YUBA SALMON DANCE - Michael E. Wier | 2023 | 1.5 min.

Yuba Salmon Dance is a captivating short film that follows the incredible journey of Chinook salmon as they return to the Yuba River to spawn. The film captures the resilience and determination of these majestic fish who have navigated obstacles, both natural and man-made, to reach the place of their birth. Through breathtaking drone and underwater footage, we get an intimate and up-close-up look at the spawning grounds. This is the final dance for these fish as they select a mate, preform the spawning rituals, and lay their eggs and milk. After the dance is complete the Salmon will die and give their bodies and nutrients back to the river ecosystem. Salmon are one of the most giving species on earth and the greatest purveyor of ocean nutrients to the inland environment.

Friends of the Frogpool Lane - David Herasimtschuk, Jeremy Monroe | 2024 | 7 min.

Follow a group of vigilante crossing guards as they help frogs and salamanders navigate a busy road through a rainy Spring night, so these driven amphibians can arrive safely to the unique wetland that is critical for their life cycle.

Wild Hope: Cougar Crossing - Geoff Luck (Executive Producer), Sarah Arnoff (Co-Exec Producer), Kitty Hu (Post Producer) | 2024 | 14 min.

Los Angeles is well known for its celebrities, so when the fearless cougar P-22 gained fame for making its home in the midst of the city, he inspired an effort to build the world’s largest wildlife crossing and helped spark a national campaign to support crossings and corridors everywhere.

Boca Chica - Ái Vuong (Co-Director, Producer), Samuel Díaz Fernández (Co-Director, DP, Editor), Carmen Lustik (Composer), Nick Price (Series Producer) | 2023 | 14 min.

Unrestricted access to beaches is a public right in Texas. But for the little known, magical, and untamed stretch of beach called Boca Chica, that right is curtailed when SpaceX takes flight. Boca Chica uncovers the mesmerizing beauty of this fragile coastline and the fight for free access for its longtime visitors whose memories and spirituality are rooted deep among the sandy shorelines.

Managed to Extinction - Jessica Plumb (Director and Producer) Bayley Silleck (Series Producer) Brian Rosborough (Executive Producer) | 2024 | 16 min.

Managed to Extinction pairs indigenous visionary Jay Julius with orca scientist Dr. Deborah Giles in the Pacific Northwest, as both work to address a shared extinction threat faced by resident orcas, and the Chinook salmon they need to survive. Together, these characters raise a vital question: can pairing science and indigenous knowledge help to avert the extinction of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved and vital marine species?

Don’t Doubt the Trout - Isabela Zawistowska | 2023 | 13 min.

Bernard and Rebecca of the band, Par Avion, are not your average surf rock musicians. They’re passionate fly fishing anglers and conservationists who are advocating for the protection of California’s endangered Steelhead trout.

As ambassadors to CalTrout, they’ve become observers on the ground to document the health of Southern California’s waterways, especially around Malibu’s 100-ft Rindge Dam, a major obstacle to wildlife. Thanks to the efforts of CalTrout and advocates like Bernard and Rebecca, the Rindge Dam is due to be removed with demolition work planned to begin 2028 and finish in 2035.

Tule - Jocelyn Garcia (Director, Writer), Rie Peredo (Producer, Writer), Rachel Huang (Art Director, Writer), Ealaisa Nelken (Core Visual Development Artist, Writer) | 2024 | 4 min.

Tule is a poetic 2D animated mixed media short film championing awareness and hope. A young Pomo girl serves as the narrator of our project. Her poetic contemplations ring true with convictions shared by her Pomo community at Clear Lake, California. She revels in the local nature’s glory, but dread strikes when she faces today’s careless pollution damage that impedes cultural practices.

Judy’s Creek – Discovering the Secret Life of the Streambed - Jeremy Monroe, David Herasimtschuk (Co-Directors) | 5 min.

Follow ecologist, educator, and author, Dr. Judy Li, into the world of caddisflies, the artisans of the aquatic world. With contagious passion, Judy shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career in freshwater science, and how she has found ways to share the joys of science with audiences of all ages.

The Fire Poppy - Sashwa Burrous (Director/DP), Samantha Harmon (Executive Producer), Justin Lewis (Camera Operator), Tessa Giffen (Editor), CLEOD 9 Music (Sound Design) | 2023 | 11 min.

Fire is a natural and necessary part of our ecosystem, though it’s often feared as a threat to our landscapes and communities. “The Fire Poppy” profiles female firefighter Sasha Berleman and her enduring relationship with fire. The short film delves into her evolving perspective, from seeing fire as a threat to developing a deep interest in it, and eventually recognizing fire as a valuable tool to heal and protect.

Welcome Home - Alan Lacy (Director), Reel Earth Films (Produced By), Endangered Species Coalition (Executive Producer) | 2024 | 21 min.

Welcome Home celebrates the incredible story of wolf reintroduction to Colorado. When the people of Colorado voted to return wolves to the state, they set in motion a unique conservation success story. Welcome Home shows the value of returning this iconic and beloved carnivore to Colorado and how the state is recovering wolves in a thoughtful way that cares for wildlife and people.​

People of Red Mountain: Life Over Lithium - Sean Grasso (Director) Sam Orndorff (Producer) | 2024 | 17 min.

People of Red Mountain (Atsa Koodakuh wyh Nuwu, in Paiute) is a grassroots organization with connections to the Fort McDermitt Paiute, Shoshone and Bannock Tribes. Our film People of Red Mountain: Life Over Lithium demonstrates our fights to protect our ancestral homelands through educating our communities and working to sway public opinion by telling our story.