Winner: Best Conservation Film Award
DR. MARK: PANGOLIN HERO
8 minutes | 2023 | Nigeria
Director: Garth Kingwill

Dr. Mark Ofua, a veterinarian in Lagos, Nigeria, discovered his passion for pangolin conservation after visiting the local bush meat markets. Now he works tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate and release pangolins back to the wild.

Winner: 2024 EcoHero Award
JOJO: A TOAD MUSICAL
9 minutes | 2023 | USA
Director: Chelsea Jolly

This short, musical film introduces us to JoJo Nyaribo—a young nature lover, wildlife advocate, and rapper—as he explores the meaning of biodiversity and stewardship in his own backyard. The story weaves together Jojo’s love for the natural world with his journey of learning about and fighting against a fungus that has been wiping out a staggering number of amphibians around the world.

FLORES DEL OTRO PATIO
15 minutes | 2022 | Switzerland/Colombia
Director: Jorge Cadena

In northern Colombia, a group of queer activists uses extravagant performative actions to denounce the disastrous exploitation by the country's largest coal mine. This haunting, spirited film reminds us that when it comes to protecting what we love, the stakes are high; and our ancestors are watching.

THE THIN GREEN LINE
14 minutes | 2023 | UK
Director: Hugh Allen

In 1974, war broke out in Cyprus between Turkish and Greek forces. After months of conflict, the island was divided in two by a 10 km wide demilitarized zone, its cities abandoned, its homes emptied. What was once nicknamed “The Green Line” has become just that. With many areas untouched by human interference, flora and fauna flourish. Fifty years later, two ecologists from either side of the line study this no-man’s land together, making important connections on multiple levels.

THE LONE WOLVERINE OF THE WALLOWAS
17 minutes | 2023 | USA
Director: Alan Lacy

A husband and wife research team follow in the footsteps of a renowned wolverine expert in the Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon, hoping to detect the presence of a lone male wolverine named Stormy.

BECOME A SALMON
5 minutes | 2023 | USA
Director: Jack Fisher

Rick Endicott reflects on a 30 years as a Conservation Hatchery Manager for Long Live the Kings, an organization dedicated to restoring wild salmon and steelhead and supporting sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest.

UNRESTRICTED FLOW
5 minutes | 2023 | USA
Director: David Baker

The largest dam removal project in history is underway in Southern Oregon and Northern California. This film chronicles a recent visit by an engineering class from Oregon State University to learn about a stretch of the Klamath River that will be transformed forever.

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