April is Earth Month, a time to reflect on how our choices, communities, and actions shape the health of our planet.
To celebrate, we’ve curated a free selection of past Wild & Scenic Official Selections. These films explore how people connect with and care for the natural world, offering stories that inspire reflection and action.
Press play and see the impact of collective care in motion:
THE BURDEN
Roger Sorkin | 2015 | 40 min. Award Winner: 2016 Best of Festival
This is the first film to examine how America’s dependence on fossil fuels poses serious immediate and long-term national security threats – and how the military is taking a leading role in the battle for clean, renewable energy. The film highlights how heavy reliance upon oil, and other fossil fuels, poses a variety of national security concerns.
CIVIL SOCIETY: NOT ON OUR SOIL – A CLIMATE JUSTICE REALITY
Justin Woods, Alessandra Squarzon, Alistair Daynes, Samuel Chevallier, ReWild Africa, African Climate Reality Project | 2021 | 8 min.
2022 Official Selection: Everyone has the right to a safe and healthy environment, yet South Africans are experiencing extreme climate and environmental injustices all around the country. In this episode of Not On Our Soil – A Climate Justice Reality, we meet Shanice Firmin and Desmond D’Sa from the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance – an organization that has been fighting for environmental justice and clean air for 25 years.
EARTHBOOK
Bernd Hezel, Ephraim Broschkowski, Climate Media Factory UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | 2012 | 4 min.
2015 Official Selection: What would Planet Earth post about humans on its profile? The Earth fast forwards through a virtual relationship with humans — but soon starts to ask itself whether it wants to be friends with a species that exploits its natural resources and threatens animals and plants.
