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Nature and Environment program 2

  • Nuisance Bear

    Canada / Non-Fiction / 2021 / 13:52

    Churchill, Manitoba, is a famous destination for photographing polar bears. We’ve seen the majestic images and classic wildlife series captured here – but what do these bears see of us? Through a shift in perspective, Nuisance Bear reveals an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their annual migration.

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    Jack Weisman & Gabriela Osio Vanden

    Toronto International Film Festival 2021
    IDFA 2021
    South Western Ontario International Film Festival 2021
    Whistler Film Festival 2021
    Arctic Open 2021
    Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2022
    Available Light Film Festival 2022
    True/False Film Festival 2022
    Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2022
    SXSW Film Festival 2022
    Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival 2022
    Regard International Short Film Festival 2022
    Canadian Film Fest 2022
    Salem Film Festival 2022
    AmDocs 2022
    In The Palace 2022
    Aspen Shortsfest 2022
    Florida Film Festival 2022
    Ashland International Film Festival 2022
    Atlanta Film Festival 2022
    Riverun International Film Festival 2022
    Doxa 2022
    EarthX 2022
    Millennium Docs 2022
    CinemAmbiente 2022

    Jack is an award-winning director, cinematographer, and producer whose work has screened at major film festivals including TIFF, Sundance, SXSW, IDFA, True/False, and Hot Docs. The short documentary Nuisance Bear (Canadian Screen Awards Nominee for Best Short Documentary 2022, Honorable Mention: Best Canadian Short Film, TIFF 2021) is his directorial debut.

    Gabriela is an award-winning Venezuelan Canadian cinematographer based in Toronto. She brings a background in painting and dance to her images which have premiered at major festivals including TIFF, Camerimage. SXSW, IDFA. and True/False. Her thesis film Rambler was awarded an internship with Phedon Papamichael ASC GSC who she shadowed on Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. Gabriela has a BFA in Film Production from York University. The short documentary Nuisance Bear (Canadian Screen Awards Nominee for Best Short Documentary 2022, Honorable Mention: Best Canadian Short Film, TIFF 2021) is her directorial debut.

  • The Silent Echo

    India / Drama / 2021 / 14:18

    Mustang region – Nepal. Four teenagers, from a remote mountain village, spend their days in an abandoned bus on a ridge, playing music. When a band competition is organized in a neighboring town, they gather money and courage to be part of it.

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    Suman Sen

    Raindance Film Festival
    Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
    Hollyshorts Film Festival
    Regard Festival International Du court metrage au Saguenay
    Tampere Film Festival
    New York International Children’s Film Festival
    New York Indian Film Festival.

    Born and raised in Calcutta, Suman is a Writer, Director, and Producer currently living in Mumbai, India. He has studied Business, Design & Communication, and is an advertising professional worked for more than a decade with various agencies and brands. In his cinema, he tries to explore socio-political conflicts.

  • Roberta’s Living Room

    United States / Fantasy / 2018 / 12:34

    In a remote town where gypsies come and go, Roberta receives a call about her husband’s sudden death. She becomes consumed with the uncertainty of her fate.

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    Judy K Suh

    Shanghai International Film Festival (China)
    Austin Film Festival (USA)
    Cairo International Women’s Film Festival (Egypt)
    Oporto International Film Festival (Portugal)
    Sedicicorto International Film Festival (Italy)

    Judy K Suh is a writer/director and video installation artist based in Chicago. She first began filmmaking in South Korea, and eventually graduated from Northwestern University in the US with a degree in film and fine art. “Roberta’s Living Room” short script won the Story Starts Here screenplay competition at NFFTY in 2016.

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