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River tide

River tide

A short time-lapse film captures the rhythmic dance of the Sapucajuba River in the Amazon, as it rises and falls with the ocean’s tides. In less than a minute, golden-lit waters silently flood the forest’s edge, then retreat—a daily pulse shaping life in this ecosystem. More than a natural phenomenon, these tidal cycles weave into ancestral knowledge and the routines of riverside communities, revealing the quiet poetry of an Amazon in constant motion. Bárbara Baleixe

Duration : 59s
Maturity Level : all

Change CLIMATE CHANGE

Change CLIMATE CHANGE

This short film provides a unique perspective on our climate emergency from the viewpoint of the generation who will be most affected. It is a cross-generational collaboration between a class of eight and nine- year old children and photographer Gideon Mendel who has been photographing and filming in communities around the world affected by flooding and fire for the last eighteen years. The film weaves together the beautiful artworks made by the pupils, situating them in close dialogue with Gideon’s photographs and video footage that inspired them. Through changes of medium from photographic print to drawing to video, this film explores the tension between documentary reality and creative storytelling and is a powerful challenge to us all from a remarkable and globally diverse group of children. By Gideon Mendel and the Year 4 Class at Mandeville Primary School, Hackney, London

Duration : 7m
Maturity Level : all

From Trash to Treasure

From Trash to Treasure

From erosion to overgrazing to enduring poverty, the people of Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—face a variety of difficult challenges. Yet grassroots communities in the country also exhibit tremendous resourcefulness and creativity. In particular, a wealth of artists have mastered a talent for resurrection, developing the skill to creatively turn negatives into positives: Designers who turn discarded trash into beautiful jewelry, clothes, rugs. Filmmakers who turn tragedy into artistic expressions of resilience and compassion. Musicians who write songs to save the environment. In this short, Cultures of Resistance Films profiles a variety of these inventive creators, introducing viewers to a fascinating cast of local residents who are using art as a means of communicating a communal desire for positive change. Iara Lee and Cultures of Resistance Films

Duration : 24m
Maturity Level : all

Vanishing point

Vanishing point

Robert Smithson’s earthwork “Spiral Jetty” (1970) is located at the Rozel Point peninsula on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake, Utah. This place, characterized by its rose colours, contains deposits of oil that had been subjected to unsuccessful drilling attempts for decades. The art installation had been underwater for thirty years; nonetheless, as stated by Geoff Dyer in the book “White Sands”, visitors kept going on the site. In 2002 a drought revealed the work again, and from that moment it has been mostly visible. In the video-performance “Vanishing Point” the camera is positioned next to the last stone of the Spiral Jetty. From that point, the artist walks towards the lake until she disappears in the water, as had happened to Smithson’s work for a long time. The distance covered is an anthropometric form of measuring of the ongoing process of desertification, climate change and entropy. The title refers to the chapter in Jean Baudrillard’s “America” (1986) dedicated to the American deserts among which he also describes Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake. “The unfolding of the desert is infinitely close to the timelessness of film”, he states when he describes the unreal and abstract atmosphere of these solitary and empty landscapes. Eleonora Roaro

Duration : 6m
Maturity Level : all

Roots of The End

Roots of The End

The short film, produced entirely in AI, tells the story of a chief in the Amazon, through the eyes of a chief, about the effects of the devastation of the forest, fauna and indigenous peoples. A necessary call to action for a problem that will affect not only Brazil, but planet Earth. Guigo Gerber

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all

One of these nights

One of these nights

It was a day like any other, until the sky darkened and the earth began to vibrate. A huge storm came up, bringing not only wind and rain, but also the feeling that nature itself was on the attack in a last, desperate attempt. Floods drowned entire towns, lightning struck with an intensity that burnt down everything in its path. What if nature had learnt from us how to wage war? Perhaps we are already living in a dystopia in which nature’s war against us has already begun. No army in the world could stop this force. Gianluca Vallero

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Our Circle in the Storm

Our Circle in the Storm

A group of climate refugees have made a home of an abandoned house. They live, cook, laugh, cry, eat, dance and rest together, feeling like a family inside, while feeling vulnerable to the hostile climate outside. A wild storm arrives, and one member of the group must leave. Meanwhile, daily life must carry on. About Arty Party Arty Party is a Shropshire based charity supporting artists with learning disabilities or who are neuro diverse, to share their artistic work with the public. We have been making short films since 2009, exploring stories and themes important and relevant to our members’ lives. Directed by Ray Jacobs

Duration : 9m
Maturity Level : all

My Ancestors Were Farmers

My Ancestors Were Farmers

The film explores the fading memory of Javanese agrarian culture through the traditional Wiwitan ritual, a ceremonial rice harvest that embodies the spiritual harmony between humans, nature, and ancestral spirits. As modernity encroaches, this sacred practice gradually disappears, taking with it generations of wisdom and ecological connection. Through a poetic and narrative approach, the film revives ancestral energy and transforms nature into a spoken message, adapted from the Wiwitan tradition. More than a visual archive, this cinematic work serves as a gentle act of resistance against forgetting, a call to honor the language of nature and the wisdom of tradition before they vanish completely. By Lucky Wisnu

Duration : 10m
Maturity Level : all

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

What does it feel like to be a starfish? This meditation on consciousness explores the unique experience of two of Australia’s invasive starfish and reckons with how we project our lived experience onto the creatures we live alongside. By Georgia Krause

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

The Last Droplet

The Last Droplet

As tensions within a small Dutch family rise under years of isolation and stifling routine, five year old Pip begins to carve out her own path. Unaware that her small rebellion may spark the first ripple of a new, thriving generation. By First Press Production Company

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Balqaş Jyry

Balqaş Jyry

Balqaş Jyry is a film by the women’s collective Artcom, created as a continuation of the long-term practices of care for the Lake Balkhash as Care for Balkhash initiative. Through the movement of water, the breath of wind, and the rhythm of the steppe, Balkhash tells its story — a story of the profound bond between nature and humans, ruptured by colonialism, industrialization, and ecological violence. Inspired by the poetic tradition of jyr and the steppe philosophy of qazaqliq, the film restores the lake’s agency — its ability to resist, its right to recover, and its future.

