In this animation, a man and a sperm whale have a conversation about who is smarter. Each one lists various upsides and downsides of human and cetacean brains, but eventually come to an understanding. (Official Selection 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Audience Award for Short Film – Ashland Independent FF). (4 mins.)
Three women, three countries, their own heartfelt story in their own words, from the Peruvian Andes, to India, to Kenyan deserts, and of how a low tech implement is transforming their lives. (Best PSA – New York Tribeca Theater). (12 mins.)
Kenya’s Western Province, most drinking water is contaminated and requires scarce wood, hard labor & dangers to purify. The solution - one company’s innovative invention for improving the health & environment for millions. (Best Int’l Doc Short – Planet in Focus FF; Sir Edmund Hillary Award – Mountain FF; Water Rights Special Award – A Film for Peace FF). (22 mins.)
Botanists in Yosemite National Park are working to document these ‘rock gardens’ - these high altitude, unique plant communities for the first time. (Honorable Mention -International Wildlife FF). (7 mins.)
In 43 years, he has carved hundreds of peach seeds into hummingbirds, stingrays, gospel choirs, entire villages, even a baseball stadium. (Best Mini-Doc; Tenn. Independent Spirit Award – Nashville FF; Vimeo Staff Pick). (12 mins.)
What has four legs, five arms and three heads? The Gimp Monkeys. Craig DeMartino lost his leg after a 100-foot climbing fall. Pete Davis with born without an arm. Bone cancer claimed Jarem Frye’s left leg at the age of 14.These three are linked by what they are missing; it is their shared passion for climbing that pushed them towards an improbable goal – the first all-disabled ascent of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan. (Exceptional Athlete Award – Boulder FF). (9 mins.)
Val and Pete have been swimming together every morning for the past seventeen years. Once a year they have a race, two laps up and back. (Best International Short – Film Rushes). (5 mins.)