a beautiful...