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Mission of Mermaids

A short film celebrating director Susan Rockefeller’s relationship with the ocean. It’s both a poetic ode to the seas and a plea for their protection. MOM evokes the archetype of the mermaid, a mythical creature that embodies the ocean’s enduring mystery, to remind us of the beauty of the seas and our intrinsic relationship with them. The film is about to debut on the festival circuit and will be used in community screenings to raise awareness about the problems facing the ocean and the actions that can be taken to address them. www.missionofmermaids.com

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Restoring the Light

A deeply moving film, Restoring the Light explores how a doctor and two disabled families retain hope and resilience in the face of enormous social and economic pressures that threaten to unravel their lives. The story provides an opportunity to reflect on the economic progress made by China in recent years and the enormous disparity which still exists between urban & rural environments regarding access to health care.

Play Video → Juncheng and his sister

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Shored Up

In the wake of Hurricane Irene, this timely film tells the tale of LBI, a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey. This shifting sand dune in the ocean was once home to a summer community and a surfing haven, but has now been anchored down by billions of dollars of oceanfront real estate. No longer able to move, will the island drown in place, or can it be saved by the Army Corps of Engineers? S'UP successfully launched its Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for post-production.

Play Video → Surfer Entering Water

Shored Up Trailer from Mangrove Media on Vimeo.


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Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

Lynda and Jools Topp are truly unique. It’s not every day you get to work with yodeling, lesbian, comedian, twin sisters from New Zealand who, as their song goes, can "take over the world". This is both a profile of talented individuals and a story that traverses the sociopolitical history of an entire nation. Untouchable Girls will be screening around the US throughout 2011.

Play Video → Jools (L) and Lynda (R) Topp - photo credit Sally Tagg

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Mothers of Bedford

Mothers of Bedford is a feature-length documentary focused on the lives of five women inside the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, specifically on their experience as mothers behind bars. With support from a not-for-profit agency, these incarcerated mothers learn to care for and strengthen their bonds with their children, despite barriers to regular contact and their own difficult personal histories. The film premiered at the 2011 Hot Docs film festival to an enthusiastic audience.

Mother and her son from the film Mothers of Bedford

Making the Crooked Straight

Healing the world, one child at a time. Making the Crooked Straight tells the story of Dr. Rick Hodes, of Long Island, New York, who has dedicated much of his life to helping heal the sick and poor of Ethiopia, offering medical care, fostering children, and even providing them with a home and education. The film has just won the Christopher Award, an award given to "salute media that affirm the highest values of the human spirit."

Play Video → Rick Hodes treating children in Ethiopia

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Women in the Dirt

Women in the Dirt is about the groundbreaking work of seven landscape architects. The film highlights these women as both artists and scientists, passionate advocates for sustainability, function, and beauty. The film is enjoying its much deserved recognition among its core audience: universities, landscape artist associations, gardeners and artists of all kinds, online and off.  

Play Video → Olive tree garden

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A Sea Change

Imagine a world without fish. Climate change affects more than the air we breathe; that extra carbon dioxide is dissolving into the oceans. Scientists predict this will lead to an increase in ocean acidity, a state that will last for millions of years and drastically affect our way of life. When he learned about this dramatic side effect of CO2 emissions, Sven Huseby, protagonist and co-producer of the film, committed himself to a personal odyssey to find answers. This multi-award-winning film continues to screen around the world.

Play Video → Elias & Sven in the aquarium

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"The documentary film was conceived and developed as an instrument for public use. It was conceived, moreover, as an instrument to be used systematically in all the fields of public instruction and enlightenment." - John Grierson, Founder of the Documentary Film Movement speaking in 1947

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"Audience engagement is the process of moving a film's audience from passive viewing to active involvement with the issue represented. It is what happens after audiences see the film and want to use their energy, resources, ideas, connections or time to make a difference." - Emily Verellen, From Distribution to Audience Engagement

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