Duration : 19m
Maturity Level : all

Witches

Witches

November 15, 2019. Today I become the father of a wonderful little girl who, being born, brings with her a ton and a half of doubts and questions. In a world designed by and for men, what life for you, Chloe? In a world that is dying before our eyes, what future for you? By Cesare Maglioni

Duration : 22m
Maturity Level : all

Speechless

Speechless

This short film uses a fishbowl as a metaphor for our fragile, interconnected world. Inside, three goldfish symbolize innocence and harmony. Initially, the bowl is gently passed between hands, showing cooperation. But as the story progresses, possessiveness and aggression turn the exchange into chaos. The struggle for control causes the bowl to slip and crash, representing the destruction of harmony caused by greed and ego. The film emphasizes how conflicts and the pursuit of power can lead to catastrophe, urging us to value cooperation and respect to protect our shared world. By Christian Niccoli

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

LUNETA Waterfall

LUNETA Waterfall

In a black and white universe, where no sign of human activity or urban influence is noticed, we follow a boy on his sensorial and poetic discovery of Rio de Janeiro’s nature. *Waterfall is part of the short film LUNETA (26min) produced in 2018. Co-producers: Duda Carvalho, Bia Hetzel

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

The denial

The denial

The Denial from Incendies captures a stark contrast: a lone diner sits in calm detachment while a raging fire engulfs the landscape outside. This moving digital painting transforms classical stillness into dynamic motion, mirroring the unstoppable forces of climate change. The fire becomes a metaphor for a world in crisis, and the figure’s inaction reflects society’s denial in the face of environmental upheaval. Created through a dialogue between AI and hand-crafted techniques, the work provokes urgent reflection: how long can we watch the planet burn without acting? By Louis-Paul Caron

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Methods

Methods

When the aircon backfires in a scorching Melbourne, two friends discover that staying cool and saving the planet might require compromise… and creativity. Directed by Maho Arca Oltra

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

The Delta

The Delta

A shelter for many life forms in the 3 largest Deltas of Greece, those of Sperchios, Aliakmon and Axios. 3 Delta-like rivers come together fantastically in a video and create a world of their own. The world of water, beauty, wildlife and survival. A water world that gives shelter to all the unique species that hosts and nourishes them from the great journeys of survival. A world that knows no borders, with a constant flow ,with constant changes a world tha unites . By Giorgos Karampotakis

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

The Calm

The Calm

The human world has been inundated by the ocean and its creatures. The storm has passed and the planet is calm once more. Created with AI tools CONCEPT: John Lycette IMAGES: Midjourney, Photoshop MOTION: Runway SOUND EFFECTS: ElevenLabs

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Boggart

Boggart

In Cumbrian folklore, the boggart is a mysterious and mischievous creature that roams the countryside. In this spoken word film, poet Matt Sowerby reimagines the boggart as both product and protector of a peat bog. Part of ‘Peat on Earth’, a series of 10 spoken word films by British and Malaysian poets and filmmakers that showcases one of nature’s true underdogs: the humble peat bog. These incredible habitats have had a bad rap over the years – but they’re beautiful, unique and just might save the world. By Ben Horrigan

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

BALEINES

BALEINES

An immersion. One’s mind barely afloat. A siren’s dream that overturns fluid mechanics and invents the laws of weightlessness. Sunken cathedrals, beautiful faceless women wandering endlessly on a motionless journey. Whales sleeping vertically, stardust in the belly of the ocean. Directed by Sylvain Dufayard

Duration : 8m
Maturity Level : all

Luneta RJ

Luneta RJ

A romantic view of Rio de Janeiro as a place untouched by civilization. Directed by Duda Carvalho

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Endless Thirst

Endless Thirst

Endless Thirst is a deep dive into the otherworldly and misunderstood bog biome. Aerial views of a bog wetland sink into the unimaginable, vaporizing into ghostly images of its keystone species, Sphagnum moss, imprinted on 16mm film. The title alludes to a bog’s reliance on water for survival and humanity’s unquenchable desire for resource and supply. Tracy Peters

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

New Studies at Huningue / Basel or the tree to sleep

New Studies at Huningue / Basel or the tree to sleep

It is the multi-annual, artistic documentation of swarms of starlings that gather in autumn in the border triangle around Basel (Switzerland) before they migrate to the warm south of Europe. They spend the nights together and exchange information. Swarms of starlings are an impressive demonstration of how many small birds united together can defend and protect themselves against larger, stronger birds, their predators. There is no ‘boss starling’ who sets the direction, but rather these flocks regroup in a matter of seconds in response to danger from attackers; Swarm intelligence par excellence. By Lutz P. Kayser

Duration : 9m
Maturity Level : all

Itzan

Itzan

The lowland Maya adapted to their changing environment in different ways, and are thought to have abandoned their cities in response to a devastating drought around 730-900 CE. This project converts real geochemical data and the archaeological site of Itzan into a high-fidelity visualization representing the changing population, vegetation, and climate of the ancient Maya population over 6000 years. The project moves beyond conventional data visualization to create an affectual experience that enables new ways for spectators to understand complex patterns found in scientific data. By Benjamin Gwinneth

Duration : 9m
Maturity Level : all