The Tale of How
South Africa / 4 min / The Blackheart Gang / Animation / 2006 / Byron Premiere
The story of the Piranha birds or Dodos.
Best Animation Nominee.
Ngali Na Mala Jugun
Australia / 10 min / Dir: Alison Leonard / Documentary/ 2007 / World Premiere
Wollumbin (Mount Warning) is one sacred site among many to the Bundjalung People of Northern NSW. Bundjalung members Anthony and John discuss their views on the dreaming, destruction and value of sacred sites in Northern NSW and Australia. Do we own the land or do we belong to it?
Peace at Shoalwater Bay 2007
Australia / 36 min / Dir: Dean Jefferys / Documentary / 2007
300 people from around Australia converged at Shoalwater Bay in Central Queensland in July 2007 to protest about American and Australian military practising war games in a pristine environment amongst migrating humpback whales. Narrated, Filmed and Edited by local filmmaker Dean Jefferys.
Intermission
Saving Luna
Canada / 95 min / Dir: Suzanne Chisholm / Documentary / 2007 / Australian Premiere
Luna, a lost baby orca, seeks friendship from humans. He is both beloved and feared. People fight over him as he represents so much to so many people – he’s the spirit of a chief, he’s a goofy friend, he’s an ecological cause, he’s a danger. Tragedy makes him a symbol of wild beauty: wonderful to know, hard to save. Best Film, Documentary and Environmental Film Nominee.
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